SecureMindCONSULTING LLC
Consulting services

Senior security leadership, scoped to what you actually need.

Every engagement starts with your business risk, not a product list. Pick a single project or bring us in to run the program.

Ongoing · monthly retainer

Virtual CISO

A senior security leader on your team for a fraction of a full-time salary. We own the security program, report to leadership, and answer to auditors and customers.

  • Security strategy and 12-month roadmap
  • Policy set and governance cadence
  • Board and executive reporting
  • Customer security questionnaires
  • Vendor and tool selection
Fixed scope · 3 to 6 weeks

Risk assessment and gap analysis

An evidence-based view of where you stand against the framework that fits your business, with findings ranked by risk and cost to fix.

  • NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, or CIS Controls v8
  • Interviews, document review, and configuration sampling
  • Risk register and heat map
  • Executive summary and prioritized roadmap
Fixed scope · varies by framework

Compliance readiness

Preparation for the audit or attestation your customers or regulators require, so the formal assessment holds no surprises.

  • SOC 2 Type I and Type II readiness
  • HIPAA Security Rule risk analysis
  • PCI DSS 4.0 gap assessment
  • 23 NYCRR 500 and CMMC 2.0 preparation
  • Evidence collection and control ownership
Assessment, design, or rollout

Identity and privileged access (IAM / PAM)

Control who can reach what, and lock down the accounts attackers want most: admins, service accounts, and vendors.

  • Identity and access maturity assessment
  • MFA and single sign-on strategy
  • Privileged access management design and rollout
  • Joiner, mover, leaver process and access reviews
  • Least-privilege and role design
Project or ongoing

Vulnerability remediation and prioritization

Turn a scanner backlog of thousands of findings into a short, risk-ranked list your teams can actually fix.

  • Risk-based prioritization by exploitability and asset value
  • Remediation SLAs and ownership
  • Patch and configuration management process
  • Exception tracking and metrics for leadership
Assessment, design, or rollout

Data loss prevention (DLP)

Find where sensitive data lives and keep it from leaving through email, cloud apps, endpoints, or removable media.

  • Data discovery and classification
  • DLP policy design and tuning
  • Email, endpoint, and cloud (CASB) controls
  • Incident triage workflow and reporting
Fixed scope · 2 to 4 weeks

Incident response readiness

Plans and practice for the day something goes wrong, built around your people, systems, insurer, and legal obligations.

  • Incident response plan and playbooks
  • Ransomware and business email compromise scenarios
  • Executive tabletop exercises
  • After-action report with improvements
Program build or ongoing

Third-party risk management

A practical process for vetting vendors and SaaS tools that matches the risk each one carries.

  • Vendor tiering and questionnaires
  • Contract security clauses
  • Ongoing monitoring cadence
Project-based

Security program and project management

PMP-certified delivery for security initiatives that tend to stall: identity rollouts, tool migrations, remediation programs, and audit preparation.

  • Plans, RACI, and status reporting
  • Vendor coordination
  • Risk and issue tracking to closure
Choosing a framework

Which standard fits your organization?

Many organizations need more than one. We map controls once and reuse the evidence across frameworks.

FrameworkTypical driverWho it fits
NIST CSF 2.0A common baseline for any security programAny organization starting or maturing a program
SOC 2Enterprise customers ask for an attestation reportSaaS, managed services, data processors
ISO/IEC 27001International customers or certification requirementsFirms selling globally
HIPAA Security RuleHandling electronic protected health informationHealthcare providers and business associates
PCI DSS 4.0Storing, processing, or transmitting card dataRetail, e-commerce, payment services
23 NYCRR 500New York DFS regulationBanks, insurers, and financial services licensed in NY
CMMC 2.0 / NIST SP 800-171Department of Defense contractsDefense industrial base suppliers
Next step

Not sure where to start?

Tell us what prompted the question: an audit, a customer request, an incident, or insurance. We will recommend the smallest useful first step.