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Cybersecurity

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Manage risk deliberately, consistently, and accountably

Strategic advisory, risk assessment, and compliance services give leadership clear visibility into risk plus a credible roadmap for program maturity.
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The security leadership challenge

Each new regulatory requirement adds documentation, controls, and oversight obligations on top of already stretched programs. Boards want clear answers on cyber risk exposure. Cyber insurance carriers want evidence of governance. And customers demand SOC 2 reports before signing contracts. All the while, AI is driving unprecedented speed and complexity.  

The internal expertise to navigate these dynamics is scarce, and a full-time CISO is out of budget for many organizations. What’s needed is the layer between executive ambition and operational security work.

 

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The OnX approach

Exec-level security leadership sized to your business

OnX provides the strategic security leadership and governance expertise most organizations need but can’t justify hiring full-time. Our Governance, Risk & Compliance services bring together:

  • Executive advisory with senior security leaders, including virtual CISOs, translating cyber risk into business language and governing the program with the rigor of a full-time hire.
  • Assessments and roadmaps aligned to the standards your business is measured against, from NIST CSF and ISO 27001 to PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, CMMC, and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.
  • Risk-based prioritization, with compliance and AI risk work that connects regulatory obligations to business risk.
  • Tested governance through tabletop exercises and program reviews that surface gaps in policy, process, and escalation before an incident or audit exposes them.

This is the work that makes security investment defensible to your board, carrier, regulator, and customers.

Governance, Risk & Compliance capabilities

 Tap into four capabilities that build a board-ready security program.

Where to start

Advisory engagements

A CBTS advisory is a time-bound, fixed-fee engagement designed to give you a clear answer to a specific strategic question — fast.  

Cloud Migration Assessment & Wave Planning

Best for: Organizations facing a migration or re-platforming decision (including Broadcom/VMware-driven moves) that want a sequenced, dependency-aware plan before committing budget or moving workloads.

You walk away with:

  • Application inventory and dependency map across the migration scope
  • Per-workload assessment of the right destination (public cloud, managed infrastructure, or stay-put) and the right approach (rehost, replatform, modernize, or retire)
  • A wave-sequenced migration roadmap that orders the move from lower-risk proof workloads to complex interdependent systems
  • A defensible total cost model comparing current-state spend against projected future-state spend
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What success looks like

 Strengthening governance, risk, and compliance supports several key business outcomes.

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Reduced risk

 Identify and govern risk against your organization’s unique tolerance. Know which regulatory exposures matter most, which controls are working, and where leadership should focus next.

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Cost optimization

 Access executive-level security leadership and strategic advisory without the full-time price tag. A fractional vCISO and structured assessments deliver senior expertise at a meaningful fraction of the cost of building the function internally.

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Operational excellence

Pass audits with evidence-ready reporting. Replace ad hoc compliance scrambling with a governance, repeatable program that satisfies auditors, carriers, customers, and the board and that matures year over year.

“The role of the CISO has evolved from primarily focusing on technical security controls to becoming a critical force in driving organizational culture and change.”

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 John Bruggeman

 Consulting CISO, CBTS

Don’t take our word for it

“I love the creative, tailored solutions that are delivered in a consistent and reliable way while always doing what it takes to make things right.”

Chief Technology and Information Security OfficerFinancial Services / Banking

“My team at CBTS have been trusted partners for a long time. They provide excellent technical support and pre-sales work. Their breadth of knowledge and ability to bring in the right resources have helped us steer our technology into the future.”

Managing Director, CISO, Head of TechnologyPrivate Equity / Financial Services

“CBTS treats us like a partner and not just a customer. The technical expertise is next to none and the relationship management is some of the best I have experienced.”

Director, Telecom and Architecture ServicesHealthcare

Explore the full Cybersecurity portfolio

 A connected set of services across the Prevent, Detect, Respond, and Assure lifecycle, designed to work together as your security program matures.

Related insights 

Frequently asked questions 

What is data governance?

 Data governance is the system of policies, roles, and processes that determines how an organization manages, protects, and uses its data. It establishes ownership, defines data quality standards, sets access and privacy controls, and creates accountability for keeping data trustworthy.
What is the difference between data governance and data management? Data governance defines the rules: who owns the data, what quality standards apply, who can access it, and how it must be protected. Data management is the execution: the platforms, processes, and day-to-day work that put those rules into practice across systems and teams.
Why is data governance important for AI?

 AI systems are only as reliable as the data behind them. Governance ensures the data feeding AI models is accurate, well-defined, secure, and compliant, which reduces the risk of biased outputs, regulatory exposure, and decisions made on data the business doesn’t trust.
What does a data governance framework include?

A practical framework defines data ownership and stewardship roles, quality standards and monitoring, access and privacy controls, regulatory and compliance requirements, and the tooling that supports cataloging, lineage, and policy enforcement. It is sized to the organization’s maturity and risk profile.
What is master data management?

Master data management establishes a single, trusted version of the core entities a business runs on, such as customers, products, suppliers, and locations. It reconciles conflicting records across systems so reports, analytics, and AI models all reference the same definitions.
How does data governance support regulatory compliance? Governance creates the documentation, access controls, and audit trails regulators expect, embedded in how data is managed every day. That makes compliance a byproduct of normal operations rather than a separate scramble before each audit.

Address your highest-priority risks

 Your board, regulators, customers, and cyber insurance carrier about your security program effectiveness. We help you answer with confidence.