Cyber Program Manager

Meet your Cyber
Program Manager

Bracer builds your cybersecurity program, assigns the work, tracks the evidence, and keeps your firm compliant — continuously and automatically.

I'm Bracer. I manage your cyber program.

A cyber program is not a document. It's a continuous operation.

Most firms have policies. Few can prove they follow them.

Regulations don't pause. Auditors don't either.

The obligation isn't just to write a cybersecurity program. It's to implement it, operate it, and demonstrate that it works — to regulators, auditors, and your own board. Bracer exists so you can.

Your entry point into Bracer.

Bracer Essential

Protect what you've built.

You don't have to be regulated to need a cyber program. If you handle client data, hold sensitive records, or simply want to protect your organization — Bracer Essential gives you a complete, zero trust–based cyber program built around best practices. Auto-onboarding takes minutes. No compliance background needed. No jargon.

If you follow these minimum protections and policies, you'll be at the strongest position you can reach in cybersecurity today.

Start with Essential — Free
Bracer — Financial Services

Built for regulated firms.

For organizations operating under SEC, FINRA, NYDFS, NAIC, and other regulatory frameworks. Bracer delivers a fully customized cyber program matched to your firm's obligations, structure, regulatory affiliations, and risk profile — built on the first day, managed every day after.

More verticals coming. Financial services is where Bracer starts.

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Your program, built around you.

Bracer doesn't hand you a template. It asks the right questions and builds your program from the answers — automatically, on day one. No consultants. No forms to configure.

01

What type of organization are you?

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Which regulations apply to you? (SEC, FINRA, NYDFS, NAIC, state-specific, or none)

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Are you affiliated with a broker-dealer or enterprise that has additional compliance requirements?

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Do you allow BYOD — Bring Your Own Device?

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How many employees and remote or branch offices do you have?

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Which cloud platforms and SaaS tools does your organization use?

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Do you have a dedicated CISO or security resource in-house?

Based on your answers, Bracer builds a fully customized cybersecurity program specific to your firm — every module, every policy, every task, every team assignment. Not a starting point. A working program.

Having a program is not enough.

Most organizations can produce a policy document. The question regulators and auditors actually ask is harder: did you implement what's in it — and can you prove it?

Bracer is built around two things most cyber tools ignore entirely.

Implementation.

For every requirement in your program, Bracer tracks whether it was implemented. Not just assigned — implemented. There is a record, an owner, a date, and a status. Nothing is assumed. Everything is documented.

Controls & Evidence.

Implementation without evidence doesn't exist in a regulatory examination. For every policy and requirement, Bracer continuously gathers the evidence that your controls are working — so when the exam arrives, your program speaks for itself.

Not because you scrambled to prepare. Because Bracer never stopped.

Three things Bracer does every day.

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Assigns.

Every task in your cyber program has a pre-built, custom form — designed specifically for that requirement. Not a generic to-do. Not a blank template. A purpose-built form, ready to fill, with your own fields added where needed. No project management software to configure. No forms to design.

02

Tracks.

Bracer tracks every recurring task across your entire program — deadlines, frequencies, owners, completion status. It tracks every reportable event with pre-built event reporting templates. And it includes a full change management system so every improvement project is recorded, because regulators don't expect perfection — they expect progress.

03

Proves.

Evidence is collected continuously. When your next audit, exam, or review arrives, you don't prepare. You open Bracer.

A year-round program, not a year-end scramble.

One of the most common failures in cybersecurity isn't negligence — it's overload. Hundreds of tasks, no clear order, no sense of when to do what. Bracer solves this with the Cyber Calendar: a structured annual framework that assigns a theme to each period of the year, so your team always knows what to focus on.

Month 1 SGRC Assessment Gather risk assessments. Review your cyber program. Seek management approval.
Month 2 Emergencies. Projects. Breathing room.
Month 3 SIRP Month Test and review your Security Incident Response Plan.
Month 4 Emergencies. Projects. Breathing room.
Month 5 BCDRP Month Test and review your Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Plan.
Month 6 Emergencies. Projects. Breathing room.
Month 7 VRM Month Annual vendor review. Score every vendor that touches your data.
Month 8 Emergencies. Projects. Breathing room.
Month 9 WISP Month Review all safeguards, technical controls, and update as needed.
Month 10 Emergencies. Projects. Breathing room.
October Security Awareness Month Global Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Includes AUP review and renewal.
Month 12 Emergencies. Projects. Breathing room.

Buffer months exist for a reason. Incidents happen. Projects run long. Bracer's calendar gives your team breathing room without losing structure.

Zero Trust isn't a product. It's a discipline.

You've heard it used to sell everything from firewalls to endpoint software. But real Zero Trust is not a vendor's feature set. It's an operating principle: trust nothing, verify everything, every single time.

Verify every identity.
Every access request — from any user, on any device, at any time — must be authenticated. Not once at login. Every session, every resource, every time. Identity is not assumed. It is confirmed.
Know every device.
It's not enough to know who is accessing your systems. You must know what they're accessing from. A personal smartphone, an unmanaged laptop, a shared machine — each carries a different risk profile. Bracer's program tracks and evaluates device posture continuously.
Control every endpoint.
Devices that access your systems must be enrolled in your management environment. That means enforcing encryption, screen lock, patch status, and cybersecurity settings across every device in your program. If a device can't be controlled, it can't be trusted.
Protect every network path.
The path data travels is as important as the data itself. Bracer's program includes network segmentation and monitoring requirements to limit lateral movement — one of the most common ways a single compromised device becomes a firm-wide incident.
Harden every application.
Cloud applications and SaaS tools must be configured correctly. Default settings are almost never secure enough. Bracer includes cloud application hardening as a first-class requirement — not an afterthought.
76% fewer successful breaches for organizations implementing Zero Trust
.76M average reduction in breach cost compared to organizations without Zero Trust
<1% of large enterprises had a mature Zero Trust program in place as recently as 2022

Bracer is built on Zero Trust from the ground up. Every module. Every requirement. Every task.

Six modules. One program.

SGRC New

Security Governance, Risk & Compliance

The foundation everything else rests on. SGRC establishes how your organization governs cybersecurity, manages risk, and demonstrates compliance. It covers 12 policy categories across 137 requirements — from governance committees and roles to cyber insurance, privacy management, social media, training, and beyond.

Committees & Roles Change Management Code of Ethics Cyber Insurance Cybersecurity Compliance Governance Human Resources IFO Compliance Privacy & NPI Social Media Training Risk Management & Assessment
WISP

Written Information Security Policy

Your master policy document. Data controls, technical safeguards, and cybersecurity minimum standards — matched to your regulations and always current.

Roles & Responsibilities Artificial Intelligence (AI) Backup BYOD Computer Security Critical Systems Custom Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Data Availability & Processing Integrity Data Classification & Protection Encryption Identity & Access Management (IAM) Information Systems Asset Management Logging & Monitoring Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Network & Infrastructure Security Password Management Physical Security Smartphone & Tablet Security Software & Cloud App Security Hardening System Capacity Management Working Remotely Risk Management & Assessment
SIRP

Security Incident Response Plan

The exact playbook for when something goes wrong. Who acts, in what order, within what timeframe. Assigned. Tested. Ready.

Roles & Responsibilities Evidence Collection & Documentation Incident Response Material Cybersecurity Incident & Breach Notification Test & Review
BCDRP

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Plan

When operations are disrupted — by a cyberattack, a natural disaster, or anything else — your firm keeps running and your clients stay protected.

Roles & Responsibilities Backup Recovery Communications Contingency Planning Infrastructure Significant Business Disruption (SBD) Response Test & Review
VRM

Vendor Risk Management

Every vendor that accesses your data carries risk. Bracer tracks, scores, and flags what needs attention. Annual review. Continuous monitoring.

Roles & Responsibilities Vendor Classification Vendor Contract Management Vendor Privacy Notice Vendor Software & Cloud App Security Vendor Risk Assessment
AUP

Acceptable Use Policy

The ground rules for how your employees and affiliates use firm systems, devices, and data — signed, acknowledged, and reviewed annually during Cyber Security Awareness Month.

Jordan Mitchell
Jordan Mitchell Acknowledged

Your program comes with content. Not blanks.

Bracer doesn't ask you to write from scratch. Every module comes with pre-filled templates — structured, editable, and ready to adapt to your firm's reality. Every template is modifiable. Every field is yours to own.

Approved Social Media Sites Business Continuity Documents & Resources Data Classification, Nature, Risk & Location Most Common Attack Response Plan Risks Associated with Cybersecurity Security Team Organizational Structure Committees & Members

More templates across all six modules. All pre-filled. All yours to customize.

Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT problem. It's a personal one.

In recent years, a shift has occurred that every executive, board member, and senior leader in a regulated firm must understand: individuals are now being held personally accountable for cybersecurity failures — not just the organizations they lead.

Uber, 2022. Former CISO Joe Sullivan was convicted on federal felony charges for his handling of a data breach — not for the breach itself, but for how leadership responded and failed to disclose it. A landmark case that signaled a new era of personal accountability.

SolarWinds, 2023. The SEC filed unprecedented charges against SolarWinds and its CISO Timothy Brown — individually — for allegedly misleading investors about the company's cybersecurity posture. A direct signal that regulators are holding individuals, not just entities, responsible.

These are not isolated cases. They are a pattern. Regulators — the SEC, FINRA, NYDFS — are increasingly focused not on whether a policy existed, but on whether leadership knew, acted, and documented.

The question they are asking is the same question Bracer answers every day: Did you implement your program — and can you prove it?

For board members, CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and CISOs at regulated firms: your personal exposure is real. A well-run, documented, evidence-backed cyber program is no longer optional. It is your defense.

Anyone responsible for a cyber program.

CISOs & Security Officers
Run a program that's always audit-ready — without rebuilding it from scratch every exam cycle.
IT & Operations Leads
Manage your cybersecurity obligations without a dedicated security team. Bracer carries the structure.
Compliance Officers
Map every regulatory obligation to a documented, evidenced requirement. Know your status at any moment.
Firm Principals & Managing Partners
Know your program is running. Not because someone told you. Because Bracer shows you.
Board Members & C-Suite
Demonstrate personal diligence. Protect your firm — and protect yourself.