IR Plan Development
Create and maintain a practical, executable incident response plan with clearly defined roles, escalation paths, decision rights, and communication protocols that hold under real incident pressure.
When a cyber incident strikes, the difference between recovery and chaos is preparation. Tyson Martin helps boards and executive teams build actionable incident response plans, conduct realistic tabletop exercises, and establish clear decision rights—so your organization can contain threats, preserve evidence, and restore operations with confidence, not improvisation.
Comprehensive incident readiness services that align your teams, sharpen your response, and give leadership clear control when it matters most.
Create and maintain a practical, executable incident response plan with clearly defined roles, escalation paths, decision rights, and communication protocols that hold under real incident pressure.
Conduct realistic, scenario-driven tabletop exercises that stress-test your response plans, expose gaps before a real event, and build muscle memory across security, legal, and executive stakeholders.
Evaluate your organization's current incident response posture, identify critical gaps in detection, containment, and recovery, and deliver a prioritized action plan with owners and measurable milestones.
Verify that backup and restore capabilities are functional, tested, and aligned with your recovery time objectives—ensuring you can actually recover, not just assume you can.
Translate incident response status and cyber risk posture into clear, board-ready language—enabling directors to make informed decisions about disclosure, downtime tolerance, and business impact.
Evaluate your organization's cybersecurity maturity, identify gaps in incident readiness, and produce board-ready metrics with exception tracking to align your program with business risk objectives.
We begin by evaluating your existing incident response plans, team roles, escalation paths, and backup capabilities—identifying what exists, what is missing, and what would fail under real incident conditions before we build anything new.
See how boards and executive teams have strengthened their incident readiness and regained control with clear, actionable advisory support.
"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..."
Incident response planning only works when it is built by someone who has operated at the executive level and understands what boards, legal teams, and operators actually need under pressure.
Hands-on incident response experience built at AWS, Home Depot, and Best Buy—environments where the stakes of unpreparedness are measured in revenue and reputation.
Every plan and readiness report is designed to satisfy board oversight, audit committees, and regulators—not just technical teams—with clear language and defensible decisions.
CISSP-certified and an active contributor to the World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity and NRF CISO Executive Committee, bringing globally informed standards to your readiness program.
Plans with named owners, due dates, and measurable outcomes—no vague frameworks, no tool sales, no generic checklists. Just clear priorities your team can actually act on.
Senior cybersecurity leadership delivered without the full-time overhead.
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.
Incident response planning is the process of defining exactly how your organization detects, contains, communicates, and recovers from a cyber incident before one occurs. Without a tested plan, teams improvise under pressure—leading to delayed containment, evidence loss, regulatory exposure, and avoidable downtime. A well-built plan gives every stakeholder a defined role and a clear escalation path from the first alert to executive decision-making.
Speak directly with Tyson Martin to assess your organization's current incident response posture.
Delivering senior-level incident response advisory across Maine, Virginia, and beyond for enterprise and regulated-industry clients.
Maine & RVA
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Engagements are available remotely nationwide and on-site across Maine and the Richmond, Virginia area.
ISC2's gold standard for cybersecurity leadership and expertise.
Active member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Active contributor to the WEF Centre for Cybersecurity.
Share a few details about your organization and current readiness concerns. Tyson Martin will review your situation and respond with a clear next step—no sales process, no obligation.
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.