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Organising information security entirely in-house? That’s not feasible for everyone. The Managed Security & Privacy Office (MSPO) is the alternative: dedicated officers who know your organisation, supported by a team, a proven process, and technology in the background.
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Challenges
If the auditor, your client, or management asks, no one can say who makes the decisions, who carries them out, and who oversees them.
Policies have been drafted, new penetration test results are available, but follow-up actions are still pending. One staff change, and you have to start all over again.
NIS2, the GDPR, and ISO 27001 are constantly introducing new requirements. It’s impossible to keep up with these developments internally, on top of all the work we already have.
When an incident occurs, you don’t want uncertainty—you want someone who knows what to do: escalate the issue, communicate, and restore the organization.
"There were in-house information security and privacy officers, but they were on their own. That's quite challenging in a field that's evolving so rapidly."
What You'll Get and How It's Organized
This is not a consulting service, nor is it an interim CISO role. What's the difference? Read more →
Senior officers with hands-on experience and extensive expertise in information security and privacy.
Your dedicated Security & Privacy Office provides an information security officer and a privacy officer who are familiar with your organization. They establish governance frameworks, are operationally accessible, provide tactical support, and are strategically available to the board.
Your officers will bring in specialists as needed—in areas such as technical support, red teaming, awareness, crisis management, legal services, audits, incident response, and more. You’ll have access to expertise from across the entire Northwave organization.
Risk assessments, audits, steering committee meetings, and periodic reports on risks, maturity, and progress, all following a fixed annual schedule. A cycle that continues and improves every year.
Northwave works with hundreds of organizations. Sector-specific vulnerabilities, threat intelligence, and use cases from similar organizations are automatically delivered to you—not as a report, but as actionable insights.
The knowledge lies in the processes, the tools, and the team. If the officer changes, the structure remains the same.
We carry out the work and provide advice; you remain in control. Decisions, priorities, and direction remain in your hands.
The team
Your officers know your organization inside and out. They know your board, your processes, and your industry. That’s what sets a consultant apart from a true partner.
Experienced CISO · Northwave
"Organizations without a CISO often think that information security is a technical problem. It is an organizational problem. No one can prevent it entirely, but with management that is committed to the issue, you can identify threats more quickly and respond more effectively."
Privacy Advisor
"Security, privacy, and AI can no longer be viewed in isolation from one another. Anyone who still treats them as separate categories misses the risks that lie in between: with suppliers, in the supply chain, and in AI."
What Our Customers Say
“They’re truly part of the team. That accessibility—and being part of the team rather than standing on the sidelines—is really what sets this service apart.””
“Therewere real ‘blind spots’ in our security, which essentially left us vulnerable to outside threats. We now rank above average in the Netherlands.”
“Shifting the burdenand taking the pressure off are taboo in information security. But you can get help. You can purchase knowledge and expertise. It shifts what you have to do, but you remain responsible.””
“Theychallenge us. We can also be critical of them. That way, we both make sure things keep getting better.”
Schedule a meeting with someone who does this work, and we'll explain what MSPO can do for your organization.
Discuss your situationNo strings attached. No obligations.
In a single, streamlined process, we assess where you stand on your security and privacy journey and provide a concrete roadmap with priorities for the next steps.
Report & roadmap within 2 weeks.
