securityfirst
The Infosec Strategist

Cybersecurity is no longer a point-in-time process for businesses but a constantly adapting wing of operations. A proactive approach is integral, prompting them to implement an efficient and robust cybersecurity strategy that keeps the ever-evolving cyber threats at bay. Companies, particularly in highly regulated verticals like finance, healthcare, and utility, need the best infosec management strategies to unravel the real potential of their existing solutions and fortify their security posture.

This is where securityfirst brings value to clients.

A leader in enterprise security, securityfirst specializes in scripting infosec governance strategies for businesses, helping them better leverage their turnkey solutions to retain a proactive cybersecurity stance. Established by industry experts with extensive experience in developing and managing cybersecurity solutions, it emphasizes that people, processes, and technology must be pieced together to form a robust infosec governance strategy.

“The inherent unpredictability of people makes them the weakest link in the equation, which leads to security loopholes bad actors, can act upon. We design and implement carefully vetted infosec governance plans, helping eliminate the discrepancies in all three elements of the equation,” says Fernando Correa, founder and CEO, securityfirst.

securityfirst has infused its 20 years of financial industry experience into cybersecurity 360, a proprietary methodology (govern, protect, monitor, test, and train) to achieve this mission. This approach allows it to delve deep into an organization’s weaknesses from multiple standpoints, including security governance, technology architecture and infrastructure, monitoring capabilities, continuous testing, and awareness and training. The insights gleaned enable it to develop custom infosec strategy and implement policies, standards, and procedures to govern the overall security posture.

“Our goal is to solve clients’ cybersecurity challenges and not to promote any particular tool, which is why we adopt a solution-agnostic approach when recommending cybersecurity tools,” says Correa. “We can work with any in-house solution and maximize the benefits.”

For clients with budget constraints, securityfirst has developed an open-source threat management stack that caters to companies across all industry verticals, including healthcare, energy utilities, and e-commerce. This solution suite comes with zero licensing costs and can integrate with existing solutions, facilitating cybersecurity health assessments on a daily basis.

Clients are not weighed down by incremental costs for each log ingestion or operational volume; instead, securityfirst focuses on delivering cost-effective solutions that deliver the same results. It can customize and optimize open-source technologies to suit client environments. This ensures visibility across an organization’s IT security landscape, making it easier to monitor threats in real-time. Threat assessments, fraud detection, penetration testing, and third-party assessment services are also part of its offerings.

Developing a resilient cybersecurity architecture and best in class governance our goal is to solve clients’ cybersecurity challenges. We do not sell solutions, we are the solution!

To ensure clients retain a proactive stance at all times, securityfirst offers a custom audit program for annual cybersecurity, technology, or data privacy audits. It provides work programs and best practices, helping businesses meet the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) requirements, Bacen, B3, and CVM. securityfirst’s team initially conducts a mockup infosec audit and generates a score through which areas of improvement are identified before actual ones. It also scripts programs to continuously assess infosec controls and processes in place.

A customizable SOC management model is another prominent offering in its service portfolio. While the securityfirst team implements the entire governance process for SOC operation, all relevant information is stored in the client’s infrastructure. The team only has clearance to tech stack management dashboards and solutions, reducing the possibility of unauthorized access to business-critical data.

The combination of a time-tested approach and the ability to customize solutions enables securityfirst to cater to a wide range of companies nationally and internationally. Its incredible capabilities have benefited some of the biggest Latin American banking institutions and acquirers, including Cielo, helping them get ISO 22301 certification, establishing and put all business continuity process in place.

On the supply chain side, securityfirst team has performed more than 1000 risk assessments on financial sector top rated services providers and help them to improve your cybersecurity defences and governance.