Diversified Services Group
UAE
vCISO
Five-year zero-breach record across 42 entities and 23,000 users
- Challenge
- Growth by acquisition had left 42 business entities with fragmented IT infrastructure, inconsistent security policies and no centralised security leadership. Regulatory scrutiny was increasing and the board had limited visibility of security posture.
- Approach
- Embedded as the organisation's CISO function and consolidated governance across every entity: a unified security policy framework, a group-wide risk register, monthly board reporting, and deployment of Microsoft 365 Defender and a Cisco security stack across the estate.
- Result
- Zero breaches across 5+ years despite multiple targeted phishing campaigns, two blocked ransomware attempts and significant infrastructure expansion. The board now receives a monthly security brief in language it can act on.
5+Years without a breach
42Business entities secured
23K+Users protected