Cyber & Technology
Risk Advisory
For critical infrastructure operators, federal programmes, and regulated enterprises where a wrong call costs more than money.
Security reporting describes risk. It rarely tells a CISO or a board what to do next: what to fix first, what to defer, how to justify the spend. That gap is where most regulated organisations stall, and where breaches find room.
Nick Ashley builds the prioritisation models, reporting structures, and investment justifications that close it, calibrated to the regulatory context your organisation operates in.
Who We Serve
- Critical infrastructure operators (NERC CIP, energy, utilities, water, transport)
- Federal and DoD-adjacent programmes
- Regulated enterprise (financial services, healthcare systems, defence contractors)
- Boards and risk committees requiring executive-level risk translation
- Organisations undergoing security transformation, modernisation, or M&A
What We Do
Adversarial Risk Assessment
Black box assessments, threat modelling, red team and purple team advisory, and insider threat analysis. Built on adversarial thinking developed at U.S. Cyber Command and UFMCS Red Team.
Decision Architecture & Executive Advisory
Risk prioritisation frameworks, executive decision support, board-level risk reporting, and investment justification. Designed for environments where decisions have regulatory and operational consequence.
Security Strategy & Governance
Technology risk governance, NIST/RMF alignment, cyber programme design, mission assurance frameworks, and OT/ICS security advisory for operational technology environments.
AI Governance & Modernisation
AI-enabled risk analysis workflow design, AI governance frameworks, and modernisation strategy for organisations integrating AI into regulated or high-consequence operations.
M&A Due Diligence
Cyber and technology risk assessment supporting M&A transactions: black box assessments, security architecture review, and executive risk reporting to inform acquisition decisions.
Our Frameworks
Built and refined in live critical infrastructure and national security environments. None are vendor frameworks or borrowed methodology.
Credentials
24 years across the environments Bastion advises.
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