See your environment through an attacker's eyes - before they do.
Apex Consultancy helps organisations identify, understand and prioritise cybersecurity weaknesses through specialist assessments, offensive testing and security advisory. We combine technical depth with clear business context, helping you understand not only what is vulnerable, but what matters most and what should happen next.
Apex Consultancy
ASSESS. TEST. ASSURE.
Specialist cybersecurity services built around real risk
Red Horizon Security Baseline
A structured assessment of an organisation's overall cybersecurity posture across people, processes and technology.
Best for organisations asking, "How secure are we now?"
Explore Security BaselinePenetration Testing
Authorised, scoped testing designed to identify how weaknesses could be exploited in practice.
Penetration TestingVulnerability Assessment
Systematic identification and prioritisation of vulnerabilities within defined systems and environments.
Vulnerability AssessmentAttack Surface Review
Assess what an attacker can see from outside the organisation.
- Internet-facing services
- Domains / Subdomains
- Exposed systems
- Remote Access
- Misconfigurations
- Unnecessary exposure
Cyber Essentials Readiness
Assess your current position against Cyber Essentials requirements, identify gaps and prepare the organisation for certification through an authorised Certification Body.
Cyber Essentials / AssuranceSecurity Advisory
For organisations needing access to security expertise without hiring a complete internal security function.
Red Horizon ONEHow an Apex engagement works
01 - DISCOVER
Understand the organisation, scope, objectives and business context.
02 - ASSESS
Examine agreed systems, controls, infrastructure or processes.
03 - PRIORITISE
Separate meaningful business risk from technical noise.
04 - REPORT
Deliver findings in both executive and technical language.
05 - IMPROVE & VALIDATE
Support remediation and verify that weaknesses have been properly addressed.
Every Apex engagement is designed to leave the organisation knowing what matters, why it matters and what should happen next.
Executive View
Management receives:
- Business impact
- Overall risk position
- Priority actions
- Strategic recommendations
- Remediation roadmap
Technical View
Technical teams receive:
- Evidence
- Affected systems
- Severity
- Reproduction details where appropriate
- Remediation guidance
- Validation requirements
Offensive thinking. Business-focused outcomes.
Apex's assessment philosophy is informed by offensive security and vulnerability research. Rather than viewing weaknesses in isolation, we consider how exposure, configuration, identity and human factors could combine from an attacker's perspective. But finding vulnerabilities is only half the job. Our objective is to turn technical findings into practical security improvement.
Apex is built for organisations that...
- Don't have a large internal cybersecurity team;
- Need independent assurance of their security;
- Have never undergone a proper cybersecurity assessment;
- Need penetration or vulnerability testing;
- Are pursuing Cyber Essentials;
- Are being asked security questions by customers;
- Need clarity on what security improvements should happen first;
- Want specialist cyber expertise alongside their existing IT provider.
IT support keeps systems working. Cybersecurity asks whether they can be trusted.
Your IT provider may already manage devices, accounts, networks and cloud systems extremely well. Apex provides an independent security perspective: examining how those systems are exposed, configured and protected, and identifying where additional controls or specialist testing may be required.
Testing built around professional standards.
- Authorised testing
- Defined scope
- Written Rules of Engagement
- Secure handling of client data
- Responsible reporting
- Qualified personnel
- Documented methodology
- NDA availability
- Professional certifications