Pharmaceuticals
Consider security around research information, digital operations, manufacturing environments and sensitive business data. Risk reviews can help teams understand dependencies and prioritise safeguards.
Cybersecurity for modern organisations
Cybersecurity services that help your business move forward.
Cybersecurity services from Metis Technology help organisations understand cyber risk and make informed security decisions. Explore cybersecurity solutions and consulting across assessment, identity, cloud security and managed operations, with recommendations shaped around your environment and business priorities.
A clear view of risk. Practical next steps. Security that fits your organisation.
Identity & accessRisk-led decisionsResilient operations
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Assess. Build. Improve. A practical path to stronger security.
Security priorities across connected business environments
The Metis perspective
Cybersecurity consulting grounded in business context.
Security decisions work best when they start with the organisation, not a product checklist. Metis Technology helps teams understand the systems they depend on, identify areas of exposure and prioritise improvements. Our approach connects cybersecurity risk assessment, governance and practical implementation so leaders can make clearer decisions about people, processes and technology.
Learn about Metis Technology ↗Risk-led prioritiesClear assessment findingsBusiness-aligned planningIdentity and access focusCloud and infrastructure contextPractical implementation
Where we focus
Security shaped around your operating environment.
Different organisations face different combinations of technology, information and operational risk. Our reference focus areas include pharmaceuticals, financial technology and medical devices. Engagement scope should reflect the systems in use, applicable obligations and the expertise required for each environment.
Fintech
Assess security across financial applications, customer-facing platforms, identity controls, data flows and cloud environments. Clear priorities help teams balance protection, usability and operational needs.
Medical devices
Connected products can involve embedded software, applications, interfaces and third-party components. A scoped review can help manufacturers understand product security considerations and lifecycle risks.
What we do
Cybersecurity services for medical devices and connected products.
Metis Technology helps product teams assess medical device security, prepare regulatory evidence and build security into the product lifecycle. Explore our services below, with each engagement scoped around your product, development process and applicable requirements.
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Medical Device Penetration Testing
Evaluate medical device software, connected systems and supporting applications to identify security weaknesses and understand their potential impact. This work can include scoped penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.
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FDA Regulatory & Submission Readiness
Review cybersecurity documentation and submission materials to help product teams organise evidence and prepare for applicable FDA cybersecurity expectations.
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Regulatory Compliance & QMSR Support
Assess relevant quality and security processes, identify gaps and support readiness activities aligned with the requirements applicable to the organisation and its products.
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SBOM & Vulnerability Management
Improve software component visibility through SBOM practices, vulnerability tracking and prioritisation. Support a repeatable vulnerability management process for identifying and addressing exposure.
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Medical Device Security Risk Assessment
Assess product and portfolio risks to help teams understand threats, evaluate potential impact and develop a practical cybersecurity risk management plan.
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Secure Product Development
Build security considerations into product planning, architecture, development and release workflows so risks can be addressed throughout the product lifecycle.
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Cryptography Security Assessment
Review cryptographic design and implementation, including algorithm selection, key handling and configuration, to identify weaknesses that could affect data protection.
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Vulnerability Disclosure Management
Support coordinated vulnerability disclosure processes for receiving, evaluating, prioritising and communicating reported security issues.
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Cybersecurity Incident & Risk Response
Help teams prepare for and respond to security events by assessing potential impact, coordinating response priorities and strengthening incident and risk management practices.
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Cybersecurity Strategy & Advisory
Provide cybersecurity advisory support to help decision-makers assess priorities, strengthen cybersecurity governance, shape cyber security risk management strategies and align security planning with business objectives.
Why Metis Technology
Clear security decisions, connected to business priorities.
Choosing among cybersecurity service providers requires more than comparing feature lists. Organisations need a clear scope, useful findings and a practical way to move from assessment to action.
Start with context
Understand business objectives, critical systems, dependencies and risk tolerance before recommending controls or technology.
Prioritise what matters
Translate findings into an ordered set of actions so teams can focus on meaningful exposure and realistic remediation.
Connect strategy to delivery
Bring governance, architecture, implementation and operations into one practical improvement conversation.
Our expertise
Capabilities for a changing threat landscape.
Security programmes span users, applications, infrastructure, suppliers and operations. These capability areas connect the keywords in your research to practical service themes and the published Metis Technology offering.
Application & product security
Assess application exposure, product dependencies and software security through scoped testing and remediation planning.
- Web application penetration testing services
- Mobile application penetration testing services
- External and network penetration testing
- Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT)
Cloud, infrastructure & identity
Review cloud configurations, infrastructure controls and identity pathways to reduce avoidable exposure.
- Cloud security services and cloud hardening
- Identity and access management services
- Identity and access management software and platforms
- Network security and access governance
Security operations & governance
Connect threat management, vulnerability prioritisation, policy and managed operations with business risk.
- Managed security services and managed SOC services
- Cybersecurity monitoring and incident response
- Cybersecurity governance and compliance
- AI-enabled security analytics and automation
How we work
A structured approach to cybersecurity risk.
A useful engagement turns assessment into decisions, clear ownership and continuous improvement. The scope, methodology and deliverables are agreed with the organisation before work begins.
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Understand
Learn about your organisation, systems, information assets, objectives and existing security practices.
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Assess
Review relevant controls, architecture, vulnerabilities and exposure using an agreed assessment methodology.
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Strengthen
Prioritise remediation, governance improvements and practical safeguards based on risk and business impact.
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Improve
Review progress, revisit changing threats and support ongoing improvement to the cybersecurity management system.
Common security scenarios
Understand the challenge. Prioritise the response.
These are illustrative scenarios, not claims of completed client engagements or measured outcomes. They show the kinds of questions an organisation may bring to a cybersecurity discussion.
Application and network exposure
Challenge: Understand weaknesses across public-facing applications, internal networks and supporting services.
Potential focus: Scoped penetration testing, vulnerability assessment methodology and remediation prioritisation.
Identity and access risk
Challenge: Review privileged access, workforce identities and customer access journeys.
Potential focus: Identity risk assessment, identity governance and access management implementation planning.
Security operations readiness
Challenge: Improve visibility into threats, response processes and operational ownership.
Potential focus: Managed SOC services, threat detection, incident response and security automation.
Trust & transparency
Confidence through clear, verifiable work.
Security decisions should be understandable and evidence-led. Metis Technology's published service information describes assessment, implementation and managed operations. Confirm applicable credentials, delivery scope, standards and responsibilities during the engagement discussion.
Defined scopeAgree assessment boundaries, assumptions and deliverables before work starts.
Documented findingsPresent observations with risk context and prioritised recommendations.
Clear ownershipIdentify responsibilities for remediation, validation and ongoing operations.
Verifiable credentialsRequest confirmation of relevant certifications or partnerships rather than relying on unverified badges.
FAQs
Cybersecurity questions, clearly answered.
Explore practical answers about risk assessment, penetration testing, cloud security and security operations.
Ask our team ↗The right mix depends on your business, technology and risk exposure. A starting point may include cybersecurity risk assessment, offensive security testing, cloud security hardening, identity and access management, managed SOC operations and incident readiness. A focused scope is more useful than buying services that do not match your environment.
Begin with an inventory of important systems and information, strengthen identity and access controls, maintain secure configurations, assess vulnerabilities, monitor relevant events and prepare an incident response process. Review the controls regularly as systems and threats change.
A cybersecurity risk assessment identifies important assets, relevant threats, weaknesses and potential business impacts. It helps leaders prioritise treatment options and create a cybersecurity risk management plan that reflects the organisation's actual environment rather than a generic checklist.
Penetration testing uses an agreed scope to test whether weaknesses can be exploited and to understand their potential impact. It complements vulnerability assessment services: scanning can identify possible weaknesses, while a controlled penetration test validates selected attack paths and provides evidence for remediation.
A vulnerability assessment identifies and prioritises potential weaknesses across defined assets. Penetration testing goes further by safely attempting to exploit selected weaknesses within an authorised scope. A combined vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) engagement can provide both breadth and validation when appropriate.
Companies can improve cloud security through secure architecture, identity and access controls, workload protection, configuration management, logging, monitoring and regular review. The right cloud security managed services or cloud security services depend on the platforms, workloads and operating model in use.
Medical device cybersecurity concerns the security of connected devices, embedded software, supporting applications and data flows. Manufacturers should consider security across design, development, deployment, maintenance and vulnerability handling. Specific regulatory and product requirements must be confirmed for each device and market.
Manufacturers can build security into product development, maintain software component visibility, assess vulnerabilities, control access, test interfaces and establish a coordinated vulnerability handling process. The appropriate measures depend on product architecture, intended use and applicable requirements.
Potential issues can include weak authentication, insecure communications, outdated components, unsafe default configurations, exposed interfaces and insufficient update mechanisms. A device-specific assessment is needed to establish whether any of these issues are present and how they affect risk.
AI can help analyse large volumes of security events, identify unusual patterns and support prioritisation. AI cybersecurity solutions still require data quality, human oversight, model security, governance and validation. AI should support a well-designed security programme, not replace accountable security decisions.
Latest insights
Ideas for a stronger security posture.
Practical perspectives on medical device cybersecurity, product risk and secure development.
Risk management
Build a practical cybersecurity risk management plan
How a cybersecurity risk management plan, governance framework and clear ownership can turn assessment findings into manageable work.
Explore our approach ↗Application security
What a vulnerability assessment can tell your team
Understand vulnerability assessment process, reporting and remediation priorities before selecting a testing scope.
Explore services ↗Identity security
Why identity and access management matters
Consider workforce, customer and privileged access as part of a wider cybersecurity management programme.
Explore expertise ↗Security operations
From threat monitoring to incident response
How managed security services and incident response planning can help teams improve operational visibility.
Explore services ↗Start a conversation
Make your next security decision with greater clarity.
Tell Metis Technology about your organisation, technology environment or security priorities. The first step is a conversation to understand your requirements and determine whether a defined assessment or implementation scope is appropriate.
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