Fractional Cybersecurity Leadership

You don't need a security department. You need someone accountable for security.

Enterprise-grade security strategy, sized for your business.

I help manufacturing companies that sell into enterprise, regulated, or critical supply chains meet the rising cybersecurity and compliance requirements needed to win and retain business — recovering from failed audits, achieving audit readiness, and protecting customer revenue through fractional cybersecurity leadership. The result is stronger insurability, smoother customer security reviews, improved board confidence, and a clear roadmap for protecting enterprise value.

Mostak Strategic Advisory gives growing and regulated organizations access to a seasoned security executive — without the cost of a full-time hire. We translate risk into a roadmap, and a roadmap into resilience.

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Securing Today, Empowering Tomorrow.
Expertise & Frameworks
NIST CSF 2.0 HIPAA · SOC 2 Private Equity Experience CPG & Manufacturing
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Mostak Strategic Advisory exists to give small and mid-sized businesses the security leadership they deserve — senior, experienced, and fully committed to their protection — without the cost, complexity, or overhead of a full-time hire.

We believe that a ransomware attack, a data breach, or a failed compliance audit should not be the moment a growing business discovers it had no one in its corner. We exist to be that person — before the crisis, not after it.

Self-Assessment

Questions every business leader should ask — and how we help answer them.

Before you invest another dollar in cybersecurity, take an honest look at where you stand. If any of these questions give you pause, that is exactly where Mostak Strategic Advisory can help.

Would We Pass a Customer Security Review Today?

Would we pass our largest customer's security review today?

Who Leads the Response When Ransomware Hits?

If ransomware hit tomorrow, who would lead the executive response?

Board-Ready Risk Explanation?

Could our leadership team confidently explain our cyber risks to the board?

Reducing Risk or Buying Tools?

Are we reducing business risk — or simply buying more security tools?

If you answered “no” — or weren't sure — to any of these, we can help you find the answer and build the plan to get there.

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Anthony S. Mostak, Founder and Principal Consultant of Mostak Strategic Advisory
Anthony S. Mostak Founder · C|CISO
Credentials
C|CISO — Certified Chief Information Security Officer Master's Certificate in IS/IT Project Management, Villanova University ITIL Foundation Certification SEC440 Critical Security Controls B.S., La Salle University
The Advisor

A security executive in your corner.

Mostak Strategic Advisory was founded on a simple belief: every organization deserves seasoned security leadership — not just the ones large enough to staff a full security team.

With decades leading cybersecurity and IT across healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial services, private equity-backed organizations, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and manufacturing, the firm brings the discipline of regulated industries to businesses that need to move fast and stay protected. The result is pragmatic guidance, free of jargon, that earns trust at the board level and on the front lines alike.

25+Years of Leadership
6+Regulated Sectors
Leadership Experience Includes
Pinnacle FoodsConsumer Packaged Goods · PE-Backed
$3.5B Revenue3,500 Employees
 Conagra BrandsConsumer Packaged Goods · Publicly Traded
$11B Revenue7,000 Employees
 Quaker HoughtonIndustrial Manufacturing · Publicly Traded
$2.5B Revenue3,700 Employees
 Aclaris TherapeuticsBiopharmaceutical · Publicly Traded
90 Employees
 Pinnacle Treatment CentersBehavioral Healthcare · PE-Backed
$50M Revenue1,200 Employees
 MDLand InternationalHealth Technology · PE-Backed
$10M Revenue80 Employees
What We Do

Security leadership, delivered on your terms.

Whether you need a steady hand at the helm or a focused engagement to clear a specific hurdle, every service is built around your risk, your budget, and your goals.

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Fractional / Virtual CISO

Executive security leadership on a part-time basis — strategy, governance, and board-ready reporting from someone who has done it across regulated industries.

  • Security strategy & roadmap ownership
  • Board & executive risk reporting
  • Vendor & third-party risk oversight
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Risk & Compliance Assessment

A clear-eyed evaluation of where you stand against frameworks like NIST CSF 2.0 — with a prioritized, plain-English gap analysis you can actually act on.

  • NIST CSF 2.0 maturity scoring
  • Current-vs-target gap analysis
  • Audit & regulatory readiness
03

Security Program Build

Stand up the policies, controls, and processes a modern program needs — designed to scale with you rather than slow you down.

  • Policy & control framework design
  • Identity, access & data governance
  • Security awareness & culture
Executive Security Leadership

Your MSP and MSSP Aren't the Whole Picture.

Your MSP manages your technology. Your MSSP monitors your environment. Neither one owns your risk. A Fractional CISO provides the executive leadership, governance, risk management, board reporting, incident leadership, and strategic decision-making that sits above both of them.

I'm not here to replace your providers — I make all of them more effective by giving the business the executive-level security leadership that ties their work to real business risk, board expectations, and audit readiness.

What We Deliver
  • Independent review of your current MSP/MSSP scope of services
  • Governance, risk management, and board-level security reporting
  • Executive ownership of incident response and ransomware readiness
  • Clear, plain-English findings — no vendor bias, no upsell
  • Strategic decision-making your providers aren't positioned to make
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AI Governance

Adopt AI Securely — Without Losing Control.

Your team is already using AI tools, whether or not leadership has approved it. Adopting AI without governance is how sensitive data leaks, compliance obligations get missed, and unmanaged risk enters the business.

I help organizations adopt AI securely through governance, risk management, policy development, and executive oversight — so AI becomes a business advantage instead of an unmanaged liability.

What We Deliver
  • AI governance structure with clear roles, oversight, and accountability
  • Risk assessment of current and planned AI use cases
  • Acceptable Use and data classification policy for AI tools
  • Vendor & third-party AI risk evaluation
  • Alignment with existing frameworks (HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST CSF 2.0)
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Our Methodology

The TRUST Framework

A repeatable, five-stage methodology that takes you from uncertainty to a defensible security posture — and keeps you there. Built from decades of leading security across heavily regulated environments.

T

Triage

Understand the business, surface the risks that matter, and establish a clear baseline of where you stand today.

R

Roadmap

Translate findings into a prioritized, budget-aware plan aligned to your goals and regulatory obligations.

U

Uplift

Implement the controls, policies, and practices that close gaps and raise maturity without disrupting operations.

S

Sustain

Operationalize security into daily rhythms — monitoring, governance, and reporting that hold the line over time.

T

Transform

Continuously measure, refine, and mature so security becomes a durable advantage, not a one-time project.

How We Engage

Two ways to work together.

No bloated retainers, no enterprise overhead. Choose the model that fits where your business is right now — and shift as you grow.

Model 01

Maturity Assessments

A complete picture of where you stand — and a clear path forward.

Fixed Price Engagement Options
What you receive
  • Current State Cybersecurity Assessment
  • Executive Risk Report & Security Scorecard
  • Security Tools & Technology Gap Analysis
  • Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Questionnaire
  • Vendor Risk Review Framework
  • Executive Findings Presentation
  • Strategic Recommendations Report
  • Risk Register Framework
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Most Popular Model 02

Monthly Retainer

Ongoing fractional security leadership.

Flexible Monthly Engagement Options
  • A dedicated security leader, on call
  • Continuous roadmap & oversight
  • Board & stakeholder reporting
  • Predictable monthly cost, scalable scope
What you receive
  • Quarterly security posture review & risk updates
  • Ongoing policy, program & control management
  • Incident response support & vendor guidance
  • Board-ready reporting and executive briefings
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Why a Fractional CISO

Enterprise-grade leadership, without the enterprise price tag.

A fractional CISO gives your organization a seasoned security executive on a flexible, right-sized engagement — without the cost, overhead, or long-term commitment of a full-time hire. Here is what sets Mostak Strategic Advisory apart.

Exclusively SMB-Focused

No watered-down enterprise framework. Everything is sized for your budget, your team, and your risk profile — not a Fortune 500 playbook forced to fit.

Deliverable-Driven

Every engagement produces tangible documents you own and keep — scorecards, risk registers, roadmaps, policies — not slide decks that gather dust.

Enterprise Experience, SMB Scale

Security programs led for large, publicly traded and private equity-backed organizations — SOC build-outs, M&A integration, and board-level reporting — without paying for it full-time.

Vendor-Neutral Advice

No partnerships, referral fees, or incentives to steer you toward specific tools. We recommend what is right for you — period.

Direct Access to Your Advisor

You work directly with Anthony Mostak — not a junior associate, not an offshore analyst. Your calls get answered.

Proven, Real-World Results

Real engagements with measurable outcomes — stronger security ratings, fewer incidents, and successful HITRUST and ISO 27001 certifications. Not theory.

60%Security Rating Improvement in 6 Months
40%+Reduction in Incidents
$11BLargest Organization Secured
The Comparison

Fractional CISO vs. the full-time alternative.

  Full-Time CISO Hire Mostak Strategic Advisory
Annual Cost $250,000–$400,000+ (salary, benefits & equity) A predictable monthly fee — a fraction of a full-time hire
Time to Start 3–6 months to hire, onboard, and ramp up Engaged and delivering within days
Commitment Long-term employment contract Flexible — scale up or down as your needs change
Experience Level Varies widely by candidate and market Decades of CISO-level enterprise experience
Deliverables Depends on the individual — often slow to produce Structured, client-owned deliverables from day one
SMB Fit Often over-engineered for smaller organizations Built specifically for sub-200-employee companies
Vendor Neutrality May bring incumbent tool preferences 100% vendor-neutral recommendations
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Ready to make security a strength?

Book a no-pressure consultation. We'll talk through where you are, where you want to be, and whether Mostak is the right fit to get you there.

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