Fractional CISO Leadership
Ongoing senior security leadership for regulated organizations needing stronger regulatory posture, board reporting, evidence of duty of care, and support during examiner or auditor scrutiny.
Strengthen cybersecurity governance, board oversight, and regulatory readiness with clear, defensible guidance for investment firms. Tyson Martin helps leadership teams translate cyber risk into actionable decisions, improve reporting, prepare for scrutiny, and establish accountable execution without slowing business operations. Services support SEC cybersecurity disclosure expectations, risk oversight, incident preparedness, and ongoing executive accountability.
Governance, advisory, assessment, and preparedness services designed to help investment firms oversee cyber risk with confidence.
Ongoing senior security leadership for regulated organizations needing stronger regulatory posture, board reporting, evidence of duty of care, and support during examiner or auditor scrutiny.
Independent guidance for boards and executives through plain-English reporting, between-meeting advisory access, CISO report validation, and monitoring of regulatory and threat developments.
A structured review of security maturity, risk reduction, ownership, metrics, and exceptions that produces a prioritized remediation roadmap and board-ready summary.
Customized tabletop exercises, incident response readiness reviews, disclosure rehearsal, and backup and restore validation that clarify responsibilities before a cyber incident occurs.
Plain-English board updates that translate technical exposure into business impact, disclosure obligations, vendor concentration, and decisions directors can act upon.
Board-level visibility into vendor criticality, concentration, business impact, exposure trends, and the relationships creating the greatest cyber risk.
Investment firms need more than technical controls; they need governance that directors, executives, auditors, and regulators can understand and inspect. Tyson Martin connects cybersecurity priorities to decision rights, board reporting, incident readiness, and accountable execution. The result is a clearer view of changing risk, stronger preparation for SEC disclosure expectations, and practical oversight that supports confident decisions without slowing the business.
See how clearer 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 cybersecurity guidance for boards and executive teams responsible for defensible risk oversight.
Plain-English reporting helps directors understand risk, decisions, trends, and accountability without technical noise.
Experience supporting regulated industries and complex governance needs helps align oversight with SEC expectations.
Independent validation creates a clearer view of whether security reporting matches the underlying program and risk.
Clear priorities, decision rights, and measurable ownership help investment firms move from discussion to accountable action.
One experienced advisor for board oversight, executive decisions, and security leadership.
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.
These services help investment firms establish defensible cybersecurity governance, oversight, reporting, and incident preparedness aligned with SEC cybersecurity disclosure expectations. Support may include board and audit-committee reporting, risk assessments, policy and decision-rights work, crisis exercises, third-party risk reporting, and leadership advisory. The focus is connecting cyber risk to accountable business decisions rather than treating compliance as a purely technical exercise.
Talk with Tyson Martin about clearer oversight, reporting, and SEC readiness.
Cybersecurity certification held by Tyson Martin.
Certification listed for Tyson Martin.
Membership and active contribution with NACD.
Appointment to the NRF CISO Executive Committee.
Active contributor to the Centre for Cybersecurity.
Share your priorities and receive a focused conversation about SEC cybersecurity governance, board oversight, and executive accountability.
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.