This startup provides cybersecurity trust services through an intelligence platform, offering hands-on education for industry leaders. Their platform aims to improve cybersecurity practices through training and intelligence gathering.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many organizations, especially startups, struggle to establish robust cybersecurity practices due to a lack of skilled personnel and the complexity of navigating vendor, client, and payor risk assessments. Maintaining compliance with frameworks like SOC2 and NIST 800-xx also presents a significant challenge.
Solution
Symposia provides cybersecurity talent and mentorship to empower both cybersecurity professionals and the companies that need them. For companies, Symposia offers outsourced security teams and individual experts to enhance risk assessment processes, manage risk management platforms, and ensure compliance with industry regulations. For individuals, Symposia offers a mentorship program designed to help them achieve their career goals in cybersecurity.
Target Audience
Symposia serves cybersecurity professionals seeking career advancement and companies, particularly startups, needing to establish or augment their cybersecurity capabilities.
Features
- Strategic tech career mentorship program for cybersecurity professionals.
- Outsourced security teams for startups, providing security, compliance, and privacy expertise.
- Expertise in vendor, client, and payor risk assessments.
- Oversight of risk management platforms to streamline operations and manage vulnerabilities.
- Implementation of risk mitigation strategies against internal and external threats.
- Procedures tailored to meet SOC2 and NIST 800-xx framework standards.
- Expert review of service agreements to guarantee alignment with scope and SLAs.
- Integration of security considerations into departmental projects.