GRC Advisory Service

Expert guidance to help you align governance, risk, and compliance strategies with your business goals

Practical insight for a complex landscape

Strong governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) practices are essential — but not every organisation has the time, expertise, or internal capacity to build them in-house. That’s where Syscomm’s GRC Advisory Service comes in.

We provide expert-level guidance and oversight across all areas of cyber security governance, risk management, and compliance — tailored to your environment, scaled to your needs, and always aligned to your business goals.

Whether you need a strategic sounding board, a temporary virtual CISO or DPO, or ongoing guidance across multiple workstreams, our advisory model gives you senior-level insight without the complexity of a full-time hire or long-term project.

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What does GRC advisory cover?

Our advisory service spans the full GRC spectrum, including:

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Compliance readiness and roadmap planning

risk assessment

Risk and Posture Assessment

auditing

Audit preparation and board reporting

Consistent protection

Cyber security strategy and policy development

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Support across supplier risk, awareness training, and documentation

Incident response

Incident response guidance and regulatory engagement

Control

Framework alignment (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, Cyber Essentials)

Unlike static consultancy engagements, our support is flexible, responsive, and focused on what your organisation needs most — whether that’s quick-turnaround advice or a retained governance partner.

When should you use GRC advisory?

This service is designed for organisations that:

  • Need GRC leadership but aren’t ready for a permanent hire
  • Have security, compliance, or risk shared between departments
  • Are preparing for a certification, audit, or funding milestone
  • Want an independent view on current practices, policies, or programmes
  • Are managing change — new leadership, acquisitions, technology rollouts, or incidents
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An engagement models that fit you

Ad hoc advisory

Quick, expert input when you need it. Perfect for audits, policy reviews, or interpreting compliance requirements.

Project-based support

Structured guidance for specific GRC goals — like ISO 27001 alignment, risk programme design, or third-party assurance reviews.

Retained strategic partnership

Ongoing advisory at a cadence that works for you. We attend governance meetings, guide improvement cycles, and support leadership decision-making — becoming a trusted extension of your team.

Each advisory relationship is shaped around your structure and objectives. Typical deliverables include:

  • Maturity assessments and roadmaps
  • Risk register reviews and treatment plans
  • Policy and control guidance
  • Executive dashboards and board reporting
  • Translation of technical data into leadership-level insight
  • Input into procurement, vendor risk, and certification journeys

More than anything, we provide clarity. Our role is to connect the dots between risk, regulation, technology, and strategy — so you can act with confidence, not guesswork.

We bring the same hands-on, strategic approach to GRC advisory that we do to every service we offer. Our advisors have deep experience across public, education, and commercial sectors, with proven expertise in turning fragmented GRC efforts into cohesive, value-driving programmes.

Our clients benefit from:

  • Trusted, context-aware guidance
  • Cross-functional alignment across IT, compliance, and leadership
  • Practical support that respects internal capacity and timelines
  • Clear communication that turns complexity into actionable plans

Start your GRC conversation

Start your GRC journey with confidence.

 

Whether you’re preparing for audit, responding to incidents, or formalising risk governance, we’ll help you align priorities, improve maturity, and strengthen your posture.

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Getting started on your GRC journey

Align priorities, improve maturity, and strengthen your posture.