Banking
Global bank builds a board-level cyber risk operating model
Fragmented risk reporting across 14 countries obscured the true exposure picture from the board.
- Unified risk register
- Faster board decisions
- DORA-aligned reporting
Enterprise Cybersecurity Consulting
Cybersecurity, translated into business decisions.
Hayasec is the advisory practice CIOs, CISOs and boards call when the cost of getting security wrong is measured in downtime, regulation and reputation.
18+
Years advising enterprise
220+
Engagements delivered
40
Countries served
24/7
Incident response
Independently certified
ISO 27001SOC 2CRESTPCI QSACISSP · CISM
Practice areas
Six senior practices. One accountable partner.
We're structured around the problems that keep executive teams up at night — not generic capability lists. Every engagement is led by a named partner.
View all servicesGovernance, Risk & Compliance
Board-ready cyber risk programmes aligned to NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2 and DORA.
Learn moreThreat & Vulnerability Management
Continuous exposure assessment, red teaming and adversary simulation.
Learn moreIncident Response & Forensics
Rapid containment, digital forensics and executive advisory when it matters most.
Learn moreIdentity & Zero Trust
Modern identity architecture and zero-trust design for hybrid enterprises.
Learn moreCloud & Application Security
Secure cloud adoption, DevSecOps enablement and multi-cloud governance.
Learn moreCISO Advisory
Fractional CISO and executive advisory for organisations building security maturity.
Learn moreIndustries we serve
Operating where cyber risk is business risk.
From regulated financial infrastructure to national healthcare systems, we bring sector-specific fluency to every engagement.
Why Hayasec
Advisory that changes the shape of your risk.
Enterprises don't choose Hayasec for a longer capability list. They choose us for measurable business outcomes — and a partner senior enough to be accountable for them.
- Risk reduction
- Measurable reduction in exposure across the estate, tied to a board-visible risk register.
- Business continuity
- Resilience engineered so incidents disrupt hours, not weeks.
- Regulatory confidence
- Clean audits and defensible controls across DORA, HIPAA, PCI, ISO and NIST.
- Executive alignment
- Reporting your CEO, CFO and board can act on — not another dashboard.
Our process
A five-phase engagement model, built for resilience.
The same disciplined method our partners have applied to some of the world's most consequential organisations.
- 01
Discover
We map your business context, risk appetite and regulatory obligations before touching a control.
- 02
Assess
Evidence-based evaluation of posture, exposure and maturity across people, process and technology.
- 03
Protect
A prioritised, board-endorsed programme delivered alongside your internal teams.
- 04
Monitor
Continuous oversight and executive-grade reporting against a live threat picture.
- 05
Improve
Quarterly recalibration as your business, adversaries and regulators evolve.
Selected work
Outcomes, not activities.
Healthcare
National healthcare network hardens patient data infrastructure
Legacy identity sprawl blocked a planned expansion of clinical systems.
- Zero-trust identity
- Clean HIPAA audit
- 24/7 response readiness
Manufacturing
Industrial operator secures OT infrastructure across twelve sites
OT and IT convergence exposed critical production lines to opportunistic intrusion.
- OT/IT segmentation
- Reduced exposure
- Continuous SOC coverage
In their words
Trusted by leaders who cannot afford to be wrong.
“Hayasec reframed our security programme in terms our board could actually govern. Twelve months later, cyber is a business conversation, not an IT one.”
Group CISO
Chief Information Security Officer, European retail bank
“We wanted senior advisors, not a staff-augmentation deck. Hayasec delivered — a named partner in every meeting, from day one to programme close.”
CIO
Chief Information Officer, Global manufacturing group
“Their incident response was the most composed I've experienced. Executive, forensic and technical strands, all moving in lockstep.”
Head of Cyber
Head of Cyber Operations, National healthcare provider
Perspective
Ideas from our practice.
Board AdvisoryMarch 2026
What boards should actually ask their CISO in 2026
A practical set of questions that turn cyber into a board-level conversation.
Read articleRegulationFebruary 2026
Preparing regulated financial institutions for DORA
How European banks and insurers should approach operational resilience.
Read articleCloud SecurityJanuary 2026
The quiet economics of zero-trust adoption
Where zero trust actually pays back — and where it doesn't.
Read articleCost estimator
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