A partnership between SOC-as-a-service provider e2e-assure and cybersecurity firm A&O Corsaire has been established to meet the increasing needs of UK organisations. By combining operational security with compliance assurance, the two organisations aim to support compliance for UK customers.
Businesses within critical national infrastructure (CNI) sectors, defence, and other regulated industries currently face the dual demands of maintaining security and demonstrating it with supporting evidence. Traditional approaches that treat security and compliance as separate objectives can result in duplication of effort and reduce confidence when reporting to regulators and stakeholders.
Compliance pressures are expected to increase further with the upcoming Cyber Security Resilience Bill (CSRB). This proposed expansion of the definition of critical infrastructure would require regulated organisations to demonstrate detailed, auditable controls over their security supply chains. Geopolitical risks also add complexity, influencing procurement decisions.
The collaboration introduces a UK-sovereign security approach, combining A&O Corsaire’s assurance capabilities with the UK-operated SOC of e2e-assure. The intention is to provide a framework that links security assessments through to real-time threat detection and response. All processing and delivery takes place within UK jurisdiction, in line with sovereign technology requirements.
A&O Corsaire provides services including penetration testing, regulatory compliance assessments, and security transformation work. e2e-assure’s SaaS platform, CUMULO, integrates with these services to support real-time compliance mapping and simulation of process changes and their impact on compliance outcomes.
The combined approach is intended to create an auditable evidence trail from initial assessment through to ongoing SOC monitoring, aligned with relevant frameworks. This supports regulatory submissions and auditing, while aiming to ensure operations remain within UK legal governance.
