Cybersecurity & KYC/AML Compliance in Heraklion, Greece: overview
Tourism and research. That mix of activity is exactly where cybersecurity & KYC/AML compliance projects usually start.
Security engineering, KYC/AML onboarding, transaction monitoring and audit readiness. Delivered remotely from India with 4.5–5.5 hours of daily overlap.
Heraklion at a glance
Business districts
Most of the activity in Heraklion is concentrated in the city centre and Science and Technology Park of Crete. We regularly support companies based in these areas.
Economy and key industries
Tourism and research. These sectors drive most of the software demand we see in Heraklion.
Talent and universities
University of Crete and FORTH. Local teams often pair with our engineers in India to add capacity and specialist skills.
Connectivity and infrastructure
Heraklion Airport. We plan hosting, latency and integrations with this in mind.
Why Heraklion companies invest in software
With tourism and research, businesses in Heraklion face growing pressure to digitise operations, serve customers online and integrate with partners. The most common requests we receive from Heraklion are cybersecurity & KYC/AML compliance.
Because Heraklion draws talent from University of Crete and FORTH, many companies here run lean in-house teams and use NNT Software to add product engineering, QA, DevOps or AI skills on demand — with delivery scheduled around EET working hours.
How we would approach a project in Heraklion
- Start with the workflows that matter most to tourism and research — usually sanctions & pep screening and audit readiness.
- Meet stakeholders in the city centre or online for a one-to-two-week discovery workshop.
- Plan hosting and integrations around heraklion Airport and the EET working day.
- Combine your local team — often hired from University of Crete — with NNT engineers for design, development and QA.
- Release in two-week sprints and review results with your Heraklion team every fortnight.
How Heraklion businesses use cybersecurity & KYC/AML compliance
Sanctions & PEP screening
Real-time screening against global lists. Shipping companies in Heraklion usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on on-time delivery rate and cost per drop.
Audit readiness
Controls and evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS. Shipping companies in Heraklion usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on on-time delivery rate and cost per drop.
Privacy engineering
GDPR/PDPL data mapping, consent and deletion workflows. Shipping companies in Heraklion usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on on-time delivery rate and cost per drop.
Security hardening
Pen-test remediation, secrets management and SIEM logging. Shipping companies in Heraklion usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on on-time delivery rate and cost per drop.
KYC / KYB onboarding
ID, liveness, document and company verification flows. Shipping companies in Heraklion usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on on-time delivery rate and cost per drop.
AML monitoring
Rules and ML-based alerts with case management. Shipping companies in Heraklion usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on on-time delivery rate and cost per drop.
What cybersecurity & kyc/aml compliance includes for Heraklion clients
Sanctions & PEP screening
Real-time screening against global lists.
Audit readiness
Controls and evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS.
Privacy engineering
GDPR/PDPL data mapping, consent and deletion workflows.
Security hardening
Pen-test remediation, secrets management and SIEM logging.
KYC / KYB onboarding
ID, liveness, document and company verification flows.
AML monitoring
Rules and ML-based alerts with case management.
Hosting for Heraklion projects
For low latency in Heraklion and compliance with EU GDPR, we usually recommend Frankfurt, Ireland or another EU region to stay within GDPR transfer rules.
Localising cybersecurity & KYC/AML compliance for Heraklion
Business in Heraklion is mainly conducted in Greek. We build interfaces, notifications and documents ready for those languages, and plan releases around the EET working day.
Cybersecurity & KYC/AML Compliance pricing for Heraklion
Priced as per your requirements and budget, quoted in EUR or USD, after a free discovery call.
Working with a Heraklion team
We work with 4.5–5.5 hours of daily overlap (EET). You get a named project manager, weekly demos and written status reports.
Next steps
Ready to discuss cybersecurity & KYC/AML compliance in Heraklion? Here is how to get started with NNT Software:
- Share your goals, users, must-have features and timeline through the contact form, email or WhatsApp.
- Join a free 30-minute discovery call with a solution architect — we sign an NDA first if you prefer.
- Receive a written proposal within 48 hours: scope, milestones, team, timeline and fixed estimate.
- Kick off with a discovery workshop and see working software in your first sprint demo.