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Security at VaultFifty1
Security is in our name and in our definition of done. This page is for the person filling in the vendor questionnaire: how we build, how we handle your data, and who to contact when something needs a straight answer.
01 · How we build
Security as part of finished, not a phase before launch
Threat modelling at design
Every build starts by asking what can go wrong. We threat-model the architecture before code exists, so security decisions are design decisions instead of patches applied under deadline pressure.
The OWASP baseline, every time
Authentication, access control, injection defences, secure session handling: the OWASP Top 10 is covered on every project as part of our definition of done, not as an optional hardening phase.
Secrets that stay secret
Credentials live in secret managers, never in code or chat. Repositories run secret scanning so a leaked key is caught in review, and anything exposed is rotated immediately.
Review and CI gates
Nothing merges without a second pair of eyes. Pipelines run security tests, dependency audits and static analysis on every commit, so regressions are caught before they reach production.
Supply chain scanning
Dependencies are scanned for known vulnerabilities and kept current. We treat third-party code with the same suspicion we apply to untrusted input.
Monitoring and incident response
Systems ship with monitoring and alerting already on. When something looks wrong we investigate, fix and write a blameless post-mortem, and clients hear it from us first.
02 · Your data & access
We work inside your perimeter, not around it
Least privilege, always
Access to your systems and data is granted per person, per need, and reviewed as the engagement changes. Nobody holds credentials they don't actively use.
You own the accounts
Repositories, cloud accounts and domains are created in your name from day one. We work inside your perimeter as guests, not as gatekeepers.
Confidentiality by default
We operate under NDA whenever you ask, and treat your code, data and roadmap as confidential whether or not one is signed.
Clean offboarding
When an engagement ends, our access ends with it: credentials revoked, machines cleared, and a handover documented so nothing depends on us remembering things.
03 · Compliance
No badges we haven't earned
We don't decorate this page with certification seals we don't hold. What we do instead is show our work: the practices above apply to every engagement, and we'll walk your security team through any of them on a call.
When a certification is earned, it will appear here with its report available under NDA. Until then, judge us by what we do, not by logos.
Compliance-aligned delivery
What we build for clients regularly has to pass someone else's audit. We design to the frameworks your sector demands — SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA and GDPR-aligned architectures — with the access controls, audit trails and data-handling patterns assessors expect to find. Your compliance requirements become engineering requirements on day one.
04 · Responsible disclosure
Found something? Tell us.
If you believe you've found a security issue in our website or anything we operate, we want to hear about it, and we won't pursue anyone who reports in good faith. Email us with enough detail to reproduce the issue and we'll acknowledge your report within two business days, keep you updated while we fix it, and credit you if you'd like.
info@vaultfifty1.com · subject: Security disclosureHave a vendor questionnaire with our name on it?
Send it over. We'll answer it properly, and walk your security team through anything on this page.