Board Certification
A four-to-six-week cohort program teaching directors the language, frameworks, and board-ready questions needed to exercise cyber and AI governance oversight without becoming technical specialists.
Equip bank directors to oversee cyber risk with confidence, clarity, and defensible judgment. Tyson Martin translates technical threats, regulatory expectations, vendor exposure, AI risk, and incident decisions into plain-English board education designed for audit, risk, and full board settings—so directors can ask sharper questions, document oversight, and guide management without becoming cybersecurity operators.
Board-focused cyber education, crisis readiness, and governance tools tailored for banking oversight responsibilities.
A four-to-six-week cohort program teaching directors the language, frameworks, and board-ready questions needed to exercise cyber and AI governance oversight without becoming technical specialists.
A half-day or full-day workshop that reviews cyber and AI oversight posture, identifies the most dangerous governance gaps, and delivers a practical 90-day board action plan.
Plain-English board reporting that replaces jargon-heavy presentations with concise updates on business impact, disclosure obligations, vendor concentration, downtime exposure, and decisions requiring director attention.
Customized crisis simulations that prepare directors, executives, and response teams for incident decisions, SEC disclosure timing, evidence preservation, restoration priorities, and post-incident accountability.
Structured support for defining technology and cyber risk thresholds, decision rights, escalation triggers, and board-level metrics that help directors evidence duty of care.
Board-level reporting that turns third-party exposure into a clear view of concentration, criticality, business impact, and priority actions for reducing vendor-related cyber risk.
We begin by understanding the board’s committee structure, regulatory pressure, recent incidents, cyber reporting cadence, and director concerns. The goal is to focus training on oversight decisions, not generic technical awareness.
Helping directors replace noisy cyber updates with clear oversight, credible reporting, and defensible 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."
"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."
"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..."
"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."
"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."
"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..."
"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."
"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."
"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..."
"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."
Board-level cyber education led by an experienced security executive and governance advisor.
Transforms technical cyber issues into director-ready business, regulatory, and fiduciary oversight language.
Combines CISSP certification with executive security leadership across complex enterprise environments.
Emphasizes decision rights, escalation thresholds, documentation, and oversight directors can actually inspect.
Draws on AWS, Fortune 100 retail, NACD, NRF, WEF, and ISC2 leadership involvement.
Board advisor, CISSP, and fractional security executive.
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.
Bank directors should learn how to oversee cyber risk at the governance level: key risk indicators, incident escalation, regulatory expectations, third-party concentration, business continuity, disclosure obligations, and management accountability. The goal is not to turn directors into technicians. Effective training helps them ask better questions, understand tradeoffs, and document informed oversight.
Discuss the right training format for your directors.
Recognized cybersecurity leadership and technical expertise credential.
Global cybersecurity professional association and certification body.
Active contributor to director governance education.
Share your board’s goals, committee structure, and upcoming risk priorities. Tyson Martin will help identify the right training format, whether you need a focused workshop, cohort program, tabletop exercise, or board-ready reporting support.
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.