Achieving ISO 27001 Compliance While Avoiding CISO Hiring Costs

Cybersecurity
Written By Josh Mackey
ImagineX | Strengthening Cybersecurity Maturity and Compliance for a Growing Medtech Innovator

Overview

A pioneering Medtech startup transforming spine surgery through personalized solutions engaged ImagineX to strengthen its cybersecurity posture. As the company scaled, it needed to assess risks, align with global regulations, and establish a security roadmap to protect sensitive data and ensure long-term compliance.

 
 
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Problem

  • Needed cybersecurity strategy aligned to growth and international expansion

  • Gaps in risk assessment, processes, and security architecture

  • Limited expertise in regulatory frameworks and global privacy laws

  • Unclear path to compliance with leading standards (ISO 27001, CIS Controls)

Solution

ImagineX provided vCISO leadership through our internal CISO and Sr. Director of Cybersecurity, bringing more than 25 years of experience to advise the client’s executive team. We applied the CIS Controls framework to assess current people, processes, and technologies, then designed a right-sized, risk-based roadmap for improving security maturity. Our team guided the CTO on global regulatory frameworks and privacy laws to support expansion into new international markets, while also conducting a comprehensive review of the client’s cloud infrastructure. The assessment identified key risks and informed recommendations to strengthen architecture resilience, improve alerting and monitoring, and establish secure practices for scaling operations.

Outcome

  • Delivered CIS Controls–based evaluation and actionable security roadmap

  • Established ISO 27001 compliance program, enhancing ISMS and organizational governance

  • Strengthened cloud architecture with resilient design, alerting, and monitoring practices

  • Enabled leadership with clear, prioritized cybersecurity strategy for scaling operations securely

Cybersecurity

  • Cybersecurity Strategy & Advisory

  • vCISO Services

  • Compliance & Risk Management (ISO 27001, CIS Controls)

  • Application Security Maturity

  • Vulnerability Management

Technology

  • Cloud Infrastructure Security

  • Secure Architecture & Monitoring

  • Resilient Infrastructure Practices

 
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