Encryption Advisory Services
Assessment, strategy, implementation and audit for enterprise encryption across cloud, on-prem and hybrid environments.
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companies around the world.
Why Encryption Advisory?
From quantum readiness to vendor-neutral architecture, every part of your encryption strategy runs in one coordinated program.
Every assessment, design, and implementation is led by consultants who specialize exclusively in cryptography, with 500+ engagements delivered.
Encryption Consulting aligns cryptographic decisions to HIPAA, CMMC, GDPR, and PCI-DSS into a single unified program, rather than separate workstreams for each regulation.
Encryption Consulting's vendor recommendations follow a standardized scoring rubric built on your requirements. No reseller agreements, no vendor bias.
Our Services
Assessment
Identify encryption gaps, assess key management practices, and evaluate compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Gap analysis of current encryption and key management
Risks and vulnerabilities, prioritized
Detailed report with recommended actions 
Strategy
Develop a tailored encryption strategy that aligns with security requirements, regulatory needs, and business objectives for comprehensive protection.
Roadmap based on your prioritized use cases
Business, technical, and functional requirements in one plan
Resource estimates, timelines, and an executive summary 
Implementation
Deploy secure encryption solutions and integrate them seamlessly into your infrastructure to safeguard critical data.
Vendor evaluation against your requirements
Proof of concept tested in your environment
Documented results and a go/no-go decision 
Audit
Review and assess encryption implementations for compliance, identify risks, and ensure adherence to industry standards like NIST, GDPR, and PCI DSS.
Encryption implementations reviewed for compliance
Risks identified and remediation recommended
Findings mapped to NIST, GDPR, and PCI DSS 
Our Offerings
Our Data Protection Services are designed to strengthen your security environment, ensuring comprehensive encryption and protection through tailored strategies, proven frameworks, and expert guidance at every stage.
Encryption Advisory Phase 1 of 5
Identify and map where sensitive data resides across structured and unstructured environments, followed by actionable recommendations to ensure its protection and management.
Encryption Advisory Phase 2 of 5
Evaluate potential data exfiltration risks within your organization, providing tailored solutions and remediation strategies to minimize vulnerabilities and safeguard critical data.
Encryption Advisory Phase 3 of 5
Analyze data protection maturity, identify existing risks, and develop a comprehensive strategy and roadmap to enhance security and compliance across your organization.
Encryption Advisory Phase 4 of 5
Establish a solid data protection program with governance frameworks, key risk indicators, and performance metrics to strengthen risk management and operational efficiency.
Encryption Advisory Phase 5 of 5
Deploy advanced data protection technologies with guidance from proof-of-concept to full-scale implementation, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.
Our Approach
From gathering requirements to a working deployment, every engagement follows a structured path built around your environment.
Project Initiation
Gather requirements for data encryption and key lifecycle management, identify stakeholders across IT, security, and PKI teams, and collect your existing encryption policies and solution documentation to define the criteria for the engagement.
Current State Summary
Perform a gap analysis of your current encryption and key management systems, prioritize risks and vulnerabilities, and assess compliance gaps against encryption standards and regulatory requirements. You receive a detailed report of gaps, risks, and recommended actions.
Strategy and Roadmap
Develop a strategic roadmap from your prioritized use cases and requirements, identifying existing solutions that already meet your needs and proposing alternatives where they fall short. Business, technical, and functional requirements come together in one plan with resource estimates, timelines, and an executive summary.
Vendor Evaluation
Score HSM, KMS and CLM options on one standardized rubric built from your requirements, with no reseller ties. We support RFP creation, build vendor questionnaires from your business needs, and compare vendors on cost, functionality, and scalability.
Proof of Concept
Configure POC environments for your selected use cases, test encryption and key management solutions, and document the results. A high-level cost analysis covering licensing and hardware supports a clear go/no-go decision.
Implementation
Deploy and configure encryption technologies across data stores, applications, and infrastructure, with centralized, automated key lifecycle controls. Encryption operations are validated within applications, databases, and services without business disruption, and the engagement closes with documentation, SOPs, and training so your teams can run it long term.
Outcomes
Each stage of the engagement produces a documented deliverable your team can act on.
A detailed report of the gaps in your current encryption and key management, with risks prioritized, compliance gaps identified, and recommended actions for each.
A roadmap built from your prioritized use cases, with resource estimates, timelines, and an executive summary.
Your shortlist scored on one standardized rubric built from your requirements.
Documented test results and a high-level cost analysis behind a clear go/no-go decision.
Want a Plan Built Around Your Environment?
Deliverables are scoped to your infrastructure, requirements, and regulations. Contact our team to get a deliverable plan tailored to your organization.
Case Studies
A global manufacturer needed enterprise-grade PKI to support device authentication at scale. Encryption Consulting deployed the infrastructure to secure 50,000 devices in 90 days.
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After a code signing breach exposed 1.5TB of data and put 116 products at risk, this case study breaks down the incident and the code signing security practices that address it.
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Three stolen code signing certificates put 94 million developers at risk. This case study examines what happened and what proper certificate lifecycle management prevents.
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Serving 10 million members, this healthcare organization had six gaps in its PKI. Encryption Consulting rebuilt the infrastructure to close them.
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An exposed PKI put 300,000 customers at risk for this energy company. Encryption Consulting assessed and remediated the environment to close the exposure.
Read MoreAreas of Focus
Your encryption program is only as strong as the policies, processes, and controls around it. These are the areas we work through with your team.
Develop and maintain comprehensive data protection policies aligned with business objectives and requirements.
Establish effective procedures to detect, respond to, and recover from security incidents.
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks to protect sensitive data from threats.
Implement strong governance frameworks to ensure compliance and secure operations.
Ensure full adherence to industry regulations, reducing legal and reputational risks.
Empower employees with training to enhance data protection practices and mitigate human error.
Evaluate and manage third-party risks to ensure secure data handling by external vendors.
Strengthen system defences with proactive security measures to protect data integrity.
See how Encryption Consulting secures what your enterprise depends on, from assessment through deployment.
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