About Northikon
Connect and Secure®
A cybersecurity and identity security consulting group founded in 2015 — built on the conviction that enterprise-quality security programs should not require enterprise-sized budgets.
Our Mission
Security That Enables — Not Just Protects
We build security programs that protect what matters without slowing down the people who build the business. Every engagement is designed around one question: does this make the organization more secure without making it less effective?
Identity was the starting point — because identity is the new perimeter. As networks dissolved and cloud adoption accelerated, the question shifted from “is this device on our network?” to “is this the right person, with the right access, at the right time?”
That question has now extended into cybersecurity strategy, compliance, and AI governance — where the same principle applies. Enable the business. Secure the assets. Do not confuse the two.
Our Vision
Lead at the Frontier of Cybersecurity and AI Governance
The security landscape is shifting faster than most organizations can track. AI agents are proliferating. Compliance requirements are multiplying. The attack surface is expanding into places that traditional security programs were never designed to reach.
Northikon is positioning at that frontier — building the consulting depth and proprietary platforms that organizations will need as AI governance becomes non-negotiable and cybersecurity evolves from a compliance exercise into a business-critical discipline.
Cybersecurity is our foundation. AI governance is our bet. Both are built on a decade of identity security expertise that most of the industry is only now catching up to.
The Group
Three Entities, One Team
Northikon operates as a group of complementary entities — US consulting, US advisory, and offshore engineering — integrated under a single delivery model.
Blockstripe Inc.
Texas C-Corp · United States
The US-based flagship entity — client-facing delivery, enterprise accounts, and strategic consulting programs. BSI holds client relationships and is the primary contracting entity for engagements in the United States.
Northikon Inc.
California S-Corp · United States
Strategic advisory, technology consulting, and specialized solution architecture. NI focuses on high-complexity advisory mandates and is the entity through which the group engages West Coast clients and strategic partners.
Blockstripe Technologies LLP
India LLP · Offshore Engineering
The offshore engineering center. BTPL powers the implementation, development, and testing capacity that enables the group to deliver enterprise-quality programs at mid-market price points — senior offshore talent working alongside onshore architects.
Our Journey
Built One Engagement at a Time
From a single-practice IAM boutique to a multi-practice cybersecurity and AI governance group.
Founded
Blockstripe founded as an IAM consulting boutique, bringing Fortune 500-grade identity security expertise to mid-market and regulated-industry clients.
Early Enterprise
First enterprise engagements across healthcare and public sector — including County of Los Angeles and Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services.
Texas Expansion
Blockstripe Inc. established as Texas C-Corp. Offshore delivery model formalized with the India team, enabling the enterprise quality / mid-market pricing model.
Remote-First Scale
Fully distributed delivery model proved out at scale during the pandemic. GE and TriNet engagements added to the client roster. Offshore team grows.
PAM & Saviynt
Privileged Access Management practice expanded. Saviynt partnership established. Zero-downtime CyberArk deployment at Ross Stores — 20,000+ identities, 1,800+ servers.
Cybersecurity Practice
Cybersecurity Strategy launched as a standalone practice. NIST, SOC 2, and HIPAA compliance programs added alongside the existing IAM portfolio.
AI Governance
Agentic AI Governance practice launched. Sextant™ development begins — born from a decade of assessment experience and client demand for automation.
Sextant Alpha
Sextant Engine v0.4 reaches Alpha. NexusGuard — the AI governance platform — conceptualized as a companion product addressing AI cost, security, and control gaps.
Platform Launch
Sextant™ Q4 2026 launch. NexusGuard in active development. Partnerships ecosystem established across product, service, and vendor channels.
Our Values
What We Believe
These values were present when Northikon was one person and one engagement. They are still the standard every team member is held to today.
Integrity
We say what we believe and recommend what serves the client — not what is most profitable for us. If we cannot help, we say so. If another firm or solution is better suited for your situation, we will tell you that too.
Teamwork
One team across three entities and two continents. Onshore architects and offshore engineers working to the same standards, the same accountability, and a single delivery model. Our clients engage the team — not just the front of the room.
Innovation
We do not wait for the market to define the next security frontier. We moved into cybersecurity strategy before clients were asking for it, and into AI governance while others were still debating whether it was real. Innovation means seeing what matters before it becomes a crisis — and building for it.
Social Responsibility
The organizations we protect — healthcare systems, government agencies, public institutions — serve communities. When we secure them, we are securing the people who depend on them. We bring that weight to every engagement, and to how we operate as a firm.
Leadership
The People Behind the Programs
Praveen Nori
Founder & Managing Director
Identity security practitioner since 2002. Built Northikon from a single IAM engagement into a multi-practice cybersecurity group spanning four disciplines and three global entities.
Kalyan Gaddam
VP of Operations
Drives operational excellence across delivery, client success, and internal processes. Kalyan keeps the machine running — ensuring every engagement is staffed, scoped, and delivered to specification.
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Whether you need strategic guidance, implementation delivery, or access to our proprietary assessment platform — let's have a conversation.