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Security Program Manager

Essentials

The Security Program Manager provides a full security team at a fraction of the cost. As information security has become increasingly complex and regulations have become denser, organizations find themselves in a position of needing dedicated security personnel; and a dedicated Security Officer to manage their Security Program. Unfortunately, it is infeasible for many organizations to have dedicated full-time staff for information security, and only the largest organizations can afford to staff positions across different domains, including Network Security, Forensics, Security Assessment, Compliance, and Incident Response. The goal of the Security Program Manager offering is to fill all of these needs for a fraction of the cost needed to hire dedicated staff.

Benefits

By engaging SecureState as your Security Program Manager (SPM), you gain a wide range of security experts. A Chief Security Officer is needed to coordinate available resources, set security priorities for the organization, engage with senior executives to communicate the status of security initiatives and align with business priorities. SecureState will help to identify needs for other 3rd party vendors within the security space, and coordinate their efforts on security projects as well. The SPM becomes a single point of contact for all security efforts, at a fraction of the cost of a large internal security team.

Expertise

SecureState has developed and managed Security Programs for clients from a few dozen employees to Fortune 500 corporations. In each case, our staff members have assessed the needs of the client and craft a Security Program unique to their needs. What works for a large governmental agency doesn’t necessarily work for a small retailer, and vice versa. The Security Program Manager aligns security with the overall organizational goals, and ensures that the right assets are being protected.

Did You Know?

  • SecureState has been developing and managing Security Programs for a decade
  • Security Program Manager engagements bring together consultants with extensive experience working in financial, medical, manufacturing, government, and other verticals
  • A Security Program Manager is typically less expensive than hiring security staff internally

Our Approach and Methodology

A Security Program Manager project will typically begin with an INFOSEC assessment to determine the current state of the organization’s security program, while developing a prioritized list of security tasks which align with the organization’s overall business goals. Once these tasks have been identified, they’ll be assigned to the right resources at SecureState, the client organization, or an appropriate 3rd party; and tracked on a monthly basis. Quarterly Steering Committee meetings are held to identify any significant changes to organizational goals, as well as to shift security priorities where necessary. At the end of each year, another INFOSEC assessment is performed to allow for consistent measurement of the Security Program’s progress over time, as well as to establish the next year’s priorities.

What Makes Us Different

  • SecureState has a decade of experience building and managing Security Programs.
  • Security Program Manager engagements bring together experts in Compliance, Privacy, Penetration Testing, Forensics, Incident Response, and Risk Management
  • The SPM is typically much cheaper than hiring all the necessary security resources internally

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