Extending your Cybersecurity capabilities with Staff Augmentation
Reduce resource constraints that can delay cyber security initiatives being completed.
In today's fast-paced world and the rapid growth of technologies, many organizations face a challenge in staying ahead of new and emerging cybersecurity threats. This challenge is further exacerbated for organizations burdened with technical debt, leaving them vulnerable to longstanding threats. Despite the willingness of organizations to tackle these issues, securing the necessary resources in a competitive market can prove to be quite a difficult endeavor.
With the right partner, extending your team through staff augmentation can provide many benefits:
Scalable and Flexible arrangements
Whether you need a certified resource for a short duration to perform a penetration test for a new application prior to release, or an experience risk manager to help implement a risk management program, having an organization or retainer for staff can help facilitate these needs in a timely manner.
2. Specialized Skills
Cybersecurity is a multifaceted area, which requires knowledge across multiple domains. If your organization seeks an experienced individual to build your Business Continuity Planning and Vulnerability Management programs, it may be difficult to find a resource who can do both. With staff augmentation, an organization could leverage multiple experience specialized resources for a defined time-period to build those 2 different cyber security programs, in parallel, to help manage and reduce risk quicker.
3. Cost Considerations
Some cybersecurity initiatives require a full-time resource to work with the business on the requirements, select the correct solution, and to implement and operationalize the solution. However, maintaining the same solution may require just a fraction of an FTE. Staff augmentation allows an organization to staff capital projects accordingly.
4. Addressing time to hire
When an employee leaves an organization, knowledge and experience goes with them. Some reports show that over 2/3 of postings for experienced cybersecurity professionals take minimum 3 months to be filled, with 40% of those taking over 6 months. The time to hire a replacement employee is equal to the time where a cybersecurity function may be understaffed, or existing employees are tasked with even more responsibilities.
5. Experience and Knowledge Transfer
Staff augmentation facilitates knowledge transfer from external experienced experts to internal teams, fostering skill development and capacity building within the organization. This collaborative approach not only enhances the capabilities of existing team members but also strengthens the overall cybersecurity posture of the organization.
6. Agility and Adaptability
In today's rapidly evolving threat landscape, agility and adaptability are paramount. Staff augmentation enables organizations to stay agile by quickly adapting to emerging threats and technological advancements. External experts bring fresh perspectives and up-to-date knowledge, ensuring that cybersecurity strategies remain relevant and effective.
Threats and risks do not pause when an organization is resource constrained. Partnering with a company such as Secure State Cyber can give organizations access to a pool of experienced cyber security professionals to help them support their own internal teams and complete initiatives. Our team has members who can help organizations through staff augmentation in areas such as (but not limited to):
Governance
Security Architecture
Threat Risk Assessments
Risk Management Programs
Red Team and Penetration Testing
Security Monitoring
Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery
Security Awareness and Education
Compliance Checking
Cybersecurity Framework and Maturity Assessments
Do follow-ups of your supply chain
Reach out to us today to learn more about how we can assist your organization by having experienced experts serve as a trusted extension of your cybersecurity team!