Security Technology Selection Advisory
Vendor-neutral guidance for organizations navigating complex security technology decisions. Our expert advisory service helps security leaders define requirements, evaluate solutions, and select technologies that align with their security strategy and business needs, avoiding costly procurement mistakes and ensuring optimal return on security investments.
In scope
- Security needs assessment
- Current technology stack review
- Requirements definition framework
- Solution evaluation methodology
- Vendor shortlist development
- POC/testing criteria development
- TCO and ROI analysis
- Implementation considerations
- Vendor negotiation guidance
- Technology roadmap alignment
You receive
- Technology requirements document
- Evaluation framework and criteria
- Vendor landscape analysis
- RFP development guidance
- Solution comparison matrix
- Selection recommendation report
- Implementation roadmap
- Procurement strategy
- Contract review guidance
- Technology integration considerations
Tiers
Choose the depth.
Single Technology Selection
$40K
Selection of 1 security technology category (for example EDR or SIEM): needs assessment, requirements document, evaluation criteria, up to 5 vendors compared, proof-of-concept test criteria, cost-of-ownership comparison and a selection recommendation.
- vendors
- 5
- 1 technology category
- Requirements document
- Up to 5 vendors compared
- Proof-of-concept criteria
- TCO comparison and recommendation
- — Running the proof of concept
- — More than 1 category
- — Contract negotiation on the client's behalf
- — Implementation
Security Program Technology Selection
$75K
Selection of up to 4 related technology categories within 1 security domain, up to 15 vendors in total. Adds current stack review, integration fit between the chosen products, RFP guidance, negotiation guidance and an implementation roadmap.
- vendors
- 15
- Up to 4 categories in 1 domain
- Up to 15 vendors compared
- Current stack review
- Integration fit analysis
- RFP and negotiation guidance
- Implementation roadmap
- — Enterprise-wide architecture strategy
- — Multi-year technology roadmap
- — Running proofs of concept
- — Implementation
Enterprise Security Technology Strategy
$120K
Enterprise-wide technology strategy with no fixed category or vendor cap (scoped at kickoff): full stack review, consolidation opportunities, a reusable selection framework, multi-year technology roadmap, integration strategy, procurement strategy and contract review guidance.
- Scope set at kickoff, no fixed cap
- Full security stack review
- Reusable selection framework
- Multi-year technology roadmap
- Integration and procurement strategy
- Contract review guidance
- — Running proofs of concept
- — Implementation or migration work
- — Legal review of contracts
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What's inside this engagement
Phase by phase.
How a advisory & fractional leadership engagement runs, what happens in each phase and what you see. Exact scope, tier and timeline are fixed in your proposal and SOW.
01Onboarding & baseline
Current program, risks, commitments and stakeholders reviewed.
You see · Access to leadership and existing documents.
02Priorities & roadmap
A risk-ranked roadmap agreed with leadership.
You see · Decisions on priorities and budget.
03Ongoing cadence
Regular working sessions, decisions and deliverables to the agreed scope.
You see · A named advisor and a standing rhythm.
04Reporting to leadership
Board and executive reporting in business terms.
You see · Board-ready updates.
Commercials
From first call to final report.
- 01
Scoping call
A practitioner, not a salesperson, walks through targets, constraints and what a good outcome looks like for you.
- 02
Proposal & rules of engagement
A fixed-scope proposal with tier, price and deliverables. Rules of engagement, contacts and out-of-bounds systems are agreed in writing.
- 03
Sign, then start
MSA and SOW are signed electronically and the deposit is paid. Only then does testing begin.
- 04
Execution
Testing runs to the agreed plan. Critical findings are escalated as they are found; you don't wait for the report.
- 05
Report & debrief
An executive summary plus technical findings with evidence, reproduction steps and fixes, walked through with your team.
- 06
Retest
Where the tier includes it, we verify your fixes and reissue the report, so auditors and customers see the issues closed.
Timelines are set per engagement in the SOW.
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