Advisory to Security Leaders

Get help, advice or a trusted sparring partner for your CISO. Get support for lobbying top management or the board of directors to overcome resistance when presenting security initiatives.

Could you as a CISO or other security leader benefit from a second opinion or a sparring partner when building new security strategies or evaluating existing plans? Or do you encounter resistance when presenting your security initiatives to top management and need help communicating or lobbying? Improsec’s Advisory to Security Leaders service helps technically strong security leaders succeed in getting their security initiatives understood and prioritized by decision-makers. Advisory to Security Leaders service provides a neutral party for sparring and consulting all levels of security leaders.

Value

  • Enables decision-makers to understand the cyber threats and risks within the organization including insider threats and the potential impact on the business.

  • Enables decisions makers to specify security initiatives in an acceptable balance between security and business requirements.

  • Provides a neutral party to speak or to discuss cyber risk with decision-makers on behalf of the CISO or CIO to prioritize the right security initiatives

  • Provides coaching or sparring from an experienced CISO to optimize your initiatives and success as a CISO or CIO

Product

  • Advising/sparring/coaching existing Security Management (e.g., CISO or CIO)

  • Advisory on prioritizing, reporting, and communicating cyber security

  • Speaking or discussing cyber risk with decision-makers

  • A technical section including detailed observations and tangible recommendations to improve the security level and hardening of the infrastructure

Method

Based on dialogue and a conversational evaluation with one of our experienced Security leaders, we can provide advisory/sparring to the CISO or CIO. If needed, we can speak to boards or top management on behalf of security or IT management and deliver experienced leadership and advisory for the C-level on strategic cyber risk decisions and prioritization. Moreover, we deliver advice on needed resources and selecting activities to meet security requirements.

Involvement

The delivery requires minimal involvement of your technical staff.