Governance & Compliance

Information classification is fundamental to effective cybersecurity. It ensures that security controls are applied proportionately to the sensitivity and criticality of data, rather than relying on generic or overly restrictive protections. Within an ISMS, classification connects business impact to technical and procedural safeguards, enabling organizations to protect what matters most without unnecessary complexity or cost.

Third parties are an extension of the organization’s operating environment. Cloud providers, SaaS vendors, managed service providers, contractors, and consultants routinely process sensitive data or administer critical systems. Without disciplined supplier management, organizations inherit risks they neither understand nor control. Effective IT supplier management ensures that third-party risks are identified, assessed, treated, and monitored throughout

An asset inventory is the backbone of an ISMS. Without a reliable understanding of what assets exist, who owns them, and how they are used, security controls cannot be consistently applied, monitored, or audited. Incomplete or outdated inventories directly lead to blind spots in vulnerability management, incident response delays, ineffective business continuity planning, and weak

A Protection Need Assessment determines how critical an information object is to the organization and what level of protection it requires. Grounded in the CIA triad, it forms the foundation for many downstream cybersecurity and GRC activities, including asset classification, risk assessment, control selection, encryption standards, access controls, change management, and business continuity planning. When