SECURITY ADVISORY

🏛️ CISOs & Security Leaders

You're responsible for a FY2027 mandate, a board that demands ROI justification, and a security team that needs strategic direction. John delivers Zero Trust advisory that translates architecture complexity into business language and compliance timelines into actionable investment priorities.

• Board-level ZT briefings — risk framing, investment justification, compliance status reporting
• ZT program management support — milestone tracking, vendor management, team enablement
• Independent second opinion on vendor ZT claims and product selection decisions
• Fractional CISO engagement — recurring strategic advisory without full-time headcount cost

🏗️ Security Architects

You're designing an architecture that must survive real adversaries — not just pass a compliance audit. John reviews, challenges, and stress-tests security architectures against Zero Trust principles and real-world attack patterns drawn from 24 years of DoD operational experience.

• Architecture design reviews — ZT alignment assessment, gap identification across all 7 pillars
• Identity architecture validation — ICAM, MFA, PAM, continuous authorization design review
• Network segmentation review — east-west controls, micro-segmentation gap analysis
• Technology selection support — independent evaluation of ZT product capabilities vs. claims

👔 Executive & C-Suite Teams

Cybersecurity risk is board-level risk. John translates Zero Trust into the language executives actually need — operational risk quantification, regulatory exposure, competitive liability, and DoD contract implications — without the vendor jargon that obscures more than it explains.

• Executive ZT education — what it is, what it costs to ignore, what the DoD mandate means for your contracts
• Risk quantification — translating ZT gaps into business impact language boards can act on
• M&A security due diligence — ZT posture assessment of acquisition targets and merger partners
• DoD contract compliance advisory — CMMC, FY2027 ZT, DFARS implications for contractors

🚨 Post-Incident Recovery Teams

You've been breached. The adversary had access for months and you're still mapping the damage. John provides post-incident Zero Trust advisory that identifies the architectural failures that enabled the breach and designs the hardened architecture that prevents the next one.

• Breach architecture analysis — how the attacker moved, which ZT controls failed or were absent
• Emergency ZT hardening roadmap — highest-priority controls identified and sequenced for rapid deployment
• Identity and credential remediation — full account audit, privilege reset, PAM emergency deployment
• Regulatory and reporting support — breach notification guidance, regulator-facing technical documentation

ZT Readiness Assessment

Structured evaluation of your current Zero Trust maturity across all 7 pillars. Deliverables include a maturity scorecard, DoD activity gap analysis, and a sequenced remediation roadmap. One-time engagement with clear milestones.

Fractional CISO

Embedded Zero Trust expertise on a recurring monthly basis — strategic advisory, architecture review, vendor evaluation, and board reporting without full-time headcount. Right-sized for organizations that need senior ZT expertise without the overhead.

Project Advisory

Dedicated Zero Trust advisory for a specific initiative — cloud ZT migration, post-incident hardening, DoD FY2027 compliance program, or CMMC preparation — with defined scope, milestones, and deliverables.