Cyber Risk Management.
Understanding your cyber risk is the foundation of managing it. We help organisations assess their exposure, build defensible frameworks and take the practical steps that reduce both the likelihood and the impact of a cyber event.
Why risk management matters.
The consequences of a cyber event are well understood — data loss, business interruption, reputational damage, regulatory penalty, legal liability and, in serious cases, the destruction of the business itself. What is less well understood is that the severity of those consequences is directly shaped by how well-prepared an organisation was before the event.
Organisations with mature cyber risk practices recover faster, pay less in remediation costs, face lower insurance premiums and are better placed to demonstrate to regulators and stakeholders that they took their obligations seriously. The investment in cyber risk management is not a cost — it is a risk transfer.
Our cyber risk management work is advisory in nature, not technical. We do not conduct penetration testing or provide IT security services. We advise on the governance, legal and policy dimensions of cyber risk — the layer that sits above the technical controls and determines whether an organisation can demonstrate it has met its obligations.
What we advise on.
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We conduct high-level assessments of your organisation's cyber risk posture — examining your governance framework, your policies, your third-party risk exposure and the legal and regulatory obligations that apply to your sector. The output is a clear picture of where your material exposures lie and a prioritised set of recommendations to address them.
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We help organisations build the governance structures that sit around cyber risk — board reporting frameworks, management accountability structures, risk appetite statements and the oversight mechanisms that give directors confidence they are meeting their duties.
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We develop and review cyber security policies, data protection policies, acceptable use policies and privacy frameworks — documents that need to be both legally sound and practically workable for the people who have to follow them.
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We work with organisations to develop detailed cyber incident response plans — covering roles and responsibilities, decision-making authorities, communication protocols, regulatory notification obligations and the legal considerations that apply from the moment an incident is confirmed. Plans are reviewed for legal accuracy, not just operational completeness.
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Your cyber risk does not stop at your own perimeter. We advise on the governance and contractual dimensions of third-party risk — including how to assess your vendor risk exposure, what contractual protections you need and how to manage the dependencies that create your greatest vulnerabilities.
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Cyber insurance policies are frequently misunderstood — and the gaps only become apparent when a claim is made. We review cyber insurance policies for adequacy, identify coverage gaps and advise on the obligations that apply as a policyholder before and during an incident.
Who is this for?
CFOs and CROs building or reviewing their enterprise cyber risk framework; general counsel seeking assurance that their organisation's governance and policy position is legally defensible; boards requiring independent assessment of their cyber risk posture; and organisations that have experienced an incident and want to understand what needs to change.