Program Assessment
Evaluate security maturity, identify gaps, and convert findings into board-ready metrics, ownership assignments, and a prioritized remediation roadmap aligned to contract and oversight expectations.
Government contractors face rising scrutiny around cyber governance, incident readiness, vendor exposure, and evidence-backed oversight. Tyson Martin helps boards and executive teams translate technical risk into clear decisions, defensible reporting, and executable priorities—so leaders can meet federal expectations, reduce surprises, and strengthen security posture without slowing mission-critical operations.
Board-ready cyber guidance, leadership support, and risk clarity for government contractors and regulated organizations.
Evaluate security maturity, identify gaps, and convert findings into board-ready metrics, ownership assignments, and a prioritized remediation roadmap aligned to contract and oversight expectations.
Gain senior security leadership without a full-time hire, including risk strategy, executive reporting, policy ownership, audit readiness, and continuous accountability for priority cyber initiatives.
Stabilize security leadership during transition, audit pressure, or rising threat conditions with focused 30-to-90-day triage, incident readiness, control review, and executive dashboards.
Provide independent cyber, AI, and technology risk guidance for boards and committees through plain-English reporting, CISO validation, and decision-focused oversight support.
Prepare directors, executives, and response teams for cyber incidents with customized exercises, disclosure rehearsals, decision guides, and after-action plans that improve readiness.
Turn third-party cyber exposure into a clear board-level view of critical vendors, concentration risk, business impact, and practical steps to reduce the highest-risk dependencies.
Cybersecurity consulting for government contractors should do more than produce technical findings. Tyson Martin helps leaders understand what changed, what matters, who owns the next action, and how to evidence responsible oversight. Engagements connect security maturity, vendor exposure, incident readiness, and executive reporting into a practical plan that supports federal contract obligations and operational continuity.
Leadership experience across AWS, global retailers, cybersecurity associations, and executive governance communities.
Independent cyber leadership designed for clear oversight, credible reporting, and practical execution.
Plain-English reporting turns technical risk into decisions, escalation thresholds, and measurable priorities.
Credentialed security leadership backed by ISC2 involvement and enterprise transformation experience.
Guidance helps contractors organize evidence, governance, and readiness around demanding oversight expectations.
Background includes AWS, Fortune 100 retailers, NACD, NRF, and World Economic Forum contributions.
Independent cyber governance leadership for boards and executives.
Board Advisor, Interim CISO/CIO/CDO, Fractional Executive
Tyson Martin helps boards and executive teams reduce technology and cyber risk without slowing business operations by clarifying decision rights, tightening governance, and building inspectable execution frameworks. He serves as a board advisor, director candidate, and steps in as interim or fractional CISO, CIO, or Chief Digital Officer when organizations need stability quickly. His background includes leading security and technology transformation across enterprise environments at AWS and global brands such as Home Depot and Best Buy. He brings particular expertise in helping Chicago-area organizations navigate the complex regulatory requirements across financial services, healthcare, and retail sectors. Tyson is an active contributor to the National Association of Corporate Directors, serves on the National Retail Federation CISO Executive Committee, contributes to the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity, and served as ISC2 Richmond Board President. He holds CISSP certification and has completed executive programs at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard Business School, MIT, and through leading technology companies including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.
It typically includes security program assessment, risk prioritization, executive reporting, incident readiness, third-party risk review, and leadership support. For government contractors, consulting should also help organize evidence, clarify ownership, and prepare leaders for contract, audit, and oversight expectations. Tyson Martin focuses on turning cyber risk into board-ready decisions and practical execution.
Talk with Tyson Martin about your oversight and readiness needs.
Recognized cybersecurity leadership and governance credential.
Active ISC2 involvement and former RVA board leadership.
Contributor to director cyber governance education.
Share your current governance, compliance, leadership, or incident readiness challenge. Tyson Martin will help identify the right next step and whether an advisory, assessment, interim, or fractional engagement is the best fit.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 (802) 430-9200. You can also send us a quick email at tyson.martin@gmail.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 (802) 430-9200. You can also send us a quick email at tyson.martin@gmail.com.