Nectan

Services

The work we take on.

Six practices. Each one is scoped, senior, and meant to be operated — not just presented.

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Cybersecurity

vCISO support, program design, and a clear view of risk for leadership.

We help you decide what matters, what can wait, and how to talk about it with a board. Program design, reporting, and the controls that actually change outcomes — scoped and senior.

Typical length
Retainer, monthly
Built for
Leaders who need a security partner without standing up a large retained firm.

What is included

  • Fractional CISO and named senior lead
  • Security program design and operating cadence
  • Risk register and board-level reporting
  • Vendor, customer, and investor diligence support
  • Policy set written for people, not auditors

Signals you need this

  • No one owns security full time
  • A customer or investor is asking hard questions
  • The board wants a defensible view of risk

Next: Security architecture

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Security architecture

Assessments and control design for the systems you already run.

We look at how identity, networks, applications, and data actually meet — then design something those systems can live with. Written for operators and for the people who have to defend the decision later.

Typical length
2 to 6 weeks
Built for
Teams inheriting complexity or preparing a material change.

What is included

  • Architecture and configuration review
  • Identity and access design (SSO, MFA, privileged access)
  • Network segmentation and zero trust roadmap
  • Control mapping to the frameworks that apply
  • Reference designs your engineers can build from

Signals you need this

  • Growth outpaced the original design
  • A migration or acquisition is on the calendar
  • Nobody can draw the current environment

Next: Cloud and infrastructure

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03 / 06

Cloud and infrastructure

Identity, posture, and the foundations underneath the business.

Cloud estates accumulate decisions. We help you see what you are running, what is exposed, and what should be retired — then leave behind operating habits that last after the project ends.

Typical length
3 to 8 weeks
Built for
Organizations moving, consolidating, or finally documenting the environment they depend on.

What is included

  • Cloud posture review across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
  • Inventory of what is running, exposed, and orphaned
  • Identity, secrets, and logging baseline
  • Cost and consolidation recommendations
  • Operating runbooks for the team that inherits it

Signals you need this

  • Cloud spend is rising and nobody knows why
  • Multiple accounts, no single owner
  • You are about to migrate or consolidate

Next: Incident readiness

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Incident readiness

Practice before something breaks. Playbooks people will actually use.

We help leadership prepare the decisions, communications, and technical paths they will need when systems fail. Tabletop design, usable playbooks, and a sober view of recovery time.

Typical length
2 to 4 weeks, then annual
Built for
Teams who need to answer, with evidence, how the organization continues.

What is included

  • Incident response plan and decision tree
  • Executive and technical tabletop exercises
  • Ransomware and business email compromise playbooks
  • Backup and recovery validation
  • Communications templates for customers, counsel, and insurers

Signals you need this

  • The plan exists but has never been rehearsed
  • Cyber insurance renewal is asking for evidence
  • A near miss made leadership nervous

Next: Compliance

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Compliance

Frameworks, evidence, and language that stands up to scrutiny.

We help you interpret the frameworks that apply, gather evidence without theatre, and speak accurately to auditors, counsel, and customers. We help you be ready to earn a certification.

Typical length
6 to 12 weeks
Built for
Teams facing diligence, regulation, or a board that wants a defensible account.

What is included

  • Scope and gap assessment against SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or PCI DSS
  • Control selection and ownership mapping
  • Evidence collection without busywork
  • Auditor selection and readiness review
  • Security questionnaire and trust page support

Signals you need this

  • A deal is blocked on a SOC 2 report
  • Regulators or partners changed the requirements
  • The last audit was painful

Next: IT strategy

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IT strategy

Where to invest, what to retire, and how to sequence the change.

We work with leadership on portfolio choices: what to build, what to buy, what to stop, and in what order — with the security implications named in the same conversation.

Typical length
4 to 8 weeks
Built for
CIOs and operators making a consequential technology bet.

What is included

  • Technology portfolio and vendor review
  • Build, buy, retire decisions with cost and risk
  • Sequenced twelve-month roadmap
  • Operating model and team design
  • Independent second opinion on a major decision

Signals you need this

  • Too many tools, too little clarity
  • A large contract is up for renewal
  • Leadership needs a plan it can defend

That is the full list.

Ask about it strategy

Ways to work together

Three shapes. Pick the one that fits the problem.

Assessment

2 to 6 weeks

A fixed-scope look at one system, one program, or the whole estate. Ends in a written plan with a sequence and a cost.

  • Fixed scope and fee
  • Written findings and roadmap
  • Readout for leadership
Discuss a assessment

Project

1 to 4 months

A defined outcome — a migration, a readiness program, an audit — with Nectan leading and your team or vendors executing.

  • Named senior lead
  • Weekly working sessions
  • Handover and runbooks
Discuss a project

Advisory retainer

Monthly

Standing access to a senior advisor. Fractional CISO, board reporting, vendor calls, and the questions that come up between projects.

  • Predictable monthly fee
  • Board and customer support
  • Priority response
Discuss a advisory retainer

How an engagement runs

Four steps. No surprises.

Most first engagements run two to four weeks and end in a written plan your team can execute.

Questions

Before you write.

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  • No. We are a consulting firm. We design, assess, and advise, and we stay close while your team or your MSP implements.

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