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Know the technical risks behind your software.

Software risks do not always show up in governance reporting, delivery updates or surface checks. Compass combines live application checks with specialist assessment when the decision needs deeper technical evidence.

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PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Three ways to understand software risk.

Use Compass Scan for a live application check, register interest in the future Compass Code product, or engage Blue Top specialists for a scoped independent assessment.

01
SOFTWARE

Compass Scan

Check a live application for security, readiness, privacy, service and search issues that deserve attention.

  • Scan Lite core signals across assessment areas
  • Scan Full deeper evidence and verification workflows
  • Supporting evidence
  • Guidance and reporting
02
SOFTWARE

Compass Code

A future extension into source code, dependencies, testing and engineering practices.

  • Source code
  • Dependencies
  • Testing
  • Engineering practices
03
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Compass Assessment

A scoped assessment led by experienced specialists for questions that require deeper technical and organisational context.

  • Architecture and code
  • Databases and dependencies
  • Delivery and operations
  • Remediation priorities

Choose the right starting point.

CapabilityCompass ScanCompass CodeCompass Assessment
Access
Live application checksLite or FullNoAs agreed
Source-code examinationNoComing soonAs agreed
Specialist-led assessmentNoNoYes
Report
Supporting evidenceVaries by Scan levelComing soonScoped examination
GuidanceScan FullComing soonSpecialist recommendations
ReportingScan Full PDFComing soonAs agreed
Availability
AvailabilityPrivate betaComing soonProfessional service
Private beta

Compass Scan

Checks for publicly accessible applications

Access

  • Live application checksLite or Full
  • Source-code examinationNo
  • Specialist-led assessmentNo

Report

  • Supporting evidenceVaries by Scan level
  • GuidanceScan Full
  • ReportingScan Full PDF
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TECHNOLOGY LIABILITY

When technical debt becomes business exposure.

As complexity, dependencies and operational risk accumulate, software becomes harder to change, support and remediate.

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Technology liability curve showing manageable debt progressing through accelerating cost and risk to material business exposure.
  1. 01
    Manageable DebtLow risk / high flexibility
  2. 02
    Accelerating Cost & RiskDiminishing options
  3. 03
    Technology LiabilityMaterial business exposure

Who Compass is for.

Software Owners & Product Leaders

See what may make the software harder to maintain, operate and change. Specialist assessment can clarify the risk.

Explore for Software owners

IT Audit & Technology Risk

Examine implementation, vendor delivery and remediation priorities without building a software-engineering assessment team internally.

Explore for IT audit

Security & Risk Partners

Connect technical weaknesses to lifecycle risk, engineering controls, operational practices and the work needed for sustainable remediation.

Explore for Security & risk

ANONYMISED CASE STUDY

Inside an independent assessment of a complex healthcare platform.

The assessment revealed recurring weaknesses across security, maintainability and software delivery.

Read the case study
20production components400k+lines of code~300database tables0%automated test coverage33%code duplication53%tables without primary keys

NEXT STEP

Start with a live application check or discuss a deeper assessment.

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