Protect acquisition decisions with independent cybersecurity due diligence in Chicago. Tyson Martin helps boards, deal teams, and executives identify hidden technology risks, review infrastructure and cloud posture, examine incident and vendor history, and translate findings into practical remediation and valuation insight. Clear, board-ready reporting supports defensible decisions without slowing the transaction or business momentum.
Independent cyber risk advisory for acquisitions, boards, deal teams, and organizations navigating complex technology decisions.
Assess an acquisition target’s infrastructure, cloud posture, incident history, third-party exposure, and security governance before close. Receive a board-ready risk summary, red-flag memo, valuation impact analysis, and post-close remediation roadmap.
Evaluate security maturity, ownership, metrics, exceptions, and whether current spending is reducing risk. The assessment produces a prioritized roadmap and board-ready view of gaps requiring attention.
Turn fragmented third-party exposure into a clearer view of vendor criticality, concentration, business impact, and emerging risk. Reporting helps boards and deal teams understand relationships that may affect resilience or value.
Provide boards and executives with an independent perspective on cyber, AI, and technology risk through plain-English reporting, independent validation, and ongoing guidance between formal meetings.
Prepare directors, executives, and response teams for cyber incidents through tabletop exercises, incident readiness reviews, disclosure rehearsal, and backup and restore validation.
Translate technical security conditions into business impact, decision points, disclosure obligations, and measurable oversight through a concise, repeatable board reporting format.
Cybersecurity due diligence helps Chicago deal teams identify liabilities that may not appear in financial or operational reviews. Tyson Martin examines infrastructure and cloud posture, breach and incident history, vendor exposure, and governance evidence, then connects findings to business impact and valuation considerations. The result is a practical, board-ready perspective that supports negotiation, integration planning, and defensible acquisition decisions.
See how clear oversight, credible reporting, and executable priorities support stronger technology and cyber risk decisions.
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"We recently worked with Tyson Martin on an engagement, and it was a great experience. He helped us run a full technical audit, identified key gaps, and created a clear plan to modernize our systems and processes. Tyson is hands-on, easy to work with, and brings real technical and leadership..."
"Tyson's impact has been immediately clear. Before working with him, we were struggling with outdated processes that created inefficiencies across our organization, and his unbiased third party perspective helped us quickly identify issues and develop a clear, actionable plan for improvement. Based on our experience so far, I would recommend..."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"We recently worked with Tyson Martin on an engagement, and it was a great experience. He helped us run a full technical audit, identified key gaps, and created a clear plan to modernize our systems and processes. Tyson is hands-on, easy to work with, and brings real technical and leadership..."
"Tyson's impact has been immediately clear. Before working with him, we were struggling with outdated processes that created inefficiencies across our organization, and his unbiased third party perspective helped us quickly identify issues and develop a clear, actionable plan for improvement. Based on our experience so far, I would recommend..."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"We recently worked with Tyson Martin on an engagement, and it was a great experience. He helped us run a full technical audit, identified key gaps, and created a clear plan to modernize our systems and processes. Tyson is hands-on, easy to work with, and brings real technical and leadership..."
"Tyson's impact has been immediately clear. Before working with him, we were struggling with outdated processes that created inefficiencies across our organization, and his unbiased third party perspective helped us quickly identify issues and develop a clear, actionable plan for improvement. Based on our experience so far, I would recommend..."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
Independent guidance connects cyber findings to board decisions, transaction risk, and practical execution.
Review acquisition risk independently of the target’s CISO, security vendors, or technology sales interests.
Translate technical findings into plain-English business impact for directors and Chicago deal teams.
Draw on enterprise transformation experience across AWS and global brands including Home Depot and Best Buy.
Turn identified gaps into owners, escalation decisions, and an executable remediation roadmap.
Experienced cybersecurity and technology leadership for boards, executives, and deal teams.
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.
Cybersecurity due diligence is an independent review of an organization’s technology and security risk, often conducted before an acquisition. It can examine infrastructure, cloud posture, incident and breach history, third-party relationships, governance, and control coverage. Findings are translated into business impact, red flags, remediation priorities, and—when relevant—valuation considerations for boards and deal teams.
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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.