Not a checklist we hand you. We work alongside your team.
Every engagement, a full vCISO retainer or a focused compliance sprint, moves through the same phased approach, calibrated to your size and timeline.
Understand where you are
Week 1
We learn your environment, technology stack, business requirements, existing security program, and compliance goals. Then we identify the gaps, priorities, and fastest path forward.
What you get
- A structured review of your environment, technology stack, and existing security program
- Gap analysis against your target compliance frameworks
- Prioritized findings and the fastest path forward
- A clear picture of what needs to happen and in what order
What we need from you
- Access to relevant documentation and system diagrams
- 30-60 minutes from key stakeholders across engineering, IT, and leadership
- A point of contact to coordinate scheduling
Build the foundation
Weeks 2–4
We configure and optimize your GRC platform, connect your systems, establish policies and controls, assign ownership, and start working through gaps with your team.
What you get
- GRC platform configured and optimized for your environment
- Systems connected and integrations wired up
- Policies and controls established and documented
- Ownership assigned for every control and workstream
What we need from you
- Access to your GRC platform and key systems
- A technical point of contact for integration questions
- Time from your team to review and approve policies
Put the program to work
Month 2
We collect and validate evidence, manage remediation, perform risk and vendor reviews, strengthen security controls, and handle the customer security requests that come with growing the business.
What you get
- Evidence collected, validated, and organized for audit readiness
- Remediation managed end to end with tracking to closure
- Risk and vendor reviews completed and documented
- Customer security questionnaires and requests handled on your behalf
What we need from you
- Engineering availability for technical remediation items
- Vendor contact information for risk assessments
- Forwarding of incoming customer security requests
Get audit and customer ready
Month 3
When certification or attestation is the goal, we prepare the environment for audit, coordinate directly with your auditor, manage evidence requests, resolve findings, and keep the process moving through completion.
What you get
- Full audit preparation and environment readiness
- Direct coordination with your auditor on your behalf
- Evidence requests managed and responded to in real time
- Findings resolved and audit driven through to completion
What we need from you
- Auditor contact details and engagement timeline
- Reasonable access to systems during audit fieldwork
- Leadership availability for any auditor interviews
Run security with you
Ongoing
Security does not end with an audit. We continuously manage your GRC program, monitor for gaps, keep policies and controls current, support customer questionnaires and assessments, manage risk, and provide security leadership as your business evolves.
What you get
- Continuous GRC program management and monitoring
- Policies and controls kept current as your stack and business change
- Ongoing support for customer questionnaires and assessments
- Risk management and security leadership as you grow
What we need from you
- A light ongoing cadence — typically a weekly or biweekly sync
- A heads-up on major business changes: new products, new data types, new markets
Realistic pacing, not rushed compliance theater
Some phases can move fast — an assessment might take two weeks. Others, like a SOC 2 Type II observation period, require months by design because that's what it takes for an auditor to trust the evidence. We'll be upfront about which is which from day one.
See what this looks like for your company
Book a free consultation and we'll map the process to your specific timeline, team, and compliance goals.