Program Assessment
Evaluate cybersecurity maturity, identify control and governance gaps, assign ownership, and produce board-ready metrics with a prioritized remediation roadmap for regulatory oversight.
Build a defensible cybersecurity governance program for FINRA- and SEC-regulated organizations. Tyson Martin helps boards, executives, and risk leaders clarify oversight responsibilities, strengthen reporting, prepare for regulatory scrutiny, and translate technical exposure into executable decisions. From cybersecurity assessments and board briefings to incident readiness and fractional CISO leadership, services support clearer accountability without slowing business operations.
Governance, assessment, reporting, and leadership support for organizations managing regulatory cybersecurity obligations.
Evaluate cybersecurity maturity, identify control and governance gaps, assign ownership, and produce board-ready metrics with a prioritized remediation roadmap for regulatory oversight.
Translate technical cybersecurity exposure into plain-English business impact, disclosure considerations, decision points, and consistent reporting that helps directors exercise informed oversight.
Receive ongoing senior security leadership for strategy, risk management, policy ownership, board reporting, and program oversight without adding a full-time executive.
Prepare boards, executives, and response teams through tabletop exercises, incident readiness reviews, disclosure rehearsal, and practical guides for preserving evidence and restoring control.
Create a board-level view of vendor criticality, concentration, exposure, and trends so leaders can govern third-party cyber risk with clearer priorities.
Stabilize cybersecurity leadership during a CISO departure, audit event, or heightened threat environment with prioritized risks, ownership, readiness reviews, and executive reporting.
FINRA and SEC expectations require more than disconnected policies or technical metrics. Tyson Martin helps organizations connect cybersecurity risk to board oversight, executive accountability, incident readiness, and credible reporting. Services are designed for regulated industries and leadership teams that need fewer surprises, cleaner communication, stable metrics, and decisions they can explain to examiners, auditors, shareholders, and other stakeholders.
Clear reporting and practical oversight frameworks help leaders act on cyber risk with confidence.
"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 for boards and executives facing complex cybersecurity oversight responsibilities.
Plain-English reporting turns technical exposure into decisions, ownership, escalation thresholds, and measurable priorities.
Experience across regulated sectors supports more disciplined preparation for examiner, auditor, and disclosure scrutiny.
Leadership experience across AWS and global brands brings enterprise perspective to security transformation and governance.
Independent challenge helps boards validate reporting, identify gaps, and avoid relying solely on internal assumptions.
Independent cybersecurity and technology governance guidance for boards and executive 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.
FINRA Rule 2165 allows eligible firms to place a temporary hold on disbursements of funds or securities when they reasonably believe a senior investor may be subject to financial exploitation. The rule is designed to give firms time to investigate and involve trusted contacts or appropriate parties. Organizations should confirm current rule requirements, documentation practices, and supervisory procedures with qualified regulatory counsel.
Talk with an experienced advisor about your regulatory governance priorities.
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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.