What we do with your data — live
Whether your information is overflowing or barely captured, the method is the same: pull it together, clean it up, keep what matters, put it to work. Watch it run — then flip the toggle to see the exact same pipeline deployed in our flagship build, FireWatch // CTI.
What we do
Two pillars, one embedded team. Because the people who write your software also understand the threat model, security is built in — not bolted on.
Tailor-made software
Software that fits how your business actually works, instead of forcing your workflow to fit someone else's product.
- Custom web apps & internal tools
- Automation & system integration
- Data pipelines & reporting
- Practical AI / LLM features
- Legacy modernization
Security solutions
The same forward-deployed approach applied to protecting what you build and run.
- Threat intelligence & detection engineering
- Exposure & attack-surface analysis
- Secure development & hardening
- Custom security tooling
- Security readiness (NIST CSF)
How we work — forward-deployed
The big consultancies proved that embedding engineers with the customer works — then priced it as a monolith: seven figures, multi-year, all or nothing. The model is right. The monolith isn't.
We deploy to you
Our engineers join your standups, chat, repo, and roadmap — learning how your business actually functions, not just the ticket.
Diagnose, then build
We start by diagnosing the real problem, then build the shortest path to the outcome — not a spec to fulfil.
Fast to first version
A first working version in days or weeks, not years — and you see and steer progress the whole way.
No lock-in
You own the code, the infrastructure, and the documentation. Knowledge transfer is a deliverable.
Modular — only what you need
Forward-deployed engineering is premium, and we won't pretend otherwise. What we won't do is sell it as a monolith. Every engagement is assembled from the smallest set of modules that gets you to real value — right-sized to your problem and your budget. Start small, prove value, scale only if it's worth it.
Flagship — FireWatch // CTI
The clearest proof of both pillars in one project: a cyber threat-intelligence platform we designed and built end-to-end.
FireWatch//CTI
Turns the firehose of public threat reporting into decision-ready intelligence — a serious product in a hard domain, built entirely by us.
- Collects & de-duplicates 30+ intel sources into ranked events
- Attributes activity to threat actors with explainable confidence
- Models blast radius — how far an attacker could reach in a network
- 100% client-side · open data · no per-seat licensing
Founder
For a services business, the team is the product.
Michael Karnes
Let's talk.
If you have a process that should be software, or a security question you don't have the in-house team to answer, tell us a little about you — we'll reach out directly. No newsletters, no spam.