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Digital Trust Assurance

Trust is no longer assumed.It is engineered, measured,and continuously proven.

Nucleus Systems helps enterprises, governments and financial institutions build trust across cybersecurity, AI, software, identity and payments, then prove it on a continuous basis.

13+ yrsOperating history
600+Engagements
250+M&A cyber DD
40+Countries
Our Flagship Platform
Paxley

End-to-end application security. Built for scale.

Enterprise-grade security without enterprise pricing.

Paxley secures every commit, pull request and release across your software supply chain. It is GitHub-native, priced by repository rather than per developer, and built for a future where AI writes more of the code.

≈79%Lower cost vs per-seat
GitHubNative scanning
HybridSaaS + self-hosted

Cost disruption

Repo-based pricing, not per seat. Security scales with your code, not your headcount.

Developer experience

GitHub-native with real-time pull-request scanning and low-noise, high-signal alerts.

Unified security view

Code, dependencies, infrastructure and governance in one dashboard.

AI-enhanced security

AI-assisted scanning, prioritisation and remediation, ready for AI-generated code.

Full platform coverage

SAST

Static analysis with deep dataflow and reachability, so you fix what is exploitable.

SCA

CVE detection and dependency vulnerability tracking across your supply chain.

SBOM & governance

SBOM generation and lifecycle, policy enforcement and audit reporting.

Secrets detection

Catch leaked keys and tokens before they ever reach a release.

IaC security

Validate infrastructure-as-code before anything is provisioned.

Container security

Scan container images and layers for known weaknesses.

License compliance

Flag licence conflicts across your full dependency tree.

Fast scans

Most scans finish in under five minutes, so security never blocks a release.

Trusted across Financial Services Government Fintech Private Equity Critical Infrastructure
The Trust Lifecycle

Most firms secure systems. We prove trust, continuously.

Trust is not a one-time audit result. It is a measurable state you engineer into the system, quantify against a baseline, then keep re-proving as the environment changes.

01 / ENGINEERED

Build it in

We design trust into your architecture, governance and software delivery using proprietary control frameworks, not generic checklists.

02 / MEASURED

Quantify the gap

We score your current state against a defined maturity model, so trust becomes a number leadership can track and report to the board.

03 / CONTINUOUSLY PROVEN

Keep proving it

We move you from periodic assessment to continuous assurance, so trust is re-validated as threats, regulations and your systems evolve.

Core Service Pillars

Six domains. One assurance standard.

Each pillar maps to a measurable trust outcome, delivered by specialists and underpinned by a Nucleus framework.

Cybersecurity Trust & Resilience

Maturity assessments, governance and resilience that hold up under real pressure.

  • Fractional CISO
  • Cloud security
  • M&A cyber DD
  • Continuity

AI Governance & AI Security

Govern and secure AI against the controls regulators now expect.

  • ISO 42001
  • EU AI Act
  • Threat modelling
  • AI risk

Code Trust & Software Assurance

Secure SDLC and supply chain assurance, from first commit to production.

  • DevSecOps
  • SBOM
  • Repo security
  • Secure delivery

Digital Identity & Trust Infrastructure

Identity assurance and verifiable credentials that scale across ecosystems.

  • Verifiable creds
  • Trust architecture
  • Ecosystem security

Payment Security & DPI

Securing payment ecosystems and the digital public infrastructure underneath.

  • Fintech advisory
  • Inclusion
  • DPI security

Post-Quantum Cryptography

Discover, prioritise and migrate cryptography before quantum makes it obsolete.

  • PQC readiness
  • Crypto discovery
  • Crypto-agility
Proprietary Frameworks

The instruments behind the index.

Four frameworks turn trust from an opinion into a score. Each defines controls, a maturity model and a repeatable assessment process.

NS-CMMF

Cybersecurity Maturity Management Framework

Benchmarks security maturity across domains and tracks improvement over time.

NS-AIGF

AI Governance Framework

Operationalises responsible AI against ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act.

NS-AISCA

AI Security Controls Architecture

A control set for securing AI systems, models and pipelines end to end.

NS-CTAF

Code Trust Assurance Framework

Measures and assures trust across the software supply chain.

Trust maturity model

NS-CMMF · illustrative scoring
L1
Initial
L2
Managed
L3
Defined
L4
Measured
L5
Proven
Our Journey

Thirteen years of proving trust.

2014

Founded

Nucleus Systems established with a single focus: making trust measurable.

2016

NS-CMMF launched

Our first proprietary framework turns maturity into a trackable score.

2018

M&A cyber practice

Cyber due diligence becomes a core service for private equity buyers.

2020

Global scale

Engagements pass 300 across more than 25 countries.

2022

AI assurance

NS-AIGF and NS-AISCA bring governance and security to AI systems.

2024

Paxley platform

Code Trust Assurance gets its own platform layer.

2026

600+ engagements

40+ countries, four frameworks, one continuously proven standard.

Industries

Where trust carries the most weight.

We work where a failure of trust is not an inconvenience — it is a systemic event.

01

Financial Services

Banks, insurers and asset managers where a trust failure triggers systemic regulatory action.

02

Government

Public institutions where digital trust is foundational to governance and citizen confidence.

03

Digital Public Infrastructure

National identity, payment rails and data exchanges that underpin entire economies.

04

Fintech

Regulated disruptors building trust at speed across payments, lending and digital wealth.

05

Healthcare

Patient data, clinical systems and AI diagnostics where trust is a matter of life.

06

Technology

Platforms, SaaS and AI companies proving security posture to enterprise buyers and boards.

07

Private Equity

Deal teams and portfolio companies managing cyber risk through M&A and ownership cycles.

08

Critical Infrastructure

Energy, water and transport operators where a breach carries national consequences.

Global Reach

A trust standard that travels.

From one methodology applied consistently across 40+ countries and six domains, a board in one market reads the same score a regulator reads in another.

40+Countries served
600+Engagements
250+M&A due diligence
4Frameworks
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Trust, proven.

Tell us where trust matters most in your organisation. We will show you how to engineer it, measure it, and keep proving it.

Careers

Engineer trustfor a living.

We are a team of specialists who would rather measure trust than talk about it. If you want your work to show up as a number a board acts on, you will fit in here.

40+Countries
13+ yrsOf practice
6Service domains
4Frameworks to master
Why Nucleus

Work that proves itself.

We hire people who care about evidence. Here is what you can expect in return.

Real frontier work

AI security, post-quantum, DPI. You work on the problems most firms are only starting to name.

Flexible by default

Hybrid and remote roles across regions, built around outcomes rather than hours at a desk.

Certifications funded

We back the credentials that matter, from CISSP to ISO 42001 lead, and the time to earn them.

Measured growth

Clear progression mapped to skill, with the same rigour we bring to client maturity models.

Small, senior teams

You work alongside experts, not layers of management. Your name is on the assessment.

Global, balanced

Competitive packages, generous leave, and travel only when it genuinely moves the work forward.

Open Roles

No opportunities at the moment.

We are not actively hiring right now. We still review every application, so if you can prove trust, introduce yourself and we will reach out when the right role opens.

Don't see your role?

We are always interested in people who can prove trust. Tell us what you do best.

Engagement Portfolio

Projects, pipeline and progress.

A single view of active engagements, the opportunities in conversion, and where each one sits in the trust lifecycle. Illustrative internal view.

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Active engagements
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In delivery now
Pipeline opportunities
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▲ Gov programme shortlisted, top 4
On hold
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Awaiting client approvals
Regions active
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Across 4 continents

Engagement timeline

Jan – Jun 2026 · phases: engineered → measured → proven
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Engagements

Proof activity

continuous
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