Product Hardening & Technical Audit
Technical reviews and practical hardening recommendations that strengthen your product's security, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
Who This Is For
Teams with existing connected products who need an independent technical review before a major release, compliance milestone, or customer deployment. Also valuable when inheriting a codebase or evaluating acquisition targets.
Why Product Audits Matter
Connected products face unique challenges. They operate in untrusted environments, handle sensitive data, and need to remain reliable throughout their operational lifetime. A thorough audit identifies weaknesses before they become problems in the field.
Beyond Security
While security is critical, product hardening goes further. We assess reliability, failure modes, update strategies, and operational concerns to ensure your product can be maintained and trusted throughout its lifecycle. This broader view helps you ship with confidence and support your product long-term.
What We Review
- Security architecture review
- Source code audit
- Vulnerability assessment
- Secure boot and firmware update evaluation
- Communication security analysis
- Cryptographic implementation review
- Reliability and failure mode analysis
- OTA and rollback strategy review
- Observability and logging strategy
- Power and performance constraints review
- Compliance gap analysis
- Remediation guidance and support
Deliverables
At the end of an audit, you receive a detailed report covering:
- Executive summary of findings
- Detailed technical findings with severity ratings
- Prioritised remediation recommendations
- Implementation guidance for each finding
How Engagement Starts
Audits begin with a scoping call to understand your product, concerns, and timeline. A fixed-scope audit is then proposed covering the agreed areas. The output is a prioritised report with actionable recommendations—no open-ended retainers or vague findings.
What Usually Follows
After the audit, many clients engage for remediation work to address the findings, either as a defined phase or through ongoing support. For new products, an audit often leads to a broader development engagement.