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Digital Assurance Group - Cybersecurity & Risk Assessment

Cybersecurity, digital governance, AI governance, and third-party risk assessments for organizations that require trust, evidence, and control effectiveness turning assessment activity into business-ready results.

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Assessments Through the Lens of People Who Have Owned the Outcome

Digital Assurance Group provides cybersecurity, digital governance, AI governance, and third-party risk assessments for organizations requiring trust, evidence, and control effectiveness. The firm specializes in transforming assessment activities into actionable, business-ready results.

Rather than checkbox assessments, the team evaluates controls across governance, evidence, implementation, ownership, monitoring, and remediation — bringing credibility, methodology, and practical execution together in one place.

Digital Assurance Group
120+
Combined years of assessment & security experience
30+
Years of individual expertise among senior leaders
Fortune 500
& high-growth environments
6
Assessment service lines

Trust, Evidence & Control Effectiveness

Independent assessments that support board, audit, procurement, legal, security, and technology decisions.

Cybersecurity Assessments

Evaluate control design and operating effectiveness across your security program with an owner's perspective.

AI Governance Assessments

Governance, security architecture, and compliance automation for responsible, well-controlled AI adoption.

Third-Party Risk Assessments

Understand and prioritize risk introduced by vendors and partners across your supply chain.

Privacy Assessments

Evaluate privacy governance, data handling, and regulatory alignment with practical remediation guidance.

Compliance Assessments

Map controls to frameworks and distinguish design gaps from operating issues with clear evidence.

M&A Security Reviews

Assess security posture and risk exposure to inform mergers, acquisitions, and integration decisions.

A Six-Step Assessment Process

Structured, evidence-driven, and built to deliver leadership-level decisions.

Scope & Risk Alignment

Define objectives, context, systems, frameworks, and stakeholders.

Evidence & Control Review

Examine policies, artifacts, architecture, and operating records.

Stakeholder Interviews & Validation

Meet with owners to validate control design and implementation.

Risk Analysis & Prioritization

Identify gaps and distinguish design from operating issues.

Executive Reporting

Deliver findings and recommendations for leadership-level decisions.

Remediation Validation

Support follow-up validation with measurable progress documentation.

Independent. Practical. Executive-Ready.

Independent

A clear view of risk and control effectiveness without unnecessary complexity or vendor-driven bias.

Practical

Actions that can be implemented in real environments with real operational constraints.

Executive-Ready

Findings communicated to support board, audit committee, procurement, legal, security, and technology decisions.

The Team

120+ combined years of assessment and operational security experience — a team that evaluates controls through the lens of people who have owned the outcome.

Anthony Bisulca

Anthony Bisulca

Vice President, Cybersecurity Assessment

Cybersecurity leader with deep experience building and leading global assessment, third-party risk, vendor risk, compliance, M&A security, and operational security programs across Fortune 500 and high-growth environments.

David Doyle

David Doyle

Director, Governance, Privacy & Executive Risk Advisor

Founder and CEO of Malama Advisory with 30+ years in cybersecurity, privacy, risk management, compliance, executive advisory, global assessments, and governance leadership across major technology and enterprise environments.

Tom Brown

Tom Brown

Director, International Cyber Risk & Critical Infrastructure

UK-based information security and cyber risk specialist with 30+ years across government, international programs, critical national infrastructure, finance, energy, aviation, high technology, privacy engineering, and global supply chain security.

Matt Smith

Matt Smith

Director, Technical Controls & Cybersecurity Assessment

Cybersecurity and information security professional with 30+ years of enterprise risk and global assessment experience across M&A, third-party risk, vulnerability assessment, and major security frameworks.

Adam Hopkins

Adam Hopkins

Director, AI Governance, Security Architecture & Compliance Automation

Cybersecurity and AI governance leader with 20+ years of experience across AI risk management, control framework development, M&A security due diligence, third-party risk, audit readiness, compliance automation, and enterprise security operations.

Frameworks & Standards We Align To

Assessments mapped to the frameworks your board, auditors, and regulators expect.

NIST CSF ISO 27001 SOC 2 HIPAA PCI DSS GDPR CMMC FedRAMP

When to Engage Us

Independent, practical, executive-ready assessments — exactly when the stakes are highest.

Board & Audit Reporting

You need a defensible, leadership-ready view of risk and control effectiveness.

M&A Due Diligence

You're assessing security posture and exposure before a merger, acquisition, or integration.

AI Adoption & Governance

You're deploying AI and need governance, security architecture, and compliance controls in place.

Audit & Certification Readiness

You're preparing for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or a regulatory examination.

Third-Party & Vendor Risk

You need to understand and prioritize risk introduced across your supply chain.

Privacy & Compliance

You're validating data handling and regulatory alignment across the business.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is a controls assessment different from a checkbox audit?
Digital Assurance evaluates controls through the lens of people who have owned the outcome — looking at governance, evidence, implementation, ownership, monitoring, and remediation, not just whether a box can be ticked.
Which frameworks do you assess against?
Engagements are mapped to the frameworks that matter to your stakeholders, including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, CMMC, and FedRAMP.
Who are your reports written for?
Findings are communicated to support board, audit committee, procurement, legal, security, and technology decisions — executive-ready, not just technical.
Do you support remediation after the assessment?
Yes. The final step of our six-step process is remediation validation — following up with measurable progress documentation to confirm gaps have been closed.

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SPG Consulting and Digital Assurance Group bring credibility, methodology, and practical execution together — helping your organization build trust and control effectiveness.

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