About us
Our mission
At Perspective Risk, an Advania company, our security professionals are obsessed by cybersecurity. Actually, this means they’re obsessed with YOUR cybersecurity.
Our mission is to provide the very best managed security services in the UK to our clients; helping them detect, and respond to, cyber threats and breaches, and protect their business from the risks posed by cybercriminals – every day.
We are the UK’s foremost cybersecurity experts. Trust is key. And you can trust us when we say the cybercriminals don’t like us.
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Perspective Risk (PR) was established in 2010 by Pravesh Kara and Zia Rehman.
Their combination of skills created a fresh, dynamic approach to information security, winning them deep respect and a client list of household names.
Perspective Risk joined Content+Cloud in 2017, back when the business was known as IT Lab prior to the merger with Content and Code, which formed Content+Cloud in 2020. Content+Cloud was then acquired by the Advania Group in December 2021, and is now taking the next step in the journey by rebranding as Advania in the UK, with effect from 14 November 2023.
The union enabled PR to accelerate the development of new services. For IT Lab clients, it opened the door to specialist security services and the convenience of one supplier relationship.
Get in touchAn Advania company, we comply with the group’s Green Policy. We meet our legal obligations relating to the provision of information security and associated services.
We maintain good relationships with all regulatory bodies. We’re committed to protecting the environment by operating responsibly. At a high level, we do this by:
- Assessing and regularly re-assessing the environmental effects of our activities.
- Training our employees in environmental issues. On a practical level, we minimise our carbon footprint by:
- Avoiding wasteful printing.
- Recycling plastic, paper, aluminium cans, glass and redundant mobile phones.
- Managing our energy consumption, e.g. turning off lights, closing windows, daily check screen closures.
- Sourcing recycled products for staff use, e.g. pens and drinks mats.
- Using electronic communications instead of posting, e.g. invoices and payslips.
- Reducing our impact on the roads by: our cycle to work scheme, car sharing, video-conferencing technology and installing software remotely.
Advania group’s chosen charity for 2018 was the NSPCC. In 2019, our chosen charities were Mind and the Cure Parkinson’s Trust. All these causes are close to our hearts. Through staff fundraising initiatives and company contributions, we’ve been privileged to donate tens of thousands of pounds. Other charitable activities take place across our locations. These include supporting a food bank in Manchester and volunteer work for the homeless in London. We couldn’t be prouder of the dedication of our many colleagues. We also donate equipment to children’s nurseries and schools.
Team
We challenge one another, we learn, we continually innovate – and we like to banter! World-class information security consultants like ours are in high demand.
The average tenure of our security pros is over five years; exceptional in such a fast-moving sector. Why is this? Because they thrive in a dynamic environment, where no two days are the same.
It wasn’t by chance that Content+Cloud, now Advania, approached us in 2017 – out of hundreds of information security consultancies and asked us to join them. We’re proud of our reputation – built by our team – and reflect this in our every deed and word.
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Pravesh Kara – Co-founder
Pravesh has over 20 years experience in the IT infrastructure and information security industries. He began his career as an infrastructure engineer at EDS (a Hewlett Packard company) before becoming a security risk analyst and then a security consultant. He’s worked as a security consultant for clients in government, the military, police and the private sector. Pravesh has the rare combination of high technical ability, enthusiasm for technology and outstanding people skills. Leading the team by example, he relishes challenges and is highly professional. He also has the gift to explain complex IT security issues clearly and from a client’s perspective. Pravesh is a qualified ISO27001 Lead Auditor and Lead Implementer and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He holds a BSc in Software Engineering from Manchester Metropolitan University.
Zia Rehman – Co-Founder & Head of Cyber
Zia has over two decades of experience in the information security industry and wide-ranging security skills and technical expertise. As an exceptionally talented security consultant, he’s secured the trust of clients from local and national government institutions, multi-national banking groups, police forces, insurance companies and e-commerce businesses. His customer focus, gentle wit and unassuming, unflappable manner have won him many friends in the industry. Zia holds an MSc in Computation (with a final dissertation completed on Public Key Cryptography) and a BSc in Physics with Astrophysics from the University of Manchester.
Madeleine Overton-Thickett – Head of Cyber
An Oxford University alumna, Madeleine is a Master of Engineering (Meng) and a PRINCE2 Practitioner. An internship with KPMG as Assistant Auditor was the springboard to roles as a consultant with an international GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) company and a senior position with Deloitte. Madeleine joined Perspective Risk as a Senior GRC Security Consultant in 2018, and our leadership team as Head of Cyber early in 2020. Her logical mind and friendly empathetic manner are evident to colleagues and clients alike.
Accreditations
Robust policies and procedures are essential to protect your business from information security risks, so we practise what we preach.
We have achieved, and continue to work to maintain, the following accreditations to demonstrate our expert techniques and organisational strength.
In addition to our accreditations and certifications, Perspective Risk were awarded ‘Best Penetration Testing Specialists in England’ by AI Global Media. These awards are based on merit and independent research to identify firms which demonstrate outstanding performance. You can find out more here: Perspective Risk Awarded ‘Best Penetration Testing Specialists in England’ for 2019.
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Perspective Risk is an accredited CHECK Service Provider, demonstrating our competence in providing high quality IT Health Check services to government standards. It ensures the correct implementation of security functionality and ability to identify vulnerabilities in protectively marked IT systems and networks, which may compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability of information on the system or network.
C-STAR
C-STAR – Perspective Risk is an approved C-STAR organisation. C-STAR (CREST Simulated Targeted Attack and Response) is a framework built in conjunction with the Bank of England and Government agencies to provide controlled, bespoke, intelligence-led cyber security assessments.
Cyber Security Awards
Perspective Risk is an accredited CHECK Service Provider, demonstrating our competence in providing high quality IT Health Check services to government standards. It ensures the correct implementation of security functionality and ability to identify vulnerabilities in protectively marked IT systems and networks, which may compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability of information on the system or network.
IASME Consortium
Certified by the IASME Consortium to deliver Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials PLUS training and certificates. Originally certified by CREST – learn about the changes to the Cyber Essentials scheme. Perspective Risk has successfully conducted over 1,500 CE and CE PLUS assessments.
ISO 27001:2013
Perspective Risk’s information security management system has been assessed and approved by an independent assessor, QMS International Plc, and has been certified against the requirements of the information security management standard ISO/IEC 27001:2013
ISO 9001:2015
Our quality management system has been assessed and approved by an independent assessor and has been found to reach the requirements of the quality management standard ISO/IEC 9001:2008
Corporate responsibility
We show our customers, suppliers, business associates and employees respect and courtesy.
We work ethically and responsibly and adhere to industry codes of practice. As you might expect, we follow accredited quality management procedures.
Request further detailsAn Advania, we comply with the group’s Green Policy. We meet our legal obligations relating to the provision of information security and associated services. We maintain good relationships with all regulatory bodies. We’re committed to protecting the environment by operating responsibly. At a high level, we do this by:
1. Assessing and regularly re-assessing the environmental effects of our activities.
2. Training our employees in environmental issues. On a practical level, we minimise our carbon footprint by:
a) Avoiding wasteful printing.
b) Recycling plastic, paper, aluminium cans, glass and redundant mobile phones.
c) Managing our energy consumption, e.g. turning off lights, closing windows, daily check screen closures.
d) Sourcing recycled products for staff use, e.g. pens and drinks mats.
e) Using electronic communications instead of posting, e.g. invoices and payslips.
f) Reducing our impact on the roads by: our cycle to work scheme, car sharing, video-conferencing technology and installing software remotely
Advania group’s chosen charity for 2018 was the NSPCC. In 2019, our chosen charities were Mind and the Cure Parkinson’s Trust. All these causes are close to our hearts. Through staff fundraising initiatives and company contributions, we’ve been privileged to donate tens of thousands of pounds. Other charitable activities take place across our locations. These include supporting a food bank in Manchester and volunteer work for the homeless in London. We couldn’t be prouder of the dedication of our many colleagues. We also donate equipment to children’s nurseries and schools
Careers
We are interested in hearing from anyone with a passion for information security and customer care par excellence.
And we’re happy to hear from other subject matter experts, including sales, marketing, training and project management.
Ideally, you’ll be educated to degree level or working towards a degree; but we’re open minded! Soft skills and experience, as well as academic qualifications, count for a lot at Perspective Risk.
Being a UK citizen and based in the UK makes it an easier decision for us, but if you’re the person for us and reside in another country, we won’t let this get in the way. We consider all types of employment, including full time, part time and contract. Just show us what you’ve got and wow us!
Join usWe believe we have the best training lab in the country. It’s the perfect environment for exploring different scenarios and perfecting your technical and consultancy skills. In addition we have a proven methodology for training that quickly gets results, with no limit on what you can achieve both from a knowledge perspective and career progression perspective. Plus we invest heavily in external training courses.
If you would like to apply to work at Perspective Risk, please get in touch by email at info@perspectiverisk.com
Send your CV, a covering letter and any notable cybersecurity experience you’d like us to know about.