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i. Cybersecurity & CISO Advisory NIST CSF · ISO 27001 · NCA ECC

Cybersecurity & CISO Advisory

End-to-end cyber. From governance to vulnerability management.

Comprehensive cybersecurity capabilities across governance, identity, infrastructure, and incident response — supporting CISOs and security teams with strategic advisory, deep technical assessments, and managed services.

Why it matters · 02 02 / 05

Why this work, now.

In today's digital economy, cybersecurity is no longer an IT problem — it is a board-level priority. The role of the consultant is to translate that priority into something a security team can act on every day.

Cybersecurity programmes fail in predictable ways. The maturity assessment is a one-time event. The roadmap is a slide deck. The controls drift the moment the engagement closes. The next assessment starts from scratch.

We work differently. Every Signify cybersecurity engagement is anchored to a framework that the client can refresh themselves — typically NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, or the NCA ECC depending on jurisdiction. Maturity is scored across people, process, technology, and data — at both organisation and department level. Findings are tied to a roadmap with named owners, costs, and a board-ready justification for funding.

Beyond the assessment, we provide deep audit capability across the full cyber stack — IAM and PAM, firewall and IDS/IPS, encryption and VPN, DLP and MDM, SIEM and vulnerability tooling, and incident response. Each audit comes with a plan, a workprogramme, and a summary report — so the next CISO inherits the work, not a rebuild.

Capabilities · 03 03 / 05

What we do.

The capabilities that come standard on every engagement — anchored to frameworks, delivered by partners, refreshable by your team.

CAP · 01

Governance & Compliance Audit

Cybersecurity strategy, KPIs, policy documentation, SLA/OLA reviews. Verifies the organisation, the budget, and the board reporting actually work.

CAP · 02

IAM & PAM Audit

Identity lifecycle, authentication (MFA, biometrics), RBAC/ABAC controls, privileged account monitoring, and segregation of duties — across all integrated systems.

CAP · 03

Firewall · IDS/IPS · Endpoint

Configuration and rule-set review, threat detection effectiveness, antivirus and endpoint protection coverage, deployment strategy, and incident-response readiness.

CAP · 04

Encryption · VPN · Email Gateway

Encryption algorithms, key management, VPN architecture and authentication, phishing/malware detection, attachment scanning, and zero-day mitigation in email.

CAP · 05

DLP & MDM Audit

DLP deployment, rule sets, cloud coverage, regulatory alignment — combined with MDM tracking, remote management, and software/application controls on mobile fleets.

CAP · 06

SIEM · VAPT · Incident Response

SIEM configuration, log aggregation, scenario tuning. Vulnerability scanning. Incident response plans, forensic tooling, and post-incident reporting.

Audits
6
core technical audit areas with documented workprogrammes
Frameworks
4+
cross-walked — score once, see the whole posture
Framework spotlight · 04 04 / 05

Anchored on the frameworks that actually drive board decisions.

NIST CSF 2.0

Identify · Protect · Detect · Respond · Recover · Govern. The full six-function model — scored across all subcategories.

ISO/IEC 27001

ISMS design, Annex A controls, internal audit, and certification readiness.

NCA ECC

Essential Cybersecurity Controls — required for entities operating in Saudi Arabia.

NIST 800-53

Federal-grade control library, mapped automatically when CSF is the primary anchor.

Selected engagements · 05 05 / 05

From the practice.

Three illustrative engagements drawn from our recent work in this service area — what we built, what the client gained.

Gaming · Global
NIST CSF Benchmark

Benchmarked cybersecurity posture across the five NIST CSF function areas.

Benchmarked cybersecurity posture across the five NIST CSF function areas. Roadmap to maturity delivered.

NISTCSF aligned
5function areas
Government · KSA
SAP Security

Comprehensive SAP Security Assessment — 40+ critical findings across four security domains.

Comprehensive SAP Security Assessment — 40+ critical findings across four security domains.

40+findings
4domains
Holding · KSA
Executive Oversight

Designed a new Executive Oversight Unit for the CEO with 12+ KPIs and a dashboard reporting framework.

Designed a new Executive Oversight Unit for the CEO with 12+ KPIs and a dashboard reporting framework.

12+KPIs
CEOdirect
What's next

Let's talk about your programme.

Mostafa runs the first conversation personally. About 40 minutes — enough to understand your context, the work already in flight, and where Signify can plug in to accelerate the outcome.