Solutions | 03 | Cybersecurity, GRC & Compliance

Security and governance that stands up to the board, the auditor, and the adversary.

BH Tech Advisory helps organizations build security programs, compliance frameworks, and risk governance that meet regulatory obligations and withstand real-world threats. Backed by 33+ years of experience and full independence from any provider, our advisory services carry no cost to you.

The Challenge

Security is now a board conversation. Most programs were not built for it.

Regulators, insurers, customers, and boards are all asking the same question: prove your program works. CMMC, HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2, NIST CSF, state privacy laws, and cyber insurance underwriting are converging into a single expectation of documented, tested, accountable security. Meanwhile the threat surface keeps expanding through cloud, SaaS, remote work, and now AI. Most organizations have accumulated tools without a framework, controls without evidence, and policies without governance. That gap is where breaches happen and where deals, contracts, and coverage get lost.

Our Approach

Framework first. Vendors second. Governance always.

We start with the framework your business actually has to answer to, then map your current state against it: controls in place, controls missing, evidence available, evidence needed. From there we design the target program, source the technologies and managed services that fit through the network, and stand up the governance rhythm that keeps the program defensible over time. You see the gaps. You set the priorities. We bring the vendors, the negotiated terms, and the ongoing oversight.

Pillar One

Security Program & Architecture

Security Program Design & Maturity Assessment

Independent evaluation of your program against NIST CSF, CIS Controls, or the framework your industry demands, with a prioritized roadmap and defensible baseline.

Managed Detection & Response (MDR/XDR)

Sourcing 24/7 detection and response capability through the network, scored on real analyst quality, response times, and integration depth rather than marketing.

Identity, Access & Zero Trust

Identity governance, privileged access, and zero trust architecture evaluated and sourced with the depth these controls demand.

Endpoint, Email & Cloud Security

Layered controls across the surfaces adversaries actually target, aligned to your environment rather than a vendor's product suite.

Pillar Two

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Compliance Framework Alignment

CMMC, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, NIST 800-171, ISO 27001, and state privacy law readiness, mapped, gap-assessed, and roadmapped.

Risk Management & Third-Party Risk

Enterprise risk registers, vendor risk programs, and the ongoing assessment cadence that regulators and customers now expect to see.

Policy, Documentation & Audit Readiness

Policies, standards, and evidence libraries that hold up under audit and satisfy the questionnaires your customers and insurers now require.

Board & Executive Reporting

Governance rhythm, metrics, and reporting cadence that give the board and executive team a defensible view of program state.

Pillar Three

Resilience, Response & Insurance

Incident Response & Tabletop Exercises

Documented response plans, tested through structured tabletops so the first time you use them is not during an actual incident.

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

Continuity and recovery planning aligned to real recovery objectives, tested rather than assumed.

Cyber Insurance Readiness

Program alignment to underwriter expectations, so you qualify for coverage, defend your premium, and avoid claim disputes.

Ancillary

AI Governance & Emerging Risk

AI adoption introduces new categories of data, decision, and vendor risk that most programs have not yet accounted for. We help you build AI use policies, model risk governance, and third-party AI vendor oversight into your existing framework.

What This Looks Like in Practice

Outcomes our clients see.

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Security program aligned to a defined framework with documented, defensible controls

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Regulatory and customer compliance requirements mapped, tracked, and audit-ready

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24/7 detection and response capability sourced on capability, not marketing

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Cyber insurance readiness improved, coverage qualified, premium defensible

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Board and executive reporting rhythm that answers the questions leadership is now being asked

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Incident response and continuity plans tested before they are needed

Related Case Study

Results from a similar engagement.

Financial Services

Regional Bank: SOC 2 Compliance Without Adding Headcount

A growing financial institution needed to meet compliance requirements and modernize security infrastructure without expanding its internal IT team or budget.

additional headcount required

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Security and governance that stands up to the board, the auditor, and the adversary.

Security is now a board conversation. Most programs were not built for it.

Framework first. Vendors second. Governance always.

Outcomes our clients see.

Results from a similar engagement.

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