Compliance With Teeth
Tracking the Blood Trail, Stitching the Wounds.

GDPR-style compliance for systems that broadcast, sync, pair, cache, misbehave, forget to encrypt themselves, and occasionally bleed. Mobile and connected devices create data surfaces far outside the assumptions of traditional compliance frameworks. Actuator Security provides forensic-grade analysis, mapping how personal data truly moves through your ecosystem—and closing the wounds before they become regulatory liabilities.

Our work is aligned with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) (2016/679) , particularly around data minimisation, integrity & confidentiality.

1. Tracking the Blood Trail

Data Flow Autopsy

Compliance begins with visibility. We reverse-engineer the real data flows inside your application or device—where data originates, where it hides, where it travels, and where it quietly escapes.

Unexpected third-party transmissions (SDK telemetry, analytics drift)
Local residues: caches, logs, crash traces, preference stores
Wireless exposure: BLE broadcasts, pairing artifacts, debug endpoints
Hidden backend interactions or undocumented vendor cloud paths

If your system leaks, we find the blood—every drop.

2. Stitching the Wounds

Technical Remediation

Findings are not enough. We provide precise, platform-specific remediation guidance designed to eliminate the bleed at its source. This includes:

Secure redesign of data flows
Eliminating or constraining silent SDK exfiltration
Hardening communication channels and storage layers
Shoring up firmware, APIs, analytics pipelines, and pairing procedures

We don’t send reports—we deliver stitches.

3. Compliance for the Real World

Mobile / IoT Realities

Standard GDPR audits were designed for static server-side systems. Mobile and IoT ecosystems violate those assumptions by design:

Data originates at the edge, not the backend
Vendors often cannot see what their device actually emits
Firmware updates shift compliance state without notice
SDK suppliers mutate their data hunger over time

Regulators expect control—even when the technology works against you. We give you that control.

4. Deliverables

Clear, Defensible Output

Every engagement produces:

A complete forensic map of data flows & exposures
GDPR-aligned compliance findings written for non-technical stakeholders
Developer-ready remediation instructions
Optional follow-up verification after fixes are deployed

These materials are structured for executive risk assessment, engineering implementation, and regulatory defense.

5. Engagement Models

Flexible + Targeted

Single-Device / App Audit: Deep forensic analysis of a single product.
Fleet Compliance Review: Multi-device or multi-region ecosystems.
Pre-Launch Compliance: Ensuring no blood leaks before public release.
Ongoing Advisory: Reviewing SDK/firmware changes for new bleed risks.

6. Why Actuator

Reverse Engineering Meets Regulation

We combine offensive security research, firmware analysis, and regulatory interpretation. Compliance is not paperwork—it is a technical truth about how your system behaves.

We measure the truth.

7. PCI-Aligned Mobile & Connected Device Compliance

Cardholder Data Without the Bleed

PCI DSS was built for servers, data centers, and predictable network boundaries—not for the chaotic realities of mobile applications, SDK telemetry, firmware layers, and connected devices that generate, store, and transmit sensitive data outside traditional audit visibility.

Actuator Security provides PCI-aligned technical assessments for products that handle or process cardholder data (CHD). We uncover the hidden data paths that standard PCI audits overlook:

Unintended CHD exposure through logs, caches, crash reports, or backups
Telemetry SDKs transmitting data out of compliance scope
Firmware-level storage of sensitive or residual data
Weaknesses in mobile payment integrations or tokenization flows
Connected-device pairing pathways that leak identifying or transaction-related metadata

Actuator Security Labs is not a PCI DSS certification body; instead, we perform the deep technical investigation that QSAs rely on. You take our findings to your QSA for certification sign-off—with clarity, evidence, and confidence.

8. Contact & Engagement

To scope an engagement, reach out directly:

Email Us

Include a short description of your product (mobile app, device class, regions, and whether you handle cardholder data or fall under GDPR). We will respond with next steps, scoping questions, and a proposed path to stop the bleeding.

Compliance With Teeth Tracking the Blood Trail, Stitching the Wounds.