ZYKAV.A GCS GROUP INITIATIVE
Managed Services

Ongoing governance and compliance, without the full-time headcount.

Continuing security leadership and compliance operations under defined scope, cadence and service levels.

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Who it is for

For organizations whose compliance obligations outgrew their team.

  • Mid-market organizationsSecurity leadership without a permanent CISO hire.
  • Certified organizationsKeeping ISO and regulatory programmes running between audits.
  • Regulated fintechsEvidence and reporting for banks and regulators.
  • Lean security teamsExtra capacity for governance and vendor oversight.
Service catalogue

Available today, and planned.

Only services marked "Available now" are offered commercially. Planned services are shown for transparency.

  • Available now
  • Planned

Virtual CISO advisory

Available now

Part-time security leadership: governance cadence, risk register, policy ownership and board reporting.

  • Monthly security steering and risk review
  • Board and audit committee reporting
  • Security budget and roadmap advice

Managed GRC

Available now

Operation of your compliance programme: control owners, evidence, issues and the compliance calendar.

  • Compliance calendar and control owner follow-up
  • Issue and exception tracking
  • Policy review cycles

Continuous compliance support

Available now

Recurring evidence collection and periodic control checks between audits for ISO, DPDP, NCA, SAMA and similar programmes.

  • Scheduled evidence reviews
  • Periodic control sampling
  • Regulatory change updates

Audit readiness support

Available now

Preparation and liaison for certification, regulatory and internal audits.

  • Pre-audit readiness reviews
  • Evidence packs and auditor requests
  • Finding response and closure tracking

Security governance reporting

Available now

Monthly and quarterly reporting that turns programme data into decisions for leadership and risk committees.

  • KPI and KRI reporting
  • Quarterly improvement reviews
  • Risk acceptance tracking

Third-party risk monitoring

Available now

Ongoing assessment of critical vendors against your TPRM framework, with periodic reassessment.

  • Vendor tiering upkeep
  • Periodic reassessments
  • Issue follow-up with vendors

Continuous AI security validation

Planned

Change-triggered re-testing of AI applications and agents using suites built during AI Security Labs assessments. Periodic retesting is available today.

  • Automated regression suites (planned)
  • Trend reporting (planned)

Security monitoring support

Planned

Business-hours alert review and escalation to complement an internal team. Not a 24/7 SOC.

  • Alert triage during agreed hours (planned)
  • Escalation to your incident response process
Service scope: ZYKAV does not operate a 24/7 Security Operations Center, does not provide continuous threat monitoring, and does not guarantee detection of threats. Cadence, response times and responsibilities are defined in each service agreement.
Engagement options

How managed engagements are structured.

vCISO retainer

A named advisor on an agreed monthly cadence, with steering meetings and board reporting.

Best for
Security leadership gaps
Format
Monthly retainer

Managed GRC

Programme operation for one or more frameworks, with evidence and issue tracking.

Best for
Certified or regulated programmes
Format
Annual agreement

Audit season support

Time-bound support before and during a certification or regulatory audit.

Best for
Peak audit periods
Format
Fixed term
  1. Baseline

    Review current programme, tools and gaps; agree scope and cadence.

  2. Onboard

    Access, owners, calendars and reporting formats.

  3. Operate

    Run the service to the agreed cadence and service levels.

  4. Improve

    Quarterly review of results and priorities.

Need a steady hand on governance and compliance?

Tell us which programmes need ongoing care, and we will propose a scope you can rely on.

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