Four core practice areas. A supporting capability layer.
Engagements are scoped against specific outcomes, not generic deliverables. Most clients begin with one core area and expand from there.
The primary advisory engagements.
Virtual CISO (vCISO)
Executive-level security leadership and decision support embedded into the organization. The vCISO holds risk posture, control direction, and the cadence the executive team and board run on.
- —An approved security strategy and 12–18 month investment plan the board can defend
- —A standing risk-decision and reporting cadence at the executive and board level
- —Documented risk acceptances, control trade-offs, and program ownership leadership can point to
Risk & Compliance
Diagnose enterprise risk exposure and build an audit-ready governance and compliance program — SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or NIST CSF — with the controls and cadence to operate between audits.
- —A prioritized executive risk register with named owners and target dates
- —A defensible control architecture and audit-ready evidence for the chosen framework
- —A governance cadence that keeps the program operating between audit cycles
Security Operations
Define and stabilize the operational security model that runs day-to-day protection, monitoring, and vendor governance — with documented ownership and measurable expectations.
- —A defined operating model with documented ownership across detection, response, and vendors
- —Measurable expectations on MSSPs and tooling, tied to coverage decisions leadership has signed off on
- —Reduced alert noise and documented escalation paths for the events that warrant response
Incident Response & Management
Executive-led coordination across the full incident lifecycle — with documented decision authority across internal teams, counsel, insurers, and external responders.
- —A tested IR plan with named decision rights for the first hour through recovery
- —Tabletop-validated readiness across executives, counsel, and technical teams
- —Documented post-incident decisions and program changes the board can review
Supporting work scoped alongside core engagements.
Threat Management
Vulnerability and exposure management aligned to business priority — what to fix, in what order, and how to stop the queue from running the program.
- ›Vulnerability program design
- ›Exposure prioritization
- ›Threat-informed defense
Penetration Testing
Scoped, targeted testing focused on systems and risks that matter, with findings written for executives and engineering — and a clear remediation path.
- ›External & internal testing
- ›Application & cloud focus
- ›Executive-ready findings
Infrastructure & Cloud Security
Architectural review and hardening across cloud and hybrid environments — identity, segmentation, data flow, and the controls that meaningfully reduce blast radius.
- ›Cloud architecture review
- ›Identity & access design
- ›Segmentation & data flow
Have a specific scope in mind?
Tell us the operating context and what decision is forcing the work. A 30–45 minute advisory call will clarify the right starting engagement — diagnostic, build, retainer, or a sequence.