Get senior cybersecurity leadership without the cost of a full-time executive. Tyson Martin helps Chicago organizations strengthen governance, prioritize real risks, and improve board reporting with clear, actionable guidance. From fast-moving growth companies to regulated firms navigating Midwest compliance pressures, the focus stays on defensible decisions, stable metrics, and practical execution.
Strategic cybersecurity leadership, governance support, and risk oversight tailored to executive teams and boards.
Short-term executive security leadership for organizations facing leadership gaps, audit pressure, incidents, or rapid change. This service stabilizes priorities, improves reporting, and creates a focused action plan with accountable owners.
A structured review of cybersecurity maturity, control gaps, and whether current spending is reducing business risk. Deliverables include board-ready metrics, a prioritized roadmap, and clearer oversight for executive decision-making.
Tabletop exercises and incident readiness planning that prepare leadership for the first critical hours after a cyber event. The engagement strengthens response roles, disclosure readiness, and recovery decision-making.
Board-level reporting that turns scattered third-party risk data into a clear view of concentration, criticality, and exposure. It helps leadership prioritize the vendors that matter most to operations and compliance.
Defines how much cyber and technology risk the organization is willing to accept, with decision rights and thresholds leaders can actually use. This creates stronger governance and more defensible oversight.
Ongoing advisory support for boards and executives who need independent guidance on cyber, AI, and technology risk. The retainer provides plain-English reporting, between-meeting access, and governance continuity.
Fractional CISO services give Chicago organizations access to seasoned cybersecurity leadership when they need strategy, governance, and execution support without adding a permanent executive salary. Tyson Martin helps leadership teams clarify decision rights, improve board communication, and focus resources on the risks that matter most. For companies balancing growth, regulation, and vendor complexity across the Chicago market, the result is steadier oversight and faster, more defensible action.
Clearer oversight, stronger reporting, and practical risk decisions for leadership teams and boards.
"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..."
"Tyson Martin embodies what modern boardrooms need: a leader who brings clarity, credibility, and strategic foresight to every technology conversation. Tyson is what every Board is seeking in 2025, someone who understands technology and can interpret and speak to Boards with a message Boards can understand. In doing so, Tyson..."
"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..."
"Tyson Martin embodies what modern boardrooms need: a leader who brings clarity, credibility, and strategic foresight to every technology conversation. Tyson is what every Board is seeking in 2025, someone who understands technology and can interpret and speak to Boards with a message Boards can understand. In doing so, Tyson..."
"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..."
"Tyson Martin embodies what modern boardrooms need: a leader who brings clarity, credibility, and strategic foresight to every technology conversation. Tyson is what every Board is seeking in 2025, someone who understands technology and can interpret and speak to Boards with a message Boards can understand. In doing so, Tyson..."
Boards and executives rely on experienced guidance that turns cyber complexity into clear business decisions.
Plain-English reporting helps Chicago leadership teams make decisions without getting buried in technical noise.
Experience across AWS and major enterprise brands brings practical judgment to complex security environments.
Strong decision rights and oversight structures support regulated organizations across Chicago's demanding business landscape.
CISSP certification and active roles in NACD, ISC2, NRF, and WEF reinforce credibility.
Experienced executive guidance for cyber risk decisions.
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.
A fractional CISO provides senior cybersecurity leadership on a part-time, retainer, or project basis. For Chicago organizations, this means executive-level support for governance, board reporting, risk prioritization, vendor oversight, and security strategy — without the cost or delay of hiring a full-time executive. Tyson Martin helps leadership teams clarify decision rights, improve board communication, and focus resources on the risks that matter most.
Talk through your risks, priorities, and next steps with an expert.
Remote and advisory-led cybersecurity services for organizations needing experienced executive support across listed service areas.
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Recognized cybersecurity leadership certification.
Validates professional security expertise.
Supports board governance perspective.
Share your current challenges, leadership gaps, or governance priorities, and get a clear recommendation on the right next step.
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.