Compliance & risk management
Show how your organisation manages cyber risk.
Give the board a view of exposure, show assessors how controls operate, and rehearse the decisions an incident will demand.
Discuss your governance priorities ↗Frameworks & regulation
Which requirement are you preparing for?
Start with the requirement and the decision it creates. Vambrace can help prepare evidence. Certification bodies decide ISO certification, an independent auditor issues a SOC 2 report, payment programme owners set PCI validation requirements and privacy obligations depend on the processing involved.
Define the ISMS, control owners and audit evidence.
↗Check the devices and controls inside the assessment boundary.
↗Prepare evidence for the independent examination.
↗Scope the cardholder data environment and validation route.
↗Map processing activities and assign responsibility for gaps.
↗Identify AI system owners, risks and management controls.
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Incident readiness
Your critical supplier reports ransomware. Who can authorise a change to operations?
Explore incident response ↗- Build the plan
- In an incident response workshop, agree decision rights, escalation contacts and communications before they are needed.
- Rehearse the decision
- Use a tabletop exercise to put security, operations and leadership in the same scenario. Identify gaps and assign actions while there is time to fix them.
Advisory services
Start with the decision your team needs to make.
Security leadership
Set direction and ownership.
vCISO & security leadership
Give cybersecurity a clear direction and a voice at board level.
vCISO & security leadership
Give cybersecurity a clear direction and a voice at board level.
Who it helps
Organisations that need experienced security leadership, project support or extra capacity without a full-time appointment.
What we work through
- Align security priorities with business objectives
- Develop a practical security roadmap and reporting rhythm
- Support leadership decisions and mentor internal teams
What you work towards
A clearer direction, defined ownership and a prioritised programme of work.
How a vCISO works with your teamVirtual Data Protection Officer (vDPO)
Give management and privacy teams an independent adviser on how personal data is used.
Virtual Data Protection Officer (vDPO)
Give management and privacy teams an independent adviser on how personal data is used.
Who it helps
Organisations that need an external DPO with access to senior management.
How we work
- Agree the DPO’s remit, reporting line and availability
- Advise teams on impact assessments and monitor privacy risks
- Provide a contact point for individuals and the ICO
What management receives
Independent advice, a record of decisions and regular reporting on issues that need action.
How the vDPO works with youSecurity policies & governance
Make security responsibilities clear and practical across the organisation.
Security policies & governance
Make security responsibilities clear and practical across the organisation.
Who it helps
Businesses that need to establish policies, refresh existing guidance or improve accountability for security controls.
What we work through
- Review policy coverage against business needs and relevant obligations
- Clarify ownership, approval and review responsibilities
- Connect policy requirements to day-to-day processes
What you work towards
A more coherent policy set, clearer accountability and a manageable review programme.
Cyber risk & maturity assessments
Understand where you stand and which improvements matter most.
Cyber risk & maturity assessments
Understand where you stand and which improvements matter most.
Who it helps
Organisations reviewing their security posture, planning investment or responding to changing business risks.
What we work through
- Assess current practices and critical business dependencies
- Explore likelihood, impact and existing controls
- Prioritise risk treatment and improvement activities
What you work towards
A shared understanding of risk, a practical risk register and a focused improvement roadmap.
Compare maturity assessmentsAssessment readiness
Build the evidence for assurance.
Compliance & audit readiness
Build confidence in your controls and prepare the evidence that supports them.
Compliance & audit readiness
Build confidence in your controls and prepare the evidence that supports them.
Who it helps
Teams preparing for an assessment, working towards certification or maintaining an existing compliance programme.
What we work through
- Assess gaps against your chosen framework
- Review policies, control ownership and supporting evidence
- Plan remediation and prepare for independent assessment
What you work towards
An agreed gap assessment, remediation priorities and a clearer route to assessment.
Explore the compliance frameworksSupplier assurance
Review critical dependencies.
Third-party risk management
Understand the security risks that come with your suppliers and partners.
Third-party risk management
Understand the security risks that come with your suppliers and partners.
Who it helps
Teams onboarding important suppliers, reviewing existing relationships or strengthening procurement due diligence.
What we work through
- Identify and prioritise suppliers by access, data and business criticality
- Review questionnaires, security evidence and assurance gaps
- Define remediation, ownership and proportionate review cycles
What you work towards
A risk-based view of your suppliers and a repeatable approach to due diligence and ongoing review.
Explore supplier risk managementPeople and response
Practise decisions under pressure.
Cyber tabletop exercises
Rehearse the decisions before you have to make them under pressure.
Cyber tabletop exercises
Rehearse the decisions before you have to make them under pressure.
Who it helps
Leadership, IT, security, legal, communications and operational teams that need to practise a coordinated response.
What we work through
- Agree a relevant scenario, such as ransomware or a supplier breach
- Facilitate a discussion-led exercise with evolving scenario updates
- Review decisions, escalation, communication and recovery priorities
What you work towards
A constructive debrief, identified gaps and agreed actions to improve your response. Exercises are discussion-based; they do not simulate an attack on production systems.
See the supplier exerciseIncident response workshops
Turn good intentions into a response plan people can use.
Incident response workshops
Turn good intentions into a response plan people can use.
Who it helps
Organisations developing an incident response plan, updating playbooks or clarifying the handover between internal teams and their SOC.
What we work through
- Agree roles, severity levels and escalation routes
- Work through containment decisions, evidence handling and communications
- Develop or refine practical response playbooks and contact arrangements
What you work towards
Clearer responsibilities and a more usable response plan, ready to be rehearsed through a tabletop exercise.
Explore response planning and retainersSecurity awareness & human risk
Help people recognise risk and respond with confidence.
Security awareness & human risk
Help people recognise risk and respond with confidence.
Who it helps
Organisations strengthening security awareness or making employee behaviour part of their risk management programme.
What we work through
- Identify awareness priorities and role-specific learning needs
- Build a programme of training and reinforcement
- Encourage reporting and review learning over time
What you work towards
A more purposeful awareness programme that supports your wider security and risk objectives.
Explore security awareness training