Risk and resilience services that improve decision quality.

Support for leaders who need clarity, prioritisation, and evidence that holds up under scrutiny. Pragmatic technology risk leadership that turns uncertainty into decisions.

Service Taxonomy

Technology Risk & Governance

  • Risk framework design and refresh
  • Risk appetite and tolerances
  • Executive risk reporting
  • Control definition and effectiveness
  • Audit and regulatory readiness

Who it's for: CIOs and Risk Directors seeking structural clarity.

Operational Resilience

  • Service mapping and dependency review
  • Scenario testing and impact tolerance
  • Remediation planning
  • Resilience metrics and reporting
  • Crisis simulation coordination

Who it's for: COOs and Resilience leads ensuring business continuity.

Third Party & Supply Chain

  • Portfolio segmentation and prioritisation
  • Critical supplier operating model design
  • Contract and assurance uplift
  • Concentration risk and exit feasibility
  • Supply chain vulnerability assessment

Who it's for: Procurement and CISO teams managing vendor ecosystems.

M&A Technology Risk Support

  • Pre-deal risk discovery (signal vs noise)
  • Day 1 readiness and transitional controls
  • Integration risk planning
  • Target operating model alignment
  • Technical debt impact analysis

Who it's for: Private Equity and Corporate Dev teams evaluating assets.

Engagement Deep Dive

Technology Risk Frameworks

Developing usable, lightweight risk frameworks that actually drive executive decision-making rather than just filling spreadsheets.

Outcome: Unified risk language and board-ready reporting.
Timeframe: 4–8 weeks.
Deliverable: Risk Taxonomy, Appetite Statement, Reporting Templates.
Operational Resilience Strategy

Mapping critical business services to underlying technology dependencies and setting realistic impact tolerances.

Outcome: Regulatory compliance and verified recovery capabilities.
Timeframe: 6–12 weeks.
Deliverable: Service Maps, Scenario Test Reports, Remediation Roadmap.
Supply Chain Assurance

Moving beyond 'paper-based' assurance to evidence-driven reviews of your most critical third-party partners.

Outcome: Reduced concentration risk and improved vendor oversight.
Timeframe: Ongoing or 4-week sprint.
Deliverable: Vendor Tiering Model, Exit Strategy Review, Assurance Dashboard.

The Cyber Pragmatist Approach

01

Assess

Evidence-driven discovery to identify the signals that matter. We look past the noise to find structural risks.

  • Context-aware review
  • Gap analysis vs peer set
02

Prioritise

Translating technical findings into business impact. We focus on outcomes that protect the balance sheet.

  • Risk-weighting outcomes
  • Board-ready narratives
03

Deliver

Hands-on leadership to embed changes. We align remediation with your existing delivery cycles.

  • Fractional leadership
  • Measurable improvement

Engagement Shapes

Fractional

Sustained leadership support for growing organisations or those in steady-state transition.

1–3 days/weekvCISO / Advisor

Interim Cover

Full-time leadership during critical vacancies or periods of intense regulatory scrutiny.

Full-timeCISO / Head of Risk

Time-boxed

Outcome-focused sprints to solve a specific problem or unblock a critical risk decision.

30/60/90 daysProject Lead

Ready to turn uncertainty into decisions?

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