SaaS security and compliance prep for teams closing real deals
If you sell SaaS into mid-market or enterprise, security is no longer a side quest. Prospects expect sensible controls, clear answers to long questionnaires, and proof that you are not a risk. What they do not expect is a 200-person security department.
BYBOWU is a product and engineering agency based in Phoenix, AZ, working with SaaS companies across the US and worldwide. We help founders, product leaders, and ops teams turn "we know we should secure this" into concrete security practices and documentation that stand up to buyer scrutiny.
Common security and compliance problems we fix
Most teams come to us with one or more of these issues:
- Security reviews from prospects are slowing or blocking deals because answers are ad hoc and inconsistent.
- There is no clear list of what data you collect, where it lives, and who has access to it.
- Staging and production are mixed, shared accounts are everywhere, and no one is sure which logs exist.
- Basic hardening (encryption, backups, access control, incident procedures) is "probably there" but undocumented.
- Compliance frameworks like SOC 2 or ISO 27001 feel overwhelming, and you do not need the full certification yet.
- Developers want to ship, but there is no simple checklist of security expectations for code and infrastructure.
Our job is to reduce risk without freezing product velocity, and to give your sales team evidence they can confidently share.
How we approach SaaS security and compliance prep
We focus on practical controls that fit your stage, then document them in plain language buyers understand.
- Quick risk and gap review. We start with a structured call and a short questionnaire about your product, stack, customers, and current practices. From there we map key risks, data flows, and the level of proof your buyers typically ask for.
- Architecture and data flow mapping. We document how data moves through your system, which services are involved, and where it is stored. This becomes the backbone for security controls, incident response, and future audits.
- Priority controls and hardening. Working with your team, we implement or refine essentials like environment separation, access control, encryption settings, backups, logging, and monitoring. When needed, we pair with our DevOps & Cloud Engineering and QA & Testing teams.
- Policies, procedures, and evidence. We turn what you actually do into concise policies and checklists: onboarding/offboarding, incident handling, change management, vendor review, and more. We also help you collect screenshots and exports that serve as proof during prospect reviews.
- Sales enablement and handover. We prepare a security overview your sales team can share with prospects, and we walk through how to answer common security questionnaires without overcommitting. You keep living documents that can evolve with your product.
What you get as concrete deliverables
Every engagement produces tangible artifacts your team can rely on in real conversations with customers, investors, and auditors.
- System architecture and data flow diagrams for your core product.
- A concise inventory of data types, storage locations, and key third-party vendors.
- Practical security checklists for engineers, including auth, input validation, secrets, and dependencies.
- Baseline cloud and infrastructure hardening recommendations, and implemented changes where in scope.
- Core security policies and procedures written in clear language, tailored to how your team actually works.
- A security overview deck or document you can share during sales and due diligence.
- A prioritized roadmap for future improvements and, if needed, later formal certifications.
What you can order
- SaaS security health check — A focused review of your current app and infrastructure, with a short risk report, prioritized fixes, and a founder-friendly debrief. Ideal before a major launch or funding round.
- Enterprise questionnaire support — We help you answer a specific prospect's security questionnaire, identify gaps, propose realistic mitigations, and produce a reusable security overview for future deals.
- Security foundations for new SaaS — For teams building or rebuilding on modern stacks, we design and help implement sensible auth, permissions, secrets management, logging, and backup strategies so you start from a strong baseline. Often paired with our SaaS MVP Build and SaaS Architecture & Scaling services.
- Pre-SOC 2 readiness light — A practical, "right-sized" alignment with SOC 2-style expectations without taking on a full certification project. Includes control mapping, key policies, and evidence collection so a later formal audit is less painful.
- Ongoing security partner — A monthly engagement where we review changes, keep policies and diagrams current, advise on new features and vendors, and support your team on security questions as you grow.
How engagement works with BYBOWU
You are busy and your roadmap is already full, so we keep the collaboration lean and predictable.
- 1. Intro call and scoping. We discuss your product, typical deals, and the security pressure you are under. You get an outline of work, options, and a budget range.
- 2. Short discovery sprint. We review your architecture, CI/CD, repositories, and cloud setup, then confirm priorities and timelines. For distributed teams outside Phoenix, everything runs smoothly over video and async tools.
- 3. Implementation and documentation. We tackle the highest-impact fixes first, in collaboration with your engineers, and draft the policies and diagrams in parallel. You see progress in weekly check-ins.
- 4. Review and enablement. We walk through each deliverable, adjust language to fit your brand, and train your leadership or sales team on how to use the new materials with prospects.
- 5. Iterate or hand over. We can stay on as your ongoing security and product partner or hand off everything to your internal team with clear next steps.
Why choose BYBOWU for SaaS security & compliance prep
- Built by product and engineering people. We understand feature roadmaps, launch dates, and technical debt. Security has to fit into your release process, not fight it.
- Right-sized for your stage. We avoid heavyweight frameworks when you do not need them. You get controls and documents that match your actual risk profile and deal size.
- Clear communication with non-technical stakeholders. We are used to talking with founders, sales leaders, and investors, not only engineers. Expect straight language, no security theater.
- Deep bench across related services. When a finding touches infrastructure, code quality, or data flows, we can bring in our DevOps, Data Engineering, and Custom Software teams instead of leaving you with a list of problems.
- Long-term partnership if you want it. Many clients start with a single readiness engagement, then keep us involved for ongoing maintenance, new features, and adjacent work like AI & Automation or Mobile Apps.
Proof it works in the real world
Marketplace platform hardening
For a modern clothing marketplace similar to SixZeros, we helped refine authentication flows, protect customer data, and document security practices so the team could approach larger retail partners with confidence.
B2B portal security review
A wholesaler and dropshipping platform like MonoDrop needed to reassure partners that order and catalog data were safe. We supported a security review, clarified data access, and aligned infrastructure with best practices.
Account and data protection for user platforms
On a roommate-matching platform similar to Roome, we focused on account security, personal data handling, and transparent privacy communication so users felt safer sharing information.
Secure flows for ecommerce-like SaaS
For tactical product platforms like BEZET, we applied the same discipline we bring to SaaS security: clear data flows, safer integrations, and documented practices that reduce operational risk.
Questions founders usually ask
Do you provide formal certifications like SOC 2 or ISO 27001?
We focus on getting your product and practices ready for that level of scrutiny, not issuing certificates ourselves. That means mapping controls, closing the biggest gaps, and organizing evidence so that if you later work with a dedicated audit firm, the process is faster and less disruptive.
What tech stacks can you work with?
Most of our SaaS work involves modern web stacks such as React, Next.js, Laravel, Node, and common cloud providers. However, our security and compliance prep focuses more on architecture, data flows, and practices than on any specific technology, so we can usually adapt to your current stack.
How long does a typical engagement take?
A focused health check or questionnaire support can be completed in 1–3 weeks. A more comprehensive foundations or pre-SOC 2 style engagement often runs 4–8 weeks, depending on your size, complexity, and how many changes you want us to help implement directly.
Will this slow down our product roadmap?
Our aim is the opposite. We identify changes that meaningfully reduce risk or unblock sales and weave them into your existing sprints. Some work is behind-the-scenes documentation and configuration that does not touch core features at all.
Can you work with our in-house security or DevOps team?
Yes. We often collaborate with in-house engineers, DevOps, or security owners. In those cases, we focus on structure, documentation, and coaching, while your team implements changes in code and infrastructure.
What happens after the initial project?
You keep all diagrams, policies, and checklists, and you can maintain them internally. If you prefer, we can set up a light ongoing engagement to review new features, update documents, and support security questions from prospects.
Talk through your SaaS security and compliance needs
If you have a specific enterprise deal or questionnaire on your desk, we can usually outline a plan and a rough budget within one business day.
If you are earlier in the journey, we are happy to review your current setup and suggest a realistic first phase that fits your team and roadmap.
Contact us for a 24-hour security prep estimate or request a Phoenix product and security review.
