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vCISO + vCPO

vCISO

Our Virtual CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) will help you build, optimize, and run your CyberSecurity program cost-effectively. We have expertise from formulating the strategy to tactical execution of CyberSecurity for your IT solutions to manage the risk of cyber attacks.

Provide vision and guidance

• Help drive a systematic approach to security and risk management
• Create a forward-looking CyberSecurity plan, outlining what needs to be included in the desired future state. It will provide a sense of purpose and direction.  
• Guide and advise your team on achieving your CyberSecurity and Compliance objectives, whether is to comply a regulatory requirement or establishing best practice.

Drive implementation of security and risk programs

• Ensure your strategic and tactical roadmaps are well-planned and executed, creating clear objectives and scope, followed by planning a governance
• We will secure your architecture through threat modeling and risk assessment
• Build risk programs with policies that will reduce your attack surface

Perform risk assessment, manage and mitigate risk

• Determine your risk appetite and identify your current CyberSecurity and Compliance risks, where we will determine the impact of the risks, create a mitigation plan, and create a response plan if a risk materializes

Minimize your security and compliance risks

• Jointly, we will identify applicable standards and regulations such as ISO, GDPR/CCPA, SOC, etc. We will keep abreast of any changes or updates to ensure compliance
• We will conduct compliance risk assessments to establish a structured framework outlining policies, procedures, and controls to address the risks. In addition, help you define roles and responsibilities for compliance management
• We will build your regular training, help you monitor and audit systems/processes regularly, and implement remediation measures to correct any issues promptly

Protect your asset

• Safeguard your customer data, proprietary data, and digital assets through CyberSecurity practices, including encryption, secure passwords, firewalls, and secured laptops. We will help you enforce measures such as Access Control, Change Management, Operation Security, System maintenance, Business Continuity and Security awareness and training

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vCPO

Our Virtual CPO (Chief Privacy Officer) will help you create a statement of purpose, build, and streamline day-to-day privacy operations. We will build controls, privacy and process that add value across your organization while complying with regulatory requirement such as GDPR and CCPA.

Create your privacy vision and mission statement

• We will help you understand territorial, sectorial, and industry regulations that is applicable to your organization and create tailored privacy program

Define a data protection team and the scope of PII

• We will identify the source, types, and uses of personally identifiable information (PII) within your organization, choose the applicable governance model, and determine the tools required

Develop and implement system frameworks

• Launch a data governance model that will persist across all stages of the privacy program lifecycle, conduct risk and control alignment, and integrate Privacy by Design through business process.

Write your privacy policy

• Define well-designed policies, related data processing, and sharing, considering legal and ethical requirements. We will implement breach management and complaint-handling procedures.

Improve your regulatory readiness (GDPR/CCPA)

• Determine appropriate metrics for different objectives, audit and review the privacy program for the effectiveness of controls and changes in your business process or regulatory changes. Implement risk mitigation before or after mergers/acquisitions
• Comply with data subject rights according to applicable requirements (GDPR, HIPAA, CAN-SPAM, FOIA, CCPA/CPRA) and integrate incident handling and response procedures. Evaluate and modify the current incident response plan

Security Policies

• Help you systematically identify potential CyberSecurity and Compliance risks that could impact your business; this includes the risk in the technology used or a specific regulatory requirement that might impact your business
• Evaluate the impact and probability of each risk identified, prioritize risks considering consequences and likelihood, using both quantitative and qualitative methods where applicable
• Create mitigation controls to reduce the impact of high priority risks, implement mitigation plans, and help you consider risk transfer (such as insurance) or risk avoidance
• Plan risk response with specific steps and action needed if risks occur, including a contingency plan that can be activated
• Monitor relevant risks to ensure compliance and determine the effectiveness of proactive measures toward preventing risk from happening

Security Architecture Review

• Evaluate and review your existing technology stack and assess the overall design, modules, and structure of critical components to determine improvement opportunities over security, compliance, maintainability, and future readiness. Evaluate the suitability and calculate the impact of chosen technologies based on current and future requirements
• Perform threat modeling to identify potential risks associated with the architecture, including the potential impact of the risk on your business, and offer mitigation strategies
• Create security controls to secure your solutions, including layers of controls to strengthen your existing architecture
• Improve the quality and completeness of architectural documentation that reflects on current state of the architecture, as well as relevant stakeholders, known risks, and implemented measures, and establish continuous improvement with ongoing review

Protect Cloud, Email, and Systems

Build best practices and appropriate security processes. This can range from dealing with incidents to managing changes within the organization. We optimized processes to minimize your efforts in dealing with security and compliance, allowing you to focus on your business. 

Incident Response

• Minimize the impact of CyberSecurity incidents with layers of defense, secured configuration, securely managed laptops and systems, and hardened cloud and on-premise solutions with best practice secured configuration
• Build your incident response plan, which includes identifying the appropriate team, classification based on their nature and impact, creating a guided response based on the incident type, and drawing specific steps to be taken during a security incident, such as actions to be taken, protocols to be followed and escalation procedures
• Prepare your team through a table-top exercise that includes developing a realistic and relevant scenario based on your key business process and existing landscape, allow your team to role play during an incident to learn how to mitigate a security incident. Finally, capture lessons learned, identify which process is lacking and which requires additional improvement

Vendor Risk Management

• Assist in evaluating and reviewing your IT vendors, assessing their CyberSecurity practices and controls, compliance check on their audit reports, and contractual review regarding SLA (Service Level Agreement) and appropriate security and compliance clauses
• Identify possible risks associated with the vendors through vendor due diligence review, with security questionnaire, evaluate their incident response and business continuity, as well as documented policies and processes

Change Management

• Implement Change Management on your existing software, clearly define the need for change and align the strategic goal of better security as well as performance improvement
• Embed Change Management into your current process to reduce known risks through patching existing security vulnerabilities, automate security updates to reduce your effort and risk factors

Configuration Management

• Define Configuration Management policies, procedures, and guidelines. Implement secure by default principle with industry best practices when available, and develop your tailored configuration baseline that represents tested and approved versions of configuration items.
• Embed Change Management into your current process to reduce known risks, establish a process to automate verification and audit regularly. Document the reference configuration and version control for continuous improvement.

Compliance Readiness

Whether you have a legal obligation or are preparing for an external audit, we can help you get the work done so that the process will go smoothly. We have extensive GDPR-compliant experience that dates back to when GDPR was still in its infancy. We have optimized processes for SOC and ISO audits in large publicly traded companies, and we can prepare your compliance readiness to adhere to industry best practices. Finally, we have implemented NIST and have been interviewed by NIST as the expert to contribute to its stated security controls, so we have an excellent understanding of how they are applicable. 

GDPR/CCPA Readiness

• Assess your GDPR/CCPA readiness
• Create a framework to help jumpstart GDPR/CCPA requirements
• Help design processes to ensure compliance with GDPR/CCPA
• Determine the required Data Processing principles under GDRP/CCPA, the lawful processing, the transparency principle including privacy notice, data subject rights, appropriate technical and organizational measures, and international data transfers

ISO 27001

• Prepare your organization for ISO 27001
• Provide you with templates covering policy and tailor applicable controls
• Identify specific processes and technical controls needed to comply with ISO 27001
• Audit your organization against controls that are categorized into 14 different sections under ISO 27001
• Establish, implement, and improve Information Security Management System (ISMS)
• Tailor the outlined controls in ISO 27001 include Security Policies, Human Resource Security, Asset Management, Access Control, Cryptography, Physical and Environmental Security, Operation Security, Communication Security, System acquisition and Maintenance, Supplier, Incident Management, Business Continuity Management and Compliance

NIST 800-53

• Compliance with NIST 800-53 is often required for federal agencies and is widely adopted by organizations in various sectors as a best practice for information security
• Help you define mature processes to comply with NIST 800-53
• Identify applicable NIST standards that apply to your current landscape
• Assess your NIST 800-53 maturity
• Develop and implement security and privacy controls according to the specifications outlined in NIST 800-53. Ensure that controls are integrated into the design and operation of information systems.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation that includes security plans, system security documentation, and evidence of control implementation
• Conduct security assessments to verify the effectiveness of implemented controls
• Establish a continuous monitoring program to monitor security controls continuously
• Provide security training and awareness programs for personnel to ensure they understand their roles in maintaining security
• Implement configuration management, access controls, encryption and data protection practices to ensure the integrity and security of information system configurations

Secure Monitoring

We will help you secure the #1 risk, your endpoint, whether your laptop or your cloud solution. This includes scanning for vulnerabilities, monitoring for any possible changes or attacks, and securely configuring your system to minimize risks. 

Endpoint Security

• Protect your laptop, PC, and cloud systems against viruses, malware, and ransomware
• Enforce CyberSecurity policies, applying least privilege principles, encrypt data, disabling unnecessary services and features, enforce strong password policies, such as the use of multi-factor authentication
• Scan your devices for vulnerability and patch them before being exploited, conduct regular security audits and assessments, and educate users on how to recognize and report phishing attempts and suspicious activities

Secure Monitoring

• Monitor your laptop or cloud solutions for any changes or vulnerabilities
• Help you identify appropriate tools to identify critical assets and data, such as implementing Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
• Monitor network to capture and analyze network traffic, centralize log management, as well as review and analyze log data

Secure Configuration

• Securely configure your SaaS solutions
• Align industry best practices to configure your systems safely

Ethical Hacking and Threat Protection

You want to know your vulnerabilities before the hackers do to avoid their exploitation of those vulnerabilities; that is why vulnerability scanning and penetration testing are essential to a robust cybersecurity strategy. We can help your organization prioritize and address security weaknesses by regularly scanning IT solutions for vulnerabilities, identifying potential risks, and securing attack surfaces. Integrating vulnerability scanning results with comprehensive monitoring tools enhances the overall security view and allows for real-time alerts on suspicious activities. Additionally, incorporating threat intelligence into monitoring strengthens threat detection capabilities, keeping your organizations informed about emerging threats and adversary tactics.

We will run regular testing, including penetration testing and tabletop exercises, to ensure the effectiveness of the monitoring system and response capabilities. We will regularly review monitoring processes, tools, and results, coupled with lessons learned, and perform ongoing improvements, enabling you to adapt to evolving threats and enhance your overall cybersecurity posture.

Vulnerability Scan/Pentesting

• Proactively scan your IT solutions for vulnerabilities
• Identify potential risks and attack surfaces to secure them
• Conduct regular vulnerability scans to identify and prioritize security vulnerabilities
• Integrate vulnerability scanning results with monitoring for a comprehensive security view
• Configure monitoring tools to generate real-time alerts for suspicious or anomalous activities
• Establish alert thresholds to minimize false positives while capturing meaningful incidents

Threat Intelligence Integration

• Integrate threat intelligence feeds into monitoring tools to enhance threat detection capabilities
• Stay informed about emerging threats and tactics used by adversaries
• Conduct regular testing and validation of the monitoring system’s effectiveness
• Simulate security incidents through penetration testing and tabletop exercises to assess response capabilities
• Regularly review monitoring processes, tools, and results
• Continuously improve the monitoring program and adapt to emerging threats