Service
Strategic Cybersecurity Advisory
A senior advisor on a defined mandate, from the findings to what gets delivered.
You have an audit report, a client requirement, a board question, or a critical project. What you need is a plan your leadership can approve and an experienced advisor who stays until it is delivered. Advisory mandates are scoped, fixed fee, and most run six to twelve weeks.
For you if
- An audit left you with dozens of findings and no plan to get through them.
- Your board wants a cybersecurity strategy, and you are expected to present one.
- A client, an insurer, or a regulator has set a requirement with a deadline.
- A transformation program is under way and security is arriving late in it.
- You need to know, this quarter, where you stand and what to fix first.
What you get
- A clear picture of where you stand. Findings prioritized by real business impact, in plain language.
- A plan your leadership can approve. Sequence, effort, owners, budget, over twelve to thirty-six months.
- Board material that holds up. The risk in business terms, the options, and what you recommend.
- Execution with your teams. Workshops, decisions unblocked, and the follow-through until the changes are in production.
- Quick wins in the first weeks. The fixes that reduce exposure while the plan is being built.
- A clean handover. Your team owns the plan, the cadence, and the indicators when the mandate ends.
How it works: a typical mandate
Weeks 1 to 2
Frame
We agree on the question to answer, meet the people who own the answer, and read what exists. You get the scope, the calendar, and the fixed fee before we start.
Weeks 3 to 6
Assess and design
We name the risks that matter, rank them, and build the plan with your team. Board material is drafted with you.
Weeks 7 to 12
Deliver
Quick wins go in, the plan is presented and approved, and your team takes over the cadence. We stay at your side until the handover is done.
Engagement types
Four mandates, each with a defined scope and a fixed fee. Most run six to twelve weeks; transformation programs follow the program's calendar.
Strategy and roadmap
Six to twelve weeks
For the CISO or IT leader who needs a plan the board can approve.
Current state, risks ranked by business impact, a twelve to thirty-six month roadmap, budget framework, board presentation.
After the audit
The most common starting point
For the leader holding a report full of findings.
Findings triaged by real impact, an execution plan your team can carry, and support through the first implementations.
Security inside your transformation
For the program's duration
For the VP Transformation or CTO whose program cannot wait. This mandate follows one program's calendar; the Embedded tier of our fractional CISO service covers the whole security function.
Security built into the delivery method from the current sprint, architecture guidance, team alignment, an embedded advisor for the program's duration.
Board and executive advisory
One presentation or a quarterly rhythm
For the leader who has to answer the board.
Risk in business terms, decision options, investment justification, quarterly briefings, or a single presentation prepared with you.
Every mandate starts with a conversation about where you stand.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between strategic advisory and a fractional CISO?
Advisory is a mandate: a defined question, a defined scope, a fixed fee, an end date. A fractional CISO is a relationship: a few days a month, six months minimum, leading your security function. Many clients start with a mandate and continue with a fractional CISO.
How much does a mandate cost?
Every mandate is scoped after the first conversation and quoted as a fixed fee. You know the cost before we start, and it does not change with the hours.
How long does a mandate take?
Most run six to twelve weeks. Board advisory can be a single presentation or a quarterly rhythm. Transformation programs follow the program's calendar.
We already had an audit. What do you add?
The audit tells you where the gaps are. We do the next part: prioritize by real business impact, build the plan your leadership can approve, and see the first implementations through with your team.
How quickly can you start?
Within one to two weeks of agreement. When the situation is urgent, an incident, a board date, a regulator's deadline, we can be in the room within days.
Do you work outside Quebec?
Yes. Mandates run in English and in French, on site or remote, for organizations in Canada and beyond. Where a Quebec-specific obligation applies, Law 25 (Quebec) for example, we handle it inside the plan.
Who does the work?
An InfoSec advisor leads the mandate from the first conversation to the handover, and brings in specialists when a topic needs one. The person who builds the plan is the person who sees it through with your team.
Want clarity on where you stand? Let's talk.
Tell us where you stand. We'll help you see which risks matter and where to start.
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