Cyber Security Excellence

What is the maturity level of my existing cyber security organization?

Cyber security is a cross-company and interdisciplinary task. Therefore, it is not easy to assess the maturity of a company's cyber security capabilities based on single aspects, such as the technology used or the existing organizational structures. It is therefore necessary to take a holistic view of all relevant aspects in the cyber security organization and, in combination with best practices, to analyze and evaluate the corresponding maturity level. We would be happy to support you in determining the individual maturity level of your cyber security organization and, together with you, design a roadmap that shows how you can sustainably develop the capabilities of your cyber security organization.

How resilient is my organization to cyber threats?

Cyber security is a topic that demands the full attention of top management. With regard to the increasing cyber threats to companies, it is important for decision-makers to be informed about the status of cyber security resilience at all times. This is the only way to identify optimization potential at an early stage and implement it in a targeted manner. With our Enterprise Resilience Map, we enable decision-makers to obtain an overview of the cyber security resilience of the key business capabilities. In close coordination with business and IT, gaps in the security requirements of essential core applications and data are analyzed and highlighted. The information is collected centrally, processed and transferred into a clear presentation. This makes it possible - based on an individual risk assessment - to take the right measures and thus increase the robustness of the organization against threats.

How do I protect my critical corporate data?

Nowadays, data is one of the most important and critical corporate assets in almost all industries. Therefore, the cases in which critical company data is lost, read by third parties, compromised or made publicly accessible are all the more serious. To make matters worse, data is nowadays mostly held in a distributed manner in the cloud. For this reason, it is important to perform an individual risk assessment for each data group. To this end, in our process model possible threat and risk scenarios are derived in various steps. As part of a risk analysis, the risks are quantified, evaluated and the effects analyzed in the event of their occurrence. Based on this assessment, appropriate risk mitigation measures can be developed. These are then prioritized and embedded in an end-to-end roadmap.

What opportunities do I have to improve my cyber security operating model?

In the course of the increasing threat situation and the growing importance of cyber security capabilities, dedicated models of cooperation and organizational positioning are necessary in order to bundle resources centrally in the cyber security organization and to deploy them efficiently. This is where the Cyber Security Target Operating Model comes into play. It forms the basis for organization and cooperation and is therefore of central importance for successful institutionalization and the resulting operational action of the cyber security organization. Based on an analysis of the current situation, we work with you to develop a suitable target image of the organizational set-up of your future cyber security organization and follow the current best practice standards (e.g. BSI, NIST). The description of the target picture includes the definition of necessary processes, technological tools as well as roles, functions and responsibilities. For the successful control of all cyber security activities, the target operating model also establishes a suitable control and governance model to measure efficiency and support correct decisions.

How can I improve my cloud & network security governance?

For companies, the use of cloud technologies means an increased degree of flexibility, cost transparency and the possibility of adapting the services used to individual needs and current requirements at any time. However, in addition to the many advantages that the use of the cloud means for companies, it also increases the attack surface. For this reason, it is essential to have up-to-date cloud and network governance and to implement it unerringly. In addition to the use of current security models (e.g., zero trust), deeper organizational aspects should also be considered, such as a clearly defined roles and responsibilities model. This ensures that in the event of a cyber incident, all relevant functions in the company are reliably informed (e.g. as part of a cyber security incident response team) and the right decisions can be made. We would be happy to support you in analyzing your cloud and network governance and identify optimization opportunities together with you, so that you can protect your cloud and network infrastructure against threats in the best possible way.

Does our Identity & Access Management Operating Model meet all necessary requirements?

Identity & Access Management can be used to enable central administration of users, identities and access authorizations on different systems and applications. In practice, it has been shown that there is rarely a consistent operating model for the use of central identity and access management, or that there are a large number of individual solutions which, for example, do not enable authentication by means of single sign-on and also have decentralized user and role administration. The situation is often aggravated by the fact that there are binding internal or external compliance requirements for user identity management. Often, however, there is no clarity about the degree to which these have been implemented and where there are still gaps in the implementation. We would be happy to support you in defining and managing the appropriate Identity & Access operating model for your company. Through close coordination between business and IT, we ensure that all necessary internal and external requirements are met and that you can be sure to comply with all necessary requirements.

Our Consulting Services - Why 4C?

We support you in setting up the cyber security capabilities of your company in a future-proof manner from a strategic and organizational perspective. Furthermore, we support you in operationalizing and stabilizing essential functions, roles and responsibilities in the cyber security organization as a temporary co-driver and assist you in the implementation and acceptance of your cyber security operating model.

Our consulting services at a glance

The process for designing your cyber security capabilities includes all necessary components from definition to operationalization to ensuring sustainable and continuous development.

Consulting project

Within the scope of a consulting project, we support you in determining your cyber security robustness, the cyber security resilience of your essential business capabilities as well as in ensuring the smooth operation of your cyber security organization and sustainably ensuring that you are capable of acting in the event of changes occurring in the company, the market or the technology.