Fractional CISO support in Birmingham, delivered by Richard J. Keenlyside - a senior technology operator with three decades of board-level leadership across UK and international businesses. The West Midlands is the UK's largest manufacturing region and a growing financial-services and professional-services hub - particularly post-HSBC's UK head office relocation to Birmingham.
On-site days in Birmingham or the wider West Midlands by arrangement, with the bulk of the engagement delivered remotely on a weekly cadence.
Travel and on-site: Direct rail access from London Euston (~1h20) and Manchester Piccadilly (~1h30). On-site days typically combine Birmingham city centre with site visits.
Manufacturing-sector engagements with MAN Trucks and Webasto Group, both with UK operations across the Midlands and northern England.
Businesses handling sensitive data, in regulated sectors, or facing rising customer/insurer security requirements that exceed what an MSP or IT manager can credibly own.
On-site days in Birmingham or the wider West Midlands by arrangement, with the bulk of the engagement delivered remotely on a weekly cadence.
Manufacturing-sector engagements with MAN Trucks and Webasto Group, both with UK operations across the Midlands and northern England.
Businesses handling sensitive data, in regulated sectors, or facing rising customer/insurer security requirements that exceed what an MSP or IT manager can credibly own.
Most Fractional CISO engagements run for an initial 90-day discovery period followed by an ongoing leadership cadence. Typical outcomes include: A current-state security posture with a prioritised remediation plan; ISO 27001, SOC 2, Cyber Essentials Plus or equivalent readiness; Tested incident-response and crisis-communications playbooks; Credible board-level reporting on cyber risk.
Direct rail access from London Euston (~1h20) and Manchester Piccadilly (~1h30). On-site days typically combine Birmingham city centre with site visits.
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