Cyber Readiness Review · Business IT · OT · Identity · AI Governance
Cyber Readiness IT + OT
MDHG advises business leaders on cyber risk across business IT and operational technology, then helps prioritise practical actions for identity, AI governance, and resilience.
Identity, email, cloud, and supplier exposure create practical business risk
Governance
Cyber risk requires practical controls, ownership, evidence, and executive accountability
Identity Security
MFA coverage, administrator access, and sign-in controls to reduce account takeover risk
OT Security
Operational environments need risk reduction that respects uptime, safety, and business continuity
Front-Door Offer
Cyber Readiness Review Before Projects, Tools or Remediation
The review gives leadership a practical starting point: what is exposed, what could hurt or disrupt the business, what should be fixed first, and which specialist path should follow.
Business IT Readiness
Identity, email, cloud, network, supplier, backup, and recovery exposure
Clear picture. Practical priorities. Actionable next steps.
Everyday Business Systems Can Carry Serious Cyber Risk
Most business cyber risk does not start in a factory or plant. It starts with everyday systems: staff accounts, email, cloud tools, supplier access, administrator permissions, endpoint devices, backup gaps, and unclear recovery priorities. MDHG helps leadership see where these exposures could disrupt operations, client trust, and decision-making, then prioritise what should be fixed first.
Modern attacks target identity first. MFA adds an essential verification layer between stolen credentials and business systems, and stronger phishing-resistant methods materially reduce the chance of unauthorised access. MDHG supports practical MFA planning and rollout for businesses, using suitable platforms where appropriate.
Why It Matters
The Value of MFA
Reduces the risk of account takeover when passwords are stolen or reused
Helps defend against phishing, malware, and ransomware-driven access attempts
Supports zero trust and stronger access control across cloud and on-prem systems
Improves compliance posture and helps satisfy insurer and audit expectations
Business Impact
The Risk of Not Having MFA
A single compromised password can expose email, finance, HR, and operational systems
Attackers can exploit weak login flows through phishing, SIM swapping, or MFA fatigue tactics
Recovery after an identity-led breach is costly, disruptive, and reputationally damaging
Organisations without strong authentication are easier targets for repeat compromise
From Assessment to Action
Practical Support After the Gaps Are Clear
Once a Cyber Readiness Conversation or focused advisory review highlights the gaps, MDHG helps businesses prioritise and reduce risk through advisory, implementation, remediation, and governance support.
Cyber Readiness
Remediation & Implementation Advisory
Prioritise what matters and fix it in the right order.
Translate assessment results into a practical security roadmap
Strengthen MFA, admin access, email, backup, and incident-readiness controls
Support implementation decisions without forcing unnecessary enterprise complexity
Prepare for client, supplier, and cyber-insurance readiness conversations
Businesses need practical controls, clear ownership, and usable evidence around cyber risk. MDHG helps leadership understand where governance gaps sit and which actions need priority attention.
Cyber governance and accountability review
Security compromise readiness and notification planning
ISO 27001, NIST, and CIS compliance gap mapping included
What Our Governance Review Covers
A structured review of your cyber governance posture, technical controls, and evidence gaps - delivered in plain language leadership, IT, and insurers can use.
Business-critical data and system-flow review
Access controls and data minimisation review
Incident response procedure assessment
Third-party supplier and access-risk review
Employee awareness and training gap analysis
Remediation roadmap: immediate, 30-day, and 90-day actions
Your Staff Are Using AI. Do You Have Control?
As AI tools become easier to access, employees may use them without clear business oversight. The risk is real, but the fix should be practical.
AI tool use can create hidden data handling and governance risk
Finance staff pasting client data into public AI can create confidentiality and governance exposure
HR teams drafting contracts in AI tools may expose employee personal information
Banning AI is not the answer - governing it is
AI adoption still needs clear ownership, approved tools, and usage boundaries
The AI Governance Readiness Program - What You Get
A practical AI governance implementation: from tool audit to policy to training and control design - delivered in 2–4 weeks with clear business and compliance outcomes.
Full AI tools audit across all departments
Written AI Acceptable Use Policy (branded to your business)
Enterprise AI tool selection and governance guidance
Data handling, approval, and usage control framework
Board-ready AI risk and governance reporting
How It Works
Our 4-Step Approach
Focused scoping, practical review, and clear findings without unnecessary enterprise complexity.
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Engage
Scope & Context
A focused scoping call to define environment boundaries, priorities, and your specific business context. We understand your threat landscape before we assess it.
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Assess
Focused Review
Review the agreed focus areas using proven frameworks, then turn findings into practical next steps leadership can act on.
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Analyse
Cross-Domain Findings
We correlate findings across all domains to surface real exposure and critical gaps that matter most to your business - not just a checklist of technical issues.
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Deliver
Clear Roadmap
A findings report and prioritised remediation plan in plain language - no jargon, no fluff. Immediate wins, short-term fixes, and long-term strategic horizons.
Why MDHG
Built for Results
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Fast Clarity
Rapid, thorough assessment. No lengthy discovery phases or enterprise red tape. You get answers fast.
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Cyber Insurance Readiness Support
Prepare clearer evidence for cyber-insurance and client security questionnaires without assuming insurer approval or premium reduction.
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Identity-Centric Defence
Strengthen the control plane attackers target most: accounts, access, MFA coverage, and risky sign-in exposure.
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Expert Guidance
Governance, architecture, and deep technical expertise combined in one rapid engagement. No switching between vendors.
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Prevention & Mitigation
Proactive strategies plus thorough containment and recovery roadmaps - before and after an incident.
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SA-Native Context
South Africa-focused. We understand the local threat landscape, cost constraints, and compliance environment that generic global firms miss.
What You Receive
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Executive Summary with risk overview and business context
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Plain-language findings with technical detail where useful
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Prioritised remediation roadmap - immediate, short & long-term
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Top risks ranked by business impact and urgency
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Control and evidence gaps where they affect business, clients, insurers, or governance
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Actionable next steps your team can implement immediately
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Governance and control evidence summary
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Cyber-insurance and client-questionnaire support where relevant
Founder-Led Advisory
Cyber Readiness Guidance With Business Context
MDHG is led by Moezelle Harvey, a cybersecurity specialist focused on IT, OT, identity security, AI governance, and practical risk reduction for South African organisations.
What This Means for Clients
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Clear guidance instead of unnecessary complexity
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Business-risk language leadership teams can understand
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Practical cyber readiness, Identity Security, Network Security, AI governance, and remediation support
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South African business context with practical cyber advisory
Pricing
Cyber Readiness Review and Advisory Paths
Start with a practical review, then choose the right advisory or remediation path based on the risks that matter most.
All pricing is excluding VAT where applicable. Third-party software, licensing, travel, site work, and vendor costs are quoted separately based on your environment and requirements.
Business Cyber Readiness
For organisations that need a practical view of exposure, priority actions, and cyber risk ownership without unnecessary enterprise complexity.
OT & Industrial Cybersecurity
For organisations with operational technology, industrial systems, facilities, plants, sites, engineering environments, or critical business operations.
Business IT
Cyber Readiness Review
From R6,500
once-off
A practical entry-level assessment to identify your biggest cybersecurity gaps and give you a clear improvement roadmap.
A focused readiness review for organisations that need a clear view of cyber exposure across business IT, operational environments, identity access, remote/vendor access, and recovery readiness.
Business IT and operational dependency discovery
Identity, remote access, and vendor access review
Network segmentation and IT/OT boundary review
Backup, recovery, and operational resilience review
Executive-level cybersecurity guidance for organisations that need governance, risk oversight, board-ready reporting, and long-term security direction across IT and OT.
Prices are starting points and may vary depending on business size, number of users, systems, locations, production environments, risk profile, and required support level. OT engagements are scoped carefully to respect safety, uptime, site access, and operational constraints. Third-party MFA platform licensing is quoted separately.
Not sure which package fits your environment?
Book a Cyber Readiness Conversation with MDHG to understand whether your priority is business IT security, OT cyber security, identity, AI governance, network segmentation, or executive cyber risk oversight.
Focus on the Risk That Matters. Act With a Practical Roadmap.
Book a Cyber Readiness Conversation with MDHG to clarify whether your priority is Business IT Security, OT Cyber Security, Identity Security, AI Governance, Network Security, or executive risk visibility.