How-To Guide

How to Report Phishing: Building an Effective Reporting Process Bottom Line Up Front: This guide walks you through building a comprehensive phishing reporting process that satisfies compliance requirements while actually reducing your organization’s phishing risk. You’ll create incident response workflows, user reporting mechanisms, and evidence collection procedures that work for both your security team and … Read more

Cloud Security Checklist: Essential Controls for Every Organization Bottom Line Up Front This cloud security checklist gives you 15 essential controls to implement across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Following this guide takes 2-4 weeks for a startup with basic cloud infrastructure, or 4-8 weeks for a mid-market company with complex multi-cloud deployments. You’ll … Read more

Penetration Testing Methodology: PTES, OWASP, and OSSTMM Compared Bottom Line Up Front This guide helps you select, implement, and document a penetration testing methodology that satisfies compliance requirements while delivering actionable security findings. You’ll compare the three leading frameworks — PTES, OWASP Testing Guide, and OSSTMM — then build a methodology that works for your … Read more

Building a Vendor Risk Management Program from Scratch Bottom Line Up Front This guide walks you through building a vendor risk management program that satisfies SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and other compliance frameworks. You’ll create vendor assessment workflows, risk rating methodologies, and ongoing monitoring processes that scale from 10 vendors to 500+. Most organizations … Read more

How to Respond to a Data Breach: Complete Response Guide Bottom Line Up Front This guide walks you through the essential steps to respond to a data breach effectively, from initial detection through post-incident recovery. Following this process will help you contain the breach, meet regulatory notification requirements, and restore operations while preserving evidence for … Read more

IT Disaster Recovery Plan: Protecting Technology Infrastructure Bottom Line Up Front Building an effective IT disaster recovery plan protects your technology infrastructure from outages, cyberattacks, and natural disasters while meeting compliance requirements across multiple frameworks. This guide walks you through creating a comprehensive DR plan in 6-8 weeks, from initial risk assessment through testing and … Read more

Active Directory Security: Hardening Your Identity Infrastructure Bottom Line Up Front This guide walks you through hardening your Active Directory environment from a security baseline to an audit-ready posture that satisfies SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and CMMC requirements. You’ll implement privileged access management, strengthen authentication protocols, configure logging, and establish monitoring — the core … Read more

Cyber Hygiene: Essential Security Practices for Every Organization Bottom Line Up Front This guide helps you establish baseline cyber hygiene practices that protect your organization from 80% of common threats while satisfying core requirements across SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and CMMC frameworks. Implementation takes 2-4 weeks for a small team, 6-8 weeks for … Read more

Server Hardening Checklist: Step-by-Step System Security Guide Bottom Line Up Front This server hardening checklist transforms your default system configuration into a security-hardened environment that meets compliance requirements and reduces your attack surface. You’ll lock down unnecessary services, implement access controls, configure secure networking, and establish monitoring — all in 4-6 hours for a single … Read more

Business Impact Analysis (BIA): Identifying Critical Systems and Processes Bottom Line Up Front A business impact analysis systematically identifies your most critical systems, processes, and data — then quantifies the operational and financial impact if they become unavailable. This 4-6 week process gives you the foundation for incident response, business continuity planning, and compliance frameworks … Read more