Security advisory · Compliance · AI: Security leadership for what comes next
C-level advisory on AI, privacy, compliance, sustainability and technology delivery. From people who have carried the CSO role, passed the audits and built the platforms themselves.
Not just talk. Proven in practice.
Anyone can quote a regulation. armsec connects compliance, privacy and AI to how systems are actually built and run, because we have done it. From SIEM operations and incident management in retail and banking to seven PCI DSS certifications. We help leadership teams decide, and we make it work in practice.
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Advice, compliance and AI, backed by engineering
Ransomware can put a company out of business. What is your plan?
Stolen data and access to company networks are sold openly on the dark web, and ransomware groups use them to encrypt systems and demand payment. Companies that have a plan, working backups and someone to call recover. Companies that do not can lose weeks of business, their customers' trust, or everything. We help you prepare before it happens, and we are there when it does.
- Find out what is already leaked about your company
- Backups that cannot be encrypted, and restores that are tested
- A plan for the first hours, exercised with management
- Expert help on site when it happens
Before
Prepare
During
Respond
After
Recover
Your own customer portal
As an armsec customer you get access to your own secure customer portal. Download reports and documents whenever you need them, and follow the status of your services online, around the clock. Everything in one place, protected with two-factor authentication.
- Penetration test reports, assessments and audit evidence
- Documents and deliverables, always the latest version
- Online reports on monitoring, alerts and platform status
- Protected with two-factor authentication
- Available around the clock
Reports & documents
Penetration test report.pdf
Sep 2026
NIS2 gap analysis.pdf
Aug 2026
Ransomware readiness review.pdf
Jun 2026
Live monitoring
Uptime, 30 days
Why armsec
Security is not a feature. It is the foundation.
Advisory for the C-suite
Independent counsel on AI, cloud strategy and governance, privacy, compliance and delivery. Interim leadership when you need it.
Compliance that holds in an audit
PCI DSS, NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001 and the EU AI Act, implemented as working controls instead of paperwork.
AI with guardrails
AI tied to real business value, with policy and compliance that speed you up instead of slowing you down.
Sustainable by design
Automated ESG measurement with AI, greener cloud and longer hardware life, built into every technology choice.
Proven in practice
Not just talk. Requirements turned into reality.
Compliance, privacy and AI only matter when they work in real systems. Every area we advise on is one we have delivered hands-on.
PCI DSS
Seven PCI DSS certifications completed. The latest was led as CSO, for a platform storing card and financial data.
Patient data & healthcare
Designed, developed and operates a patient system for private healthcare, with applications connected to SLL. In daily use by customers for 15 years.
Monitoring, incidents & PKI
Operated the SIEM, acted as incident manager and administered PKI for a large Swedish retail group with its own bank.
Application security
Deployed a web application firewall and configured its policies and rules, protecting applications at one of the largest banks in the Nordics.
Cloud security & geopolitics
Speaks at IT security conferences on the biggest security challenges in the cloud, and writes on the geopolitical risks of cloud dependency.
AI, privacy & delivery
Long experience bringing AI, privacy and GDPR into real software development. Delivered with agile methods, not slide decks.
Track record · PCI DSS
Seven PCI DSS certifications, delivered
PCI DSS is one of the most demanding standards in security. armsec founder Martin Vallée has taken organisations through seven PCI DSS certifications. The most recent was at a Northern European cybersecurity SaaS provider serving banks, finance, insurance, telecom and hosting, whose platform stores and manages sensitive card and financial data. As Chief Security Officer, he led the Security and Technical teams through the 2025 renewal.
PCI DSS certifications delivered
Advisory for executives and boards
Monitoring of managed platforms
Data residency by default
How we work
A clear path from first meeting to lasting results
Assess
Understand your risks, obligations and ambitions, including where AI fits.
Advise
A prioritised roadmap that leadership can decide on and fund.
Implement
Controls, platforms and processes delivered hands-on.
Prove
Evidence, audits and certification, followed by continuous improvement.
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- hello@armsec.se
- Stockholm, Sweden