Security Program and Strategy Understand and manage evolving cyber threats with confidence. Protiviti’s cybersecurity strategy experts help organisations understand information security and privacy risks while providing innovative solutions to reduce exposures. We refine security and privacy strategies, practices, and technology architectures.Protiviti can assess your environment and provide a roadmap so you can make smart cybersecurity strategy investments to serve your customers and grow your business.We help our clients take a holistic business and technology view of their risk posture, and we use industry-accepted information security frameworks to evaluate current capabilities. Better understand and manage your organisation's cyber risks Our Cybersecurity Strategy services Pro Briefcase Assess Cybersecurity Risks Understand and prioritise cyber risks based on your unique risk landscape and cybersecurity maturity. Pro Building office Assess Capabilities Leverage global and industry frameworks and our depth of expertise to understand current capabilities and create a roadmap towards the target security posture. Pro Document Consent Program Benchmarking, Strategy, and Governance Assess your organisation against industry benchmarks and design a go-forward structure. Pro Document Files Board Communication and Reporting We provide support for meaningful cybersecurity strategy discussions with senior leadership and the board. Pro Document Stack Cyber Program Office Cybersecurity risks are never static. A successful cyber program office adapts accordingly. Our team serves as an on-demand “virtual CISO” providing hands-on support, transparency, and structure to respond to changing demands. Featured insights VISION Morgan Stanley's Rachel Wilson talks cyber strategies in new AI-enabled threat landscape 1 min read If five years ago the vast majority of malicious traffic on the internet was nation-states, now 70% of the malicious traffic we see is actually financially motivated and criminal in nature. A little bit of ChatGPT, a little bit of Gemini,... BLOG Zero Trust, IGA and AI in Next-Gen Telecom Networks: CISOs' Convergence Approach 6 min read Anticipating potential vulnerabilities, constantly monitoring for anomalies and developing robust incident response plans are now baseline resilience capabilities information security leaders need to tackle today’s threats amplified by artificial... VISION Head of cyber at CrowdStrike on emerging risks, identity exploitation, data leaks and AI wars 1 min read “The lesson is that you need the visibility of the entire environment. You need to have a visibility of your own boundary, into vendors, partners, risk, or identity trust. You need to understand who all our partners are, what is a risk they carry.” ... BLOG 5 Strategic Questions to Guide a Successful Data Security Deployment 5 min read Evolving data security threats, regulatory compliance requirements and data governance needs have organizations increasingly turning to Microsoft Purview. But with such a powerful and expansive platform, the biggest challenge often isn’t how to use... VISION Security expert Tom Vartanian: Amid all the chaos, boards need to refocus on cyber and AI 1 min read “I think the first thing you have to ask yourself is, what's the nature of the chaos? And I think right now, you define the chaos as at least involving tariffs, changes in economic policy and changes in the federal bureaucracy.” “What the C-suite... PODCAST FPS Podcast | CMMC Rule is Out - What Contractors Must Know With DOD Contracts 2 min read On September 10th, 2025 the "CMMC Final Rule" was published in CFR48. After about seven years of starts and stops, determining Level classifications, the number of controls and compliance needed, CMMC certification is now set to be in certain DOD... Previous Article Pagination Next Article Make smart cybersecurity strategy investments World-class Security A world-class security organisation is nimble, efficient, self-improving, adaptive, and effective. Protiviti helps you maintain your cybersecurity strategy to your specifications and remains aligned with your business objectives. Make smart cybersecurity strategy investments Case Studies Risk mitigation through cybersecurity strategy and programming Situation: This international, not-for-profit healthcare provider operating over 60 hospitals and 350 clinics in four countries knew its high-priority business demands created issues with information security. Business leaders lost confidence in the organisation’s delivery quality and ability to protect its digital assets. Value: A long-standing relationship with Protiviti yielded significant improvements in the client’s cybersecurity capabilities, programme maturity, and risk mitigation. Critical outcomes included a 53% reduction in superfluous active directory (AD) groups and the standardisation of AD management tool kits, a reduction in phishing campaign testing click-through and compromise failures from 15% to 7%, and a risk indicator reduction of an average of 80%. Financial services firm gains greater control of global cybersecurity position Situation: The fast-track growth of an international financial services firm through numerous acquisitions led to security challenges. Value: We improved the client’s security posture through standardisation of patching and remediation—implemented across the enterprise—gaining real-time status on the environment. We enhanced the visibility of cybersecurity and data privacy risks across key business units. Protiviti helps financial services firm tighten cybersecurity and technology control Situation: A leading corporation in the financial services and insurance industry acquired several companies without conducting robust due diligence, neglecting to identify cyber risks and to strategise seamless integration with the existing IT infrastructure. Value: With enhanced cybersecurity metrics, the client increased its visibility of cybersecurity and data privacy risks to internal business partners for each targeted company acquisition. The client integrated enterprise security policies and standards into the vendor procurement process to mitigate third-party risks. Supporting and documenting cybersecurity strategies for an international bank Situation: An international bank wanted to define and document its three-year cyber security strategy. Value: The bank gained a digital visualisation of the control blueprint, giving users a quick snapshot of threat analysis activity and the ability to gauge the necessary actions to further reduce risk. Leading the way on cyber risk quantification Protiviti's cyber risk quantification services , powered by the RiskLens platform, deliver a continuous, data-driven assessment of an organisation's current state of cyber risk. With RiskLens, Protiviti provides cyber program risk intelligence that enables organisations around the world to effectively quantify their cyber risk in financial terms. As the founding advisory partner to the FAIR Institute, Protiviti provides the FAIR Institute with experience, thought leadership, and sponsorship to promote the adoption and growth of FAIR. Leadership Sameer Ansari Sameer Ansari is a Managing Director and leader of Protiviti’s Security and Privacy Practice. Sameer brings more than 20 years of experience developing and delivering complex privacy solutions to the Financial Industry, and privacy consulting and implementation ... Learn More Michael Pang Michael Pang is a Managing Director based in Protiviti's Hong Kong office and is the IT Consulting practice leader for Protiviti Greater China. He possess 20 years of experience in advising top management on various strategic topics including cybersecurity, data ... Learn More Roland Carandang Roland Carandang, Managing Director, CISO Solutions, is in our London office and is Global Leader for Protiviti’s Digital Identity practice. This practice helps organisations ensure the right people (and things) have the right access at the right time. Its major domains ... Learn More What is next for CISOs? The CISO Next initiative produces content and events crafted exclusively for CISOs, with CISOs. The resources focus on what CISOs need to succeed. 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