Four disciplines. One integrated security program.
Paragon Advisory delivers the leadership, compliance readiness, and executive communication your organization needs to operate securely — and demonstrate it to every stakeholder that matters.
Executive security leadership. Embedded in your organization.
Most mid-market companies need a CISO — but not a full-time one. Paragon Advisory provides fractional Chief Information Security Officer services that give you the strategic depth of a seasoned security executive at a fraction of the cost.
Our vCISO engagements are structured around your business objectives, not a generic security checklist. We attend board meetings, present to investors, own your security program roadmap, and serve as the accountable security leader your organization needs to operate with confidence.
Engagement Model
Ongoing retainer — typically 8–20 hours/month depending on program maturity.
What's Included
- Security program design and ownership
- Risk register development and maintenance
- Vendor and third-party risk management
- Security policy and procedure development
- Incident response planning
- Security awareness program oversight
- M&A security due diligence support
From gap to audit-ready. On your timeline.
Regulatory compliance is not a checkbox exercise — it is a business risk management discipline. Paragon Advisory conducts structured readiness assessments that identify gaps, prioritize remediation, and build the evidence base your auditors expect.
We work across the full compliance lifecycle: initial scoping, gap assessment, remediation roadmap, control implementation support, and pre-audit readiness review. Our assessors have direct experience on both sides of the audit table, which means we know exactly what examiners look for — and how to present your controls in the strongest possible light.
Frameworks Covered
Engagement Model
Project-based — typically 6–16 weeks depending on framework and current maturity.
What's Included
- Scoping and boundary definition
- Gap assessment against target framework
- Prioritized remediation roadmap
- Control design and implementation guidance
- Evidence collection and documentation support
- Pre-audit readiness review
- Auditor liaison and coordination
- Continuous compliance monitoring setup
Security intelligence designed for the boardroom.
Technical security metrics rarely translate into board-level decisions. Paragon Advisory builds executive reporting programs that convert your security posture into strategic narratives — the kind that drive budget approvals, satisfy investor diligence, and demonstrate governance maturity.
We design and deliver recurring security reporting packages tailored to your audience: board of directors, audit committee, executive leadership, or investor relations. Each report is built around business risk language, not technical jargon — because the people making decisions need clarity, not complexity.
Engagement Model
Ongoing retainer or project-based — structured around your reporting calendar.
What's Included
- Board-ready security dashboard design
- Quarterly security posture reports
- Risk appetite and tolerance frameworks
- KPI and KRI development for security programs
- Investor and M&A security narrative packages
- Audit committee presentation support
- Security metrics benchmarking
- Executive security briefing facilitation
Prepare for disruption before it finds you.
Cybersecurity is not just about preventing incidents — it is about ensuring your organization can absorb them and continue operating. Paragon Advisory builds the continuity and recovery frameworks that transform a potential crisis into a manageable event.
From Business Impact Analysis to fully documented recovery plans, we work with your leadership and operations teams to identify critical functions, quantify the cost of downtime, and build tested, executable plans that hold up under real-world pressure. Resiliency is not a document — it is a capability.
What's Included
- Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
- Business Continuity Plan (BCP) development
- Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) design and documentation
- Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) definition
- Critical system and process dependency mapping
- Tabletop exercise facilitation
- Plan testing and gap remediation
- Executive resiliency briefings
Cyber Resilience & BIA Process
Aligning Cyber Resilience with Business Priorities
Discover
Identify critical business processes and key stakeholders.
Assess Impact
Evaluate downtime, financial, and operational impact.
Map Dependencies
Link processes to apps, systems, data, and vendors.
Define Recovery Targets
Establish RTOs, RPOs, and recovery priorities.
Identify Gaps
Assess resilience, recovery, and control weaknesses.
Build Roadmap
Prioritize actions, investments, and executive decisions.
Discover
Identify critical business processes and key stakeholders.
Assess Impact
Evaluate downtime, financial, and operational impact.
Map Dependencies
Link processes to apps, systems, data, and vendors.
Define Recovery Targets
Establish RTOs, RPOs, and recovery priorities.
Identify Gaps
Assess resilience, recovery, and control weaknesses.
Build Roadmap
Prioritize actions, investments, and executive decisions.
Outcome — Clear business priorities, defined recovery targets, and a practical resilience roadmap.
Paragon Advisory · Cyber Resilience
Engagement Model
Project-based or ongoing retainer. Initial engagements typically run 6–12 weeks depending on organizational complexity. Following initial program development, clients may continue on a monthly retainer for plan maintenance, annual testing cycles, regulatory updates, and ongoing advisory support.
Not sure where to start?
A 30-minute discovery call is all it takes to identify your highest-priority security gaps and map them to the right engagement.