Methodology

Services-led. Product-enabled.

We don't drop a platform and disappear. We build the program, then give you the tools to sustain it.

The engagement lifecycle

01

Understand

Cohort kickoff, software provisioning, and review of existing policies and documentation. Pre-assessment workshops establish where each agency stands today and baseline profiles are created for every participant.

02

Build

Baseline and/or update the Risk Register, then develop the policy and plan infrastructure tailored specifically to your agency's environment, mandates and risk profile. Every deliverable is written for your agency, not adapted from a generic template.

03

Assess

With core governance in place, conduct CRR assessment with Cybrbase XRM as the system of record. Develop Plan of Action and Milestones (POAMs). Governance moves from documents to a living, managed and actionable program.

04

Test

Tabletop exercises stress-test your incident response plans against realistic ransomware, breach, and disruption scenarios. Incorporates state-specific notification requirements and produces a documented after-action report.

05

Sustain

Ongoing program management keeps compliance current, reporting continuous, and governance infrastructure growing stronger over time. Ecosystem partners are introduced to close POAMs and extend program capabilities.

The cohort difference

Stronger together

Rather than working with agencies in isolation, Cybrbase brings peer organizations together to share threat intelligence, benchmark compliance progress, and build collective resilience across a region or sector.

Active multi-agency cohorts accelerate time-to-compliance, reduce per-agency cost, and create a lasting community of practice that continues to deliver value long after the formal engagement ends.

Unique to Cybrbase — no other vendor offers this
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Research-backed

Proven in the field, published in the research

The Cybrbase cohort model was tested with six Illinois transit agencies through the IDOT Cyber Resilience Pilot, documented in a December 2025 Mineta Transportation Institute white paper co-authored by Andy Souders and Scott Belcher. The research confirmed that assessments alone are insufficient — a designated cyber-resilience quarterback, leadership engagement, and a collaborative approach are what drive measurable progress.

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We become the team you don't have

Most public agencies face lean or non-existent internal IT security resources, competing operational priorities, and compliance deadlines that don't move. Cybrbase steps in as an extension of the organization to reduce risk, achieve compliance, and build the ongoing governance infrastructure that protects them long after the initial engagement ends.