Cybersecurity

Cherry Bekaert’s cybersecurity services help you protect information systems and data from cyber threats.

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Your Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance Journey Starts Here

The protection of your organization’s information, customer, and data assets has never been more important, and the threats against it more present. Cyber breaches impact the reliability and availability of your systems and data, which can directly impact your bottom line, your reputation, and your brand.

The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving. Hackers are well-funded, and they utilize advanced and emerging technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and advanced deepfakes to compromise data and financial security at organizations of all sizes and in all industries. In addition to targeting your technology, these bad actors go after one of the largest vulnerabilities in every organization — people.

Cherry Bekaert’s Information Assurance & Cybersecurity practice offers a wide range of services to help your organization protect from cyber threats and help you build trust with your clients through proven compliance attestation services such as (SOC, HITRUST, CMMC, etc.). We can help identify relevant cyber risks and develop realistic solutions and plans to help minimize the likelihood and impact of a cybersecurity breach. 

Our professionals bring deep compliance expertise along with experience leading IT and Cybersecurity organizations and will work with you to right-size a solution of people, processes, and technology based on your business requirements, industry, key stakeholders, compliance requirements, and budget.  

Why Choose Cherry Bekaert Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance Advisory Services?

  • Deep and proven compliance readiness, attestation, and certification experience
  • Leadership experience in managing IT and Cybersecurity organizations for a wide variety of organizations from small companies to publicly held companies
  • Decades of experience in helping companies identify cybersecurity risks across a wide array of industries, systems and networks
  • Working with companies as trusted advisors in cybersecurity and compliance leadership roles

Our Information Assurance & Cybersecurity Services and Solutions

Cherry Bekaert’s Information Assurance & Cybersecurity practice offers a full range of cybersecurity, privacy, attest, and risk mitigation services to help protect your information systems, data, and people from cyber threats. Our cybersecurity professionals carry a variety of professional certifications. Among them are:

  • Certified Information Systems Security (CISSP)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
  • Certified Common Security Framework Practitioner (CCSFP)
  • Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM)
  • Certified CMMC Professional and Assessor (CCP/CCA)
  • Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Registered Practitioners (CMMC-RP)
  • Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP)
  • Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
“In today's interconnected and technology-driven world, a strong and well-developed cybersecurity program is critical. As cyber threats continue to increase in sophistication and frequency, organizations of all sizes and industries are vulnerable. A good cyber program minimizes cybersecurity risks and helps build trust with your customers and clients, which is a crucial differentiator in today’s environment.”
Kurt Manske
Partner and Practice Leader | Information Assurance & Cybersecurity

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Our Information Assurance & Cybersecurity Services and Solutions

Cybersecurity Risk Management and Offensive Security Services

Cyber threats exist outside of — and within — your organization. The resilience of your systems and networks to cyberattacks can and should be measured, and your ability to detect and respond to cybersecurity threats in real time needs to be evaluated.

Cherry Bekaert’s security professionals utilize advanced tools to determine the feasibility and impact of a cyber-attack on your organization. Our assessments can help you determine where your cyber risks exist and how to remediate and manage those risks in the most efficient and effective manner possible.

Cybersecurity Risk Management

  • Cybersecurity Program Risk, Gap, and Maturity Assessments (NIST CSF, CSA Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) Framework)
  • Secure Software Development Program Assessments
  • Network and System Architecture and Configuration Assessments
  • Incident Response Services
  • Application Security Testing (Web, Application Programming Interface (API) and Mobile)
  • Cyber Due Diligence

Offensive Security Services

  • Network Red Team Testing (Internal, External, Wireless)
  • Vulnerability Scanning (Network, Web, Mobile)
  • Social Engineering

Attestation and Certification Services

We act as facilitators, interpreters, and liaisons between your IT teams, your auditors, and your regulating authorities. We can simplify your compliance process and create efficiencies, helping to mitigate risks. We offer support in the following compliance areas:

Trust Reporting Services

Compliance Advisory Services

Cherry Bekaert can help you manage your enterprise’s approach for assessing, prioritizing, managing, and monitoring compliance gaps.

Regulatory Compliance Services

  • Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
  • NY Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation
  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA)
  • SEC Cyber Disclosure

Compliance-as-a-Service

  • GRC Framework Development and Implementation
  • Compliance Program Management
  • Governance, Strategy, Policies and Procedures
  • Lead and Manage Compliance Readiness and Remediation Work for:
  • Managed Security Services
  • Advanced Endpoint Protection
  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
  • Security Orchestration and Response (SOAR)
  • Breach Coaching and Incident Response Advisory  

Cybersecurity Risk Management and Offensive Security Services

Cyber threats exist outside of — and within — your organization. The resilience of your systems and networks to cyberattacks can and should be measured, and your ability to detect and respond to cybersecurity threats in real time needs to be evaluated.

Cherry Bekaert’s security professionals utilize advanced tools to determine the feasibility and impact of a cyber-attack on your organization. Our assessments can help you determine where your cyber risks exist and how to remediate and manage those risks in the most efficient and effective manner possible.

Cybersecurity Risk Management

  • Cybersecurity Program Risk, Gap, and Maturity Assessments (NIST CSF, CSA Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) Framework)
  • Secure Software Development Program Assessments
  • Network and System Architecture and Configuration Assessments
  • Incident Response Services
  • Application Security Testing (Web, Application Programming Interface (API) and Mobile)
  • Cyber Due Diligence

Offensive Security Services

  • Network Red Team Testing (Internal, External, Wireless)
  • Vulnerability Scanning (Network, Web, Mobile)
  • Social Engineering

Attestation and Certification Services

We act as facilitators, interpreters, and liaisons between your IT teams, your auditors, and your regulating authorities. We can simplify your compliance process and create efficiencies, helping to mitigate risks. We offer support in the following compliance areas:

Trust Reporting Services

Compliance Advisory Services

Cherry Bekaert can help you manage your enterprise’s approach for assessing, prioritizing, managing, and monitoring compliance gaps.

Regulatory Compliance Services

  • Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
  • NY Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation
  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA)
  • SEC Cyber Disclosure

Compliance-as-a-Service

  • GRC Framework Development and Implementation
  • Compliance Program Management
  • Governance, Strategy, Policies and Procedures
  • Lead and Manage Compliance Readiness and Remediation Work for:
  • Managed Security Services
  • Advanced Endpoint Protection
  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
  • Security Orchestration and Response (SOAR)
  • Breach Coaching and Incident Response Advisory  
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Kurt Manske

Information Assurance & Cybersecurity Leader

Partner, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC

Steven J. Ursillo, Jr.

Information Assurance & Cybersecurity

Partner, Cherry Bekaert LLP
Partner, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC

Dan Sembler

Advisory Services

Partner, Cherry Bekaert LLP
Partner, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC

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