Boutique CTO and CISO leadership for fintechs
that need the audit-ready answer, not the audit-ready theater.
SOC 2 readiness. Vendor risk management. Board-level security reporting. Regulatory compliance. For financial services firms and fintechs where the regulator, the auditor, and the insurer are all looking at your security posture — and the board is asking whether anyone senior is accountable for it.
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SOC 2 Type 2 readiness
Policy development, control implementation, evidence collection, and auditor preparation. We build the security program the auditor will evaluate — and we stay to maintain it after the report is issued.
Vendor risk management
Third-party risk assessment framework. Vendor due diligence process. Concentration risk identification. The governance structure that satisfies regulators and auditors without creating a bureaucracy that chokes the business.
Board & regulatory reporting
Quarterly cyber risk briefings for the board. Regulatory examination preparation. The reporting cadence that turns security from a black box into a governed program with measurable outcomes.
Technology strategy for regulated environments
Cloud migration in regulated contexts. API architecture for banking-as-a-service. Data governance for customer financial data. The technology decisions that have to survive regulatory scrutiny — designed by someone who understands the regulatory scrutiny.
Financial services buyers need a technology and security advisor who understands fiduciary obligation, regulatory examination, and the specific compliance frameworks that govern their industry. Cavalier's principals bring that regulatory fluency as a baseline, not as a specialty add-on.
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