Governance, risk and compliance

GRC services that turn compliance into a working security program

We help you meet the frameworks your customers, regulators and contracts require, then keep your program current. You get one team for risk assessments, readiness, policies, vendor risk and ongoing security leadership.

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  • SOC 2, CMMC, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, PCI DSS
  • Named a top vCISO services company
  • Assessment provider for California JPIA cities
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Top virtual CISO services company

Recognized by Cyber Security Review

30+ California cities assessed

Maturity assessments for public agencies through CJPIA

SOC 2 programs delivered

Including a 200+ person accounting firm in Southern California

Compliance and operations together

The same company can run the controls it recommends

Risk and leadership

GRC services that set direction and manage risk

Leadership, risk assessment and vendor oversight are the base every framework builds on.

vCISO services

Virtual and fractional CISO leadership with two CISOs on every engagement, a roadmap and board reporting.

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Cybersecurity risk assessment

Find, rate and prioritize the risks to your data and operations, with a risk register you can manage.

Risk assessment

Third-party risk management

Vendor tiering, security questionnaires, contract review and a TPRM process your team can sustain.

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Managed GRC

A managed GRC platform that keeps your program current

Compliance tends to decay between audits. Evidence goes stale, owners change jobs and policies fall behind the systems they describe. Our managed GRC service runs your program on a GRC platform and gives you a team that keeps it moving.

Controls are mapped once across every framework you follow, so a single piece of evidence can satisfy SOC 2, HIPAA and NIST CSF together. Maturity scores are tracked over time, so leadership can see progress quarter to quarter.

  • Automated workflows for evidence requests, reviews and reminders
  • Framework mapping across SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, CMMC, HIPAA and PCI DSS
  • Maturity tracking against current and target scores
  • Risk register and remediation tracking with named owners
  • Vendor assessments tracked in the same place
  • Regular reviews with a Triden advisor
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Policies and WISP

Information security policy development, including your WISP

Every framework starts with written policy, and auditors check that your policies match what you actually do. We write or rewrite your policies and procedures to fit your environment, then help you roll them out and keep them reviewed.

For tax and accounting firms and others that handle taxpayer or financial data, we build a written information security plan (WISP) that describes your safeguards, who owns them and how you test them.

  • Information security policy and supporting standards
  • Acceptable use, access control and password policies
  • Incident response plan and escalation procedures
  • Vendor management and data classification policies
  • Written information security plan (WISP)
  • Annual review and update cycle
WISP for accounting firms

How it fits together

Governance, risk and compliance consulting tied to real operations

Many GRC firms stop at the report. We also run 24/7 managed detection and response, penetration testing, incident response retainers and managed IT, so the controls in your roadmap can be put in place and operated by the same company that designed them.

That matters at audit time. Monitoring logs, test reports, backup records and incident summaries come from services we already run, which gives your auditor consistent evidence and gives your team less to chase.

Anticipate, withstand, recover

Where GRC sits in your program

GRC is the anticipate stage. It tells you which risks matter most and what to fix first.

  • Anticipate: assessments, vCISO, policies, vendor risk
  • Withstand: MDR, vulnerability management, pen testing
  • Recover: IR and cyber recovery retainers, tabletop exercises

How it works

From first assessment to audit-ready

1

Understand your obligations

We identify the frameworks, contracts and regulations that apply to you and define the systems and data in scope.

2

Assess and prioritize

We measure your controls against each requirement, rate the gaps by risk and agree on quick wins you can close first.

3

Remediate and document

We write policies, fix technical gaps with our engineers or yours, and collect evidence as the work is done.

4

Stay compliant

Managed GRC and vCISO support keep evidence current, track maturity and prepare you for each audit cycle.

Industries

Compliance experience in regulated industries

The frameworks differ by industry. So do the auditors, examiners and customers asking the questions. See all industries we serve.

Healthcare

HIPAA risk analysis and ePHI safeguards.

Healthcare

Manufacturing and defense

CMMC and NIST 800-171 for defense suppliers.

Manufacturing

Credit unions

NCUA, GLBA and vendor oversight programs.

Credit unions

Accounting firms

SOC 2 and WISP for CPA and tax firms.

Accounting firms

Case study

SOC 2 compliance for a Southern California accounting firm

An accounting firm with more than 200 professionals across Los Angeles and Orange County handles sensitive client financial data every day. It needed SOC 2 compliance and a security program that could keep up with its growth.

We assessed its infrastructure and mapped the path to SOC 2, then put multi-factor authentication, segmentation of personal data, 24/7 SOC services and immutable backups in place. We continue to support the firm as its vCISO.

  • A SOC 2 compliant environment that protects client data
  • Security that scales as the firm adds clients and technology
  • Ongoing vCISO guidance on policy, risk and tools
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FAQ

GRC and compliance questions

Governance, risk and compliance services help you set security policy and ownership (governance), find and prioritize risk (risk) and prove you meet required frameworks (compliance). In practice that means assessments, policies, remediation plans, evidence and ongoing oversight.

Start with the one a customer, contract or regulator is asking for. If nothing is required yet, a NIST CSF assessment gives you a solid baseline that maps to most other frameworks.

Yes. SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, HIPAA and CMMC share many controls. We map them once so the same policy or piece of evidence can support more than one requirement.

Managed GRC is an ongoing service. We run your program on a GRC platform with automated evidence workflows, framework mapping and maturity tracking, and a Triden advisor keeps it current between audits.

Cost depends on the frameworks in scope, the size and complexity of your environment, how much remediation is needed and whether you want a one-time assessment or ongoing support. We scope each engagement after a short call and give you a fixed proposal.

No. SOC 2 reports come from independent CPA firms, ISO 27001 certificates from accredited certification bodies and CMMC certifications from authorized assessors. We prepare you so the audit goes smoothly.

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Find out where your compliance program stands

Tell us which frameworks you need to meet and an advisor will reply by email to set up a scoping call.

  • A clear view of which requirements apply to you
  • A recommended starting point and fixed proposal

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