Strategic Cybersecurity, Privacy, AI & Governance Leadership That Turns Risk Into Business Resilience
Fractional CISO, CTO, and program leadership for regulated organizations and businesses with elevated risk profiles. One accountable leader. Framework-driven. Vendor-neutral.
Executive cyber leadership · NIST CSF 2.0 · Privacy Framework · IIA Standards · Vendor-neutral · Single point of accountability across cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and audit
AI for Security / Security for AI
Two pillars of the same challenge. Whether you're governing how your organization uses AI or ensuring your security tools are AI-aware, we provide vendor-neutral leadership.
Security for AI
Governing and protecting how your organization uses AI systems — internal tools, third-party platforms, and AI-assisted workflows.
- ✓AI system inventory and classification
- ✓Data privacy and security risk assessment
- ✓AI governance frameworks and policies
- ✓Vendor AI product due diligence
AI for Security
Ensuring your security operations are equipped to oversee AI-assisted tools and AI-aware threats — not selling you an AI SOC product.
- ✓AI-assisted security tool evaluation and oversight
- ✓AI-aware threat landscape assessment
- ✓Security operations readiness for AI-driven threats
- ✓Vendor-neutral architectural guidance
Vendor-neutral leadership. We don't sell AI security products or managed AI services. We help you govern AI usage, assess AI-related risks, and ensure your security architecture accounts for AI — whether you're using it or defending against it.
Our assessment services already include AI system mapping. Privacy Medic provides dedicated AI governance expertise. CyberIntelPro delivers operational security for AI-assisted tools.
One Firm. Three Specialized Practices. Full Lifecycle Coverage.
Security Medic operates through focused practices, each aligned to industry frameworks. Whether you need executive governance and audit program leadership, operational security across the NIST CSF 2.0 lifecycle, or a dedicated privacy program, you engage one firm with one leader.
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Hudson Valley CISO
Fractional CISO & CTO leadership. Strategic direction, risk oversight, internal audit program design, executive reporting, and board-level guidance.
Identify · Protect · Detect · Respond · Recover
CyberIntelPro
Applied NIST CSF 2.0 across the security lifecycle. Risk assessment, safeguards, monitoring, incident management, and recovery planning.
Privacy
Privacy Medic
Privacy program design and compliance. NIST Privacy Framework, HIPAA, and data protection strategy.
AI Security & Governance
Comprehensive AI risk management across governance, operations, and privacy — delivered through our specialized practices.
Security for AI
Protect your AI systems, manage AI vendors, and govern AI adoption across your organization.
Strategic oversight, policy frameworks, risk management
Discover unsanctioned AI tools and establish inventory controls
Third-party AI assessment and vendor due diligence
Privacy compliance for AI systems and generative AI
Data governance for AI model training and usage
AI for Security
Deploy AI-powered security tools with proper oversight, enablement, and risk management.
How the Brands Work Together
One integrated approach to cybersecurity, privacy, and governance — delivered through specialized practices that work in concert.
1. Govern
Start with strategic direction from Hudson Valley CISO — establish policies, risk frameworks, and executive oversight.
2. Discover & Operate
CyberIntelPro leads security architecture, discovers shadow IT/AI, assesses vendors, and directs control work across the NIST lifecycle.
3. Protect Privacy
Privacy Medic ensures data protection compliance, AI privacy governance, and training data safeguards.
4. Package & Deliver
Security Medic brings it together — unified packages, MSP partnerships, and practical guidance on the real-world challenges SMBs face.
One firm. One leader. Full lifecycle coverage. Engage Security Medic and access all three practices under a single point of accountability.
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Practical checklists and guides you can use immediately—no forms, no gating, no sales pitch.
NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500 Checklist
Comprehensive control checklist covering all NYDFS cybersecurity requirements for financial services and insurance entities.
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Cyber Insurance Evidence Checklist
Map common insurer questions to the documentation underwriters expect. Prepare your application with the right evidence.
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Fractional CISO Evaluation Guide
Critical questions to ask when selecting your security leader. Includes red flags and a scoring framework.
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Who We Serve
Built for organizations where cyber risk demands executive leadership.
Organizations with Real Cyber Risk
Public agencies, regulated enterprises, and any organization where cyber risk has outgrown ad hoc security. We provide the executive leadership your compliance, fiduciary, audit, and mission-critical obligations demand.
MSP Partners
We partner with managed service providers who need to extend cyber governance to their client base. Our practice is explicitly non-competitive — we don't provide managed services, infrastructure, or helpdesk operations. We add the executive security layer above what you do, and your clients stay your clients.
IT-Dependent Businesses
Organizations that need independent security leadership over their IT operations, whether internal or outsourced. We work alongside your chosen IT provider to ensure governance, compliance, and cyber risk management are independently led at the executive level.
SLED & Federal Entities
State, local, education, and federal organizations that require independent governance, risk assessment, compliance auditing, and internal audit program leadership aligned to IIA Standards and federal audit requirements.
Industries we lead
Cybersecurity leadership built for the organizations that feel the risk first
Security Medic provides fractional CISO, privacy, and program leadership for regulated and IT-dependent SMBs — especially across the Hudson Valley and New York. We don't sell you another tool stack. We give you one accountable leader, framework-driven roadmaps, and evidence that stands up to insurers, examiners, and boards.
One firm. Three practices — Hudson Valley CISO, CyberIntelPro, and Privacy Medic — under a single point of accountability.
Insurance & financial services
NYDFS-ready cybersecurity leadership for agencies that can't staff a full-time CISO
Part 500, exams, and cyber insurance keep landing on the principal's desk. We step in as your designated cybersecurity leader — policy, risk, evidence, and incident readiness — without becoming another vendor in your stack.
- ✓Part 500 gap assessment, exemption analysis when relevant, and a certification roadmap ownership can show
- ✓Fractional CISO designation with policies, risk assessment, and a reporting cadence owners trust
- ✓MFA, access-control, and audit-logging evidence packs for examiners and underwriters
- ✓Incident response plan, DFS notification decision tree, and a documented tabletop
- ✓Third-party / TSP risk starter plus ransomware resilience review with restore-test oversight
Best fit: Standard during exam or certification cycles · Comprehensive when exam pressure or board reporting is active
Healthcare practices
HIPAA and cyber insurance evidence — without turning your practice into a security department
Renewals, EHR questionnaires, and thin IT leave practices exposed and premiums high. We run a focused evidence and governance sprint so you can answer underwriters and vendors with confidence — then stay on as fractional leadership if you want ongoing ownership.
- ✓60-day cyber insurance and HIPAA evidence sprint: MFA plan, core policies, backup/restore evidence, underwriter Q&A packet
- ✓EHR / health-IT questionnaire responses mapped to HIPAA Safeguards, with owners for every gap
- ✓Access and identity hardening across EHR, email, and shared drives — including privileged and offboarding reviews
- ✓Phishing and BEC awareness for clinical staff, tied to a clear reporting workflow
- ✓Breach-ready incident response and patient-notification readiness, plus AI inventory for tools that touch PHI
Best fit: Starter for the first engagement or renewal crisis · Standard within ~90 days for ongoing governance
MSP partners
The CISO layer your clients need — without competing with your delivery model
Your clients ask about insurance, compliance, and "who owns security." You run the stack. We add fractional cybersecurity leadership above it: clear RACI, executive reporting, and reusable evidence — so clients stay yours and governance finally has an owner.
- ✓Partner-ready fractional CISO overlay with standardized intake, RACI, and client-facing exec reporting
- ✓Multi-client cyber insurance evidence factory for renewals (MFA, backups, IR, policies, vendors)
- ✓Portfolio risk triage — which clients need attention first, with a ranked 90-day backlog each
- ✓Shared incident response playbook (MSP / Security Medic swimlanes) plus one tabletop
- ✓Shadow IT and generative-AI discovery that recommends governance — not a rip-and-replace of your tools
Best fit: Standard partner retainer · Per-client Starter add-ons under the partnership
Explicitly MSP-safe: we design and oversee; your team operates the tools. No helpdesk, managed SOC product, or patching sales that compete with you.
Flexible Fractional CISO Packages
Choose the engagement model that fits your organization — from 8 hours per month for foundational security to 35 hours for comprehensive executive leadership.
Discovery, essential policies, insurance readiness, and 3-month roadmap
Adds IR playbook, awareness program, KPI dashboard, and vendor risk framework
Full executive leadership including SOC 2 readiness, board reporting, and on-call IR
Advisory. Architectural. Governance-Focused.
We serve as your fractional CISO, CTO, or program lead — embedded in your leadership team, not your server room.
Cybersecurity & Privacy Strategy
Program development, roadmaps, and strategic planning aligned to your risk profile and business objectives.
Risk Assessment & Internal Controls Evaluation
Framework-based assessments using COSO ERM and ISO 31000 that identify what matters, prioritize action, and evaluate control effectiveness for audit and insurance readiness.
Policy, Governance & Compliance
Policies, standards, audit charters, and governance structures that satisfy regulatory requirements, support independent assurance functions, and withstand scrutiny.
Vendor Selection & Oversight
Vendor-neutral solution design, platform evaluation, and ongoing oversight of third-party technology providers.
Executive & Board Reporting
Clear, actionable reporting that translates technical risk into business terms for leadership and board-level audiences.
Program Management
Client-facing program leadership over third-party platforms and cross-functional security initiatives.
Internal Audit & Assurance Advisory
Audit program design, risk-based audit planning, quality assurance programs, and IIA Standards conformance for organizations building or maturing an independent assurance function.
In some engagements, we act as your single point of leadership over third-party technology platforms — but we do not operate the underlying software. Your operations stay yours.
Start with a Conversation
Book a 30-minute introductory call. We'll assess where you stand, identify your priorities, and determine whether we're the right fit — no obligation, no sales pitch.