What is Cybersecurity and What Does It Mean for Your Business?

Cybersecurity is the practice of deploying people, policies, processes, tools and technologies to protect organizations, their critical systems and sensitive information from digital attacks.

The Risk

Cybersecurity is a business problem that has been presented to Boards and Committees for years, and yet accountability still lies primarily with IT leaders.

In the 2022 Gartner Board of Directors Survey, 88% of board members classified cybersecurity as a business risk; just 12% called it a technology risk. Still, a 2021 survey showed that the CIO, the chief information security officer (CISO) or their equivalent were held accountable for cybersecurity at 85% of organizations. (Source: Gartner)

Available Services

1. Policies and Procedures Review (IT & Information Security)

2. External Scans (vulnerabilities, ports, protocols, services, etc.)

3. Internal Vulnerability Scanning (network, servers, PCs, etc.)

4. Identity Management Assessment (privileged accounts, passwords, processes)

5. Penetration Testing

6. I & T  Risk Assessment

7. Risk Register/Matrix Support

8. Third Party Vendor Risk Assessment

9. InfoSec Requirement/WISP program support

10. Microsoft 365 Security Benchmark

11. Reporting and Documentation Platform

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Engagement Model – Phases & Steps

Phase 1: Risk Assessment

Phase 2: vCISO Support

model of vCISO Objectives and Tasks
  • An experienced Cybersecurity Executive available to advise your organization, on a part-time basis that meets your needs
  • Significant cost savings over hiring a full-time CISO with flexibility to expand based on mission requirements
  • Advantages of an outside perspective (“fresh set of eyes”)
  • Aligned partner who is “invested” in your success
  • Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the most common Cyber and Physical Security products and services available in the market
  • Threat expert who monitors the ever-changing risk environment
  • Implementation of an Information Security (InfoSec ) Program.
  • Improved security posture

vCISO Support Objectives & Tasks

Technical Risk Assessment

  • Appoint dedicated Consultant
  • Conduct an initial cybersecurity technical assessment (current state)

Identify Security Controls

  • Create findings document with program recommendations (Future State)

Resource Initiatives

  • Draft Cybersecurity Mission, Vision, Strategy, & Implementation documents
  • Adopt an information security framework (NIST, etc.) / Maturity Model
  • Brief the Board management to gain their buy-in (intellectually & financially

Implement Security Controls

  • Separate Information Security from IT (Priorities & Budget)
  • Roll-out InfoSec Program
  • Make employee awareness training one of the top priorities
  • Invest in tools to provide Cyber Protection & Situational Awareness

Measure Effectiveness

  • Select 5 relevant metrics and automate their collection
  • Brief leadership at least 3 times annually on your progress / challenges

vCISO Support Plans

Bronze

  • Baseline I & T Risk Assessment
  • Monthly External Vulnerability Scan with report for (1) public IP Address
  • Monthly Website scan with report (1) site.
  • 1 Hr. monthly report review with Cyber expert.

Silver

Includes all services in Bronze plus:

  • Monthly Internal IP Scan with Report. Fee is per IP address..
  • Cyber Incident Response Plan
  • End-user Technology and Data Use Policy.
  • Bi- monthly Teams call (1 hr.) to track initiatives/issues.

Gold

Includes all services in Silver plus:

  • InfoSec Requirement/WISP document and support
  • Pentesting
  • Implementation of (1) InfoSec framework (NIST, CMMC, SOC2.)
  • Risk Register Support

Ala Carte

  • vCISO Hourly
  • Security Awareness Training
  • Policy Authoring
  • IT Continuity Plan
  • Microsoft 365 Security Benchmark
  • Touché Appliance (Coming Soon)

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