Laneden
Seamlessly Alleviating Cybersecurity Concerns

The last few years have been challenging for businesses on various levels, especially when it comes to their cybersecurity preparedness. Economic issues drove many businesses across the UK to reduce their operational costs. This often meant making use of off-the-shelf systems instead of customized solutions to prevent cyberattacks. Consequently, many businesses today are struggling to undertake a holistic approach to identify, report, assess, and prioritize exposures.

This is where Laneden can make a world of difference.

The boutique cybersecurity company is driven by its mission to help organizations identify potential security concerns and quantify risks. Key areas of focus include penetration testing, network security, persistent threat simulation, and compliance testing.

Its development of a centralized platform allows monitoring and management across all areas of engagement. Infrastructure penetration testing, vulnerability scans, web application assessments, and social engineering engagement are all visible and manageable within the platform. This allows an organization to track risks, assign the concern to staff, mark a concern as remediated, and publish a risk remediation report.

"Our platform is being designed with clients in mind. It will make clients' life simpler, from the start of an engagement to the end of an engagement," says Darryl Lane, founder of Laneden.

For example, clients can request a new penetration test or a vulnerability scan, find all the results within the platform, and get a report. Once launched, Laneden's vulnerability management platform will be free for those that use its professional services.

A Boutique Cybersecurity Company

Unlike its competitors, Laneden's services encompass the entire cybersecurity spectrum. For instance, its external infrastructure assessments and methodology includes reconnaissance, as the company collects immense amounts of information using open-source intelligence gathering techniques. The information is then curated, weaponized, and used for attacks on the organization in an attempt to compromise systems. This plays a vital role in preempting attacks, recognizing attacks, identifying undergoing vulnerabilities and, most importantly, resisting attacks.

Laneden helps clients to understand what happens if they are targeted by a persistent attacker and have peace of mind by revealing the attacker's techniques and ways to mitigate them.

Laneden reports are crafted after taking each client concern into account. Security engineers make detailed comments about their views of the concern. Breach references are included to reinforce the understanding of the issue. This detailed level of care is then followed by a debriefing, where clients can raise questions and concerns.

Laneden also realizes that numerous standards and compliance frameworks have components specifically related to auditing systems and their security. That makes it essential for organizations to continuously monitor and assess their compliance posture. It's penetration testing enables clients to understand whether the identified vulnerabilities pose a significant threat to the business or its customers.

Excellent at Defining Requirements

Laneden's client engagement process, from start to finish, revolves around the client. In many instances, the client needs to be better equipped with the intricacies of cybersecurity and know exactly what they require. In such cases, Laneden puts effort into deciphering clients' requirements and their key challenges. Once this is understood, the company works in liaison with clients to build a cost-effective statement of work that fits their requirements.

More than two decades of experience in the field of cybersecurity has given me a unique perspective. This perspective is baked into laneden, from the initial contact with a client, to the methodologies used to carry out engagements, right to the reports written

"The vicinity to the problem and the direct perspective of those dealing with the problem allow you to understand it more clearly," Darryl says. "I enjoy solving problems, and this simple ethos helps me ensure I am solving the correct problem."

Laneden regularly checks in with the client to ensure they are happy and offers free consultations, as needed.

This level of client-centricity has put Laneden on an organic growth trajectory. The majority of the company's reviews suggest that clients love the caring experience.

"More than two decades of experience in the field of cybersecurity has given me a unique perspective. This perspective is baked into Laneden, from the initial contact with a client, to the methodologies used to carry out engagements, right to the reports written," says Darryl.

"Our Platform is Being Designed With Clients In Mind. It Will Make Clients' Life Simpler, from the Start of An Engagement to The End of an Engagement"

Currently, Laneden has a few software solutions in development. It is focusing on making its professional service team more efficient. New roles will be introduced, including dedicated account liaisons with a primary goal of ensuring long-term customer relationships.

Undoubtedly, these developments will further fuel Laneden's journey as a trusted partner that offers the right guidance and support to clients while respecting their budget constraints.

Customer testimonials for the sidepanel within the story:

Matt Gibson-Drury from Protect Group says, “I've worked with Laneden previously and was always impressed with their technical ability, knowledge, experience and support. When I needed to get our platforms assessed to meet ISO27001 requirements, I thought of Laneden straightaway. Laneden worked with me to understand our requirements and platforms and provided a competitive quote. A combination of this, my trust in Laneden from previous engagements and their ability to meet my deadline secured Laneden the work. The work was carried out as expected - on time. The report created was thorough and professional. Laneden worked with us after the report completion to help us understand the findings and make improvements to our platform. Darryl genuinely cares about information security and working to improve this for everyone. I wouldn't hesitate to use Laneden again or to recommend them to others.”

Emily Castles from Boundless says, “Laneden has helped us meet our security requirements for the past two years. We’ve always found the engagement super informative, straightforward, and frictionless. Laneden is excellent at defining requirements before any testing starts, staying in close contact throughout the process, and always delivering on time.”