APT Consultants UK delivers specialist cyber security consultancy, identity and access management, governance, risk and compliance, and professional training to regulated organisations across the UK. Every engagement is led by a senior practitioner with direct delivery experience in your sector.
We work across the full spectrum of cyber security and business consultancy. Whether you need strategic advice, hands-on programme delivery, or your team needs upskilling, we have the capability to help.
Security architecture and design, threat modelling using STRIDE and MITRE ATT&CK, network architecture review, WAF and DLP implementation, and risk-based security strategy for FCA and other regulated environments. We have delivered at senior level across financial services, insurance, and telecoms for over 15 years.
Full IAM and IGA programme delivery from requirements through to go-live. JML process design, access certification campaigns, role modelling and entitlement reviews, Segregation of Duties and toxic combination analysis. Platform experience across Microsoft Entra ID Governance, SailPoint IdentityNow, CyberArk, Okta, and BeyondTrust.
GRC framework implementation and maturity assessment across NIST CSF, ISO 27001, COBIT, and DORA. CAF and NIS Regulations compliance for CNI operators. GDPR assurance, data classification, supplier risk management, and board-level risk reporting. We have supported organisations through FCA audits, internal reviews, and regulator-facing assurance programmes.
Senior BA delivery across security, data, and transformation programmes. Requirements elicitation using interviews, workshops, and process analysis. As-is and to-be process mapping, gap analysis, options appraisals, and business cases. Stakeholder engagement across technical and non-technical audiences at all levels, including C-suite and board presentations.
End to end programme management of cyber security initiatives using PRINCE2. Cyber awareness and training programme delivery, business continuity and resilience planning, security tooling implementations, data classification and governance projects, and wider compliance programmes. We are comfortable managing delivery across multiple workstreams in complex, regulated environments.
Practitioner-led training for individuals and teams across all sectors. Our Business Data Analytics Programme takes professionals from Excel to Power BI across four Saturday sessions, taught by consultants with FTSE 100 and top-tier organisation backgrounds. Open to anyone — no prior technical background required.
View the training programme →Our practitioners have delivered across some of the UK's most demanding organisations. All client engagements are conducted under strict confidentiality and NDA. References are available upon request for verified procurement processes.
APT Consultants UK is a trading name of Alphatime Consult Limited, registered in England and Wales. We are a specialist consultancy serving regulated organisations that need senior-level cyber security and business analysis expertise they can trust to deliver.
Our practitioners have spent their careers inside the organisations you work in. Financial services institutions, insurance companies, telecoms providers, and public sector bodies — environments where the cost of getting it wrong is high and the expectation of quality is non-negotiable. We do not send juniors to do senior work. Every engagement is led by someone who has done it before.
We work across both contract and retained engagements. For clients with an ongoing need, we can provide consistent senior support across multiple workstreams. For single-programme requirements, we can embed quickly and deliver without the overhead of a larger firm.
Our professional training arm extends that same ethos into learning and development. When we teach, we teach from practice, not theory. The datasets are real, the scenarios are drawn from actual delivery, and the instructors are the same practitioners delivering client work.
Beyond individual service lines, we have deep delivery experience across several interconnected cyber programme areas that organisations frequently need support with at the same time.
Resilience programme design, disaster recovery planning, RTO and RPO definition, business impact analysis, tabletop exercise facilitation at executive level, and after-action review. We have supported organisations through ransomware recovery and major incident response.
Data classification frameworks, data lineage mapping, GDPR-compliant data handling procedures, retention policies, and audit trail design. We bridge the gap between data governance policy and operational reality in complex regulated environments.
Business analysis and programme management for security tooling deployments. DLP, SIEM, WAF, PAM, and IAM platform implementations across large-scale environments. Requirements definition, vendor engagement, testing strategy, and go-live support.
Cyber awareness programme design and delivery for non-technical audiences. Phishing simulation, staff training content, policy communication, and culture measurement. We make security understandable and actionable for the people who are not security professionals.
Vendor risk assessment frameworks, supplier due diligence processes, contractual security requirements, and ongoing monitoring. Supporting organisations that need to demonstrate supply chain security management to regulators and clients.
Emerging practice in AI risk assessment, AI policy development, and EU AI Act compliance readiness. Helping organisations understand what responsible AI adoption looks like in a regulated environment before the regulatory requirements catch up.
We work the way experienced practitioners work. No unnecessary overhead, no junior teams discovering things on your time, no process for its own sake.
Every engagement is led by a practitioner with direct delivery experience at senior level in your sector. The person you speak to at the start is the person doing the work. We do not use client engagements as training grounds.
We are engaged to deliver results, not to run meetings or produce documents that sit on a shelf. Our work is measured by what changes in your organisation, not by the volume of outputs we generate along the way.
We understand the regulatory and operational context of the industries we serve. You do not need to explain your environment to us, and we do not need time to get up to speed on what FCA, GDPR, or NIS Regulations mean for your organisation in practice.
We operate as a lean specialist consultancy. Clear statements of work, defined deliverables, transparent day rates, and a single point of contact throughout. No account managers, no unexpected resource changes, no hidden costs.
Whether you have an active requirement or want to understand how APT Consultants UK can support your organisation, we are happy to talk. We typically respond within one working day. All initial conversations are strictly confidential.