“Mondas has played a pivotal role in strengthening InstaVolt’s cybersecurity posture by consolidating our third-party security tools onto the CrowdStrike AI-ready security platform. This integration facilitates company-wide visibility, enabling market-leading threat intelligence, threat hunting, and swift detection and response capabilities at machine speed.”
Richard Steele, Director of IT, InstaVolt
Summary
Mondas partnered with InstaVolt, the UK’s leading Ultra-Rapid EV charging network, to refresh and consolidate its security capabilities and ensure it is AI-ready. Facing rapid business expansion and an evolving cyber threat landscape that shifted to machine-speed, multi-agent AI cyber-attacks, InstaVolt required more than legacy perimeter defences.
Within six months, Mondas successfully deployed an integrated, automated security architecture across endpoints, cloud, identity, and physical charger infrastructure, giving InstaVolt 24/7 machine-speed detection, zero-trust containment, continuous compliance, and vCISO strategic guidance.
The Challenge
As InstaVolt expanded its Ultra-Rapid EV Charging infrastructure, its physical and digital attack surface grew rapidly. Traditional periodic patching cycles, manual SOC triage, and standard 14-day patching windows are no longer sufficient against autonomous AI agents that discover vulnerabilities and coordinate multi-stage attacks in seconds.
InstaVolt’s security scope quickly expanded from basic Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to comprehensive operational resilience:
- High-Velocity AI Cyber Threats: Emerging threats, from multi-agent swarms using covert channels to automated exploitation tools discovering legacy zero-days in seconds.
- Physical-to-Digital Touchpoints: Securing ultra-rapid EV charging “Super Hubs” from external tampering, operational disruption, and lateral network movement.
- Data & Identity Protection: Securing sensitive corporate, user, and operational data across hybrid cloud and remote architectures.
- Regulatory & AI Governance Mandates: Aligning operations with the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (2026), NCSC guidance, ISO 27001, and NIS 2 standards.
The Solution
Mondas introduced a structured “design-first” methodology and deployed dedicated vCISO leadership to engineer a machine-speed, predictive defensive architecture.
1. Machine-Speed Detection & Automated Response
Mondas deployed CrowdStrike as the AI-ready security foundation across endpoints, identity, and cloud environments. Mondas seamlessly integrated all telemetry into its 24/7 SOC and Next-Gen SIEM. Combining Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) with expert human analyst oversight, Mondas isolates compromised endpoints, revokes machine tokens, and neutralises threats in seconds.
2. Egress Controls & Multi-Agent Swarm Containment
To defend against multi-agent AI swarms using external proxies or covert channels:
- Strict outbound egress filtering and continuous proxy monitoring block malicious command-and-control links.
- Zero-trust micro-segmentation prevents lateral movement across charging networks and cloud environments.
- Append-only, Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) log ingestion strategies enforce log immutability, ensuring untampered forensic audit trails even if AI agents attempt trace-wiping.
3. Real-Time Exposure & Vulnerability Management
Rather than waiting for traditional patching cycles or Patch Tuesday:
- Mondas utilises CrowdStrike Exposure Management and AI-driven Attack Path Analysis to prioritise critical patches.
- Dynamic compensating controls, such as virtual patching via Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and endpoint rules, shield exposed zero-day vulnerabilities instantly.
4. Super Hub Penetration Testing
Mondas offensive security experts conducted rigorous penetration testing specifically targeting InstaVolt’s ultra-rapid EV charging Super Hubs, proactively uncovering vulnerabilities and providing actionable remediation to ensure physical-to-digital resilience.
5. Adaptive Governance & Regulatory Compliance
Led by vCISO Lance Nevill, Mondas embedded automated security compliance frameworks using Vanta and integrated ITIL v5 principles directly into Jira workflows:
- Live dashboards replaced ad-hoc firefighting and manual change advisory boards with automated approval tracks.
- Formalised internal AI governance and deterministic guardrails ensure full compliance with NCSC guidelines, ISO 27001, NIS 2 UK, and the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.
The Outcome
By shifting from reactive management to machine-speed, predictive resilience, InstaVolt achieved board-level security maturity while supporting unhindered physical expansion:
| Key Focus Area | Before Mondas Partnership | After Mondas Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Threat Response | Manual SOC triage & periodic patching cycles | 24/7 automated SOAR containment in seconds & real-time virtual patching |
| AI Attack Defense | Vulnerable to multi-agent swarms & fast zero-day exploits | Zero-trust micro-segmentation, egress filtering, & WORM log immutability |
| Infrastructure Security | Rapidly expanding physical-to-digital attack surface | Targeted Super Hub penetration testing & unified asset-centric visibility |
| Governance & Compliance | Spreadsheet tracking & manual approval bottlenecks | Automated Vanta compliance, ITIL Jira integration, & vCISO strategic leadership |
Delivered Solutions & Services
- 24/7 Managed SOC & Next-Gen SIEM (SOAR & Machine-Speed Response)
- CrowdStrike Security Platform (EDR / AIDR, Cloud & Identity Security, Exposure Management)
- Virtual CISO (vCISO) Services & Cyber Security Strategy
- Super Hub Penetration Testing & Offensive Security
- Automated Compliance & Corporate Governance (Vanta, NCSC, ISO 27001, NIS 2, Cyber Security & Resilience Bill 2026)
