Incident Response Readiness
Create and update incident response plans, conduct tabletop exercises, and verify backup restore capabilities. Align teams, preserve evidence, and restore control quickly when it matters most.
When a cyber incident strikes, the difference between chaos and control comes down to preparation. Tyson Martin brings board-level advisory experience and enterprise-tested frameworks to help your organization build decisive incident response capabilities—so your teams know exactly what to do, who decides, and how to restore operations before damage compounds.
Comprehensive incident response advisory—from readiness planning and tabletop exercises to board-level briefings and cyber risk governance.
Create and update incident response plans, conduct tabletop exercises, and verify backup restore capabilities. Align teams, preserve evidence, and restore control quickly when it matters most.
Translate technical incidents into clear business impact for boards. Enable informed decisions on downtime, vendor risk, disclosure obligations, and revenue exposure with structured, one-page reporting.
Fast security leadership after a departure, audit hit, or rising threat. Triage risks, make incident response actionable, and produce board-ready reporting within 30 to 90 days.
Evaluate cybersecurity maturity, identify critical gaps, and deliver board-ready metrics with ownership assignments. Clarify top risks, downtime limits, and recovery capabilities across your organization.
Senior-level remote cybersecurity leadership providing decision support, risk management aligned to business objectives, and a clear execution roadmap—without the cost of a full-time on-site executive.
Help boards define and monitor technology risk thresholds with decision rights, dashboards, and oversight mechanisms that keep technology risk firmly aligned to organizational objectives.
Evaluate your existing incident response plans, team roles, escalation paths, and tooling. Identify the gaps that would slow your response when a real threat activates—before you are under pressure to act.
See how boards and executive teams have turned incident uncertainty into structured, defensible control.
"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..."
Enterprise-tested expertise, board-level credibility, and a track record of turning cyber complexity into clear, executable priorities.
Leadership experience at AWS, Home Depot, and Best Buy means advice grounded in real enterprise-scale incident realities.
Translates technical risk into plain-English business impact, giving boards the clarity they need to make defensible decisions fast.
Active contributor to the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity and NRF CISO Executive Committee—bringing global best practices to your organization.
CISSP-certified with programs completed at Carnegie Mellon, Harvard Business School, and MIT—credentials that hold up in front of auditors and regulators.
Senior cybersecurity leadership when your organization needs it most.
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.
The 5 C's of incident management are: Command (establishing clear leadership and decision authority), Control (maintaining oversight of the response process), Communication (ensuring timely, accurate messaging internally and externally), Coordination (aligning all teams and stakeholders around shared priorities), and Containment (limiting damage and preventing the incident from spreading). Together, they form the backbone of an effective incident response capability.
Speak directly with Tyson Martin for a candid assessment of your organization's incident response posture.
Providing incident response consulting and advisory services to organizations across Maine and beyond, remotely and on-site.
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ISC2's gold-standard certification for cybersecurity leadership.
National Association of Corporate Directors member, speaker, and contributor.
Active contributor to the Centre for Cybersecurity.
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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.