Security Advisory for the local business & SMB Market

Strategic Security for
Everyday Business

Build a resilient security program that protects what matters most. We align controls to frameworks like NIST CSF and ISO 27001—keeping cybersecurity simple and affordable.

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Advisory Services

We make cybersecurity simple and affordable for local shops, small offices, and community organizations. We bring the rigor of enterprise frameworks like NIST CSF to SMBs, while maintaining the practical, jargon-free communication that local businesses depend on.

Security Program Design

Build a roadmap aligned with NIST CSF or ISO 27001. We define policies, governance structures, and maturity goals.

  • Policy Development

Compliance Readiness

Prepare for SOC 2, or NIST CSF audits with confidence. We conduct gap analyses and manage remediation.

  • Gap Analysis

Risk Assessments

Identify vulnerabilities in your infrastructure, cloud configuration, and 3rd party processes before they are exploited.

  • Third-Party Risk

M&A Due Diligence

Evaluate the cybersecurity posture of target acquisitions to uncover hidden technical debt and liability.

  • Pre-acquisition evaluation

SMB Health Check

A focused, high-impact review for smaller organizations. We check the basics: MFA, backups, and endpoint protection.

  • Rapid Report

Fractional CISO

Ongoing leadership for organizations that need security expertise at the executive table without a full-time hire.

  • Leadership & Program Support
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About Keystone

Keystone Cyber Advisory provides strategic cybersecurity support for both small local businesses and larger organizations. We believe the strongest programs align people, process, and technology. Our work bridges governance and engineering, translating technical risks into clear business decisions.

1. Assess with purpose

Right-sized assessments that highlight what matters now.

2. Align & Plan

Translate risk into a clear roadmap with measurable KPIs.

3. Enable & Guide

Partner with teams to execute and communicate progress.

Leadership

Gernette Wright

Principal Consultant

Gernette Wright is a cybersecurity leader with more than twenty-five years of experience shaping security, risk, and technology programs across global organizations. He began his career in IT, progressing through technical and engineering roles before moving into senior security leadership.

His work spans incident response, governance, risk management, compliance, cloud and infrastructure security oversight, and supporting organizations through complex integrations and large-scale security transformations. He focuses on practical, business-aligned approaches to risk, helping teams understand threats, set realistic priorities, and build programs that are measurable, sustainable, and tied to strategic outcomes.

Active in the broader security community, Gernette regularly participates in industry panels and round-table discussions on cybersecurity leadership, digital resilience, and risk governance. He has been featured in professional articles highlighting his perspectives on building effective security programs across IT & OT.

Education

  • MIT Sloan Executive Certificate, Management and Leadership
  • Graduate Certificate Cybersecurity
  • B.S. Computer Science

Certifications

CISSP CIPM C|CISO CISM CGEIT CCRO CRCMP ChFP ITIL

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