How Confident Are You in Your Cybersecurity and Compliance Posture?
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The Challenge
You Know You Need Stronger Security. The Question Is How, and Who You Can Trust.
Too often, firms deliver security or audit as separate engagements, forcing you to bridge the gaps yourself. Organizations face growing pressure from multiple directions at once:
- Evolving cybersecurity threats and uncertainty about their current exposure
- Limited internal resources stretched across too many competing priorities
- Regulatory and compliance demands including SOC reporting, CMMC, HIPAA, FDIC, PCI, and more
- Weak IT controls that create operational and financial risk beyond compliance gaps
- Client-driven security requirements that need documented, verifiable controls
If any of these sound familiar, our team will help you find the right starting point and build a clear path forward.
One Integrated Team.
Cybersecurity Strategy & Leadership
Seasoned vCISO-level guidance, without the full-time hire. We build, mature, and govern your cyber program from the boardroom to the server room.
Threat Detection, Response & Resilience
Shrink your attack window with continuous monitoring, rapid incident response, and tested recovery plans.
Organizational & Vendor Risk Assurance
Human error and third-party exposure drive most breaches. We close the gaps technology can’t, from awareness training and vendor assessments to M&A cyber due diligence.
Cybersecurity Assessments
Know exactly where you stand and where attackers will look first. From compliance scorecards to advanced red and purple team operations.
IT Audit, Controls & Compliance
Strengthen controls, satisfy examiners, and prove it with SOC reporting, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk evaluations.
A Full Suite of Services
Dean Dorton’s Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance practice spans the full lifecycle, from understanding your current posture to building a mature, resilient program.
Cybersecurity Services
FRACTIONAL CISO (INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICE)
Our team of experienced information security professionals provide executive-level security guidance that empowers your business. We can augment your organization’s cyber security and information security team or take the lead in designing, implementing, and maintaining a strong cyber security program.
Learn MoreCYBERSECURITY ASSESSMENTS
Our cyber security assessments are designed to provide your organization with specific information about the state of your cyber security posture and to validate that key controls are working as expected to protect you from a cyber attack.
Learn MoreMANAGED DETECTION AND RESPONSE
We provide immediate and effective prevention and detection against all types of cyber attacks, with comprehensive visibility and aggregated cyber threat detections to accelerate cyber threat investigation and cyber attack remediation.
INCIDENT RESPONSE AND FORENSIC
We offer cyber incident response and remediation assistance if your organization falls victim to a cyber attack.
CYBERSECURITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Tailored cybersecurity solutions designed for the unique needs of small businesses.
Learn MoreIT Audit & Compliance Services
SYSTEM AND ORGANIZATION CONTROLS (SOC) REPORTING
Organizations can receive significant value from having a SOC examination performed including reducing redundant audits and differentiation from peers. SOC reporting performed by Dean Dorton ensures all user organizations and their auditors have access to the same information.
Learn MoreOUTSOURCED/CO-SOURCED INTERNAL IT AUDIT SOLUTIONS
Whether you are looking to accelerate the establishment of an internal IT audit function or realize cost savings by moving to an outsourced model, Dean Dorton can provide your organization with a complete outsourced solution to see rapid results.
IT REGULATORY COMPLIANCE CONSULTING AND TESTING
The IT compliance landscape changes rapidly, and the cost of falling behind isn’t just regulatory; it’s operational and reputational. Dean Dorton helps organizations assess readiness and verify compliance across CMMC, DFARS, HIPAA, GLBA, GDPR, PCI, SOX, ISO 27001, FDIC requirements, and applicable state regulations. We connect compliance requirements directly to your broader cyber risk management strategy, ensuring controls are both documented and functional.
CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK EVALUATION
CIS, COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, NIST CSF, and SCF are just a handful of common cybersecurity frameworks (CSF). Dean Dorton can assist in evaluating which CSF is appropriate for your organization and how well-implemented your CSF is.
IT GENERAL CONTROLS TESTING
Our technology consultants work closely with our audit teams to provide IT general controls testing and services on our audit engagements. We have worked to develop an IT general control framework that can be used to perform a general IT assessment for any organization.
IT RISK ASSESSMENTS
Dean Dorton knows the importance of properly identifying and mitigating your significant risks. We have the expertise to help you determine the appropriate response to various risks including those related to fraud, cybersecurity, and financial reporting. Many IT regulatory requirements such as GLBA and HIPAA require IT risk assessments.
HUMAN AND AI RISK
Artificial intelligence is moving faster than most organizations can govern it. Dean Dorton helps you build the structures, policies, and technical controls needed to adopt AI responsibly, addressing governance and accountability, acceptable use, vendor risk, AI risk assessments aligned to the NIST AI RMF, and offensive security testing of AI systems aligned to MITRE ATLAS.
IT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW
Having the appropriate IT policies and procedures in place not only protects your organization, employees, systems, and information; but they are also a common requirement for IT regulations. Dean Dorton can ensure your IT policies are addressing your compliance and CSF needs.
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Resilient Program
Every organization is at a different stage. Wherever you are, from closing a compliance gap, to responding to an incident, or building a program from the ground up, Dean Dorton has the expertise to move you forward. Connect with Dean Dorton to identify the right next steps for your organization.