Cybersecurity GRC — one programme, multiple frameworks.
We map your obligations, build the policy framework, run the risk register, and align you to the frameworks that matter — NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, and beyond.
What is cybersecurity GRC?
Governance, Risk, and Compliance is the layer between executive leadership and operational security. It decides what cybersecurity has to do, allocates accountability for the outcomes, and provides the evidence that controls are working — to the board, to regulators, to customers, and to auditors.
A working GRC programme produces a strategy, a policy framework, a risk register, and a control library — all maintained as the business changes. It speaks the languages of the frameworks that apply (NIST CSF for strategy, ISO 27001 for certification, CIS Controls for tactical depth, SOC 2 for US enterprise customers) and lets you avoid running each as a separate programme.
Frameworks
- Strategic anchor
- NIST CSF
- Certifiable standard
- ISO 27001
- Control benchmarks
- CIS
- Customer assurance
- SOC 2
What we do
Four pillars of a working GRC programme.
Cybersecurity strategy
Where you are, where you need to be, and the multi-year roadmap to get there. Built to fit your sector, your customers’ expectations, and your risk appetite.
Policy framework
Information security policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines — written for your organisation rather than copied from a template library. Maintained as the business changes.
Risk register
A working risk register that drives decisions, not a spreadsheet that sits in a drawer. Risk identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring, and reporting at board level.
Vendor and supply-chain risk
Vendor due diligence, contract review, ongoing monitoring, and the supplier security questionnaire treadmill. We run it as a managed service or set you up to run it.
How a GRC engagement runs
Five stages from current-state assessment to ongoing operation.
- 1
Current-state assessment
3–4 weeksWhere you are today across governance, risk, and compliance functions. Maturity assessment against NIST CSF 2.0 categories with sector benchmarking.
- 2
Strategy and framework selection
2–3 weeksWhich frameworks matter for your business, customers, and regulators — and how they overlap. Documented strategy with a multi-year roadmap.
- 3
Policy framework build
6–10 weeksPolicies, standards, procedures, guidelines aligned to chosen frameworks. Versioning, approval workflow, exception process, and review cadence.
- 4
Risk register and vendor risk
4–6 weeksRisk register populated, scored, and assigned. Vendor inventory with tiered risk classification. Ongoing operating cadence agreed.
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Programme operation and reporting
OngoingQuarterly programme reports for the board. Annual programme review against framework changes. Retainer or by-engagement support.
Frameworks we align to
Most GRC programmes need to speak more than one of these languages. We design a single underlying control set that earns evidence on each.
NIST CSF 2.0
The strategic anchor for most modern cybersecurity programmes. Six core functions (Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover). We use CSF as the strategy layer that other frameworks plug into.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022
The certifiable standard. Where customers or regulators require evidence of a managed information security programme, ISO 27001 is the credible answer. We deliver this as a separate engagement, mapped through the GRC programme.
CIS Controls v8
Eighteen controls organised in three implementation groups (IG1, IG2, IG3) by organisation size and risk profile. The most practical tactical control benchmark we use, especially for SMB clients without a sector-specific regulatory anchor.
SOC 2
Where US customers (especially in tech and financial services) are involved, SOC 2 Type II reports are often the cleanest path. We do not perform SOC 2 audits ourselves but design the programme to be SOC 2-ready and brief the audit firm.
Why 1 Sequence Cyber
PCI SSC-listed QSAC
Listed on the PCI Security Standards Council website as a Qualified Security Assessor Company. We bring assessor discipline to GRC programme design — controls have to actually work, not just be documented.
CREST DPT alignment
Penetration Testing aligned to the CREST Defensible Penetration Test specification — relevant where the GRC programme includes technical assurance work alongside policy and process.
Ready to design your GRC programme?
Tell us where you are today and which frameworks matter for your business. We’ll come back with a fixed-fee proposal within 48 hours.
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