Cybersecurity Specialist | CISSP
I help mid-sized organizations—particularly BC municipalities—protect their critical systems and data without breaking limited budgets.
Too much cybersecurity guidance assumes enterprise budgets, large teams, and unlimited resources. That’s not realistic for most organizations. I believe security should be practical, incremental, and achievable—starting where you are, with what you have. That’s the security that actually gets implemented.
What I Do
I work with organizations before the breach, before the mandate, and before the crisis. Security implemented proactively costs less, works better, and avoids the costly emergency response premium.
My approach has three stages:
1. Risk Assessment Where are you now? I help organizations understand their current security posture, identify critical gaps, and prioritize risks based on actual exposure and resource constraints.
2. Roadmap Development Where should you go? I develop realistic improvement roadmaps aligned with your budget, staffing realities, and competing priorities. Phased implementation. Incremental progress. No enterprise-scale assumptions.
3. Implementation Support How do you get there? I provide hands-on support implementing high-impact security controls that don’t require massive investment—often leveraging tools you already own but aren’t fully using.
Why Mid-Sized Organizations Need Different Guidance
Many mid-sized organizations—especially municipalities and public sector entities—inherit fragmented, patchwork environments built by decades of departmental decisions. Budget cycles are rigid. Staff teams are small (often 2-10 people). Legacy systems can’t be replaced on vendor timelines. And critical services can’t go offline for “security improvements.”
Standard enterprise security guidance doesn’t account for this reality.
My content and consulting focus on:
- From Fragmentation to Standardization – Incremental consolidation of patchwork environments
- Incremental Maturity Growth – Moving up one security maturity level at a time, not leaping to “best practice”
- Capability Building – Developing internal capacity to maintain and improve security, not just implementing controls
Expertise
BC Municipal & Government Cybersecurity Specializing in the unique challenges facing BC municipalities: budget constraints, legacy systems, small IT teams, and the critical need to maintain public services during security incidents.
Microsoft 365 Security Deep expertise in securing M365 Business Premium environments for mid-sized organizations. Most organizations already pay for security tools they’re not using - I help you leverage those investments before purchasing new solutions.
Cloud Security & Migration Extensive experience helping organizations securely migrate to Azure and Microsoft 365, with particular focus on BC privacy requirements, data residency, and hybrid cloud environments.
Implementation Leadership Over 20 years leading cross-functional teams including Service Delivery Managers, Project Managers, Subject Matter Experts, Vendor Engineers, and Client teams. Specializes in creating realistic implementation timelines with stakeholder buy-in - not aspirational roadmaps that never get executed.
Background
With over two decades in information technology, I’ve worked across diverse technologies, industries, and organizational scales. This background enables me to understand both the strategic and tactical realities of mid-sized organizations with constrained resources.
I hold the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification and maintain active involvement in the BC cybersecurity community.
My clients don’t wait for regulatory deadlines or ransomware - they build security incrementally, starting now.
Get In Touch
For cybersecurity assessments, roadmap development, or implementation support:
- LinkedIn: clintmcguire
- Email: clint[@]clintmcguire[.]com
- GitHub: clintmc
For consulting inquiries or speaking opportunities, please reach out via the Contact page.