Turn Security Requirements
Into Practical Controls.
Security and compliance requirements can become difficult to manage as organizations grow, enter regulated markets and introduce new technology. TMG Security helps organizations understand their security requirements, assess existing controls and build practical paths toward stronger governance, risk management and compliance.
Compliance Is Not the Finish Line.
Compliance provides a framework for managing security expectations, but effective security requires more than checking requirements off a list.
A framework tells you what to have. It does not tell you whether what you have works, or whether the risks specific to your business are the ones it covers. Programmes built only to satisfy an assessment tend to discover that gap at the worst possible moment.
- 01REQUIREMENTSWhat applies to this organization.
- 02RISKWhat could go wrong, and what it would cost.
- 03CONTROLSWhat addresses the risk in practice.
- 04EVIDENCEWhether the control can be demonstrated.
- 05ASSESSMENTWhether it works as intended.
- 06IMPROVEMENTWhat should change before the next cycle.
The cycle returns to requirements: what an assessment reveals changes what you consider applicable next time.
Build a Security Program Around Risk.
Three services, scoped individually or combined into a programme.
ISO 27001 / SOC 2 / PCI DSS
Security Framework & Compliance Readiness
Help organizations understand applicable security requirements, evaluate existing controls and identify areas requiring attention.
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
- PCI DSS
- Control Mapping
- Policy & Documentation
- Evidence Readiness
- Gap Identification
- Remediation Planning
HIPAA / GDPR / DPDP
Privacy & Regulatory Security
Organizations handling sensitive or personal information need security and privacy practices aligned with applicable requirements.
- HIPAA
- GDPR
- DPDP
- Data Protection
- Privacy Controls
- Access Management
- Data Handling
- Risk Considerations
Risk & Compliance Gap Assessment
Understand Where You Stand.
Assess existing security and compliance practices against applicable requirements and identify areas that may require improvement.
- Current State
- Requirement Mapping
- Control Review
- Gap Identification
- Prioritization
- Remediation Roadmap
SCOPE OF SERVICETMG Security provides cybersecurity and compliance support. We are not an auditor, a certification body or a law firm, and nothing here is legal advice. Organizations should obtain legal advice for legal or regulatory interpretation.
A Control Is Only Useful When It Works in Practice.
Every Layer Depends on the One Below It.
A conceptual example: unauthorized access, the control that addresses it, and what would demonstrate the control works.
CONCEPTUAL EXAMPLE — NOT DRAWN FROM A REAL ORGANIZATION
Different Frameworks, Different Questions.
Select a framework to see what it is for and the considerations it usually raises.
Not every framework applies to every organization. Which are relevant depends on your sector, your customers and where you operate.
Start With Risk. Not a Checklist.
Conceptual bands. This is how risk is categorised, not a score for any organization.
Output leadership can act on.
Which of these apply depends on engagement scope.
Where current practice differs from the requirements that apply to you.
Which controls address which requirements, and where nothing does.
What the gaps mean in terms of risk, not just non-conformity.
What needs to exist in writing, and what it needs to say.
Whether you could demonstrate a control operates, if asked.
Sequenced work, with dependencies made explicit.
A version of the findings that a board or exec team can act on.
Sometimes the gap is judgement, not documentation.
Where a programme needs direction rather than a framework, the consulting practice covers leadership, architecture and third-party risk.
vCISO
Security Leadership, Without the Permanent Hire.
Extend your security leadership with strategic cybersecurity guidance without immediately building a full internal CISO function.
- Security Strategy
- Risk Management
- Roadmaps
- Governance
- Executive Reporting
- Prioritization
Security Architecture
Design Security Into the Systems You Build.
Design security into the systems, applications and infrastructure that support your business.
- Architecture Review
- Security Design
- Trust Boundaries
- Identity
- Cloud Security
- Data Protection
Third-Party Risk
Your Security Posture Extends Beyond Your Perimeter.
Understand and manage the security risk carried by the suppliers, platforms and partners your operations depend on.
- Vendor Assessment
- Risk Classification
- Control Review
- Exposure
- Prioritization
- Ongoing Review
Security Is More Than Compliance. It Is How You Manage Risk.
Understand which requirements apply, whether your controls work, and what to do about the difference.