Research
Analytical, Decision-Focused Research for Cyber Security, Resilience, and the Built Environment
What We Do
IAS Ltd conducts bespoke research that supports practical decision-making across cyber security, resilience, and environments where digital and physical risk converge. Our work combines operational experience with structured analysis, enabling leaders and specialist teams to move from uncertainty to clear, defensible direction.
Research engagements are designed to be proportionate and usable. Outputs are developed to inform strategy, guide investment, support procurement, strengthen governance, and clarify emerging risk—without relying on generic narratives or transient trends.
Where appropriate, findings are delivered through written reports, executive briefings, and publishable articles, including contributions to Digital Forensics Magazine.
🔎 Define
Confirm the decision need, scope, and constraints before analysis begins.
📑 Analyse
Apply structured methods to produce defensible findings grounded in evidence.
✅ Deliver
Provide clear outputs that translate into action, governance, or investment decisions.
Core Research Areas
Research is tailored to your environment, maturity, and objectives. Typical focus areas include the following.
Cyber Risk & Resilience Analysis
Targeted analysis of risk themes, dependencies, and resilience considerations to support strategic planning, prioritisation, and executive reporting.
Threat Landscape & Emerging Risks
Structured assessment of evolving threats and emerging issues (including technology shifts, attacker tradecraft, and systemic risk) with practical implications for governance and capability.
Programme & Investment Decision Support
Evidence-based options analysis to support security investment decisions, roadmap development, and prioritisation—ensuring effort maps to measurable outcomes.
Policy, Standards & Assurance Insight
Analysis of relevant standards, regulatory expectations, and assurance approaches to clarify what “good” looks like in context and how to demonstrate it credibly.
Digital Built Environment Research
Research into BIM security, information management, documentation integrity, OT/BMS integration risk, and project lifecycle considerations where physical and cyber security intersect.
Supply Chain & Dependency Studies
Assessment of supplier risk, data flows, access pathways, and operational dependency chains—supporting procurement, contract decisions, and risk ownership clarity.
Research Outputs
Executive Briefings
Concise, decision-ready briefings designed for Boards and senior leaders, translating technical material into governance and investment implications.
Structured Reports
Written outputs that document assumptions, method, findings, and recommendations—suitable for audit trails, assurance, and programme justification.
Decision Frameworks & Options Analysis
Clear options, trade-offs, and risk considerations to support programme direction, procurement, or architecture decisions.
Why IAS Ltd for Research
Independent, Vendor-Neutral Analysis
Research outputs are objective and structured to support defensible decisions, not product selection or commercial positioning.
Operationally Grounded
Findings are designed for real-world adoption, reflecting constraints, dependencies, and practical implementation pathways.
Designed for Use, Not Shelfware
Outputs are written to be actionable—briefings, reports, and frameworks that teams can apply immediately.
Discuss a Research Requirement
Start with a short scoping discussion
If you have a specific research question, emerging concern, or decision that needs structured support, we can define scope and outputs quickly and proportionately.