Cybernance
Overview
We partnered with Cybernance to create an app that would allow boards of directors to ensure they were protecting their organizations against the liability of cyber-attacks.
Following cybersecurity breaches at Target, Home Depot, and others, corporate directors find themselves personally and financially liable for cybersecurity losses. Boards of directors and executives everywhere understood the need to protect their companies but were unsure where to turn.
Cybernance — the leader in cyber risk governance for financial services, government, energy, utilities, education, insurance, healthcare, and consumer industries — recognized the need for companies to safeguard against future cybersecurity attacks. There were products on the market that helped manage risk, but no comprehensive tools were specifically built for executives to mitigate their own personal culpability as the result of an attack. We partnered with the Cybernance team to create an app that would allow corporate leadership to ensure that they were taking the necessary steps in protecting their organizations, as well as themselves, against the liability of cyber-attacks.
Our Process
We were able to work with Cybernance to create an easy-to-use, intuitive and critical tool to protect customers.
The Cybernance platform would codify a series of best practices, from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and others, and aggregate those methods into a Cybersecurity Maturity Oversight Model (CMOM). The CMOM would then provide adaptive response and recovery to its users.
The Team
We orchestrated the optimal mix of resources and roles, both local and remote. A Solutions Director worked closely with Cybernance on requirements and timelines, a Senior Architect planned the overall design, a project manager/SCRUM Master kept everyone working within scope, and a dedicated team of developers and testers created the framework and built out the app.
Project Execution
We saw the importance of creating an app that not only did the job, but was intuitive and easy to use. We commissioned a UX designer to work directly with the client to approach the app from a user’s perspective, making it user-friendly and scalable.
Collaboration
Over a two-month period, we met with the Cybernance team several times per week. These meetings were more than just status updates— they were opportunities for the client to dive in and see the product evolve. Our Hyper-Agile® process meant that the client would be able to give feedback, and mid-course corrections could be made quickly and efficiently.
Result
Within just nine months of Calavista developing the new app, Cybernance had 25 major clients using it.
Ultimately, we were able to work with Cybernance to create an easy-to-use, intuitive and critical tool that provides cybersecurity oversight and risk management. Boards of directors and organizational leadership now have an asset that can empower them to become proactive, not only for their companies but for themselves as well. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is so confident of the Cybernance offering that it is designated as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT). Cybernance was awarded a SAFETY Act designation in April 2017.
Within just nine months of Calavista developing the new app, Cybernance had 25 major clients using it, including Texas Mutual Insurance, the U. S. Department of Energy, and Boy Scouts of America.