Pragmatic Cyber Risk Management
Thinking ahead.
Acting now.
GRC Joe provides the gamut of Governance, Risk & Compliance / Cyber Risk Management services.
Let us be the trusted advisor to build a cyber risk management program that’s the right fit for your organization today and can scale to match your growth.
Ethos
As cybersecurity practitioners, we at GRC-Joe are uncompromising on our ethics and are led by our guiding principles:
- Diplomatic candor. Leaders need to hear hard truths, but these messages must be delivered in a pragmatic and empathic manner.
- Diligence. Cyber risk management is a comprehensive, always-on endeavor. If you’re not willing to sweat the small stuff, the big stuff will give you plenty to sweat about.
- Collegiality. An effective cyber risk management program requires the active participation of all levels within an organization. People who feel valued are more likely to put in the extra effort that’s sometimes needed to maintain a strong security posture.
- Address the risk without handcuffing your business. The ability to operate in a risky environment can be the differentiator that makes a business take off. We focus on designing effective controls that reduce risk without hampering your agility.
15+ Years Leadership
Designing and leading IT risk programs across the world’s most critical sectors.
Who We Help
Defense Supply Chain
Preparing defense contractors for CMMC certification.
Handlers of Credit Card Data
Merchants and in-scope service providers seeking PCI DSS compliance.
Entities Processing Sensitive Personal Data
Helping organizations that process sensitive personal information meet applicable privacy requirements (e.g. HIPAA, GDPR, etc.)
Maritime Operators
Establishing and maintaining cybersecurity programs onboard ships to meet US Coast Guard, IMO, and Class Society standards.
Any organization looking to build or maintain a cybersecurity program.
We can help you choose a framework that’s right for you whether it’s NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or CIS Critical Security Controls.
What We Do
Make cyber risk understandable to executives, subject matter
GRC-Joe demystifies cyber risk management to make clear how a strong security posture can enable an organization to thrive in a hazardous cyber risk landscape. We do this through:
- Leading risk workshops that explain core concepts on cyber risk management in terms that can be understood at all levels within an organization
- Build risk registers to identify and track the risks particular to your organization
- Produce executive briefings that explain potential business impacts of risks and what can be done to reduce these risks
- Craft awareness training programs that drive adoption of new initiatives with our unique bi-directional training
Build and tune cyber risk management programs
GRC-Joe designs, implements and refines your cyber governance, risk, and compliance processes. In building a program we focus on implementing controls that can be seamlessly incorporated into your existing practices, justifiable, auditable, and aligned to your business objectives.
Our expertise includes (but is not limited to) the following frameworks and regulations: ISO 27001, NIST CSF, COBIT, CMMC, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, HIPAA, GDPR, and state cyber & privacy regulations.
Audit Readiness
We can blaze a path towards certification by leading the following initiatives:
- Gap assessments against multiple frameworks and regulatory compliance requirement,
- Design remediation roadmaps, and lead the way
- Drive audit readiness through pre-assessment
Frameworks and regulatory requirements covered include: CMMC, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR
Trusted Advisor
Your in-house resource for internal audits, Board level updates, customized awareness training, process engineering, policy writing, and vendor risk management.
- Internal audit / program management
- Board level updates
- Awareness training customized to your organization’s specific risk profile
- Process engineering
- Write clear, concise policies and procedures that are easy to follow
- GRC platform review and implementation
- Vendor / Third Pary risk management
- Contract review