CISO as a Service: Cybersecurity Governance & Risk Management
Technology is changing fast. Growth brings complexity, and complexity brings risk. As your Fractional CISO, Brandie Kayser institutes a proactive cybersecurity posture designed to protect your most valuable asset, your data. She will architect security frameworks based on NIST, SOC2, PCI, ISO, and Zero Trust (ZTNA) best practices, ensuring that your defense is built into the fabric of your operations.
In the current threat landscape, mid-market businesses are frequent targets for identity theft and spoofing attacks. And the sad fact is that 60% of the small businesses that fall victim to breaches and ransomware attacks go out of business within a year! Fortunately, it isn’t hopeless. Brandie knows how to implement long-term prevention plans, such as remediating email spoof attacks and identity security solutions to thwart attacks. She can also provide immediate remediation should one manage to breach the walls.
The core of the strategy is instituting Identity and Access Management (IAM), Role-based Access Controls, and Single Sign-On (SSO) protocols through solutions like Microsoft EntraID, Google, and other Gartner Magic Quadrant-approved solutions, the business can ensure that only the right people have access to its sensitive data.
- Cybersecurity Architecture: Building a defensive posture based on NIST CSF, SOC2.
- Zero Trust Network Architecture: ZTNA is built on the idea that we should never assume someone is who they say they are in your environment, unless they are verified. Verification via Multifactor authentication, limiting access through RBAC, and assuming a breach is imminent are the pillars on which ZTNA is built. But they can also get in the way of work. Brandie knows how to balance the need for security and the need for frictionless access.
- Identity Management: Employee credentials are the weak link for most businesses today. By implementing IAM and SSO protocols, both remote and on-site workers’ access is secured and safeguarded.
- Threat Remediation: Responding to and preventing email spoofing and other modern cyber threats. Email filtering is no longer a “nice-to-have”. Email is an open door into your company. Every business must have a security guard there to prevent unwanted visitors.
- Disaster Recovery: Creating comprehensive data loss prevention (DLP) and business continuity strategies are the key to providing that final layer of defense. Whether it is due to a breach or a flood, every business needs uninterrupted access to its critical data.
- Cybersecurity awareness training: Training your employees to be cyber-savvy in this new age of Phishing-as-a-Service.
- Cybersecurity Architecture: Building a defensive posture based on NIST CSF, SOC2.
- Zero Trust Network Architecture: ZTNA is built on the idea that we should never assume someone is who they say they are in your environment, unless they are verified. Verification via Multifactor authentication, limiting access through RBAC, and assuming a breach is imminent are the pillars on which ZTNA is built. But they can also get in the way of work. Brandie knows how to balance the need for security and the need for frictionless access.
- Identity Management: Employee credentials are the weak link for most businesses today. By implementing IAM and SSO protocols, both remote and on-site workers’ access is secured and safeguarded.
- Threat Remediation: Responding to and preventing email spoofing and other modern cyber threats. Email filtering is no longer a “nice-to-have”. Email is an open door into your company. Every business must have a security guard there to prevent unwanted visitors.
- Disaster Recovery: Creating comprehensive data loss prevention (DLP) and business continuity strategies are the key to providing that final layer of defense. Whether it is due to a breach or a flood, every business needs uninterrupted access to its critical data.
- Cybersecurity awareness training: Training your employees to be cyber-savvy in this new age of Phishing-as-a-Service.
