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Cybersecurity resources, guides and templates

Practical guides and templates you can use today, written by the team that runs security and compliance programs for our clients. No forms to fill in first. Adapt them to your organization, and ask us when you want a second opinion.

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  • Aligned to NIST, ISO and common frameworks
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Guides and templates

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Guide to cybersecurity compliance

SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, CMMC, NIST CSF and ISO 27001 explained, and how to choose.

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AI acceptable use policy template

A policy outline with sample language for how your staff may use AI tools.

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Vendor security questionnaire

Questions to ask vendors, grouped by domain, with the evidence to request.

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Incident response plan template

A plan outline aligned to NIST SP 800-61, with what each section should contain.

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More from Triden

Articles, client stories and technologies

Blog

Articles on security, compliance, AI and infrastructure, plus TG Talks features with our team.

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Case studies

How we helped a retailer, an accounting firm and a golf manufacturer.

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Technologies we support

The networking, security, cloud and operations platforms our engineers work with.

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Beyond templates

When a template isn’t enough

A template gives you structure. The hard part is fitting it to your systems, your regulators and your people, then keeping it current as those change.

Our advisors can review a draft you’ve written, run a tabletop exercise against your incident response plan or assess your vendors and AI use directly.

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