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Embedded Consultant Services

Cyber security has never been more important, yet security teams and budgets are as limited as ever. Embedded Consultant Services help organisations address the challenge of achieving or maintaining an appropriate security posture when resource or skills gaps occur.

Fully outsourced security contracts can be expensive however using Cortida embedded consultant contracts is often an affordable alternative. Working as part of your extended team, embedded consultants can design your security strategy, maintain security in operations and accelerate security projects.

Contracts start from as few as 2 days per month on short terms contracts and are available on short term contracts from 3 months.

As consultants operate as part of your extended team rather than a temporary contractor, you remain in control but also have comfort knowing the Cortida’s combined skills can be available at short notice.

Embedded security consultant contracts answer questions such as:

  • How can the organisation achieve and maintain security on limited staffing?
  • How will the internal teams manage the breadth of security issues?
  • How can teams be flexed as requirements vary?
  • How can security projects be accelerated while managing business as usual activities?
  • How can the organisation keep control and knowledge when contracts come and go?

Needs vary, however embedded consultant contracts can include items such as ensuring:

Strategy and Leadership

  • An appropriate cyber and information security vision and strategy exists
  • Appropriate security technologies are used
  • Change and risk requirements are assessed for security implications
  • Continuous security is maintained
  • A security awareness culture
  • Legal and contractual security obligations are met
  • Security incidents are navigated with a calm experienced, responsive hand

CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE

  • Compliance obligations are understood
  • Appropriate security destinations are targeted
  • Compliance programmes are actively managed
  • The required weekly, monthly and annual assessments are undertaken and assessed
  • The third-party supply chain is managed and you remain audit-ready

SECURITY OPERATIONS

  • Critical patches and security updates are applied with a low level of cadence
  • Logs are reviewed for indicators of compromise
  • Events and incidents are investigated and escalated
  • New vulnerabilities are understood and assessed for risk
  • Network documentation and system inventories are maintained