Engineer Collaboration

How Socket23 supports fellow engineers and security professionals

Working with Other Engineers

Whether you are an independent consultant needing specialized expertise, a firm looking for overflow capacity, or a fellow engineer seeking peer review, we are here to collaborate.

🀝 White-Label Consulting

Support your clients under your brand

  • GIAC-certified expertise for your engagements
  • Specialized skills: SIEM, threat hunting, cloud security, compliance
  • Flexible engagement models (project-based or hourly)
  • Professional deliverables aligned with your standards
  • NDA and confidentiality agreements standard
  • No client poachingβ€”your relationship stays yours

Example: You land a SOC 2 Type 2 engagement but need SIEM expertise. Our team provides the technical work while you maintain the client relationship.

πŸ” Peer Review & Second Opinions

Technical validation and quality assurance

  • Penetration test report review and validation
  • Security architecture design review
  • Compliance documentation review (WISP, policies, procedures)
  • Detection rule effectiveness assessment
  • Incident response plan tabletop exercises
  • Code review for security tools and automation

Example: You have written a pentest report and want another set of eyes to ensure findings are accurate and recommendations are sound.

⚑ Overflow Capacity

Scale your team when you need it

  • Short-notice availability for urgent projects
  • Seasonal demand support (tax season, audit season)
  • Specialized assessments (GIAC GMON for SIEM, GCSA for cloud)
  • Remote or on-site (Portland/Sandy, Oregon area)
  • Integrate with your existing workflows and tools
  • Transparent communication and status updates

Example: Your firm has 3 pentests scheduled simultaneously. Our team takes one engagement so you can deliver on time.

πŸŽ“ Knowledge Sharing

Learn together, grow together

  • Technical mentorship and guidance
  • GIAC certification study groups and advice
  • Tool demonstrations (ThreatGuard GPT, MCP servers, SIEM)
  • Threat intelligence sharing and analysis
  • Open source contributions and collaboration
  • Conference meetups and networking

Example: You are studying for GMON and want to discuss detection engineering concepts with someone who has been through it.

Technical Capabilities

What we bring to collaborative engagements

πŸ›‘οΈ Security Monitoring & Detection

  • GIAC GMON certified
  • Elastic Stack (ELK), Splunk, Security Onion
  • Custom detection rule development
  • Threat hunting methodologies
  • SIEM architecture and tuning

☁️ Cloud Security

  • GIAC GCSA certified
  • AWS and Azure security assessments
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Container security (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Cloud-native SIEM integration

πŸ€– AI & Automation

  • GIAC GMLE certified (Machine Learning Engineer)
  • GIAC GPYC certified (Python Coder)
  • Custom GPT development (ThreatGuard)
  • Model Context Protocol implementations
  • Security automation and orchestration

πŸ” Penetration Testing

  • CompTIA PenTest+ certified
  • GIAC GCIA certified (Intrusion Analyst)
  • External and internal network pentesting
  • Web application security testing
  • Social engineering assessments

🚨 Incident Response

  • GIAC GCIH certified (Incident Handler)
  • Digital forensics and malware analysis
  • Ransomware negotiation experience
  • Incident response plan development
  • Tabletop exercise facilitation

πŸ“‹ Compliance & GRC

  • GIAC GISF certified (Security Fundamentals)
  • WISP development and implementation
  • SOC 2 Type 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001
  • IRS Security Six, FTC Safeguards Rule
  • Policy and procedure documentation

Tools & Technologies

The technical stack we work with regularly

Security Tools

  • SIEM: Elastic Stack (ELK), Splunk, Security Onion, Wazuh
  • IDS/IPS: Suricata, Snort, Zeek (Bro)
  • Firewalls: Palo Alto NGFW, Cisco ASA, pfSense, IPFire
  • Vulnerability Scanning: Nessus, OpenVAS, Qualys
  • Penetration Testing: Metasploit, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nmap
  • Forensics: Volatility, Autopsy, FTK Imager, Wireshark
  • Threat Intelligence: MISP, OpenCTI, TheHive

Infrastructure & Development

  • Cloud: AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm
  • IaC: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation
  • Languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript
  • Operating Systems: Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL), Windows Server
  • Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins
  • Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios

How to Work Together

Simple, flexible engagement models

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1. Reach Out

Email or call to discuss your needs. No sales pitch—just a technical conversation about how we can help.

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2. Define Scope

We will agree on deliverables, timeline, and terms. NDA and MSA templates available if needed.

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3. Execute

We integrate with your workflow, communicate transparently, and deliver quality work on time.

Let us collaborate on your next project