Sunbytes

Sunbytes Sunbytes is a Dutch technology company (HQ: the Netherlands) with a delivery hub in Vietnam.

For 14 years, we’ve helped clients worldwide Transform · Secure · Accelerate—turning strategy into reliable delivery, with security built in. Since our modest beginnings as a close-knit trio in 2011, Sunbytes has grown into a dependable IT resource and solution partner. What truly distinguishes us is our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences, driven by our intensive

industry and technical expertise. We have teams in West and East Europe, South East Asia, and South America. We offer committed and tailored solutions to our clients, with an aim to propel their businesses' technological abilities to the next level:

- Dedicated resource services
- Recruitment services
- Custom software development

For more information, please visit our website at https://sunbytes.io

The wrong development team rarely fails on day one.It fails slowly.Deadlines stretch. Assumptions go unchallenged. Veloc...
17/02/2026

The wrong development team rarely fails on day one.

It fails slowly.

Deadlines stretch. Assumptions go unchallenged. Velocity drops after sprint three. Suddenly, your roadmap is at risk.

Finding a software team isn’t difficult. Finding the right one — that aligns with your product vision and delivery expectations — is.

When selecting the vendors, references, case studies, location, and price matter, but those don’t tell you how the partnership will perform under pressure.

If you are evaluating a dedicated development team, focus on three things:

1️⃣ Technical depth — Can they architect for scale, not just ship features?

2️⃣ Communication & cultural alignment — Will they challenge you, or just execute tickets?

3️⃣ Delivery maturity — Structured sprints and QA, or reactive firefighting?

We’ve turned this into a practical evaluation framework for tech leaders. Read the full guide in the comments. 👇

In your experience — what caused the biggest friction in external tech partnerships?

Our Vietnamese office is going offline for a quick recharge....Because we will celebrate one of the biggest holidays - t...
12/02/2026

Our Vietnamese office is going offline for a quick recharge....

Because we will celebrate one of the biggest holidays - the Lunar New Year!

Before building what’s next in 2026, we believe in recharging the people who make it happen.

The year ahead is about: Bigger ambitions, smarter scaling, stronger digital foundations, and partnerships that go the distance.

We’re excited for what we’ll build together in 2026, with fresh energy, sharper focus, and the same commitment to helping you grow securely and sustainably.

📅 Our Vietnam team will be on holiday from 14 – 22 February. We’ll be back — ready to move further, faster, together.

Happy Lunar New Year! ✨

#2026

Behind every successful delivery is a team that stays and shows up.Last week, the Sunbytes team came together for our 20...
10/02/2026

Behind every successful delivery is a team that stays and shows up.

Last week, the Sunbytes team came together for our 2025 Year-End Party. Not just to celebrate, but to recognize something we believe strongly in: consistent results come from stable, committed teams.

In a year where many companies struggled with talent churn, delivery delays, and misalignment, our focus stayed the same: building teams that take ownership, work as partners, and grow with our clients.

This is what we celebrated:

👉 Teams that stayed the course

👉 Partnerships built on trust, not transactions

👉 Progress made through collaboration, not shortcuts

Once again, to our clients and partners: thank you for trusting us with your teams and your growth. We’re heading into 2026 with the same mindset — long-term thinking, reliable ex*****on, and people who truly care about the outcome.

#2025

“We need to scale—let’s look at India or Vietnam.”If this is how your 2026 planning starts, you’re picking a country — n...
04/02/2026

“We need to scale—let’s look at India or Vietnam.”

If this is how your 2026 planning starts, you’re picking a country — not a delivery model.

Strong teams don’t ask “Which option is cheapest?”
They ask: “Which region helps us deliver consistently, with the least friction?”

Here’s the filter we use. Your best choice depends on where friction shows up most:
• Time zone alignment — faster decisions, fewer handoffs.
• Scalability — retention + talent pipeline for long-term continuity.
• Communication — clarity under pressure (changes, incidents, deadlines).

Save this for your next hiring strategy session.

👉 What’s your biggest bottleneck right now: time zone, scalability, or communication?

Follow Sunbytes for grounded insights on scaling tech teams with intent.

NIS2 doesn’t ask what you do.It asks what you can prove.If an auditor asked today for:- Your risk acceptance decisions- ...
28/01/2026

NIS2 doesn’t ask what you do.
It asks what you can prove.

If an auditor asked today for:
- Your risk acceptance decisions
- Evidence of security oversight
- A 24-hour incident triage record

…could you produce it immediately?

Most European SMEs do security. But under NIS2, undocumented decisions become personal management liability, with fines up to €10M or 2% of global turnover.

The real risk isn’t missing controls. It’s the gap between security activity and defensible evidence.

At Sunbytes, our Secure by Design approach turns everyday security work into audit-ready proof without slowing down engineering teams.

Stop guessing your readiness. Use our NIS2 Compliance Readiness Checklist to bridge the gap:
✔ Evaluate: Assess 8 critical NIS2 categories
✔ Document: Convert answers into regulator-ready evidence
✔ Roadmap: Prioritize gaps with a clear action plan

👉Download the NIS2 Compliance Readiness Checklist in the comment section.

If you’re unsure whether your risk is missing controls or missing proof, we’ll help you turn your results into a clear, regulator-ready plan. Contact us or comment “NIS2” for a free consultation.

Most software projects don’t fail because of bad code.They fail because delivery becomes fragile:• Knowledge sits with i...
21/01/2026

Most software projects don’t fail because of bad code.

They fail because delivery becomes fragile:
• Knowledge sits with individuals
• Teams burn out or change too often
• Quality depends on who is available, not on the systems in place

In 2025, Sunbytes set out to solve this problem. Instead of just delivering more projects, we worked to make our delivery process more reliable in the long term.

What we deliberately improved:
• Deeper expertise to raise the baseline of delivery quality
• Team well-being to reduce churn and hidden delivery risk
• Active participation in the tech ecosystem to stay relevant and sharp
• Strong client feedback validating how we work
• We delivered successfully for new partners, showing we can adapt as their needs change

Why this matters for our partners:
✔ Lower delivery risk
✔ Consistent quality at scale
✔ Teams you can rely on long-term.
This is the foundation we built up in 2025, so our partners can grow with confidence in 2026 and beyond.

🎬Watch the Sunbytes 2025 Recap to see how we build delivery you can trust (link in the comments)

If your team is focused on reliable delivery in 2026, we would be glad to discuss how we can help.

Agile doesn’t fail. Fake Agile does.If Agile feels chaotic, unclear, or risky in your organization, you’re probably miss...
14/01/2026

Agile doesn’t fail. Fake Agile does.

If Agile feels chaotic, unclear, or risky in your organization, you’re probably missing the incremental delivery mindset.

Teams that validate every 2 weeks don’t wait for a “big reveal.”
They spot risks early.
They pivot faster.
They waste less money.

📊 Data backs it up: Agile projects are 3x more likely to succeed than Waterfall.

The question isn’t “Should we use Agile?”
It’s “Are we actually using it right?”

👇 We break this down in detail — link in the comments.


As 2025 comes to an end, we want to take a moment to say thank you to all our partners for trusting Sunbytes and allowin...
31/12/2025

As 2025 comes to an end, we want to take a moment to say thank you to all our partners for trusting Sunbytes and allowing our teams to be part of your journey this year.

We’re truly grateful for the collaboration, shared ambition, and milestones we’ve achieved together. As we step into 2026, we look forward to continuing the journey, strengthening our partnerships, and reaching even greater milestones together.

Wishing you a healthy, successful, and inspiring year ahead.

#2026

Beyond “Certified”: Building Continuous Security You Can Defend.Cybersecurity isn’t a checkbox. It’s continuous care.Ope...
23/12/2025

Beyond “Certified”: Building Continuous Security You Can Defend.

Cybersecurity isn’t a checkbox. It’s continuous care.

OpenAI recently removed Mixpanel from its production services after an incident that occurred inside Mixpanel’s environment. OpenAI stated this was not a breach of OpenAI’s systems, and that no chats, prompts, API keys, passwords, payment details, or credentials were exposed. The affected dataset may have included name, email, coarse location, OS/browser, referrers, and org/user IDs for certain users.

👉 Here’s the part many teams miss: Mixpanel publicly states it maintains SOC 2 Type II attestation and is ISO 27001 / ISO 27701 certified.

Yet the incident still happened — Mixpanel described it as a smishing (SMS phishing) campaign, and responded with account security actions (revoking sessions, rotating credentials, employee-wide password resets, etc.).

=> Certifications help, but they don’t eliminate risk. They’re a baseline, not a force field.

That’s why “Secure by Design” must extend beyond your codebase — into your vendor ecosystem and your operating rhythm:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 → 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 → 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞

✅ 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭: Map every third-party script/SDK, what data it touches, and what exits your boundary (real data flows, not assumptions).

✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞: Minimize data, de-identify where possible, enforce CSP/allowlists, and build a kill switch to remove a vendor fast.

✅ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞: Continuous monitoring, periodic vendor reviews, phishing resilience, and incident playbooks because the environment changes weekly, not yearly. OpenAI also noted it is expanding security reviews across its vendor ecosystem after this incident.

This is exactly why Sunbytes frames security as a continuous care cycle — 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 → 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 → 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞— so security posture stays defensible as your product (and supply chain) evolves.

What’s your take on this case? Please share your thoughts below; all perspectives are welcome.

Most software outsourcing fails because of a lack of technical governance, not a lack of talent.For a CTO, software deve...
18/12/2025

Most software outsourcing fails because of a lack of technical governance, not a lack of talent.

For a CTO, software development outsourcing shouldn’t mean handing over the keys. It means extending your engineering organisation with senior teams that follow your architecture, respect your code quality standards, and operate within your delivery framework.

Done right, outsourcing lets you add specialised capacity for niche tech stacks or legacy modernisation without disrupting your core team. Predictable costs, transparent DORA metrics, and even 24/7 development cycles that actually move the roadmap forward.

Want to make outsourcing work in practice? We break down how it works, the models to choose from, and when outsourcing actually makes sense.

👉 Read the full article before making your next scaling decision: https://sunbytes.io/blog/software-development/software-development-outsourcing/

Sunbytes has officially renewed its ISO/IEC 27001 certification.We’re happy to share that Sunbytes has renewed its ISO/I...
11/12/2025

Sunbytes has officially renewed its ISO/IEC 27001 certification.

We’re happy to share that Sunbytes has renewed its ISO/IEC 27001 certification.

For us, this isn’t just a logo on the footer. It’s the standard we use to design, build and operate everything we deliver.

ISO 27001 strengthens our Secure by Design approach:

👉 In Transform, Our Business Transformation Solutions design and develop digital platforms with security controls embedded in architecture and SDLC – not added at the end.

👉 Under Secure, our cybersecurity work is guided by clear policies, risk management, and evidence, enabling clients to confidently respond to audits and security questionnaires.

👉 With Accelerate, our workforce solutions follow the same discipline, so extra capacity never means extra risk.

As security questionnaires, audits and third-party risk checks become the norm, we want our partners to know one thing: We apply the same level of rigor to our own organisation as we recommend for theirs.

If you’re reviewing your own security posture or facing more security due diligence from customers, we’re always open to share how we approach Secure by Design at Sunbytes.

Cybersecurity alert: “Operation Hanoi Thief” campaign targeting HR & IT in Vietnam.We’re seeing increasing reports of a ...
08/12/2025

Cybersecurity alert: “Operation Hanoi Thief” campaign targeting HR & IT in Vietnam.

We’re seeing increasing reports of a cyber campaign in Vietnam known as Operation Hanoi Thief. The attack disguises malware inside job application/CV attachments, aiming to trick recruiters and IT staff into opening them.

👉 What's happening:
- The lure often arrives as an email attachment in a .zip file.
- Inside, the “CV” may look like a normal PDF, but it can actually be a disguised shortcut file (example seen in reports: a CV named “Le Xuan Son”).
- Once opened, it can trigger malware designed to steal user information and access.

👉 Why it matters:
For tech companies scaling in Vietnam, this is a reminder that recruitment operations are part of your security perimeter:
- Stolen credentials can lead to wider compromise of email, internal tools, and customer systems.
- The downstream risk isn’t just technical—it’s delivery disruption, sensitive data exposure, and reputation damage.

👉 To help you stay safe during hiring spikes, here are 5 practical actions you can apply immediately:
- Verify before you open: Save the attachment first, scan it with your security tool, and only proceed if the file type is truly what it claims (watch for double extensions like “.pdf.lnk” or “.pdf.exe”—that’s a red flag).
- Use a “safe viewing” routine: Review CVs only through your ATS/portal or an isolated viewing method (a dedicated HR device/virtual desktop/sandbox), so a single click can’t infect your main work machine.
- Make disguised files visible: Turn on “show file extensions” in Windows and adopt a rule of “save → scan → open” (never open directly from the email preview, especially when it arrives in a ZIP).
- Assume credentials are the real target: Enforce MFA on email and core tools (Microsoft/Google, VPN, Slack, GitHub/GitLab) and require unique passwords—so even if someone clicks, attackers can’t easily reuse access.
- Contain fast if a click happens: Disconnect from the network, forward the email + filename to IT/security, and reset/sign out of sessions starting with email. Then alert HR/hiring teams so the same lure doesn’t spread internally.

At Sunbytes, we apply Secure by Design to help businesses assess, plan, and strengthen their security — shifting from "Are we secure?" to "We know we’re secure".

🔒Need a baseline or roadmap? Reach out now.

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