Make the complex manageable.
Make cybersecurity and governance easier to understand, manage and demonstrate — by bringing people, risks, policies, controls and evidence together.
CYBERSECURITY · GRC · DIGITAL RESILIENCE
Security, risk and resilience.
Security, risk and resilience.
Connected by design.
PurpleWASP is a cybersecurity and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) technology company with a wider purpose: helping organisations become more digitally resilient. We connect the policies, assets, risks, controls and evidence that inform better security decisions.
Connected thinking Practical governance Evidence-led decisions
ONE CONNECTED VIEW
People · Assets · Controls · Evidence
01 / OUR STORY
Better security starts with a more connected picture.
We believe good security and good governance should reinforce each other.
Security, governance and compliance are often managed through separate spreadsheets, tools, inboxes and teams. Important context gets lost between systems. Evidence is collected repeatedly. And answering a simple question — what matters most, who owns it and what has changed — becomes harder than it should be.
PurpleWASP exists to bring those pieces into focus. We are building an environment where governance is connected to real assets, controls are connected to evidence, and risks are connected to the people making decisions.
Less fragmentation. More clarity. Better-informed decisions.
See what we are building 02 / OUR PURPOSE
A clear purpose. A bigger ambition.
What we work towards — and the principles behind the direction we take.
See further. Act with confidence.
A world where confident digital decisions are grounded in connected security intelligence, accountable governance and everyday resilience.
03 / WHAT WE DO
Connected technology for connected challenges.
Our starting point is practical cybersecurity and GRC technology. Our ambition is broader: helping organisations understand dependencies, make informed decisions and build resilience over time.
Governance & compliance
Bring policies, controls, frameworks, assessments and evidence into a more consistent governance workflow.
Explore frameworksCybersecurity & risk
Connect risk ownership, treatment decisions and relevant assets to the security context behind them.
Explore risk managementAssets & dependencies
Understand important systems, information assets and supplier relationships that influence exposure and resilience.
Explore asset managementAssurance & insight
Use connected evidence, reporting and supported automation to make governance activity easier to understand and review.
Explore reporting The common thread: accountability, context and traceable evidence.Explore all solutions
04 / WHAT GUIDES US
Principles behind our approach.
The standards we aim to reflect in our products, our decisions and our relationships.
Clarity over complexity
Make important security and governance information easier to understand, not harder to navigate.
Trust by design
Approach privacy, security and responsible technology as foundational considerations.
Accountability matters
Keep ownership, decisions and supporting evidence visible to the people responsible.
Practical innovation
Build useful improvements that reduce friction while keeping people in control.
05 / OUR JOURNEY & ECOSYSTEM
Growing alongside the UK's cyber innovators.
PurpleWASP has participated in two UK accelerator programmes that bring together founders, industry expertise and collaboration across cybersecurity and secure digital innovation.
PROGRAMME PARTICIPANT
DIGITAL SECURITY HUB · GREATER MANCHESTER
DiSH Accelerator
PurpleWASP was selected for the DiSH Accelerator, a programme supporting early-stage digital businesses to grow while strengthening cybersecurity and digital resilience.
Explore the DiSH programme
COHORT PARTICIPANT
PLEXAL · CYBER INNOVATION
Cyber Runway NW Net Zero
PurpleWASP was part of the Cyber Runway: NW Net Zero cohort, which connects North West cyber innovators with the security and resilience challenges of emerging net-zero technologies and critical infrastructure.
See the Cyber Runway cohortLearning from the ecosystem. Building for real-world security, governance and resilience.
06 / THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PURPOSE
Meet the people behind PurpleWASP.
Discover the people contributing to PurpleWASP through technical leadership, cybersecurity, governance, innovation and strategic expertise.
PURPLEWASP · OUR PEOPLE
GET TO KNOW OUR PEOPLE
Dr Iretioluwa Akerele
Cybersecurity & GRC Adviser
Strengthening cybersecurity governance, risk management and organisational resilience through practical security leadership, compliance and education.
Dr Iretioluwa Akerele is a cybersecurity professional, mentor and technology leader with extensive experience in information security, cybersecurity, privacy and compliance. She is Co-Founder of CyBlack, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to developing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals through accessible education, practical learning and career development opportunities. She is also a Director at CybariK, where she helps organisations strengthen their cybersecurity and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) capabilities through security assessments, risk management, compliance advisory and the implementation of information security and privacy controls. Dr Akerele holds a PhD in Information Security and is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), and ISO 27001 Lead Implementer. She is passionate about cybersecurity mentorship, education and helping organisations build resilient security cultures.
Cybersecurity Governance · GRC · Risk Management · Privacy & Compliance · ISO 27001 · Security Education
Connect on LinkedIn 07 / OUR COMMITMENT
Trust is something you have to earn.
Security and governance software must be approached with care. We believe organisations should be able to understand how their information is handled, what capabilities are available and where human review remains essential.
That is why our approach prioritises transparency, sensible controls, traceability and responsible use of automation and AI.
Security & trustProtect what mattersPut security and information stewardship at the heart of product decisions.
Keep a clear recordMake ownership, decisions and supporting evidence easier to trace.
Keep people in controlSupport professional judgement rather than replacing it with unreviewed automation.
08 / LOOKING AHEAD
Building beyond the checklist.
The future of security is not simply more paperwork or more dashboards. It is a clearer connection between the systems organisations depend on, the decisions people make and the evidence that backs those decisions.
Explore connected evidence01
Make connections visible
Understand how assets, people, controls and obligations relate.
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Turn context into decisions
Bring useful information closer to the people responsible for acting.
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Keep improving over time
Support ongoing evidence, review and resilience readiness.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Connect your security, risk and resilience story.
See how PurpleWASP can help your organisation bring clarity, accountability and evidence into one connected view.
PurpleWASP capabilities, modules and integrations depend on subscription, configuration and access permissions. Use of automation and AI supports — and does not replace — human judgement, independent assurance or certification decisions.