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Virtual/Fractional CISO & A Strategic Sounding-board

Virtual/Fractional CISO & A Strategic Sounding-board

Virtual/Fractional CISO & A Strategic Sounding-board

  •  On-demand Expertise: Providing senior-level cybersecurity leadership and advice without the overhead of a full-time executive.
  • Strategic Validation: Offering an unbiased, external perspective to validate existing strategies, challenge assumptions, and provide confidence in decision-making.
  • Board & Executive Communication: Helping translate

  •  On-demand Expertise: Providing senior-level cybersecurity leadership and advice without the overhead of a full-time executive.
  • Strategic Validation: Offering an unbiased, external perspective to validate existing strategies, challenge assumptions, and provide confidence in decision-making.
  • Board & Executive Communication: Helping translate complex technical risks into clear, business-focused language for executive leadership and boards.
  • Mentorship & Coaching: Guiding internal CISOs and security leaders in developing their own programs and professional capabilities.

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Cybersecurity Strategy & Program Development

Virtual/Fractional CISO & A Strategic Sounding-board

Virtual/Fractional CISO & A Strategic Sounding-board

  •  Strategic Planning: Helping define a long-term cybersecurity vision and roadmap aligned with business objectives
  • Governance Design: Establishing clear roles, responsibilities, policies, and processes for cybersecurity and AI (artificial intelligence) oversight.
  • Maturity Assessments: Evaluating the current state of their cybersecurity progr

  •  Strategic Planning: Helping define a long-term cybersecurity vision and roadmap aligned with business objectives
  • Governance Design: Establishing clear roles, responsibilities, policies, and processes for cybersecurity and AI (artificial intelligence) oversight.
  • Maturity Assessments: Evaluating the current state of their cybersecurity program against established frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls) and providing a prioritized plan for improvement.
  • Regulatory Compliance Assessments: Helping them understand and meet the requirements of relevant data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, industry-specific regulations like NYDFS, PCI DSS) for their own operations and for their clients.
  • Framework Implementation: Assisting with the implementation of security frameworks to achieve and demonstrate compliance.
  • Risk Prioritization & Mitigation: Helping them understand and prioritize the most critical risks and develop strategies to reduce their likelihood and impact.
  • Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM): Advising on how to assess and manage the cybersecurity risks posed by vendors and partners they work with or recommend to their clients.
  • Security Architecture Review: Reviewing existing IT/security architectures to identify weaknesses and recommend improvements.
  • Cloud Security Strategy: Advising on secure cloud adoption, configuration, and migration strategies.


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Safe AI Strategy & Implementation

Virtual/Fractional CISO & A Strategic Sounding-board

Safe AI Strategy & Implementation

  • Safe AI Strategy & Adoption Mapping: Establishing an AI strategy ensures expectations are met and investment is inline, by understanding where the organization is on the AI adoption journey. 
  • AI Policies & Risk Management: Work with business to develop and socialize AI use and expectations for safe and responsible use. 
  • AI Governance: Using

  • Safe AI Strategy & Adoption Mapping: Establishing an AI strategy ensures expectations are met and investment is inline, by understanding where the organization is on the AI adoption journey. 
  • AI Policies & Risk Management: Work with business to develop and socialize AI use and expectations for safe and responsible use. 
  • AI Governance: Using the latest industry guidance, ensure AI risks are identified and appropriately addressed.
  • AI Readiness with Data Classification & Data Flow Mapping: Understanding where sensitive data resides, how it moves, and who has access to it, crucial for both internal protection and client advice, as well as for safe and responsible AI implementations.

Here's how Alexander Cyber Advisory has helped others

AI Readiness - Preventing the Data Leak

AI Readiness - Preventing the Data Leak

AI Readiness - Preventing the Data Leak

Early on in their AI journey and eager to accelerate their AI adoption, a client planned to rapidly deploy Copilot across their environment without considering critical factors such as data access controls, governance policies, or user training. Recognizing the risks involved, Candy proactively recommended a comprehensive data classification and access project. Her initiative enabled the organization to evaluate potential vulnerabilities, implement effective safeguards, and ultimately avoid data leakage, unauthorized access, and other significant security threats.


Business Alignment and Flexibility

AI Readiness - Preventing the Data Leak

AI Readiness - Preventing the Data Leak

A startup with international operations invested heavily in pursuing ISO 27001/2 certification to elevate its security posture and build customer trust. However, as business priorities shifted toward revenue generation, Candy recognized the need to align cybersecurity efforts with these objectives. Leveraging her expertise, she ensured the cybersecurity program actively supported the company’s revenue goals by reducing product risks, enabling sales initiatives, and safeguarding the organization’s reputation—demonstrating her ability to adapt security strategies to evolving business needsOur Digital Transformation Consulting services help Alexander Cyber Advisory Services stay ahead of the curve in today's digital world. We work with you to develop a digital strategy that fits your business needs, optimize your digital presence, and leverage technology to drive growth. This effort saved the client time, money and enabled resources to focus on the core goal of revenue.

Cloud/Saas Management

AI Readiness - Preventing the Data Leak

Cloud/Saas Management

When a client faced an audit observation highlighting the need for a unified provisioning solution for SaaS and cloud applications, Candy’s thought leadership guided the selection and implementation of a technology that transformed the organization’s approach. The chosen solution not only identified all SaaS and cloud applications in use but also automated user provisioning, streamlined license management, and provided robust spend management capabilities. As a result, Candy’s initiative delivered clear advantages to three critical areas: Cybersecurity saw enhanced visibility and risk reduction, IT Operations gained efficiency through automated workflows, and Finance benefited from improved cost control and spend transparency. This effort save the client thousands of dollars.


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