Simplify IS
The Methodology

Practical Security Intelligence, Explained.

How Cypher transforms complex compliance into a continuous, conversational strategy.

01

Initialise

We start with context. Cypher asks about your industry, size, frameworks, and controls already in place, then builds the assessment roadmap around what you actually run today.

  • Organisational Context Mapping
  • Framework Alignment Selection
Context Mapping

Answers map to your selected frameworks, tech stack posture, Threat Readiness narrative, and peer benchmarks — spanning security, payments, and AI governance families.

Frameworks
Tech stack
Threat view
Peer set
02

Dialogue

Compliance isn't a checklist; it's a conversation. Cypher conducts qualitative assessments through natural language, probing into the nuances of your operations to uncover true security maturity rather than surface-level 'Yes/No' responses.

Allow 60 to 90 minutes for a first pass through a framework — you can pause and resume at any control without losing context.

Active Consultation

“How mature is your access control process for privileged accounts?”

Cypher Response

Based on your description, I'm assessing this against ISO 27001:2022 A.5.16 Identity management and A.8.2 Privileged access rights. Your current controls map to maturity level 3 — I've identified two gaps in the PAM process.

Assessment Progress: 67%
03

Monitor Coming Soon

Security is dynamic. Our upcoming platform update will provide a persistent watchtower over your compliance landscape. With real-time gap analysis and maturity tracking in development, your strategy will evolve as fast as the threats you face.

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Continuous maturity scoring once the monitoring engine ships.

Drift Alerts

Detect drift between reassessments without waiting for the next audit window.

Monitoring Dashboard
Access Control92%
Incident Response78%
Asset Management85%
Cryptography60%
Continuous monitoring — coming soon

Core Architecture

Cypher — The Engine

Cypher scores each control's posture using the semantics of the framework you chose — for example NIST CSF implementation tiers on a 1–4 ladder, ISO 27001 conformity with nonconformities and opportunities for improvement, and dedicated AI governance treatments (ISO 42001 / AI RMF) where those standards apply — so dashboards match auditor language.

Maturity MetricsFramework-Native Scoring

Strategic Alignment

Every assessment produces a board-ready snapshot — maturity by framework, top gaps, and the uplift plan to close them — in language a CEO or audit committee can read.

Immutable Evidence

Every answer, score, and comment is timestamped and tied to the exact control it came from — so your next auditor starts with the evidence already laid out.

Start your first consultation

Start with a full NIST CSF 2.0 conversational baseline — always included — then optionally add ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or AI-focused frameworks without redoing groundwork.

Ready to start your first consultation?