Steven Bonnie
Bonnie Steven

Obscurity Consulting

Discover Security by Obscurity

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Welcome

Congratulations, you found us.
That’s good!

We try not to make ourselves too conspicuous.
The recognition that we most value does not come from the fleeting gratification of ‘likes’, ‘shares’ or ‘followers’ but the satisfaction of a challenging assignment, well done for an appreciative client.

This is our time.
We have been formed by years of experience, acquired knowledge and skills refined over dedication and practice.
We now apply it in this vital, dynamic field which bears so much potential for innovation and creativity.

So we’re busy refining our skills, methods and tools, improving steadily every day, from within and then focussing that knowledge and experience for the benefit of everyone that we are associated with.
There’s still much to be achieved while still having the advantage of obscurity.

This is our passion: to help people protect what they care about.

So perhaps you arrived here knowing exactly what you’re looking for?
If not, here’s a brief introduction to security through obscurity.

If I could, I would always work in silence and obscurity
and let my efforts be known.

Emily Bronte

Core Competencies

Information Security

Information System Security (CISSP),
Software Security (CSSLP)

Enterprise Security Architecture

SABSA Chartered Practitioner,
Security Architecture (CISSP-ISSAP),
Cloud Security (CCSP)

Enterprise Architecture

TOGAF 9,
ArchiMate 3 Practitioner,
BPMN

Privacy

CIPP/EU

Risk Management

ISO27000 Lead Implementor

Project Management

Project Management Body of Knowledge,
ITIL v3 Foundation,
PRINCE 2 Foundation

Obscurity and a competence:
that is a life that is best worth living.

Mark Twain

Obscurity Consulting

About Us

Our Mission

To our clients, we offer:

  • clarity of thought and purpose in cutting through complexity;
  • assurance that your security concerns understood and being brought under control;
  • optimisation of available resources proportionate to mitigation of risk;
  • make measurable progress towards a better security posture;

To the community of security practitioners, we offer:

  • advancement the 'state-of-the-art';
  • creativity, vision and thought-leadership;
  • guidance, exploration and innovation;

Our Vision

That Security should neither be derived via a ‘Dark Art’ nor a formulaic, pre-packaged solution.
Instead we offer architected solutions: considered, tailored and adaptable to the needs of the client, delivered via transparently coherent processes.

Our Approach

We believe that security must be established as an integral part of Enterprise Architecture:

  • adaptable to business needs;
  • focussed on delivering business value;
  • secure by design & default;
  • effective, consistent, reliable;
  • agile, efficient, scalable & maintainable;
  • supported by standards, frameworks and models;
  • unobtrusive;

Our Offering

Extensive consultancy experience in all aspects of defining, designing, planning & integrating security into enterprise architecture programmes.
Motivated towards helping people with critical missions where serious security issues are at stake and success hinges on a mixture of clarity of analysis, communication skills, organisational ability, technical expertise are all essential to success.

Our Values

  • Honesty, integrity & discretion;
  • Openness, engagement and communication;
  • Creativity, independence, intellectual rigour – rejection of ‘lazy thinking’;
  • Enhancing client & inter-personal relationships:
    - serious & meaningful yet delivered with encouragement, good humour and fun;
  • Pride, satisfaction and enjoyment in our work.

I thought of my friends who had died of exposure
And I remembered other ones who had died from the lack of it.

Nick Cave

Contact Us

Any questions or comments you may have – we’ll reply as soon as we can.
If you would like to ask about partnering, subcontracting, speaking engagements or a general enquiry
please contact us via the form below.

Everybody is so talented nowadays
that the only people I care to honour
as deserving real distinction
are those who remain in obscurity.

Thomas Hardy