Physical and Information Security Advisory Solutions
Overview
In financial services, security is not just a technical concern—it’s a business, regulatory, and trust concern. Physical and information security must work together, and they must be defensible in front of auditors, regulators, and the board.
FLEXEC’s Physical and Information Security Advisory Solutions help institutions design, assess, and strengthen their security posture across facilities, infrastructure, data, and user behavior. We focus on pragmatic controls that can be implemented, maintained, and explained.
We help you:
- Assess and strengthen physical and information security posture
- Align security controls with business objectives and risk appetite
- Integrate security into governance, change, and technology processes
- Improve readiness for audits, exams, and security incidents
- Communicate security risk and investment needs clearly to leadership
Who This Is For
- Banks, credit unions, fintechs, and other regulated financial institutions
- CISOs, CIOs, Heads of Security/Technology Risk, and Facility/Operations leaders
- Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit teams seeking confidence in security controls
- Executives accountable for customer trust, resilience, and regulatory relationships
How We Typically Help
Security Strategy & Governance
Align physical and information security with your business, risk, and regulatory realities.
- Security strategy aligned to risk appetite and business priorities
- Governance model for physical and information security (roles, committees, decision rights)
- Integration with enterprise risk and compliance programs
- Security policy and standard framework review and uplift
Information Security Posture Assessment
A structured look at your information security controls and risk exposure.
- Assessment of key security domains (e.g., access, identity, network, endpoint, data protection)
- Review of security architecture and control coverage
- Evaluation of monitoring, detection, and response capabilities
- Prioritized remediation and improvement roadmap
Physical Security & Facility Risk Review
Focus on the physical environment where critical operations and assets reside.
- Review of access control, visitor management, surveillance, and monitoring practices
- Protection of critical facilities (data centers, branches, operations centers)
- Alignment of physical security controls with business continuity and disaster recovery plans
- Recommendations for strengthening people, process, and technology controls
Security Controls Integration with Change & Technology
Ensure security isn’t bolted on at the end but baked into how change happens.
- Integration of security checkpoints into project and change governance
- Security requirements for new systems, vendors, and technology decisions
- Review of exception and risk acceptance processes
- Collaboration models between security, technology, and business teams
Incident Readiness & Response Advisory
Improve your ability to respond when—not if—something goes wrong.
- Review of incident response plans and playbooks (physical and cyber)
- Tabletop exercises and scenario-based walkthroughs
- Alignment with crisis management, communications, and business continuity
- Recommendations to strengthen detection, escalation, and learning loops
Ongoing Security Advisory & Oversight
A continuing partner to support leadership and keep security posture evolving.
- Regular advisory sessions with security and technology leadership
- Review of security metrics, risk registers, and remediation progress
- Support for board, risk committee, or regulator-facing security updates
- Independent challenge and perspective on security priorities and trade-offs
How to Get Started
Step 1
Intro Consultation
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We discuss your security posture, regulatory environment, and key concerns.
Step 2
Scoped Advisory Engagement
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We define the right mix of assessment, governance, and ongoing advisory support.
Step 3
Strengthen & Embed
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We work with your teams to assess, prioritize, and strengthen physical and information security in ways that are sustainable and defensible.