Cloud security · Architecture · Governance

Cloud security, architecture & consulting for growing businesses.

Evidence-driven security governance and Azure architecture — grounded in peer-reviewed research, built for organisations that need to prove their controls, not just claim them.

Azure Solutions Architect Expert Published in IEEE & Springer Microsoft Certified Trainer Member of the BCS Registered in England & Wales
01 — What we do

Four engagements, one discipline: security you can evidence.

01Azure specialism

Cloud Security Architecture & Review

Design and independent review of secure cloud architectures, with a specialism in Microsoft Azure — landing zones, identity, network segmentation and control validation.

02Flagship

CRIS-SME Security Governance Assessment

A structured assessment of your cloud security governance against Aureon's CRIS-SME framework, developed through peer-reviewed research. Now live as an interactive demo.

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03

Post-Quantum Cryptography Readiness

Locate where quantum-vulnerable cryptography sits across your estate, and plan a staged migration to quantum-safe algorithms — informed by active R&D in the field.

04

IT & Cloud Consulting for SMEs

Pragmatic advisory for small and medium enterprises — from cloud adoption and cost control to the day-to-day IT decisions that shape your security posture.

02 — Flagship framework
● Live demo

CRIS-SME

CRIS-SME is Aureon's proprietary cloud security governance framework for small and medium enterprises, developed through peer-reviewed academic research. It gives organisations without a dedicated security function a defensible, evidence-based way to govern their cloud controls.

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STEP 01

Assessment

We benchmark your current cloud governance against the CRIS-SME control domains and record the evidence behind each finding.

STEP 02

Roadmap

You receive a prioritised, cost-aware roadmap — the specific changes that raise your posture most, sequenced to fit an SME's resources.

STEP 03

Ongoing Governance

We keep the evidence current through recurring reviews, so your governance holds up as your cloud estate and the threat landscape change.

The CRIS family also includes CRIS-IoMT, an adaptation for healthcare and medical IoT (Internet of Medical Things) environments, where connected devices and patient data raise the governance stakes.

04 — The founder
Muhammad Ibrahim Khan

Muhammad Ibrahim Khan

Founder · Cloud architect & security researcher

Personal site & writing

R&D engineer in post-quantum cryptography and secure cloud infrastructure, and a lecturer and programme leader across UK higher education institutions. Ibrahim founded Aureon to bring the same evidence-driven rigour he applies in research to the security decisions growing businesses make every day.

MSc with Distinction, Middlesex University London
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Member of the BCS (MBCS)
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Published researcher, with work appearing in IEEE and Springer venues.

05 — Research & insights

Notes from the work — research, translated for practitioners.

Read Ibrahim's writing
Post-quantum

Where quantum-safe migration actually starts for an SME

A practical read on inventorying cryptography before the standards force your hand.

Governance

Evidence over assertion: governing controls you can defend

Why the CRIS-SME approach records the proof behind every control, not just the tick.

Azure

A pragmatic Azure landing zone for a small team

Identity, segmentation and cost control — the decisions that matter first.

06 — Contact

Let's talk about your cloud security.

Book a consultation and we'll scope where an assessment or architecture review would make the most difference for your organisation.

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