Know where your cyber, AI, and GRC risk really stands.
Executive cybersecurity, AI governance, and GRC leadership — on demand, for any industry.
Proactive: programs that reduce risk before it escalates.
Reactive: rapid-response expertise when incidents strike.
Our mission
To protect what organizations are building by putting executive-level security and AI risk leadership within reach — before risk becomes a crisis.
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Engagements mapped to the frameworks that matter
NIST CSF
ISO/IEC 42001
NIST AI RMF
EU AI Act
Zero Trust
Plus many other sector-specific requirements →
60-second risk check
How exposed is your organization right now?
Six questions. An instant exposure score and your top priorities. Your answers never leave your browser.
How the snapshot works
Clarity in four steps — at no cost.
01
Share a few details
Tell us about your environment and the concerns keeping you up at night.
02
We review your details
We map your gaps against the frameworks and regulations relevant to you.
03
Get your snapshot
A prioritized view of your AI, cyber & compliance risk — and exactly where to start.
04
Talk through next steps
A 30-minute call to walk through the findings and your options. No obligation.
What we do
One advisor, across the whole risk lifecycle.
From building your program to responding when something goes wrong — proactive and reactive, under one roof.
Proactive services
FLAGSHIP
Virtual CISO (vCISO) advisory
Executive security leadership on a fractional basis — strategy, governance, and program management without the full-time cost.
Essential · Professional · Executive
AI governance & risk management
End-to-end AI risk programs aligned to ISO/IEC 42001 and the NIST AI RMF — built for regulated industries.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Governance & framework advisory
Security program design, control frameworks, and policy governance built on NIST CSF.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Penetration testing
From targeted external testing to full red-team simulation — with board-ready findings and remediation guidance.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Security risk assessment
NIST-based risk identification, analysis, and treatment planning — purpose-built for regulated environments.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Fractional IT leadership
Experienced technology and security leadership on demand — from policy development to full strategic direction.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Audit & compliance readiness
Gap assessments, control design, and evidence preparation so you walk into any audit prepared — without stalling the roadmap.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Security questionnaire support
Fast, accurate answers to customer security reviews and RFPs — plus a reusable trust package so the next deal moves faster.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Cloud & SaaS security baseline
Hardened AWS, Azure, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365 configurations, identity, and MFA — the essentials, done right.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Vendor & third-party risk
A lightweight process to vet the SaaS tools and partners touching your data, before they become your weakest link.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Security awareness & phishing training
Practical training and simulated phishing tuned to small teams — the cheapest control with the biggest payoff.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Investor & M&A due diligence readiness
Security and AI governance documentation that answers investor and acquirer diligence with confidence.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Reactive services
Incident response
Rapid-response IR from playbook development to a full 24/7 retainer — across the entire breach lifecycle.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Digital forensics & eDiscovery
Legally defensible forensic investigations with full chain of custody — for litigation and regulatory inquiries.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Breach remediation
End-to-end post-breach support — from containment through regulatory notification and posture recovery.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Tabletop exercises
Scenario-driven drills that stress-test your response — from focused team exercises to board-level simulations.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Crisis management advisory
Real-time strategic and communications support during active incidents — keeping leadership aligned and in control.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Ransomware & email compromise response
Immediate triage for ransomware and business email compromise — stop the spread, preserve evidence, and recover operations.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Cyber insurance claim support
Guidance through carrier notification, breach coach coordination, and claim documentation so coverage actually pays out.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Customer & regulator communications
Clear, accurate breach notifications and customer messaging that protect trust and meet legal deadlines.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Post-incident hardening
Root-cause fixes and quick-win controls after an event, so the same attack doesn’t work twice.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Account takeover & insider response
Rapid investigation and lockdown when credentials are stolen or an employee misuses access — scoped, documented, and resolved.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Emergency vCISO
Interim security leadership on short notice — when a CISO departs, an audit lands, or a crisis needs an executive in the room.
Essential · Professional · Executive
Not sure where to start?
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Engagement tiers
Built to scale with you.
Every service is delivered at three levels. Most clients move up the ladder as their program matures.
Essential
SMB · Entry-level
Get compliant & reduce obvious risk.
›Foundational reviews & assessments
›Core policy & framework development
›Prioritized remediation roadmap
›Baseline incident & IR planning
Best for smaller orgs and first formal programs.
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Professional
Mid-market · Regulated
Mature & run your program.
›Full vCISO & AI governance programs
›Security program & framework governance
›Ongoing management & reporting
›Vendor risk & 24/7 IR retainer
Best for regulated mid-market organizations.
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Executive
Enterprise · Board-level
Board-level assurance & strategy.
›Strategic CISO partnership
›Enterprise governance & board reporting
›M&A security due diligence
›Executive crisis management
Best for enterprise and board-level needs.
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Tier placement is indicative — hybrid and custom arrangements available on request.
Who we serve
Built for high-stakes, regulated environments.
Healthcare
Security leadership, PHI protection, and breach response.
Financial services
Risk programs, vendor oversight, and regulatory-grade controls.
Government & public sector
NIST-aligned governance and risk management.
Education
FERPA-aligned data privacy and right-sized security for lean teams.
Manufacturing & infrastructure
OT/ICS security, operational resilience, and supply-chain risk.
Legal & professional services
Client confidentiality, eDiscovery, and rapid breach response.
Technology & SaaS
Security leadership, AI governance, and secure scaling.
Retail & e-commerce
Payment security and customer-data protection.
Startups & scale-ups
Right-sized security and AI governance that grows with you.
Insurance
Incident command, carrier-grade response, and enterprise cyber risk.
Life sciences & pharma
Global IR, research data protection, and cross-border privacy.
Private equity & portfolio companies
Portfolio-wide security baselines and due-diligence risk reviews.
Representative engagements
What working with us looks like.
Healthcare · Proactive
From no security owner to a board-ready program.
Challenge: A growing provider with PHI exposure and no one accountable for security.
Approach: vCISO leadership, a NIST CSF assessment, and a prioritized remediation roadmap.
Outcome: Clear ownership, an audit-ready program, and quarterly board reporting.
Professional services · Reactive
Leading the response when an incident hits.
Challenge: A suspected compromise affecting confidential client data.
Approach: Senior incident command, coordinated with counsel, insurers, and IT.
Outcome: Contained quickly, defensible decisions, and a stronger post-incident posture.
Technology & SaaS · AI governance
Passing enterprise security and AI reviews.
Challenge: Deals stalled on customer security questionnaires and AI use questions.
Approach: AI governance aligned to NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001, plus review support.
Outcome: Confident answers to buyers and a governance model that scales.
Illustrative of typical engagements. Details vary by client and scope.
Why Northbridge
Advisory you can put in front of a board.
Senior-led engagements, mapped to the standards your regulators and customers already expect.
Framework-first
Every engagement maps to recognized frameworks — NIST CSF, ISO 42001, the NIST AI RMF — not generic checklists.
Proactive + reactive
From building your program to leading the response when something goes wrong — one partner across the lifecycle.
Board-ready by design
Findings, roadmaps, and reporting built to brief executives and boards with confidence.
See exactly where you stand — free.
Thirty minutes with us could change how you think about your risk. No obligation.
Northbridge
AI, Cyber, & Risk Advisory LLC
Fractional security leadership for healthcare, finance, government, and high-growth companies.
Services
Company
All engagements are customized to client scope. Tier placement is indicative — hybrid and custom arrangements available on request.
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