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vCISO & CMMC ADVISORY FOR SMALL & MID-SIZED DIB COMPANIES

Experienced cybersecurity leadership for the DIB

For organizations navigating CMMC, CUI, and evolving compliance requirements, CJScott Consulting provides practical vCISO and cybersecurity advisory services to small and mid-sized Defense Industrial Base organizations. I help leadership teams understand CMMC and NIST 800-171 requirements, strengthen the protection of CUI, prioritize risk, and build security programs that are both defensible and sustainable.

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Need a security leader? Get senior guidance without hiring a full-time CISO
Facing CMMC? Turn requirements into a prioritized, executable plan
Handling CUI? Build governance that works in day-to-day operations
NEW DIB OBLIGATIONS Understand What You Actually Need to Do
CMMC LEVEL 2 Prepare, Remediate & Stay Ready
CUI Scope, Protect & Govern Sensitive Data
vCISO Get Senior Guidance Without a Full-Time Hire
ADVISORY SERVICES

Practical help for companies that need to become cyber-ready without building a large security organization first.

The focus is advisory and leadership: helping owners, executives, IT leaders, and compliance teams understand risk, make good decisions, and build a defensible cybersecurity program. This is not commodity IT support or a generic checklist engagement.

01 CORE SERVICE

vCISO / Fractional Security Leadership

Executive-level cybersecurity leadership for organizations that need a senior security advisor but do not need, or are not ready for, a full-time CISO.

  • Cybersecurity strategy and multi-year roadmaps
  • Executive and board cyber-risk reporting
  • Security program governance and accountability
  • Budget, investment, and vendor prioritization
  • Incident response and crisis-governance oversight
  • Security metrics, KPIs, and leadership reporting
02 DIB SPECIALTY

CMMC & NIST 800-171 Advisory

Practical guidance for organizations preparing for, completing, or sustaining CMMC Level 2 and NIST 800-171 cybersecurity requirements.

  • CMMC readiness and gap strategy
  • Assessment preparation and evidence governance
  • SSP and POA&M program advisory
  • Control ownership and operating-model design
  • Continuous monitoring and sustainment planning
  • Executive readiness reviews
03 GOVERNANCE

DIB Security, CUI & Export-Control Governance

Security governance for regulated environments where cyber risk intersects with Controlled Unclassified Information and export-controlled data.

  • CUI scoping and governance strategy
  • ITAR/export-control technology considerations
  • Technology-control governance
  • FOCI-aware cybersecurity program advisory
  • Third-party and supplier risk considerations
  • Policy, standards, and accountability models
04 PROGRAM MATURITY

Cybersecurity Program Development

Build repeatable security programs that turn technical findings into prioritized, measurable risk reduction.

  • Vulnerability and patch governance
  • Enterprise cyber-risk management
  • Security operations strategy
  • Incident response governance
  • Executive metrics and risk dashboards
  • Control validation and remediation planning
05 CLOUD

Microsoft Cloud Security Strategy

Strategic guidance for Microsoft-centric organizations modernizing regulated environments while preserving security, compliance, and operational resilience.

  • Azure / Azure Government security strategy
  • Microsoft 365 / GCC High governance
  • Identity and access-management strategy
  • Cloud security architecture reviews
  • Security tooling rationalization
  • Cloud migration risk and governance
06 EMERGING RISK

Responsible AI & Security Governance

Help leadership teams adopt AI deliberately, with governance that considers sensitive data, cybersecurity, regulatory obligations, and business value.

  • AI governance frameworks and operating models
  • Security and compliance risk reviews
  • Policy and acceptable-use development
  • AI pilot governance and approval processes
  • Data-handling and sensitive-information controls
  • Executive AI risk discussions
ENGAGEMENT MODELS

Start with the level of help your organization actually needs.

ABOUT

Independent cybersecurity leadership with a DIB perspective.

CJScott Consulting is an independent advisory practice focused on helping organizations make better cybersecurity decisions in regulated and mission-sensitive environments.

The practice is led by Joe Scott, a cybersecurity and IT executive with more than nine years of leadership experience spanning DIB cybersecurity, compliance, cloud modernization, risk management, security operations, and executive governance.

The differentiator is practical experience: building programs, owning outcomes, leading assessments, briefing leadership, managing risk, and operating within the same constraints clients face every day.

Business aligned Security should enable the mission, not compete with it.
Evidence driven Decisions should be grounded in risk, facts, and measurable outcomes.
Built to sustain Compliance is a continuous operating discipline, not a one-time event.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

Independent cybersecurity advisory for the Defense Industrial Base.

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Looking for experienced cybersecurity guidance?

Share a little about your organization, your current challenge, and the kind of support you are looking for. CJScott Consulting will follow up to discuss whether there is a good fit.