About YDC.is | Real expertise. Named accountability. No anonymous brick walls.

What makes this different

Senior capability, visible credentials and direct accountability.

YDC is designed for organisations that need more than generic compliance support. We help clients achieve demanding outcomes such as Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 readiness, supplier assurance, investor diligence and ongoing governance improvement with experienced people who can work credibly across security, technology and business leadership.

UK company structureYour Digital CTO Ltd is an active UK company with a clear legal entity behind YDC.is.

Recognised credentialsSenior qualifications across security, architecture, cloud, governance and technology leadership.

Practical delivery modelConsultancy-led delivery supported by Protects to keep governance live after the project ends.

Leadership profiles

The people clients actually work with.

When clients engage YDC, they are not handed off to an anonymous delivery layer. The senior people you meet are the same people shaping the work, reviewing the evidence and taking responsibility for the quality of the outcome.

Head of Professional Services

Paul Reynolds

Security architecture, regulatory compliance and technology leadership

Paul Reynolds has spent 25 years operating at the intersection of security architecture, regulatory compliance, and technology leadership. He has advised UK Government, designed critical national infrastructure, led architecture teams of 50 across £500m transformation programmes, and built platforms that handle over £800bn in annual financial flows. He now applies that experience directly to regulated SMEs through YDC.

He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Chartered IT Professional, and holds ISO 27001 Lead Implementer certification. He is SC cleared, TOGAF certified, and holds 12 Microsoft Azure certifications alongside AWS Solutions Architect accreditation. He is a Principal Cyber Security Professional with the UK Cyber Security Council and an assessor for the BCS Fellowship programme.

CISSP FBCS CITP ISO 27001 Lead Implementer TOGAF SC Cleared

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Fractional CTO and technology strategy

Ryan Bishop

Board-level technology leadership, product delivery and governance insight

Ryan Bishop brings board-level technology leadership and a deep background in software design, product development, and operational delivery. He has held COO and senior leadership roles across technology businesses, with particular strength in fintech, where he understands both the commercial pressures and the governance obligations that come with operating in regulated markets.

As a fractional CTO, Ryan provides the kind of senior technology oversight that growing businesses need but rarely have in-house. He helps organisations get their technology strategy right, their product decisions grounded in operational reality, and their leadership team properly informed on the risks and opportunities in front of them. He has built and scaled SaaS products from early concept through to commercial maturity, and understands what good governance looks like from both sides of the table.

He is a CISSP and an MBCS Chartered IT Professional, giving him the security literacy to work directly alongside Paul on engagements where governance, technology, and business leadership need to operate in the same room.

CISSP MBCS Chartered IT Professional Fractional CTO Fintech leadership

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Specialist capability

Recognised capability in the areas clients usually care about most.

YDC is strongest where security, governance and commercial pressure meet. That usually means certification, audit readiness, insurer questions, client due diligence, supplier oversight and the need to keep evidence current after the immediate deadline has passed.

Cyber Essentials and CE+

Paul is an IASME-accredited lead assessor for Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, Assurance, and Baseline. He has supported and assessed organisations ranging from early-stage businesses to large multi-site operations, across sectors including fintech, healthtech, legal, accountancy, and central government supply chains.

ISO 27001

We have designed and implemented ISO 27001-aligned Information Security Management Systems across multiple industries, including financial services, healthcare, SaaS, and professional services. Our implementations go beyond documentation. They are built to be operational, evidenced, and maintainable by the organisations that own them.

Audit and certification support

We provide audit support at every stage of the certification journey, from initial gap analysis and internal audit through to Stage 1 and Stage 2 certification body engagements and annual surveillance. No non-compliances of any kind have been noted in any engagement we have supported.

What this means for you

Direct support, sharper answers and less delivery theatre.

When you work with YDC, you are working directly with us, and our team of consultants. No inexperienced account managers, no juniors. The person who assesses your environment, writes your risk register, and signs off your evidence is the same person who has done it for UK Government, in NHS-linked programmes, and across two decades of regulated industry work.

A Protects subscription gives you direct access to that expertise when you need it. For audits, for renewals, for the moment something unexpected lands and you need a qualified answer quickly.

Named accountability

You know who owns the outcome.

Clients gain confidence faster when responsibility is visible. YDC is structured around direct senior accountability rather than account-management layers.

Experience where it counts

The advice is grounded in regulated delivery.

The work is informed by experience across government, fintech, healthcare, SaaS and professional services where governance quality matters commercially.

Operational support afterwards

Protects helps keep the work live.

Risk, policies, training, suppliers, assets and evidence can stay in one joined-up platform rather than drifting back into disconnected tools and spreadsheets.

Credentials

Selected credentials and professional recognition.

CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer - IBITGQ

IASME Lead Assessor - CE, CE+, Assurance, Baseline

FBCS - Fellow of the British Computer Society

CITP - Chartered IT Professional

CSTM - Cyber Scheme Team Member (CHECK eligible)

TOGAF 9.1 - Enterprise Architecture

Azure Certified (x12) including Cyber Security Architect Expert

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

BCS Fellowship Assessor

Principal Cyber Security Professional - UK Cyber Security Council

SC Cleared

Get in touch

If you want to understand where we can help and what it would involve, start with a conversation.

We will ask a few straightforward questions and give you an honest view of where you stand.

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Real expertise. Named accountability. No anonymous brick walls.

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