excellence in execution
Cyber Risk Advisors
Your Trusted and Valued Partner
Cyber Risk
We Remove The Guesswork
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- Proven risk-value methodology
- Critical risk tiered approach
- Mitigate with confidence
- Business executable
- Expert guidance
Services Snapshot
Cybersecurity Can Be Overwhelming. The Good News Is, You Have Options.
Risk Advisory
vCISO | Fractional CISO
We provide the flexibility and value-based expertise you need to manage your security and cyber risk program.
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The average annual cost for a full-time CISO is over $565k; we recognize that SMBs need an experienced security leader but, might not be able to afford a dedicated full-time CISO. You might not even require a full-time security leadership position at your company.
We’ve held various security leadership roles and can meet the challenges your company may face at a fraction of the cost. We can help you present to the Board of Directors and executive leadership at your company.
We can provide you with part-time CISO advisory services to build and drive your security and risk program, or augment and advise your current security staff.
Cyber Due Diligence
3rd Party Risks | M&A Lifecycle | GRC Implementation
We’ll help you mitigate and prioritize your cyber risk while enabling your business growth.
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Are security questionnaires slowing you down? Let us build a Trust Center for you.
Do you have Third-Party partners or vendors, and need a proven repeatable, auditable methodology to assess risk for due diligence compliance? Utilize our simple approach to assess and manage your Third-Party Risk before and after the contracting phase.
Do you need to gain insight into your target company’s cyber health? We can help you understand your cyber valuation risk by completing a comprehensive assessment of your target company’s current controls, identifying potential risks, the threat landscape, and the costs to remediate. We can uncover unknown risks that might change your strategy throughout the M&A lifecycle from pre-deal to post-deal phases.
It’s important to assess technology and security debt as part of your mergers and acquisitions transactions to get an understanding of the amount of cyber risk involved.
We will establish metrics and reporting so you can make informed decisions to help guide your governance and compliance program.
Security Strategy
Roadmaps | Planning | Policy
Whether you need a security strategy, roadmap, or policy set, we can provide you with the direction you need.
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Need a cybersecurity roadmap, help with strategy direction, or a set of security policies and plans?
If you are understaffed for a specific initiative, we can help supplement your current resources.
Need a security architect to build and document artifacts, standards, and blueprints? We can help you architect secure solutions that meet your compliance requirements and satisfy regulators.
We work with security, legal, compliance, human resources, and the business to help understand your culture to assess or create your baseline policies, standards, procedures, processes, and plans that act as the foundation of your security program and a basis for compliance measurement.
Regulatory Compliance
Assessments | Governance
We can assess your readiness against standard frameworks and standards to reach compliance.
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Need a SOC 2 Type 1 or Type 2? Let us help you get ready.
If you don’t have the resources or expertise to assess and build your compliance program, we’ve got you covered. We can help you navigate through complex regulations to determine your readiness.
We can assess your readiness for SOC 2, PCI-DSS, PCI-SAQ, FedRamp, DFARS, CMMC, HIPAA, and others for regulatory compliance.
We can also assess your readiness against industry standards such as; NIST-CSF, NIST-800-53, NIST 800-171, NIST-Privacy, CIS, and ISO-27001.
Want to Win More Business?
Get Secure, Get Compliant!
Our team of committed cybersecurity experts are here to help you achieve your security goals. We have cybersecurity professionals who will offer you the advice and know-how you need to meet your security objectives.
Our goal is to become your most dependable partner and cherished collaborator, helping to lower your cyber risk. We want to become your go-to resource for risk advisory services, earning your trust and respect along the way.
Risk Advisor Retainer
- We act as your CISO leader
- We manage your cybersecurity program
- Customized results-based solutions
- Independent expert perspective
- Monthly predictable costs
- Flexible pricing based on scope and complexity
- Ideal for Startups and SMB
- We accept some equity compensation
Project Based
- Typically scope and deliverable-based
- Skilled cybersecurity experts
- Educated on best practices and security frameworks
- Comprehensive project management
- Project-based deliverables
- Data driven insights for informed decisions
- Risk-based recommendations
- Rate cards available for long-term projects
Why Do You Need Cyber Risk Services?What are the BENEFITS?
Reduces your cyber risk!
Improves your security posture.
Understand your data flows.
Focus on your business.
Receive expert guidance.
Gives you piece of mind.
Advisory Clients
International Fintech - Advisory Services
Advisor to CTO with the main goal of becoming SOC 2 compliant. Developed information policies, standards, and procedures. Created control reference, audited against SOC 2, and achieved compliance.
Global Technology Consultancy - Security Strategy
Developed a Multifactor Authentication (MFA) strategy, policy, standards, controls reference, and implementation guide.
Large National Healthcare Provider - Advisory Services
Conducted a detailed security assessment (NIST-CSF) and strategic multi-year roadmap. Developed a vulnerability management strategy and standard with IOCs. Defined cybersecurity roles and responsibilities (RACI). Conducted NIST-CSF assessment for Azure cloud environment. Developed Indicators of Compromise (IOC) for cloud services.
Mobile Application Developer - Regulatory Compliance
Conducted a detailed technical, security, and compliance assessment ensuring compliance with HIPAA/HITRUST.
International Fintech - Advisory Services
Developed a comprehensive Information Security Program against NIST 800-53. Created and implemented all security policies, standards, processes, and procedures. Assessed compliance to PCI-DSS, and achieved compliance. Developed 3rd party review process, and BCP/DR Plans via BIA completion.
Global Real Estate Management - Advisory Services
Advisory to CISO performing project and architecture leadership on various security and audit projects, including cross-departmental and external consultancy collaboration.
National Medical Association - Security Strategy
Performed detailed assessment of the current IAM environment, and built strategic roadmap, best practices, frameworks, and design principles. Created a governance process model and assessed GRC SaaS platforms.
University Educators - Regulatory Compliance
Performed assessment of security program against NIST-CSF, including a technical review of the current environment. Developed a multi-year strategic roadmap and gap analysis. Project manager for federal compliance to CMMC and DFARS. Developed standards and a cross-control framework for current and future state analysis.
AI Software Company - Advisory Services
Advisor to CEO with the main goal of becoming SOC 2 compliant. Implemented company’s GRC continuous compliance tooling while managing the audit. Built and lead the information security and compliance program.
About Us
We are a woman-owned business providing information security and risk management solutions and services. We have decades of experience, multiple professional security certificates, and affiliations with leading industry organizations to help our clients succeed.
We advise clients from a wide range of industries such as insurance, healthcare, global finance, fintech, retail, global consultancies, residential real estate management & investment, commercial real estate management & investment, higher education, professional associations, and non-profits providing cybersecurity and cyber risk advisory services, secure technical solutions, gap assessments, and balanced risk management.
Karlyn Callahan
Principal Advisor
Karlyn is an innovative and results-driven leader with a unique balance of technical knowledge, industry insight, and business acumen. She has a wealth of experience in information security, technology and security architecture, and risk management. She has successfully helped many organizations execute their technology and security strategies. She has held senior technology and security leadership positions internationally and in Chicago at large insurance, fintech, crypto mining, and consumer analytic companies.
Partners
Zenzecure collaborates with leading GRC vendors to empower Startups and SMBs, delivering exceptional operational management of your GRC platform through our many offerings. For growth-stage businesses, we streamline compliance processes to ensure you are audit-ready in no time.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our Trust Based Partnerships
We build trust through open and honest communication, collaboration, and knowledge exchange.
We believe we have a duty to act in the most honest and responsible manner and to uphold professional ethics to strengthen our partnerships.
Our Approach
We strive to strike a balance between cost and risk by protecting our client’s ecosystem through the effective placement of controls to ensure the CIA triad (confidentiality, integrity, availability) is managed appropriately in order to meet security, regulatory, and business requirements.
Our Certifications
We have achieved many professional certifications, including CISSP, CISA, ITIL, and PMP, which we actively maintain.
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Our Principles
- Be honest with integrity
- Lead with value
- Be genuine with humility
- Simplicity always wins
- Always be learning
- Build trusting relationships
Our Focus
To provide cost-effective services tailored to every client, delivering quality results quickly while providing high-value impact.
Our Industry & Professional Memberships
We are affiliated with a multitude of professional security and industry memberships such as Infragard, ISC2, ISACA, and PMI.
We specialize in delivering cybersecurity and cyber risk advisory and professional consulting services to start-ups, SMBs, and Fortune 500 companies.
info@zenzecure.com
312-775-2767
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Contact us at any time for your cybersecurity needs.