Build a cybersecurity posture that your board can defend. We advise on Zero Trust architecture, SASE/SSE frameworks, MSSP selection, and compliance alignment — with a focus on practical risk reduction over checkbox security.
Most mid-market organizations have a cybersecurity stack that grew reactively — a firewall here, an endpoint solution there, an MSSP contract signed after a scare. The result is a collection of point solutions with gaps, overlaps, and a total cost that's hard to justify. And when the board asks "are we protected?", there's no clean answer.
My Cybersecurity & SSE Strategy practice brings clarity to that question. Starting with a structured posture assessment, I evaluate where your actual risks are — not the theoretical ones in a compliance checklist, but the practical gaps that a motivated attacker would exploit. From there, I help you build a roadmap that closes those gaps in priority order, without overspending on vendor-marketed solutions that don't match your threat profile.
I have deep expertise in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Security Service Edge (SSE) architectures, Zero Trust network design, MSSP evaluation, and compliance alignment for frameworks including SOC 2, NIST, CIS, and HIPAA. My advisory is vendor-neutral — I evaluate providers including Zscaler, Netskope, Palo Alto, Fortinet, CrowdStrike, and others against your specific requirements, not based on margin or relationships.
A structured review of your current security controls, architecture, policies, and incident response capabilities. We identify material gaps against your threat profile and compliance obligations, and prioritize them by risk severity and remediation cost.
Design a target-state security architecture appropriate for your organization — whether that's a SASE/SSE consolidation, Zero Trust network segmentation, identity-centric security, or a hybrid approach. We map the architecture to your business operations and risk appetite.
Run a rigorous, vendor-neutral evaluation of security platform and MSSP candidates. Develop RFP requirements, conduct demos, score responses, and negotiate contracts — ensuring you're selecting on technical merit and commercial value, not vendor relationships.
Map your security posture to the compliance frameworks relevant to your industry. Develop board-level security reporting that translates technical risk into business language — giving your leadership team the visibility they need to govern effectively.
Posture assessment and architecture engagements typically run 4–6 weeks. Full advisory through vendor selection is typically 8–12 weeks. Retainer-based ongoing advisory is available for organizations that need a virtual CISO function or ongoing board reporting support.
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