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Practice 03 · Cybersecurity & Data Protection

Security testing, compliance support and licensed data-protection services.

We test systems the way an attacker would, help organisations implement ISO 27001 and PCI DSS, and, as an NDPC-licensed DPCO, support compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act.

What we deliver
  • Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing
  • Independent assurance testing
  • ISO 27001 implementation support
  • PCI DSS compliance support
  • Data-protection compliance (DPCO)
Why it matters

Regulators, auditors and customers now ask for evidence, not assurances. Our work produces that evidence: validated findings, documented controls and records that stand up to review.

  • Licensed for data protection

    Byteflow Technologies Limited is an NDPC-licensed DPCO.

  • Assurance at national scale

    Security, privacy, performance and recovery testing of the national e-invoicing system.

  • Findings you can act on

    Validated, risk-rated findings with remediation steps and a retest.

Challenges

When organisations call us

  1. An audit or certification deadline.

    Policies exist on paper, but evidence of operation does not.

    How we respond: ISO 27001 and PCI DSS implementation support: scope, gap assessment, controls and evidence.

  2. Uncertainty about real exposure.

    Nobody can say with confidence what an attacker could reach.

    How we respond: Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing with agreed rules of engagement and validated findings.

  3. New data-protection obligations.

    The NDPA applies, but responsibilities and records are unclear.

    How we respond: NDPA compliance assessments and implementation support from a licensed DPCO.

  4. A critical system about to go live.

    The cost of failure after launch is public.

    How we respond: Independent assurance testing across security, privacy, performance, integration and recovery.

Capabilities

What we deliver

  1. Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing

    External and internal testing with automated and manual techniques, validated findings and a remediation roadmap.

    • Rules of engagement
    • VAPT report
    • Remediation checklist
    • Executive summary
  2. Independent assurance testing

    Security, privacy, performance, functional, integration and recovery testing of critical systems.

    • Test plan
    • Findings by stream
    • Readiness report
  3. ISO 27001 implementation support

    Scope, gap and risk assessment, ISMS documentation and preparation for certification audit.

    • Gap report
    • Risk register
    • ISMS documentation
    • Internal audit
  4. PCI DSS compliance support

    Scoping, gap remediation and evidence preparation for organisations that handle card data.

    • Scope definition
    • Gap assessment
    • Evidence pack
  5. Data-protection compliance (DPCO)

    Compliance assessments, privacy impact assessments and implementation support under the NDPA.

    • Compliance assessment
    • Privacy impact assessment
    • Remediation plan
Approach

How an assessment runs

Scope and rules are agreed in writing before any testing begins.

  1. Step 1: Scope

    Systems, data and rules of engagement agreed.

  2. Step 2: Assess

    Testing and review against the agreed scope.

  3. Step 3: Validate

    Findings confirmed and false positives removed.

  4. Step 4: Report

    Senior-reviewed findings for executives and engineers.

  5. Step 5: Remediate and retest

    Fixes tracked to closure and verified.

Standards

Standards and frameworks we deliver against

ISO/IEC 27001
Implementation support
PCI DSS
Compliance engagement support
NDPA 2023
DPCO services, assessments and implementation
Penetration testing
External and internal, automated and manual
Performance and stress testing
Load, stress and API benchmarking
Case studies

Work in this area.

  • NRS (formerly FIRS)Awarded October 2025

    Independent assurance testing of the national e-invoicing system

    Engaged as independent consultant for assurance testing of the Merchant Buyer Solution (MBS) e-invoicing system: penetration testing and vulnerability assessment, a privacy impact assessment, performance and stress testing, functional and integration testing, and audit-trail and disaster-recovery assurance.

    OutcomeAssurance testing completed.

  • Emaar Microfinance Bank

    ISO/IEC 27001 and PCI DSS certification support

    Compliance support for the bank's ISO/IEC 27001 and PCI DSS certification. The bank's digital banking and agency banking payment services were assessed against PCI DSS v4.0.1 and found compliant.

    OutcomeCertified compliant with PCI DSS v4.0.1, August 2026.

Industries

Where we apply this work.

Facing an audit, a launch or a new obligation?

Tell us the deadline and the systems in scope.