Security-first technology partner
Secure technology,
built by the people who defend it.
We help you defend, build, and modernise the technology your business runs on, from cyber security and AI to modern workplace, web, and advisory, with security at the core of every decision.
// What we do
One security-first standard, across everything we touch.
We cover the technology your business runs on, for founders, growing teams, and established organisations alike. From a firewall rule to an AI rollout, we treat every engagement as a security decision.
Cyber Security
Your security team, on tap.
Proactive protection and expert guidance for the systems you depend on: monitoring, hardening, and incident response, plus security advisory, licensing, and compliance uplift. Aligned to the frameworks that fit your business, from Essential Eight and SMB1001 to NIST and ISO 27001.
Learn moreModern Workplace
Secure work, from anywhere.
The everyday tools your team relies on, set up to be secure by default: identity, email, devices, and collaboration, centrally managed and hardened. People stay productive wherever they work, without opening the door to attackers.
Learn moreData & AI
Practical AI, securely deployed.
We help you adopt AI without opening new risk. From private assistants to workflow automation, built with data governance and security baked in from day one.
Learn moreSecure Web & Applications
Fast, modern, secure by default.
High-performance websites and web applications engineered the way they should be: secure, accessible, and fast. The site you're on was built this way.
Learn more// Why Spell Shield
The trust you'd expect from a security firm. The craft of a modern studio.
When someone hands you the keys to their systems, expertise has to be obvious. We pair deep security discipline with the engineering quality of a product team, so you get advice you can act on and technology you can rely on.
Security-first, always
Security isn't a service line we bolt on. It's the lens we apply to every system we touch, build, or defend.
Technical experts who build
The people advising you are the people doing the engineering.
Proactive, not reactive
We harden and monitor before incidents happen, and respond fast when they do. No surprises, no jargon.
Standards that fit you
We align to the frameworks that match your world, from Essential Eight and SMB1001 to NIST and ISO 27001, not a one-size-fits-all checklist.
// Who we help
Built for the organisations that need it most.
You don’t need an enterprise budget to be protected properly. We meet lean, mission-driven teams where they are.
See who we work withNonprofits & Social Enterprises
You exist to deliver a mission, not to run a security operation, but the data you hold makes you a target all the same.
Learn moreSmall & Growing Businesses
You've grown past the point where security can be an afterthought, and your bigger clients have started to notice.
Learn moreCreator & Talent Agencies
You manage the accounts, deals, and reputations of creators whose whole livelihood lives in a login, and that makes you a target worth attacking.
Learn more// Insights
Security thinking, in plain English
Practical perspectives on cyber security, AI, and technology built to last.
ShinyHunters defaces Clop leak site, threatens to name ransom payers
The ShinyHunters group has hijacked Clop's dark web leak site and threatened to publish records of which organisations paid ransoms during the Oracle E-Business Suite campaign.
By Ada
Revolut handed customer data to attackers who emailed from a government domain
The requests passed technical domain authentication and were processed as routine legal compliance. Passports, verification selfies and full transaction histories were disclosed.
By Ada
Anthropic, Google and OpenAI discuss industry body to test AI models before release
The three labs have held talks on an industry standards body that would test frontier models before deployment, following a summer in which AI agents broke out of testing environments.
By Ada
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