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WGM Advisory Services help midsize and large enterprises with custom Cybersecurity and Digital Infrastructure services that may be difficult for organizations to deliver with internal teams. The list of services includes strategy, policy, compliance, assessment, design, implementation, operations and training solutions. The WGM team specializes in delivering enterprise-class services and best practices; and adapting those solutions to the requirements of smaller organizations. Our experts have held principal information technology and cybersecurity roles in global enterprises, federal law enforcement, national security agencies, and regulated industries. WGM Advisory Services can be purchased individually or as part of a larger Statement of Work blending cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, and business strategies into a unified plan. This holistic approach differentiates WGM from most other local technology, security and business consulting organizations.
Cybersecurity Advisory Services
- Virtual CISO
- Security Architecture and Security Hardening
- WiFi Site Survey
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Vulnerability Remediation
- Penetration Testing
- PacketWatch Network Security Assessment
- Cyber Incident Response
- Digital Forensics and Digital Investigation
- Governance and Policy Development
- Cyber Risk Management
- Compliance Management
- Cybersecurity Training
Infrastructure Advisory Services
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Cybersecurity Advisory Services
When it comes to information security there are a few key components that every business should have in place before making cybersecurity investments. WGM Cybersecurity Advisory Services can help you develop, document and test these important security plans and policies. Taking the time to build these information security strategies up front helps organizations implement more effective cybersecurity defenses—saving time, money and headaches.
Security Policy
Shape how you will protect and provide access to your environment with a formal information security policy that documents the risks, procedures, data sets, authorized users, and applicable regulations.
Incident Response Plan
Document the steps—processes, owners, vendors, and communications—that will need to take place when security breach or data loss occurs.
Cyber Liability Insurance
Measure the severity of your risk to determine if your executive team and board would prefer more peace of mind.
Virtual CISO (vCISO)
Improving an organization’s information security strategy, policies, and awareness are important executive-level responsibilities in companies of all sizes. However, justifying a full-time Chief Information Security Officer is not practical for many midsize organizations. WGM’s Virtual CISO (vCISO) services are designed to help midsize enterprises identify, prioritize and manage their cybersecurity initiatives. Working with our client’s leadership team and board of directors, our executive team will also address business requirements for governance, compliance and risk management. Our team takes the time to learn how your business operates, assess your current security posture and recommend best practices specific to your industry. In addition to cybersecurity, our vCISO will also consider the physical security aspects (access control, surveillance, etc.) required to protect your business, employees, and customer data.
- Security Assessments
- Documented Policies and Strategic Plan
- Quarterly or Semi-annual Reviews
- Annual Budgets
Security Architecture and Security Hardening
Designing and implementing a security architecture requires expert-level knowledge of security tools, design principles, industry best practices and the inner-workings of IT assets. WGM is uniquely qualified to deliver a hardened, multi-vendor security architecture for midsize enterprises. Our hands-on experience with advanced security technologies (i.e. EDR, SIEM, IDS, MDR etc.), experience defending networks in our Security Operations Center (SOC) and diverse customer base demonstrates our ability to engineer, implement and manage a complete security architecture.
- Security Architecture
- Network Hardening
- Server Hardening
- Cloud Hardening
- Wireless Security
Security Architecture and Security Hardening
Designing and implementing a security architecture requires expert-level knowledge of security tools, design principles, industry best practices and the inner-workings of IT assets. WGM is uniquely qualified to deliver a hardened, multi-vendor security architecture for midsize enterprises. Our hands-on experience with advanced security technologies (i.e. EDR, SIEM, IDS, MDR etc.), experience defending networks in our Security Operations Center (SOC) and diverse customer base demonstrates our ability to engineer, implement and manage a complete security architecture.
- Security Architecture
- Network Hardening
- Server Hardening
- Cloud Hardening
- Wireless Security
WiFi Site Survey
The performance of your WiFi network can have a direct impact on revenue, device performance and the satisfaction of employees, customers, vendors, visitors and guests. A WGM WiFi Site Survey can help identify dead zones, signal strength, data rates, RF interference, overcrowded frequency bands and physical obstructions. Conducting a wireless site survey can be beneficial for both new and existing WLAN environments. Our consultants can use a wireless site survey to troubleshoot problems with your existing WiFi network or design a brand new high-performance wireless mesh network. Without a complete WiFi Site Survey it is very difficult to determine how walls, floors, ceilings, doors, windows, appliances, fixtures and building materials will affect the signal strength, performance, and availability of your wireless network. For public and private meeting areas such as conference rooms, training rooms, auditoriums, and lobbies, we will also use WiFi Capacity Planning tools and modeling to ensure that the network can handle a higher density of users. Finally, we’ll test the security, encryption, passwords, broadcasting, and footprint bleed of your WiFi network.
- New or Existing Corporate and Guest Networks
- Capacity Planning for Meeting Areas
- Analyzes WiFi Security Settings and Protocols
- Documents Results and Recommendations
Vulnerability Assessment
There are several vulnerability scanning tools on the market, however, sometimes you need more than just a tool—you need an expert to run the tool and tell you what it all means. A WGM Vulnerability Assessment will professionally install the industry’s most comprehensive vulnerability scanner and configure it to target your specific compliance requirements (PCI, HIPAA, etc). Our consultants will research all vulnerabilities; provide expert analysis; and write detailed recommendations for remediation. WGM can also track vulnerabilities over time with additional scans.
- Servers, Workstations, Network, and Peripherals
- Internal and External Scans
- Industry’s most comprehensive Knowledge Base
- Visual Map of your Network
- Prioritized Remediation Plan
Vulnerability Assessment
There are several vulnerability scanning tools on the market, however, sometimes you need more than just a tool—you need an expert to run the tool and tell you what it all means. A WGM Vulnerability Assessment will professionally install the industry’s most comprehensive vulnerability scanner and configure it to target your specific compliance requirements (PCI, HIPAA, etc). Our consultants will research all vulnerabilities; provide expert analysis; and write detailed recommendations for remediation. WGM can also track vulnerabilities over time with additional scans.
- Servers, Workstations, Network, and Peripherals
- Internal and External Scans
- Industry’s most comprehensive Knowledge Base
- Visual Map of your Network
- Prioritized Remediation Plan
Vulnerability Remediation
Remediating a disparate list of vulnerabilities can be a time-consuming and resource-intensive process—and most importantly, one that shouldn’t be delayed. WGM Vulnerability Remediation services provide the people, process and experience needed to quickly address both the IT and cybersecurity vulnerabilities found during a scan. The WGM team will help you understand the risks and business impact of the recommended changes; and then apply any patches, updates, upgrades, or training necessary to secure your environment. Our consultants can also implement more complex items, such as: governance and policy changes, security control modifications, infrastructure re-design, or network segmentation. This comprehensive end-to-end approach ensures that all IT and security vulnerabilities are tracked, remediated and documented following a consistent and unified methodology.
- Quick, Documented Process
- Remediates Both IT and Security Vulnerabilities
- Unified Methodology Improves Project Consistency
Penetration Testing
Penetration testing is an important exercise for organizations that need to test their cybersecurity, physical security and social engineering defenses. Regular penetration testing may be a requirement for PCI compliance and other industry regulations. WGM Penetration Testing services use “white hat” ethical hacking techniques to look for application, network and system vulnerabilities to exploit. Simulating real-world internal and external attack vectors, we’ll use manual and automated processes to reach sensitive data, critical systems and core infrastructure components. The result is a report with our findings and recommendations to properly secure the vectors we exploit.
- Application Penetration Testing
- Network Penetration Testing
- Physical Penetration Testing
- Telephony Penetration Testing
- Wireless Penetration Testing
- Social Engineering Testing
- Red Teaming
Penetration Testing
Penetration testing is an important exercise for organizations that need to test their cybersecurity, physical security and social engineering defenses. Regular penetration testing may be a requirement for PCI compliance and other industry regulations. WGM Penetration Testing services use “white hat” ethical hacking techniques to look for application, network and system vulnerabilities to exploit. Simulating real-world internal and external attack vectors, we’ll use manual and automated processes to reach sensitive data, critical systems and core infrastructure components. The result is a report with our findings and recommendations to properly secure the vectors we exploit.
- Application Penetration Testing
- Network Penetration Testing
- Physical Penetration Testing
- Telephony Penetration Testing
- Wireless Penetration Testing
- Social Engineering Testing
- Red Teaming
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PacketWatch Network Security Assessment
Your network connects your users, systems and data to the outside world. You write policies, train users and managed best-in-class security tools to protect your assets. Yet, there is a very good chance that something malicious is lurking within your network. A WGM Network Security Assessment will identify these dangerous and easily missed threats by digging in to your network traffic at the packet level. Using our exclusive PacketWatch Network Analysis Platform, specially-trained WGM cybersecurity experts will identify and investigate subtle and unusual patterns to expose the threat activity. Our consultants will also study your security operations to make recommendations for efficiency and security posture improvements.
- Passively collects all network traffic for 30 days
- Uses machine learning (ML) and human analysis
- Identifies risks, threats and incidents:
- Rogue Applications
- Malicious Viruses
- Misconfigured Systems
- Unauthorized Devices
- User Error
- Internal/External Threat Actors
- Compromised Credentials
- Detects patterns often missed by point-in-time tests and scans
- Documents actionable recommendations in a written report
Cyber Incident Response
There are several vulnerability scanning tools on the market, however, sometimes you need more than just a tool—you need an expert to run the tool and tell you what it all means. A WGM Vulnerability Assessment will professionally install the industry’s most comprehensive vulnerability scanner and configure it to target your specific compliance requirements (PCI, HIPAA, etc). Our consultants will research all vulnerabilities; provide expert analysis; and write detailed recommendations for remediation. WGM can also track vulnerabilities over time with additional scans.
- Servers, Workstations, Network, and Peripherals
- Internal and External Scans
- Industry’s most comprehensive Knowledge Base
- Visual Map of your Network
- Prioritized Remediation Plan
Cyber Incident Response
There are several vulnerability scanning tools on the market, however, sometimes you need more than just a tool—you need an expert to run the tool and tell you what it all means. A WGM Vulnerability Assessment will professionally install the industry’s most comprehensive vulnerability scanner and configure it to target your specific compliance requirements (PCI, HIPAA, etc). Our consultants will research all vulnerabilities; provide expert analysis; and write detailed recommendations for remediation. WGM can also track vulnerabilities over time with additional scans.
- Servers, Workstations, Network, and Peripherals
- Internal and External Scans
- Industry’s most comprehensive Knowledge Base
- Visual Map of your Network
- Prioritized Remediation Plan
Digital Forensics | Digital Investigation
When a breach or criminal incident occurs on your network researching the facts and uncovering the digital evidence requires expert investigative skills and preservation techniques. WGM employs former federal law enforcement digital forensics experts to professionally research and investigate digital crimes such as fraud, theft or insider threats. Complex cases can involve both physical and digital evidence, so WGM’s team of expert investigators will use state-of-the-art tools, computer forensics and traditional investigative techniques to determine the truth. Our forensically-sound, best-practice methodology to collect, process, analyze and preserve data ensures your evidence is secure and defensible for subsequent use in litigation or regulatory investigation.
- Breach Assessment
- Device Discovery and Examinations
- Data Collection and Preservation
- Data Recovery and Forensic Analysis
- Expert Testimony and Reporting
Governance and Policy Development
Typically, organizations will implement technology without having comprehensive policies in place to govern cybersecurity investments, project implementations and business integration. WGM will help you develop corporate policies, programs and plans to improve project success, mitigate project risk and document operational processes.
- Security Governance Policy
- IT Governance Policy
- Incident Response Plan
- Procedure Development
Governance and Policy Development
Typically, organizations will implement technology without having comprehensive policies in place to govern cybersecurity investments, project implementations and business integration. WGM will help you develop corporate policies, programs and plans to improve project success, mitigate project risk and document operational processes.
- Security Governance Policy
- IT Governance Policy
- Incident Response Plan
- Procedure Development
Cyber Risk Management
WGM can help you understand the impact of cyber risk on the value of your organization and help you design a Cyber Risk Strategy that will quickly detect, identify and respond to threats according to the organization’s appetite for risk.
- Risk Assessments
- Cyber Risk Strategy
- Cyber Risk Controls
- Cyber Liability Insurance
- Business Impact Analysis
- Risk Awareness Education
Compliance Management
Our IT and security experts are very familiar with the requirements for PCI, PII and HIPAA regulatory compliance. We’ll help you develop and implement a comprehensive strategy—infrastructure, security and operational processes—to ensure your organization will meet and maintain regulatory compliance.
- Industry Compliance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Compliance Frameworks
- Information Security Assessments
Compliance Management
Our IT and security experts are very familiar with the requirements for PCI, PII and HIPAA regulatory compliance. We’ll help you develop and implement a comprehensive strategy—infrastructure, security and operational processes—to ensure your organization will meet and maintain regulatory compliance.
- Industry Compliance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Compliance Frameworks
- Information Security Assessments
Cybersecurity Training
Training your IT team and users on your GRC policies and cybersecurity best practices will help to raise awareness and prevent social engineering attacks (phishing, spearphishing, watering hole etc.). WGM security consultants have spent years investigating international threat campaigns and training teams on how to avoid falling victim to an attack.
- Security Policy Training
- Cybersecurity Awareness Training
- Customized Cybersecurity Training
Digital Infrastructure Advisory Services
Information technology plays a critical role in organizations of all sizes. The need to manage internal data, enhance user productivity and provide executive visibility to operations are a common themes. A stable, secure and professionally managed IT environment can have a dynamic effect on many parts of an organization’s business strategy including: product development, supply chain, partnerships, customer service, recruiting and compliance. WGM Digital Infrastructure Advisory Services cost-effectively extend an organization’s internal IT resources, processes, and capabilities allowing midsize enterprises to compete aggressively against larger, more robust organizations.
Virtual CIO
Some midsize enterprises employ a CIO, some do not. At WGM, we can act as your company’s CIO or provide strategic planning, budgeting and IT advisory services to help your existing technology executive. Either way, you benefit from WGM’s executive-level enterprise IT management experience as you make business-critical IT decisions. Our philosophy is to make enterprise-class IT knowledge available and affordable to smaller organizations. Our experts will work with you to implement information technology and cybersecurity best practices throughout your company while becoming a seamless extension of your organization. WGM’s initial assessment process and ongoing Quarterly Reviews repeatedly help businesses go to “the next level” of technology, infrastructure, and cybersecurity operations. Executives will see their IT initiatives transition from a “necessary evil” to a strategic asset for the growth of the organization.
- Network and Security Assessments
- Quarterly Reviews
- Annual Budgets
Virtual CIO
Some midsize enterprises employ a CIO, some do not. At WGM, we can act as your company’s CIO or provide strategic planning, budgeting and IT advisory services to help your existing technology executive. Either way, you benefit from WGM’s executive-level enterprise IT management experience as you make business-critical IT decisions. Our philosophy is to make enterprise-class IT knowledge available and affordable to smaller organizations. Our experts will work with you to implement information technology and cybersecurity best practices throughout your company while becoming a seamless extension of your organization. WGM’s initial assessment process and ongoing Quarterly Reviews repeatedly help businesses go to “the next level” of technology, infrastructure, and cybersecurity operations. Executives will see their IT initiatives transition from a “necessary evil” to a strategic asset for the growth of the organization.
- Network and Security Assessments
- Quarterly Reviews
- Annual Budgets
Information Technology and Business Strategy
Aligning your IT Strategy and Business Strategy is a critical component to achieving your organization’s goals for growth, investment, differentiation, productivity and operational efficiency. Alignment means developing common goals, language, metrics and compensation models. When your IT and Business Strategies are aligned the entire organization will have a stronger appreciation for collaboration, milestones, governance, risk, compliance, and security. WGM Information Technology and Business Strategy services will help your executive team plan, document and budget your IT priorities, goals, metrics, investments, staffing, and technology roadmap.
- Planning & Budgeting
- Technology Infrastructure Roadmap
- Business Value
- Business Agility
- Governance
IT Architecture and Design
WGM designs your system by first understanding your business and applying the best-suited technology based on your needs. Application performance, virtualization, load balancing, capacity planning, physical security, cyber security, licensing, reliability, redundancy and business continuity are also considered when developing your architecture strategy. These factors help determine whether an on-premises, hosted, public cloud, private cloud or hybrid of on-premises/cloud design makes the most sense for your business. In other words, WGM recognizes that “one size doesn’t fit all”.
- Server Architecture
- Storage Architecture
- Network Architecture
- Cloud Architecture
IT Architecture and Design
WGM designs your system by first understanding your business and applying the best-suited technology based on your needs. Application performance, virtualization, load balancing, capacity planning, physical security, cyber security, licensing, reliability, redundancy and business continuity are also considered when developing your architecture strategy. These factors help determine whether an on-premises, hosted, public cloud, private cloud or hybrid of on-premises/cloud design makes the most sense for your business. In other words, WGM recognizes that “one size doesn’t fit all”.
- Server Architecture
- Storage Architecture
- Network Architecture
- Cloud Architecture
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
A sound IT Governance Policy includes a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) plan. You can ensure continuous IT operations and quick recovery of mission-critical systems—even if there’s a complete site outage at your primary data center—with WGM’s Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Services. Our engineers will create and test your plan to ensure your systems, applications, data and users are back online quickly. Do you need the assurance of a service-level agreement (SLA) and a team of experts to manage the process? With our Managed BCDR Cloud services, we give you guaranteed access to your key systems, applications, data within one hour of an outage. Want to use your own staff but still get the benefits of cloud recovery technology? We also offer a self-managed BCDR Cloud option.
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Asset Inventory
- Disaster Scenarios
- Risk Assessment
- Incident Response Plan
- Test Plan
Physical Security
Securing your physical IT assets (servers, routers, storage etc.) from unauthorized access is just as important as implementing cybersecurity protections. Part of your information security plan should include information on how you will restrict, provide and monitor access to these valuable assets. As your organization grows, these systems and processes may include electronic access, tracking and logs using badges or more advanced technologies. WGM can assess your current environment to determine if additional physical security measures are required.
- Physical Security Assessment
- Video Surveillance and Monitoring
- Access Control Systems
- Security Systems
- Mobile Apps
Physical Security
Securing your physical IT assets (servers, routers, storage etc.) from unauthorized access is just as important as implementing cybersecurity protections. Part of your information security plan should include information on how you will restrict, provide and monitor access to these valuable assets. As your organization grows, these systems and processes may include electronic access, tracking and logs using badges or more advanced technologies. WGM can assess your current environment to determine if additional physical security measures are required.
- Physical Security Assessment
- Video Surveillance and Monitoring
- Access Control Systems
- Security Systems
- Mobile Apps