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To thrive in today’s environment and be effectively positioned for future growth, organizations need a clear understanding of cybersecurity risks to make informed decisions.

We assist organizations in connecting cybersecurity, business, and compliance risks, facilitating crucial decision-making.

Cyber Strategies

Advisory, Strategy, & Program Design

An effective security transformation is driven by risk-informed and data-supported strategy that is focused on responsible enablement of business objectives in a cost-effective, achievable, and culture centered manner.

We enable the board and business leaders to recognize cybersecurity as critical to business strategy. We support CISOs better align with strategic objectives.

We can help you create cybersecurity strategies, governance models, and enforcement mechanisms based on the risks, threats, and trends relevant to your industry and aligned with your organization’s strategic goals and culture.

Board and executive leadership education and vCISO services
Cybersecurity and risk management strategy and operating model development
Governance enablement mechanisms design and policy development
Organizational education and training

Compliance & Assurance

Organizational ability to adapt to changing regulatory landscape reduces risk and builds trust. It ensures adherence to legal and regulatory standards, protecting both the company and its customers. Compliance also streamlines operations and can lead to improved business performance by establishing clear security protocols and procedures.

Our team can guide you through the cybersecurity regulations and prepare you for compliance, ensuring your investments are well-managed. We can help you, not just implement and execute compliance strategy, but make it sustainable and organizationally supported.

Regulatory landscape and policy completeness review
Controls development, documentation, and alignment
Risk-based compliance awareness training and education
Compliance requirements integration in operational processes

Data Privacy & Security

Organizations who prioritize data privacy demonstrate their commitment to ethical data handling practices, which are increasingly important to consumers and stakeholders. Robust data privacy and security measures do not just protect sensitive information and achieve compliance, they also build customer trust, foster innovation, and maintain competitive advantage.

Our team can help you fortify your organization’s data defenses, ensure data availability, integrity, and recoverability, and mitigate the impact of disruptions.

Data types, classification, sensitivity, and lifecycle identification
Data access, handling, and protection requirements and implementation design
Enforcement, data protection and privacy-enhancing technologies design
Incident response and adherence to regulatory and legal requirements

Risk Management

A company’s dedication to managing cyber risks strengthens trust with clients, secures critical data, and focuses on key investments. Moving beyond just compliance, adopting a risk-focused approach better tackles cybersecurity challenges.

A significant limitation in many organizations’ risk management strategies is the persistent focus on compliance rather than a comprehensive understanding of risks and threats. This narrow perspective can hinder a company’s ability to effectively address the full spectrum of cybersecurity challenges.

We can enable you to develop enduring cybersecurity risk management programs across its entire lifecycle. By offering services that emphasize data and quantitative analysis, we can guide the evolution of your risk management capabilities for a stronger, more resilient cybersecurity posture.

Strategy development, program and operating model design
Risk management lifecycle elements alignment to cultural capabilities
Risk appetite and tolerance definitions design and implementation
Contextual risk reporting, and organizational education and training

Third Party Risk Management

As businesses increasingly depend on third parties, they face more external risks. It’s essential to proactively manage these risks throughout the third-party engagement process to safeguard the business. Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) provides clear insights into these risks and offers strategies to control and lessen them, aiming to shield the organization from financial, reputational, regulatory, or operational harm caused by third parties.

Our service simplifies third-party risk management by assessing how well your organization can handle disruptions. We enhance supply chain transparency, pinpoint essential operational needs, gauge the effects of third-party issues, and aid in crafting robust contingency plans. Our TPRM Program Assessment sharpens your strategies for managing vendor risks, crucial for protecting your assets, reputation, and compliance in the modern, interconnected business world.

Strategy development, program and operating model design
Risk appetite/tolerance establishment and program design and implementation
Due diligence and vendor evaluation; contractual safeguards and incident response
Oversight and accountability enablement, training, reporting, and automation

Risk Quantification

Organizations that quantify cyber risks in financial terms better align their security strategies with business objectives. By translating cyber risks into monetary terms, Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) enables executives and board members to understand the potential financial impact of cyber threats, facilitating more informed decision-making and resource allocation.

We can help you build a CRQ program that aligns cyber risks with other enterprise risks, creating a unified language for risk discussions across the organization. This data-driven approach will help you avoid overreacting or underreacting to potential risk events and will better allocate resources by focusing on the most significant ones. Understanding the potential financial impact of a cyber event will help determine the appropriate resource allocation.

Risk drivers, context, valuation, and appetite identification
Data collection of threats, vulnerabilities, safeguards and impacts on given context
Stakeholders’ involvement, contextual reporting and positioning of risks values
Risk quantification technology recommendation and enablement

Why CGS CyberDefense?

We believe in a partnership approach, working hand-in-hand with your team to tailor our recommendations, enhance security posture, and foster a culture of cyber awareness. Our goal is to empower your business with robust cybersecurity defenses that not only protect against threats but also support your business objectives and growth.

We utilize the strengths of individuals, the rigor of methodologies, and the progress in technology to drive organizations forward, preparing them to confront upcoming challenges through effective management of cybersecurity.

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CGS CyberDefense will help you take the first step towards bolstering your cybersecurity with our streamlined and tailored solutions—empower your organization to navigate the digital landscape with confidence.

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