Watson Hall Ltd
UK > London > Clerkenwell
Website security and privacy consultancy, that works with site owners, designers and developers (London and Edinburgh)
Watson Hall helps United Kingdom organisations with their website and application information security and privacy requirements.
If you need help with information security policies, privacy impact assessments, risk assessments, security design, threat modelling, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, security verification, code review, securing CMSs, HTTPS (SSL over HTTP) configuration, server hardening, database hardening, firewall configuration, web application firewall (WAF) selection, configuration and management, operational practices, fraud, hacked/hacking and other and incident investigation hackers prevention or data disposal, contact us for a confidential discussion without any obligation.
All undertaken with a flair for design, consideration for usability and a smile.
Clients and Projects
Industry Sectors:
Media & Communication
Tends to work with:
Private Companies
General location of clients: London and the south east
Latest Project
Ecommerce Website
Customer orders were being manipulated and the company were losing sales revenue. Watson Hall investigated the web site looking for common vulnerabilities, determined how the payment system was being circumvented and provided suggestions to secure the e-commerce site.
What We Have Achieved
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Interview
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Practical information privacy and security”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Greater specialisation as design agencies take security and privacy matters on board more themselves - building security and privacy into the process.”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Family names of the founders.”
Company Overview
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish
No. of Employees: 1-5
Established: 2007
Joined WWDC: 31 March 2010
Ecommerce Website
- Development
Customer orders were being manipulated and the company were losing sales revenue. Watson Hall investigated the web site looking for common vulnerabilities, determined how the payment system was being circumvented and provided suggestions to secure the e-commerce site.
Languages: N/A
Project type: E-commerce
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Media & Communication
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Custom
Online Payment System: Third party payment provider
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: .NET, ASP, , ColdFusion, CSS, Flash, (X)HTML, J2ME, Java, JavaScript, msSQL, mySQL, PERL/CGI, PHP, PostgreSQL, WAP / WML, , XML, Payments
Completion date: March 2009
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WWDC:
What's your name and position in the company?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Colin Watson, Technical Director”
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Practical information privacy and security”
WWDC:
What's your business philosophy?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Extremely high standards with good value-for-money.”
WWDC:
Describe your office environment.
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Very efficient.”
WWDC:
Describe how your team interact and work together.
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Teams are formed for each engagement with the relevant skills. These people stay with the project through to completion.”
WWDC:
What makes you different from other web design companies?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”We complement the work of traditional wen design companies, providing specialist input on the security and privacy aspects. Sometimes we are working for the client, and sometimes for the design company.”
WWDC:
How do you get the majority of your business?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Referral by existing clients.”
WWDC:
Describe how you manage projects from the initial client contact to completion and handover.
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Define the project scope as specifically as possible and provide a fixed-cost quotation against clear deliverables and timescales.”
WWDC:
What do you think is the most crucial element of creating a good client relationship?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Providing a positive benefit to their business.”
WWDC:
How do you manage demanding clients?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Demanding clients are our preference - we keep them informed every step of the way so that expectations are shared, and delivered by us.”
WWDC:
If a client was trying to decide between a shortlist of web design companies, how would you recommend they go about selecting the right one for them?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Meet face-to-face with the actual team you will be working with and see if you the personalities can work together.”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Greater specialisation as design agencies take security and privacy matters on board more themselves - building security and privacy into the process.”
WWDC:
Where do you see the web design industry in the future?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Some consolidation but there's plenty of space for a multitude of companies and new start-ups.”
WWDC:
What computers do you have use in your offices, PCs or Macs?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Both PC and Mac”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Family names of the founders.”
WWDC:
If you were to give your clients one tip on how to get the most from their website what would it be?
Watson Hall Ltd:
”Test everything.”