GRC & Assessments

The Problem

Spreadsheets, tribal knowledge, and last-minute evidence hunts fail audits and slow buyer reviews. Leadership hears “we should improve security” without a funded order of operations. Growing companies need a program and an honest maturity picture — not another tool login or scan-only theater.

What You Own

Control map sized to your buyers and regulators.

Evidence owners and a realistic operating cadence.

Honest maturity picture against a named framework.

Gaps in business language — not a Vulnerability Dump alone.

A prioritized roadmap leadership can act on.

Independence: we prepare; auditors certify.

Sample Deliverables

Control inventory / mapping (NIST CSF, CRI, SOC 2, HIPAA as needed).

Evidence workflow and owner assignments.

Assessment report with heatmap or scored control areas.

Gap list with business-language priority.

Prioritized roadmap with owners and sequencing.

Audit / diligence readiness brief or executive one-pager.

Program design, control mapping, and operating cadence mapped to what your buyers and regulators actually require — including NIST CSF, CRI Profile, SOC 2, and HIPAA as needed. Assessments against those frameworks (or related maturity models) produce a prioritized roadmap leadership can act on. Honest findings; no scan-only theater.

Use Cases

First Real Compliance Program

How we help: Operating cadence, control mapping, evidence workflows (SOC 2 / HIPAA / NIST CSF / CRI as needed).

Spreadsheet Chaos Before an Audit

How we help: Evidence owners, GRC platform support (including Archer experience), leadership reporting.

“Where Do We Even Stand?”

Verizon 2025 DBIR — ransomware in 88% of SMB breaches.

How we help: NIST CSF / CRI / maturity assessment → prioritized roadmap.

Board / PE Wants a Funded Plan

How we help: Gap severity in business language; quick wins vs structural work.

Statistics from Verizon DBIR 2025, Verizon Breach Impact Study 2026, Huntress Cyber Insurance Trends 2025.

Scoped After a Short Call

Retainer or project — written scope, no Big Firm minimums. We prepare you for certification; an independent auditor issues the opinion.