Practice 06 · Services
Security Capability and Talent Advisory
A strategy without execution capacity is a document. We assess your team’s current capability, define what you actually need, and build programs that raise the floor across your entire function.
The problem we solve
Most security hiring decisions are made without a capability baseline
Organizations hire security talent based on job descriptions written for a program they wish they had, not the one they are actually running. The result is misalignment: people hired for capabilities the program does not yet need, and gaps left open in capabilities it needs immediately.
The same problem applies to training. Security teams receive training on tools they already use competently and are left without development in the areas where their capability gaps create real organizational risk. Both problems have the same root: decisions made without an accurate picture of current capability and a clear view of what the program actually demands from the people running it.
What this practice covers
Scope of engagement
Team capability assessment
Evaluating your security team’s current skills against the demands your program actually places on them, identifying gaps that create risk and strengths that are being underutilized.
Role definition and org design
Defining the roles your program actually needs, with accurate capability requirements, reporting lines, and accountability frameworks that match your operating model.
Training program design
Building structured development programs that close the specific capability gaps identified in the assessment, rather than generic security training that leaves actual gaps unchanged.
Security culture advisory
Assessing how security awareness and behavior operate across the wider organization and designing programs that change how non-security employees engage with security requirements.
Hiring brief development
Writing accurate job descriptions and candidate evaluation criteria based on what the role genuinely requires, not what a generic security job description template suggests.
Capability measurement framework
A structured way to track your team’s capability development over time, so you can demonstrate progress to leadership and identify emerging gaps before they become program risks.
How an engagement works
Three phases to a team that can execute your strategy
Phase 01
Capability baseline and program demand mapping
We assess your current team’s skills across the capability domains your program requires. In parallel, we map what your program actually demands from each role so we can identify where the gaps are material and where they are not.
Phase 02
Role design and development planning
We redesign the roles your program needs based on what the assessment reveals, and build a development plan for each team member that addresses their specific gaps rather than sending everyone to the same training.
Phase 03
Training program and measurement framework
We deliver the training program design, capability measurement framework, and updated hiring briefs. For retained engagements, we conduct quarterly capability reviews to track progress and adjust the development plan as the program evolves.
Begin with a conversation.
Tell us about your security team and the capability challenges you are navigating. We will respond within one business day.
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