A focused course, tailored for you
Big4 Information Security Director Practice Pivot
An integrated information security practice playbook for Big4 InfoSec Directors in 2026: customer-side regulatory portfolio integration, customer-side governance integration, customer-side incident response framework, customer-side audit integration.
Big4 Information Security Directors carry customer portfolios where the customer's regulatory portfolio compounds the InfoSec practice scope. The course delivers the integrated practice playbook.
$199 one-time
Tailored to your situation. Access within 24 hours. 30-day money-back.
Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.
Why this course
Directors of Information Security at Big4 firms (the firm, the firm, the firm, the firm) carry customer InfoSec practice portfolios where the customer's regulatory portfolio compounds the InfoSec practice scope. NYDFS Part 500. EU DORA. APRA CPS 234. MAS TRM Guidelines. CMMC 2.0. PCI DSS. SOC 2. ISO 27001. The customer's compliance committee asks for integrated InfoSec evidence. The default practice handles each framework as a separate workstream and the customer reads fragmented progress.
The course delivers the integrated practice playbook. The customer-side regulatory portfolio integration. The customer-side governance integration. The customer-side incident response framework. The customer-side audit integration. The customer-side workforce integration. The customer-side data-platform integration. The customer engagement structure. The Big4 differentiation framework. The practice positioning framework. Twelve modules with deliverables. Plus a hand-built playbook for your account mix.
The 12 modules
Module 1. The 2026 Big4 InfoSec landscape
Walkthrough of the 2026 Big4 InfoSec landscape. The the firm InfoSec practice profile. The the firm InfoSec practice profile. The the firm InfoSec practice profile. The the firm InfoSec practice profile. The competitive landscape across Big4 InfoSec functions. Plus the integration with the customer's existing programme cadence and the worked example for the customer's typical operating model under the integrated framework.
Module 2. Customer-side regulatory portfolio integration
Build the customer-side regulatory portfolio integration. The NYDFS Part 500 integration. The EU DORA integration. The APRA CPS 234 integration. The MAS TRM Guidelines integration. The CMMC 2.0 integration. The PCI DSS integration. The SOC 2 integration. The ISO 27001 integration. The cross-framework reconciliation framework. Plus the worked example for the customer's typical multi-framework landscape.
Module 3. Customer-side governance integration
Build the customer-side governance integration. The customer-side risk-management committee integration. The customer-side audit committee integration. The customer-side compliance committee integration. The customer-side AI governance committee integration. The integration with the customer's existing board cadence. Plus the worked example for the customer's typical multi-committee governance cadence.
Module 4. Customer-side incident response framework
Build the customer-side incident response framework. The customer-side incident-classification framework. The customer-side incident-triage framework. The customer-side incident-investigation framework. The customer-side incident-containment framework. The customer-side incident-recovery framework. The customer-side post-incident review framework. Plus the worked example for the customer's first integrated incident response cycle.
Module 5. Customer-side audit integration
Build the customer-side audit integration. The customer-side internal-audit framework integration. The customer-side external-audit framework integration. The customer-side regulator-audit framework integration. The integration with the customer's existing audit-management cadence. Plus the worked example for the customer's first integrated audit cycle. Plus the worked example for the customer's typical operating model under the integrated framework and the reference pattern from peer customer organisations.
Module 6. Customer-side workforce integration
Build the customer-side workforce integration. The InfoSec-analyst role evolution. The InfoSec-architect role evolution. The InfoSec-manager role evolution. The customer-side training framework. The customer-side competency-assessment framework. Plus the worked example for the customer's first 12 months of workforce integration. Plus the worked example for the customer's typical operating model under the integrated framework and the reference pattern from peer customer organisations.
Module 7. Customer-side data-platform integration
Build the customer-side data-platform integration. The customer's existing data-warehouse integration. The customer's existing data-lake integration. The customer's existing observability platform integration. The customer's existing SIEM integration. The customer's existing SOAR integration. Plus the worked example for the customer's typical data-platform footprint.
Module 8. Customer-side identity-federation integration
Build the customer-side identity-federation integration. The customer's existing IAM platform integration (Okta, Entra ID, Ping Identity). The SCIM provisioning pattern. The role-based-access pattern. The session-policy pattern. The customer-side audit-trail integration. Plus the worked example for the customer's typical user population.
Module 9. Customer-side observability integration
Build the customer-side observability integration. The customer's existing Datadog integration. The Splunk integration. The Microsoft Sentinel integration. The Dynatrace integration. The New Relic integration. The Prometheus integration. The Grafana integration. Plus the worked example for the customer's typical observability stack.
Module 10. Customer engagement structure
Build the customer engagement structure. The discovery phase. The diagnostic phase. The transformation phase. The sustainment phase. The renewal conversation. The customer-side programme-governance committee integration. Plus the worked example for a 12-month customer engagement and the pricing framework. Plus the worked example for the customer's typical operating model under the integrated framework and the reference pattern from peer customer organisations.
Module 11. Big4 differentiation framework
Build the Big4 differentiation framework. The the firm InfoSec practice alignment story. The the firm InfoSec practice alignment story. The the firm InfoSec practice alignment story. The the firm InfoSec practice alignment story. The customer-honest positioning for each. Plus the worked example for a customer who has evaluated a Big4 alternative.
Module 12. Your 10-week build plan
Week by week. Weeks 1-2: landscape and customer-side regulatory portfolio integration. Weeks 3-4: customer-side governance integration and incident response framework. Weeks 5-6: customer-side audit integration and workforce integration. Weeks 7-8: data-platform, IAM, observability integration. Weeks 9-10: customer engagement structure, Big4 differentiation framework. Deliverable: an integrated InfoSec practice playbook ready for the next customer programme.
How this addresses your situation
Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.
Customer regulatory portfolio → Module 2.
Customer governance → Module 3.
Customer incident response → Module 4.
Customer audit → Module 5.
Customer workforce → Module 6.
Customer data platform → Module 7.
Customer IAM → Module 8.
Big4 differentiation → Module 11.
Who it is for
For Directors of Information Security at Big4 firms, principal InfoSec consultants serving Big4 customers.
Who this is NOT for. Pure non-Big4 practitioners. Practitioners with no InfoSec practice context.
How it arrives
Text-based course via LMS, plus downloadable templates and worked examples and the hand-built playbook.
Time investment. Roughly 18 hours of reading and 60 to 120 hours of build effort across the 10-week plan.
Why $199 is the right number
External Big4 InfoSec practice positioning consultants charge from 100,000 to 500,000 USD. 199 USD buys the focused playbook and the implementation document for your account mix.
FAQ
Does this cover the non-Big4 InfoSec practice adjacency?
Module 1 covers non-Big4 InfoSec practice adjacency.
What about the boutique InfoSec practice adjacency?
Module 11 covers boutique adjacency in the differentiation framework.
Does this cover the in-house customer InfoSec function adjacency?
Module 6 covers customer in-house InfoSec function adjacency.
What is in the implementation playbook for me specifically?
InfoSec practice playbook tuned to your account mix.
30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.
