Two practices, designed to work as one.
Each engagement is scoped, designed, and delivered by the senior practitioners who will actually do the work. AI capabilities live inside both practices — not as a separate sell.
Build something people love using.
Custom web and mobile apps, POS systems, internal tools, and AI features — designed with care, built with rigor.
- ›Customer-facing storefronts & portals
- ›POS for retail, hospitality, and pop-ups
- ›Internal admin & dashboard tools
- ›AI features & smart automation
- ›API design & cloud-native backends
- ›Mobile-responsive, accessibility-conscious design
Be hard to compromise.
Zero Trust, account security, public-data exposure checks, threat monitoring, executive privacy — and security reviews for teams using AI features.
- ›Executive account & login security
- ›Online privacy & data-broker removal
- ›Public-data exposure check
- ›Zero Trust & cloud security
- ›Threat monitoring & incident response
- ›AI security reviews & testing
A consistent process across every practice.
Designed for clarity, confidentiality, and measurable outcomes — whether we're shipping software or locking down account security.
Confidential intake to understand goals, constraints, and risk profile.
A tailored plan: solution architecture, security model, and delivery roadmap.
Senior practitioners implement directly — no offshored handoffs.
Continuous monitoring, iteration, and trusted partnership over time.
Software and security live in the same firm. On purpose.
Most agencies build software, then point to a separate vendor for security. Most security firms assess software, then point back to whoever built it. The cost of that gap shows up in production — in the rushed retrofit, the AI feature shipped without a security review, the audit finding that should have been a design decision two months earlier.
The engineers who design your customer portal are sitting next to the security expert reviewing it. AI features ship with security testing built in.
OWASP ASVS on the build side. NIST CSF and MITRE ATT&CK on the security side. The same senior bar across both — not a tier of juniors on either.
When a build engagement uncovers an exposed identity surface, or a security engagement requires a UI to remediate it, we don’t introduce a new contract. Same firm, same SOW.
LLM features ship with evals, guardrails, and an AI security audit in scope — not as a post-launch retrofit.
What an engagement usually costs.
Pricing varies by scope, urgency, and the obligations driving the work. The ranges below are honest brackets — not a price list, and not a quote. Exact numbers come after the first scoping call.
Discovery, scoping, code audits, security assessments, OSINT exposure reports, AI-feature scoping — bounded engagements that end with a concrete artifact in 2–6 weeks.
- ›Project discovery & scoping
- ›Code & architecture audit
- ›Security or AI risk assessment
Multi-quarter build or security program. Custom software shipped to production, Zero Trust rollout, account-security setup, or threat-monitoring build-out — with the same senior team end to end.
- ›Custom POS or web platform
- ›Zero Trust or SOC 2 setup
- ›AI-feature build with full audit
Trusted senior partner on call — for the founder, the CISO, or the engineering lead. Architecture reviews, vendor due diligence, security retainer, and incident-ready relationship.
- ›Quarterly architecture review
- ›Vendor & M&A due diligence
- ›Incident-ready coverage
Numbers are USD, exclude pass-through cloud or third-party SaaS, and assume an engagement that fits our model. We turn down engagements that don’t.
Before the first call.
Which practice do I need — Web & App Design or Security & IT? +
Most engagements touch both. If you’re building or replacing software, the lead practice is Web & App Design with security disciplines baked in. If your software exists and the question is about identity, threats, AI risk, or compliance, the lead practice is Security & IT. We help you scope on the first call.
Do you require both practices, or can I hire just one? +
Either. Many engagements are scoped to a single practice. The advantage of both living in one firm is that when a project crosses the line — for example, a customer portal that needs an AI feature and a security review — you don’t pay two vendors to coordinate.
What does a typical engagement cost? +
Engagements typically run $15k–$250k depending on scope. Bounded discoveries and assessments start in the low five figures. Multi-quarter build or security programs land in the mid-to-high six figures. Retainers are billed monthly. See the engagement-size brackets above for more detail.
How long until you can start? +
We take a limited number of engagements per quarter. Discovery typically starts within 2–4 weeks of intake; urgent security and incident work is fitted in sooner where possible. Confirmed start dates come after the first scoping call.
Are you a US firm? Do you work internationally? +
Llab Technologies LLC is a US firm headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. We work nationally and accept select international engagements for clients with a US-touching footprint. All work is delivered by the same senior team — no offshored development.
Not sure which practice you need?
Most engagements touch both. We'll help you scope.
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