The Compliance Challenge
Organisations face increasing pressure to demonstrate effective security governance:
- Regulatory requirements grow more stringent across industries
- Board-level scrutiny of security practices increases
- Complex digital environments require consistent policy enforcement
- Supply chain risks extend security concerns beyond organisational boundaries
- Resource constraints limit security programme effectiveness
Without proper governance, even the most sophisticated security technologies will fail to protect your organisation adequately.
Our Comprehensive Approach
AltiaCyber delivers a structured approach to security compliance and management that addresses both technical and organisational aspects:
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Data Protection and Recovery
We evaluate your data backup and recovery capabilities to ensure you can restore critical systems in the event of a ransomware attack. This includes examining backup frequency and retention policies, offline/segregated backup storage, recovery time objectives and procedures, and testing of restore capabilities.
02
Security Controls and Prevention
We assess your preventative security controls to identify gaps that could allow ransomware to infiltrate your systems. This covers email security and anti-phishing measures, endpoint protection solutions, network segmentation, patch management processes, and user access controls and privilege management.
03
Detection and Response
We evaluate your ability to detect and respond to ransomware attacks in their early stages by assessing security monitoring capabilities, incident response procedures, threat hunting activities, alerting and escalation processes, and 24/7 coverage assessment.
We also review your security governance framework and staff awareness programs, including security policies and procedures, employee security awareness training, executive-level engagement, third-party risk management, and regulatory compliance considerations.
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Comprehensive Reporting
Our assessment concludes with a detailed report that includes an executive summary of key findings, detailed technical assessment results, risk-based recommendations prioritised by impact, roadmap for remediation activities, and benchmarking against industry standards and best practices.
Key Compliance Frameworks
We support organisations in achieving compliance with various regulatory and industry requirements:
UK Regulations
- UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018
- NIS Regulations
- FCA Requirements
- PCI DSS
- ISO 27001/27002
Industry-Specific Compliance
- Financial services regulations
- Healthcare compliance (including NHS Digital requirements)
- Public sector frameworks (including GCSX)
- Educational institution requirements
- Critical infrastructure protection
Our Security Management Services
01
Security Maturity Assessment
Our comprehensive assessment evaluates your current security posture. This includes capability maturity evaluation across 20+ domains, benchmark against industry standards and best practices, gap identification and prioritisation, and executive presentation of findings.
We provide a detailed remediation roadmap with implementation planning support and periodic reassessment to track progress and adjust to evolving threats and business needs.
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Security Policy Development
We develop comprehensive security policy frameworks tailored to your organisation's unique requirements. This encompasses policy hierarchy establishment, core security policies development, supporting standards and procedures, and policy implementation planning.
We also create staff communication materials to ensure adoption, implement policy compliance monitoring mechanisms, and establish processes for regular review and updates to maintain relevance.
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Compliance as a Service
Our ongoing compliance management service provides continuous compliance monitoring to ensure sustained adherence to regulatory requirements. This includes regular control assessment, evidence collection and management, and regulatory change monitoring to keep ahead of evolving obligations.
We offer comprehensive audit support and coordination, detailed compliance reporting, and targeted remediation guidance when gaps are identified.
04
Virtual CISO (vCISO) Service
Our vCISO service provides expert security leadership without the cost of a full-time executive. Our experienced professionals deliver strategic security guidance, executive and board reporting, and comprehensive security programme oversight.
We assist with vendor and technology selection, provide security incident response leadership during crises, offer regulatory and compliance expertise, and ensure security initiatives remain business-aligned to support your organisation's objectives.
