Positroniq's President, Ted Ipsen speaks on a panel at RSAC 2022 on the adoption of Open Source security technologies in the enterprise. https://www.rsaconference.com/Library/presentation/USA/2022/Open%20Source%20Enterprise%20Adoption%20and%20Overcoming%20Barriers
Listen to Positroniq's President, Ted Ipsen discuss Security Incident Reporting
on Karissa Breen's Cybersecurity for Executives podcast, here: https://kbi.media/podcast/episode-83-ted-ipsen/
Positroniq's President, Ted Ipsen is a featured contributor to the book Practical Cyber Security Architecture from Packt Publishing
At Positroniq, we specialize in helping organizations navigate the complex landscape of digital disruption and leverage emerging technologies to unlock new opportunities for growth, efficiency, and innovation.
We understand that digital transformation is not just about adopting new technologies; it's about reimagining your business strategy, processes, and customer experiences to thrive in the digital age.
Our seasoned consultants work closely with your organization to develop and execute comprehensive digital transformation strategies tailored to your unique goals and challenges.
we recognize that the future belongs to businesses that embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning (ML) technologies to harness their potential to drive growth, innovation, and competitive advantage.
We work closely with the senior leadership of your organization to help guide you this journey of transformation as we collaboratively design and implement an AI adoption strategy.
We help to protect organizations through assessment and advisory services designed to improve security, risk, and compliance programs and processes, and to leverage leading practices and technologies
to automate key processes to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
Our consultants have many years of experience in providing advanced technology and risk-focused consulting and advisory services to a broad array of clients in financial services, healthcare, biotech, energy,
retail, technology, and other industries, including members of the Fortune 500 and Global 50. We provide an objective view of technology operations, adoption and management of emerging technologies, and assessemnt of security posture and IT risk management strategy,
based on leading practices and an understanding of industry-specific standards and requirements.
We understand the complexity and variation of challenges that face each organization, and tailor our approaches to an appropriate fit of improvements to people, process, and technology to meet our clients' specific needs.
Work with leadership and key stakeholders to craft a clear and actionable Digital Transformation roadmap aligned with critical business objectives. Analyze current processes, technologies, and market trends
to identify opportunities for improvement and growth. Use the roadmap to lay the foundation for a structured and phased approach to achieve digital goals.
With the rapidly evolving technological landscape, it can be challenging to select the right tools and solutions for your organization. Our experts bring in-depth knowledge of the latest digital technologies,
such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and data analytics. We help you identify and integrate the most suitable technologies that streamline operations and enhance customer experiences.
We conduct thorough process assessments and redesign workflows to remove bottlenecks, reduce redundancies, and foster a culture of continuous improvement across your organization.
We focus on optimizing existing processes for greater efficiency and agility, and to prepare operations for adoption of technology solutions.
We work with you to develop robust data strategies, ensuring the collection, integration, and analysis of relevant data.
By leveraging actionable insights, you can make informed decisions, personalize customer experiences, and uncover new business opportunities.
We collaborate with your leadership team to develop a robust AI strategy that aligns with your long-term vision.
We help you to clearly articulate the goals and objectives that the adoption AI is intended to achieve within the organization.
We will help you to identify opportuniteis for improving efficiency, enhancing customer experience, or gaining a competitive edge.
We then create a detailed roadmap to guide your organization through the implementation process.
We work with key stakeholders, business process leaders, and technology operations staff to evaluate your organization's
current infrastructure, data capabilities, and organizational readiness to adopt AI. We identify any gaps and provide
recommendations to ensure a smooth and successful integration of AI technologies into your existing systems.
We work with you to develop a comprehensive data strategy that encompasses data collection, storage, governance,
and quality assurance. We help you leverage your data assets effectively, ensuring they are optimized for AI applications.
We help you to select the right AI tools and technologies assist in overseeing the implementation process.
We provide end-to-end support to help bring your AI plans from concept to full operation.
We work closely with your internal stakeholders to seamlessly integrate AI into your operations while ensuring a smooth transition with minimal disruption.
We work with you to establish ethical guidelines and governance frameworks to ensure transparency, fairness,
and accountability in your AI initiatives. We help you to address potential biases and risks, and ensure your AI systems are built on a solid foundation of ethics.
AI systems require continuous monitoring and optimization to deliver sustained value. We help you to establish robust monitoring frameworks,
enabling you to measure performance, identify areas for improvement, and refine your AI solutions over time.
Through iterative feedback loops, we help you optimize your AI strategies and ensure long-term success.
Alignment of information security and data privacy programs with business plans, IT plans,
product and service roadmaps, enterprise risks, and legal and standards requirements.
Development of information security and data privacy strategic plans
including vision, mission, multi-year objectives, and current year
goals.
Preparation of information security, data privacy, IT audit, and
compliance guidance documents - including policies, standards,
procedures, work instructions, and process maps
Preparation of the business case for information security and data
privacy investments and projects (justification and prioritization)
Optimization of information security, data privacy, IT audit, and
compliance organizational structures and their linkage to the rest
of the organization
Development and delivery of security and privacy awareness and
training materials
Development of strategies and plans for effectively managing
compliance with requirements from multiple sources (e.g., laws,
regulations, and industry standards such as HIPAA/HITECH,
GLBA/FFIEC, 201 CMR 17.00, Payment Card Industry Data Security
Standards, etc.)
Assistance with practical risk-based adherence to various security
and privacy frameworks standards (e.g., ISO 27001/27002/27005, NIST
800 series, CObIT, SOC 1 / SOC 2 readiness, OpenSAMM, BSIMM, Privacy Shield, GDPR, Generally Accepted Privacy Principles, etc.)
Assessment of product development and security operations, program, and
practices.
Implementation and integration of security practices into development
operations, to create secure development lifecycles that include threat modeling, technical definition of security features and mitigations, and security focused testing before and after promotion into production.
Evaluation of planned products and services (review of features vs.
market needs, compliance risk evaluation, and threat modeling.)
Evaluation, selection, and implementation assistance with solutions that automate security checks and testing, and that empower developers to participate actively in security as part of their daily tasks.
Interim or fractional Chief Information Security
Officer (CISO) or Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) roles
Assisting in the selection and implementation of security solutions that include platforms employing cutting-edge machine learning and expert systems to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of security orchestration and automated response.
Providing intensive hands-on cyberskills training to IT practitioners, developers, and other staff to help organizations build internal teams of threat hunters who can leverage threat intelligence to perform active searches for live threats in the environment.
Development, customization, and delivery of security awareness training, ranging from general security awareness for non-technical staff, to secure design and development practices for software product teams.
Recruiting, screening, and assistance with placing security staff, and other hard-to-fill technical positions.
Working closely with our strategic partners, Positroniq brings remarkable breadth and depth of experience across a wide spectrum of services, including business process and technology integration and optimization, leading-edge advances in machine learning and the application of AI to interesting and important real-world problems, and strategic cybersecurity services.