Cyber risk doesn’t wait. Neither should your defenses.
Helping organizations strengthen cyber resilience, manage emerging AI risk, and navigate an increasingly complex threat and compliance landscape.
Cybersecurity is now a business-critical priority, not just a technology issue. The financial and operational impact of a breach continues to rise for many organizations. The average cost of a data breach in the United States reached $10.22 million, while the global average was $4.44 million.
At CFGI, we help organizations advance their cybersecurity maturity by taking a practical, risk-based approach across people, processes, technology, and governance. Our practitioners adopt an attacker’s mindset to identify vulnerabilities, assess IT and OT environments, evaluate regulatory and compliance obligations, and design controls that reduce risk while supporting business objectives.
As organizations accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence, new risks are emerging around data protection, model integrity, third-party tools, shadow AI, access management, and decision accountability. CFGI helps clients identify and prioritize these risks, establish AI governance programs, define ownership and acceptable use, align controls to leading frameworks, and implement monitoring, testing, and response procedures that enable responsible and secure AI adoption.
An integrated suite of cybersecurity, resilience, compliance, and AI governance services.
CFGI Cyber delivers an integrated suite of cybersecurity, resilience, compliance, data privacy, and AI governance services built to help organizations see their risk clearly, harden their defenses, and build programs that last. From strategy through response, we help clients define their cyber direction, evaluate program maturity, stress-test defenses, prepare for and respond to incidents, navigate evolving regulatory demands, safeguard sensitive data, and govern emerging technologies like AI; all through practical frameworks, clear accountability, and risk-based controls that scale with the business.
Strategic Advisory
- Cybersecurity Strategy & Roadmap
- Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (V-CISO)MS
- Cybersecurity Awareness and Training
- Portfolio Cybersecurity Maturity for Private Equity / Venture Capital
Assessments & Testing
- Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Assessment
- Vulnerability Scanning and Penetration TestingMS
- Third-Party Security Risk AssessmentMS
- Cyber Due Diligence for M&A
- Cloud Security Diagnostic
- Threat Intelligence & Dark Web MonitoringMS
Resilience
- Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management
- Cybersecurity Incident Response Management
- Cybersecurity Insurance Readiness
- Security Operations Design / Maturity
- IT/OT Convergence Security
Internal Audit & Regulatory Compliance
- Cybersecurity Risk and Controls Assessment (e.g., NIST CSF, CIS)
- Cybersecurity Readiness Services (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS)
- Cybersecurity Regulatory Compliance Advisory (e.g., DORA, NIS 2, FedRAMP, CMMC, SEC)
- Cybersecurity Internal Audit Support
Data Privacy & Transformation
- Data Classification and Governance Design Assessment
- Data Privacy Compliance (e.g., GDPR, CPRA)
- Data Privacy Program Implementation (EU, U.S. and global)
- Identity & Access Management Strategy & Implementation (Workforce + CIAM)
AI Governance
- Cybersecurity Framework Review (NIST AI RMF / ISO 42001 Overlay)
- Shadow AI Assessment
- AI Tool Inventory & Attack Surface Enumeration
- Agentic AI Risk Surface Analysis
- AI Governance Framework Build (NIST AI RMF / ISO 42001 / EU AI Act)
- Third-Party AI Vendor Risk Assessment Framework
MSAlso available as a Managed Service.
Top-tier pedigree. Boutique speed. No audit restrictions.
CFGI’s cyber team is drawn from top-tier consulting firms and industry experts, combining strategic knowledge and a practical mindset alongside the client-centric attitude of a boutique firm. The team has successfully led complex security programmes and advised some of the largest organisations in the USA and Europe.
Assess, transform, and manage at the speed of the deal.
- Flexible approachIn the dynamic process of acquisition, CFGI Cyber has strong experience adapting to client requirements and delivering high-quality output rapidly, without the overhead of legacy competitors.
- Operational mindsetAn experienced team with strong industry backgrounds providing practical, appropriate recommendations to reduce risk exposure, not theoretical frameworks disconnected from the business.
- Better valueIn a market crowded by legacy competitors, CFGI Cyber provides competitive value alongside high-quality, tailored output that fits the pace and structure of PE deal processes.
- USA and European coverageDedicated practitioners in Chicago and London with experience across US, UK, and EU regulatory environments, including NIST, DORA, NIS 2, SEC Cybersecurity Rules, GDPR, HIPAA, and CMMC.
- No audit restrictionsIndependent advisory support without audit-firm independence constraints. CFGI moves at the speed of the business and the deal.
CMMC Certification — Registered Practitioner Organization
CFGI is a Registered Practitioner Organization (RPO) for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), where our team of subject matter experts will guide you through your readiness journey. If your organization is considering compliance with NIST 800-171, CMMC, FAR, or DFARS, contact us today.
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Cyber strategy that keeps pace with rising breach costs
The average U.S. breach cost reached $10.22 million, reinforcing the need for proactive cybersecurity strategy, maturity roadmaps, executive governance, and risk-based investment planning. CFGI helps organizations assess current-state maturity, define target-state programs, and build practical roadmaps aligned to business and transaction priorities.
Assessments and testing that expose risk before attackers do
Credential abuse and vulnerability exploitation remain leading initial attack vectors, with exploitation of vulnerabilities increasing 34%. CFGI helps clients identify and prioritize exposure through maturity assessments, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, third-party risk assessments, cloud diagnostics, threat intelligence, and cyber due diligence.
Resilience programs that reduce disruption when incidents occur
Ransomware is present in 44% of breaches, underscoring the importance of tested incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management, security operations maturity, cyber insurance readiness, and IT/OT security. CFGI helps organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber events with clear roles, playbooks, tabletop exercises, and operational controls.
Audit and regulatory compliance that turns obligations into controls
Cybersecurity and privacy requirements continue to expand across frameworks and regulations such as NIST CSF, CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, DORA, NIS 2, FedRAMP, CMMC, SEC rules, GDPR, and CPRA. CFGI helps clients evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, prepare for audits and readiness assessments, address gaps, and embed compliance requirements into sustainable governance programs.
Data privacy and identity programs that protect sensitive information
Breaches and AI-related incidents often expose regulated data, intellectual property, and customer information, making data classification, access governance, privacy compliance, and identity controls foundational. CFGI helps organizations classify and govern data, assess privacy obligations, implement privacy programs across EU, U.S., and global standards, and strengthen workforce and customer identity and access management.
AI governance that manages shadow AI and emerging attack surfaces
63% of breached organizations lacked AI governance policies or were still developing them, and organizations with high levels of shadow AI experienced higher breach costs. CFGI helps clients discover shadow AI, inventory AI tools, assess agentic AI and third-party AI vendor risk, align AI governance to leading frameworks, and implement access, monitoring, testing, and accountability controls.
Proven results across compliance, resilience, and IPO readiness.
Portfolio cyber maturity programme
Mega-Cap PE · Phased Assessment & vCISO AdvisoryRequirement
A Mega-Cap Private Equity firm required an agile cyber consultancy to lead its engagement with Portfolio Companies on cybersecurity. The firm required new PortCos to be assessed and existing PortCos brought into a new framework, with a range of assessments undertaken. Once onboarded, the firm required regular touchpoints with each PortCo to track and guide cyber posture improvement and risk reduction.
Action taken
CFGI conducted multi-stage assessments with deep-dives into core areas of cybersecurity and provided risk-optimised recommendations to drive value creation during the holding period. CFGI managed a portfolio-wide view of cyber risk using a best-in-class Cyber Risk Quantification platform, identifying outliers that pose outsized risk to the portfolio, and provided vCISO advisory to PortCos on a regular basis to guide cyber transformation and BAU decision-making.
Outcomes
- Strategic direction to PortCos enabled risk-based, cost-effective remediation based on organisational context and probable cyber threats.
- Sizeable reduction in portfolio cyber risk delivered alongside value creation for the Private Equity firm.
- Portfolio-wide dashboard giving consolidated and individual PortCo risk and remediation progress views to fund management.
Cybersecurity maturity ahead of a public offering
Global Fintech · IPO ReadinessRequirement
A rapidly growing global fintech organization preparing for a public offering in 8 months identified gaps in cybersecurity governance, regulatory compliance, and enterprise visibility. Due to a decentralized structure and acquisition-driven growth, leadership engaged CFGI to mature its cybersecurity program and align it with the SEC Cybersecurity Rules to support IPO readiness.
Action taken
CFGI conducted a comprehensive cybersecurity maturity assessment aligned to SOX, SEC Cybersecurity Rules, and NYDFS requirements, identifying gaps across governance, technical security, operations, third-party risk, incident response, and business continuity. CFGI then developed a prioritized remediation roadmap, centralized governance model, executive and board-level reporting, an optimized risk register and intake process, an SEC-aligned incident disclosure framework, automated third-party risk management enhancements, and modernized BCDR plans across decentralized entities.
Outcomes
- Established a scalable cybersecurity program aligned to SEC, SOX, and NYDFS requirements, satisfying key IPO-readiness milestones.
- Executive leadership gained real-time visibility into cyber risk posture and compliance through dashboards and board-aligned reporting frameworks.
- The company is now equipped with the governance structure, tooling, and program maturity necessary to support public-company expectations and long-term resilience.
Talk to CFGI’s Cybersecurity leaders.
Ninad Purohit
Managing Partner | Cybersecurity Practice Lead
Ninad Purohit is a global cybersecurity leader known for building and scaling high-impact security programs and advising senior leadership on cyber risk. Prior to joining CFGI, Ninad served as Senior Director at Capgemini, where he oversaw the growth and delivery of cybersecurity services across multiple sectors in North America. He led the growth of Capgemini’s North America Cybersecurity Practice from ~$5M/year in revenue to ~$45M/year.
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Lama Abu-Amara
Partner, Cybersecurity
~14 years in global Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance. Experience spanning NIST CSF, SEC Cybersecurity Rules, CMMC, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA/CPRA. Previously led the global Cybersecurity GRC team at W.W. Grainger, Inc. across North America, Asia, and Europe.
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Start with a maturity assessment, a targeted compliance readiness review, or a conversation with our team about where your program stands today.