Every Marais engagement is built around a direct, honest relationship. Here's what that looks like in practice
Our engagements take two forms:
Ongoing strategic support as part of your leadership team — helping guide security, technology, vendors, compliance, and long-term decisions.
Targeted support for specific situations such as incident response, M&A due diligence, vendor selection, compliance preparation, and other high-stakes decisions.
What we do
within an engagement
Security strategy and risk management aligned to your business objectives
Technology strategy and infrastructure guidance
Compliance readiness — SOC 2, HIPAA, state-level regulations, cyber insurance
Vendor and MSP oversight — ensuring partners are delivering what you need
Incident response — managing the situation, coordinating specialists, supporting recovery
Security awareness training — practical, accessible, and designed for non-technical audiences
Board and leadership communication — security and technology in plain business language
Technology due diligence — M&A, vendor evaluation, investment decisions
Most of our clients already have an MSP or internal IT team. We're not here to replace that relationship — we complement it. MSPs keep your systems running. We provide the strategic leadership layer above that: setting direction, evaluating risk, and making sure the broader program is actually working.
We work the way we'd want an advisor to work with us — openly, proactively, and with a focus on minimizing surprises. We communicate clearly, flag issues before they become problems, and tell you what you need to hear rather than what's easiest to say.
The structure varies by engagement. The approach doesn't.
