Cybersecurity Services Cyber Solutions Sectors Insight About Contact HOME » CYBERSECURITY SERVICES » STRATEGIC PRACTICE Strategic Practice with IRM Interim Security Expertise Made Easy IRM has been placing interim Information Security experts with a wide range of high profile companies for 20 years. Where a rapid response has been required, or traditional recruitment agencies have failed, IRM’s unquestionable industry expertise and extensive organic network enables our capability as a reliable partner in this space. Why work with IRM? Outcome-driven solutions IRM work closely with its partners to identify outcomes that reflect success and use this as the basis upon which smart, tailored solutions are developed and proposed. We will work seamlessly with you to assemble the right team to deliver the right outcome. Unrivalled value-add Due to IRM’s wealth of experience and qualified in-house specialists, IRM is able to add value from inception to scoping to delivery, finessing requirements through the prism of a commercially sensitive, risk-based view to ensure our partners get the best outcomes against identified critical success criteria. Range of specialists and flexible engagement models From Penetration Testers to Interim CISOs, IRM is able to offer a broad range of interim solutions dependant on the issues in question. There is no cookie-cutter approach to the nuanced needs of our partners and IRM reflects this by implementing a dynamic approach to forming proposed solutions. IRM also has the capability to form a team of trusted associates run by a full-time IRM consultant that can be deployed at short notice for short or long term projects. CONTACT US Specialist Areas Penetration Testing C-Level & Management Consultancy – Audit, Risk, Governance and Compliance Security Analysts Case Study: Penetration Testing Manager The Challenge: A major financial services company lost their key Penetration Tester and coordinator with backlog of tests increasing while sign off for replacement was pending. Desired Outcome: The short-term desired outcome was to work through the backlog of testing to improve their security posture. The longer term goal was to create a practicable, sustainable way of managing individual Penetration Tests and wider testing programs that could cope with attrition at short notice in order to maintain continuity in both quality and momentum. Proposed Solution: IRM proposed deploying an interim specialist (Principal Level Penetration Tester) for 6 months to create a Penetration Testing plan, scope up individual tests, gather prerequisites and validate findings and fixes. IRM also proposed that we provide access to an IT Security Module, part of SYNERGi, free of charge. This would serve as a central point of visibility for testing, vulnerabilities and remediation so that if, in future, the same thing happened, a specialist could come on-board and pick up where the previous tester left off. Result: A Penetration Testing plan was created and executed with the entire backlog being tested either internally or by independent vendors. The overall posture was improved as well as certain compliance-based criteria being achieved. The role of the permanent replacement was modified to fit more neatly with what was now being required and the IT Security Module became embedded in the process. This allowed for mitigation against potential future attrition and more visibility to management about how testing was being conducted. Contact us and we'll be in touch to discuss your requirements Get the latest updates & resources Sign up to our newsletter and get access to all of our resources, security tips and news SIGN UP NOW CONTACT T:01242 225 200 E: hello@irmsecurity.com ADDRESS Information Risk Management Eagle Tower 11th Floor Montpellier Drive Cheltenham GL50 1TA GET IN TOUCH Cybersecurity Careers Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Contact Terms and Conditions