Flagship Practice · Executive Advisory

Virtual CISO Advisory

Cybersecurity governance, cyber risk, security strategy, privacy governance, DPDPA readiness, security maturity and executive security leadership.

The practice at a glance

Independent CISO counsel translating cyber and privacy risk into decisions the board and executive team can act on.

  • Cyber governance and risk oversight
  • Security strategy and maturity assessment
  • Board and audit committee reporting
  • Privacy and DPDPA governance
  • Regulatory and compliance readiness
  • Executive security leadership

Cybersecurity

  • Cyber governance
  • Cyber risk oversight
  • Security strategy
  • Security maturity assessment
  • Security roadmap
  • Board and audit committee reporting
  • Regulatory readiness
  • Executive security leadership
  • Incident readiness and cyber resilience
  • AI Security Advisory
  • Security Platform Assessment & Evaluation
  • Technology and security architecture review

Executive Advisory · Cyber Risk Governance

Executive Cybersecurity Assessment

The Board's Independent View of Cyber Risk.

An independent executive assessment that identifies material cyber risks, benchmarks security maturity, prioritises investment decisions and produces a board-ready report with a practical 90-day roadmap.

Data Privacy & DPDP Governance

A core Virtual CISO advisory capability

Privacy is a Board-level responsibility. We advise on privacy governance, DPDP readiness and applicable GDPR requirements — counsel and assessment, not legal advice.

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DPDP Readiness Assessment

Data fiduciary obligations, consent management and data principal rights readiness, benchmarked against a defined maturity scale.

02

Data Mapping & RoPA

Personal data inventory, processing register and cross-functional data flow mapping.

04

Third-Party & Cross-Border Governance

Processor/vendor privacy risk review and cross-border transfer governance.

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Board & Executive Privacy Reporting

Translating privacy posture and regulatory exposure into board-ready reporting.

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DPO Advisory Support

Independent counsel to internal DPO/privacy functions — governance oversight, not outsourced legal function.

Explore the full capability on Data Privacy Advisory, or visit the DPDPA Readiness Hub for the Privacy Risk Assessment Tool and DPDP Implementation Roadmap.

Business Resilience & Continuity

A core Virtual CISO advisory capability

Resilience is a board-level responsibility. We advise on business continuity, disaster recovery governance and crisis readiness — independent counsel, not managed recovery services.

  • Business Impact Analysis & recovery priority frameworks
  • BCM/DR strategy and governance (aligned to ISO 22301 principles)
  • Tabletop exercises and cyber crisis simulation for leadership
  • Ransomware and incident readiness review
  • Board-level resilience reporting

Executive Advisory · Data Privacy & DPDP Governance

Executive Data Privacy Assessment

An independent assessment of your privacy posture, data lifecycle, governance controls and regulatory readiness — translated into an executive risk view and practical roadmap.

Complimentary Executive Resource

DPDPA Readiness Checklist

Download a practical executive checklist designed to help Boards, CEOs, CIOs, CISOs, DPOs and Compliance Leaders assess their organisation's readiness for India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

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DPDPA Readiness Checklist

A concise, board-ready checklist for Indian enterprises preparing for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

  • Board-level readiness checkpoints
  • Data fiduciary & consent governance
  • Third-party & vendor privacy checks
  • Executive reporting essentials

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Evidence-Led Advisory

The C3GEEK Evidence Framework

Every C3GEEK assessment — cyber, privacy, AI, or resilience — is built on a structured evidence framework, not a generic questionnaire.

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Structured Checklist Framework

Granular, domain-specific evidence checklists — not umbrella-level questions — mapped directly to regulatory obligations and maturity domains across every practice area.

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Client-Managed Evidence Collection

A defined evidence repository structure your team maintains and exports — we never require access to production systems. Assessment stays independent and non-intrusive by design.

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Automated Evidence Validation

Evidence intake and validation supported by an automated review pipeline — reducing manual review time and surfacing gaps faster than manual audit approaches.

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Board-Ready Maturity Scoring

A defined 6-level maturity scale (Non-existent → Optimised) applied consistently across every domain, producing a scorecard the audit committee can act on immediately.

This is the same rigor we apply across every Executive Assessment — Cybersecurity, Data Privacy/DPDP, AI Governance, and Business Resilience.

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Board Advisory

Independent board-level counsel across technology, cyber, AI, privacy and digital governance.

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