Global GRC Authority • Serving 16+ African Nations

Governance.
Risk.
Compliance.

Engineered for the African Enterprise.

SecureWyse is a global consultancy, delivering world-class compliance certification, cybersecurity maturity transformation, and regulatory licensing services to institutions across 16+ African countries. We don't issue reports — we build compliant, resilient organisations.

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16+
African Countries
100%
Audit Pass Rate
3
Core Frameworks
Framework Expertise
ISO 27001:2022 PCI DSS v4.0.1 CBN CAT NDPA 2023 SOC 2 NIST CSF GDPR FFIEC CIS Controls
About SecureWyse

Africa's Global
GRC Authority

Active Markets Nigeria · Ghana · Kenya · Rwanda · South Africa · Egypt · Cameroon · Senegal · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Ethiopia · Côte d'Ivoire · Angola · Mozambique & counting

SecureWyse is a global governance, risk and compliance consultancy serving the banks, fintechs, enterprises, and government institutions across Africa that are navigating an increasingly complex regulatory and threat environment.

Founded by seasoned practitioners with decades of combined experience across financial services, enterprise cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance, SecureWyse was built on one conviction: African organisations deserve the same calibre of GRC expertise as the world's most advanced financial centres.

Our work is anchored in three core compliance frameworks — ISO/IEC 27001:2022, PCI DSS v4.0.1, and the CBN Cyber Assessment Tool (CAT) — and delivered through a structured maturity improvement methodology that takes organisations from wherever they are today to a measurable, defensible, and board-reportable compliance posture.

Our Mission

To transform African organisations from security liability to compliance leaders — through structured, measurable, practitioner-led GRC engagement.

Our Vision

To be the foremost GRC authority across Africa, trusted by regulators, enterprises, and boards as the benchmark of cybersecurity excellence.

16+
African markets actively served
100%
Regulatory audit pass rate
3
Core compliance frameworks mastered
SecureWyse consulting team
Practitioner-Led

Every engagement is led by certified senior practitioners — CISSP, CISA, ISO 27001 LA, PCI QSA — not junior analysts.

Outcome-Committed

We commit to measurable milestones — not deliverables. You receive a compliant organisation, not a compliance report.

Pan-African Regulatory Depth

Deep understanding of African regulatory environments — CBN, NDPC, NCC, Bank of Ghana, FSCA — combined with global compliance standards.

Our Core Discipline

GRC Maturity Transformation

Our primary service is not compliance documentation — it is measurable maturity improvement. Every engagement drives your organisation from its current state to a higher, independently verifiable, board-reportable compliance posture across the frameworks that matter most.

THE SECUREWISE MATURITY FRAMEWORK (CVMF)
1
Initial — Ad Hoc
Undocumented, reactive controls. No baseline. High examination risk.
▶ We assess here
2
Developing — Documented
Basic policies exist. Inconsistent implementation. Gaps in evidence.
▶ Phase 1 target
3
Defined — Consistent
Controls implemented consistently. Evidence pack complete. Auditor-ready.
▶ Audit gateway
4
Managed — Measured
Continuous monitoring. Board-level reporting. Metrics-driven governance.
▶ Certification
5
Optimised — Leading
Proactive improvement cycle. Industry benchmark. Regulatory trust established.
▶ Sustained excellence
We don't deliver reports.
We deliver compliant organisations.

Most compliance consultancies hand you a gap assessment and leave you with a 100-page report and no clear path forward. SecureWyse operates differently. We commit to milestone-based maturity targets, use our proprietary CVMF scoring system to track progress in real time, and don't consider an engagement complete until you have crossed your agreed maturity threshold.

Your board receives measurable, independently verifiable evidence of security improvement — not a consultant's narrative. Your regulators see a controlled, documented compliance journey. Your auditors receive a complete evidence pack, structured and ready.

Our cross-framework advantage means that one SecureWyse engagement simultaneously advances your posture across all applicable regulatory frameworks — PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and CBN CAT — at no incremental cost.

GRC compliance oversight
THE SECUREWISE 4-PHASE DELIVERY METHODOLOGY
Phase 01
Scoping & Baseline Discovery

We map your current environment, identify your cardholder data environment or ISMS scope, conduct a gap analysis across all applicable controls, and establish your baseline CVMF maturity score within 2 weeks of engagement start.

Gap AnalysisCVMF BaselineScope Definition
Phase 02
Policy, Governance & Gap Remediation

All required policies are generated and version-controlled. Evidence collection is initiated across all control domains. Technical and process gaps are remediated. CVMF target: Level 2 → Level 3 (Defined) before any external audit engagement.

Policy DevelopmentEvidence CollectionControl Implementation
Phase 03
Validation & Mock Audit

Internal audit conducted across all applicable domains. Mock audit simulation rehearses your team for examiner questions and evidence requests. All nonconformities logged and remediated before external engagement.

Internal AuditMock SimulationNonconformity Closure
Phase 04
External Audit Support & Handover

Full support through QSA, ISO certification body, or CBN examination. Evidence packs prepared per domain. Board Remediation Report generated for executive sign-off. Engagement transitions to ongoing subscription for continuous compliance maintenance.

QSA / CB LiaisonBoard ReportingOngoing Monitoring
Phase 05 — Ongoing
Continuous Compliance & Surveillance

Post-certification, we transition your organisation to ongoing compliance maintenance — CVMF scores reported quarterly to Board Risk Committee, surveillance cycle managed for ISO 27001, and continuous monitoring across all active domains.

Quarterly CVMFBoard ReportsSurveillance Cycle
Cross-Framework Advantage
One Investment.
Four Regulatory Outcomes.

Every control implemented for PCI DSS simultaneously advances your ISO 27001 and CBN CAT posture. Every policy written for ISO 27001 maps directly to CBN CAT domains. This is our architecture, not a coincidence.

PCI DSS v4.0.1ISO 27001:2022CBN CAT
Our Milestone Commitments — What We Promise Before We Start
Milestone 1
Baseline CVMF maturity score established and reported within 2 weeks of engagement start.
Milestone 2
All critical gaps remediated. CVMF Level 3 (Defined) achieved before any external audit begins.
Milestone 3
External audit fully supported with a complete, domain-structured evidence pack.
Milestone 4
Ongoing CVMF score maintained and reported quarterly to Board Risk Committee after certification.
Exclusive Strategic Partnership

SecureWyse & ComplianceIQ
Africa's Most Powerful
GRC Partnership.

SecureWyse is the only designated Strategic Partner of ComplianceIQ — Africa's most advanced AI-powered compliance maturity platform. This exclusive relationship means every SecureWyse client engagement is delivered with the full power of ComplianceIQ's infrastructure from day one — not as an optional add-on, but as the backbone of how we deliver compliance transformation.

ComplianceIQ is the continent's premier platform for scoring, analysing, and certifying organisational compliance maturity across ISO/IEC 27001:2022, PCI DSS v4.0.1, CBN CAT, NDPA 2023, and FFIEC. Where most consultancies rely on spreadsheets and manual evidence packs, SecureWyse clients benefit from live maturity scoring, AI-assisted policy generation, automated evidence archiving, and real-time board reporting — all powered by ComplianceIQ throughout the engagement.

No other GRC consultancy on the African continent holds this designation. As Strategic Partner, SecureWyse has the deepest access to ComplianceIQ's capabilities, direct integration with its roadmap, and the ability to provision and configure the platform for client environments at a level no other firm can match.

Live CVMF Maturity Scoring
Your organisation's compliance posture is scored in real time on a 1–5 maturity scale across every applicable control domain — visible to your CISO, compliance team, and board at any moment.
AI-Powered Policy Generation (PolicyIQ)
All 23+ mandatory ISMS policies, PCI DSS procedure documents, and CBN-required governance frameworks are generated, version-controlled, and managed through ComplianceIQ's integrated PolicyIQ module — eliminating months of manual policy writing.
Automated Evidence Archive & Audit Readiness
A 122-item evidence catalogue maps directly to PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and CBN CAT controls. Every piece of evidence is timestamped, versioned, and organised for immediate presentation to QSAs, certification bodies, and CBN examiners.
Designation
Official Strategic Partner
Africa's only designated Strategic Partner of ComplianceIQ — the continent's most advanced AI-powered compliance platform.
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ComplianceIQ Platform — SecureWyse Strategic Partner
ComplianceIQ — AI-Powered Compliance Platform
Frameworks covered on ComplianceIQ
ISO 27001:2022 PCI DSS v4.0.1 CBN CAT NDPA 2023 FFIEC CAT
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PolicyIQ Platform — SecureWyse Strategic Partner
PolicyIQ — AI-Powered Policy Intelligence & Awareness
Policy frameworks covered on PolicyIQ
ISO 27001 PCI DSS v4.0 NDPR 2023 CBN RMF FFIEC
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Exclusive Strategic Partnership

SecureWyse & PolicyIQ
Policy Intelligence,
Built for Africa.

SecureWyse is also an exclusive Strategic Partner of PolicyIQ — Africa's most advanced AI-powered policy intelligence and awareness platform. Built on the same IQ Suite infrastructure as ComplianceIQ, PolicyIQ gives every SecureWyse client the ability to generate complete, framework-aligned policy documents in minutes — not months.

For any organisation undergoing ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or CBN Framework compliance, policy development is one of the most time-consuming and error-prone activities. PolicyIQ eliminates that bottleneck entirely — ARIA, its embedded AI assistant, generates fully structured, framework-aligned policy documents, trains staff on their content, tracks acknowledgements, and produces regulator-ready culture-of-compliance evidence — all from a single prompt.

As Strategic Partner, SecureWyse integrates PolicyIQ into every consulting engagement by default. When we implement your ISMS or your PCI DSS compliance programme, your policy suite is built inside PolicyIQ — version-controlled, staff-trained, and audit-ready from day one.

Instant Framework-Aligned Policy Generation
Generate complete, professionally structured policy documents aligned to ISO 27001, PCI DSS v4.0, NDPR 2023, CBN RMF, and FFIEC — in minutes, via ARIA the AI assistant. No templates, no manual drafting.
Staff Training & Acknowledgement Tracking
PolicyIQ trains your workforce on each policy at the point of issuance and tracks individual acknowledgements — giving you the culture-of-compliance evidence regulators and auditors increasingly require beyond policy documents alone.
Audit-Ready Policy Evidence
Every policy is version-controlled, timestamped, and stored with full audit trail. When your QSA, ISO certification body, or CBN examiner requests documentation, your policy pack is retrieved and presented instantly — zero scramble.
Full Service Portfolio

Three Core Service Lines

Each programme is structured around a major regulatory framework, delivered with milestone commitments, and includes access to our compliance management infrastructure throughout the engagement.

01
PCI DSS v4.0.1
Implementation

End-to-end compliance for every institution that processes, stores, or transmits cardholder data. PCI DSS v4.0.1 (mandatory March 2024) introduced 64 new requirements. Most African institutions are unprepared for the delta. We close that gap.

  • Cardholder Data Environment (CDE) identification & network segmentation review
  • Gap analysis across all 12 PCI DSS requirement areas
  • Policy & procedure development; 122-item evidence catalogue
  • Vulnerability management, access control & encryption remediation
  • Mock audit simulation; QSA readiness and evidence submission
  • Transition to ongoing compliance monitoring post-certification
02
ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Implementation

ISO 27001:2022 is increasingly required by enterprise clients, correspondent banks, and international partners. The 2022 revision introduced 11 new controls. For new entrants and institutions requiring transition, we manage the full journey to certification.

  • Organisation context analysis; ISMS scope definition and leadership approval
  • Asset register, risk assessment (Clause 6), Statement of Applicability — 93 Annex A controls
  • Risk treatment plan; 23+ mandatory ISMS policies generated and version-controlled
  • All 11 new 2022 control categories implemented with evidence versioning
  • Stage 1 & Stage 2 audit support; nonconformities remediated via command centre
  • Surveillance cycle management post-certification
03
CBN Cyber Assessment Tool (CAT)
Implementation

CBN CAT compliance is non-negotiable — it is a licence condition for all CBN-licensed institutions. Examination findings related to cybersecurity have increased sharply. Institutions that fail CAT face sanctions, increased examination frequency, and operating restrictions.

  • Last CBN examination report review; all cybersecurity findings catalogued
  • Gap analysis against current CBN CAT requirements and VAPT baseline
  • Cybersecurity policy suite updated; CISO mandate and Board Risk Committee oversight formalised
  • Network resilience, endpoint, and vulnerability management programme implemented
  • Mock examination; evidence packs prepared per CBN domain
  • Board-level compliance report; CISO Approval Gate for ongoing sign-off
Beyond GRC
Additional Cybersecurity Services
Penetration Testing & Red Team Operations

Web application, network, mobile, and cloud penetration testing. Social engineering simulations. Full red team adversary simulation for financial institutions and critical infrastructure.

Virtual CISO (vCISO) Services

Fractional CISO leadership — security strategy, board reporting, risk governance, and vendor oversight — without the cost of a full-time hire.

Managed Detection & Response (MDR)

24/7 threat monitoring, detection, threat hunting, and guided incident containment — extending your security team as a fully managed service.

Incident Response & Digital Forensics

Rapid-deployment IR for active breaches, ransomware, and insider threats. Triage, containment, forensic analysis, and legally defensible post-incident reporting.

Regulatory Licence Procurement

End-to-end facilitation of cybersecurity licence applications with NCC, NITDA, CBN, and NDPC — from documentation to approval tracking and issuance.

NDPA / NDPR Data Protection Compliance

Full NDPC registration, Data Protection Impact Assessments, DPCO filing, annual compliance audit, and Remediation Action Plans under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.

Security Architecture Review

Independent design review against Zero Trust and industry frameworks across digital transformation initiatives, M&A integrations, and new technology deployments.

Security Awareness & Certification Training

Role-based staff awareness programmes and intensive preparation for CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, and ISO 27001 Lead Implementer — with proven candidate success across Africa.

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

BIA, BCP/DR design, RTO/RPO definition, failover architecture review, tabletop exercises, and post-incident recovery orchestration for enterprise environments.

Why SecureWyse

The SecureWyse Advantage

01
Maturity-Led, Not Report-Led

Every competitor delivers a report. We commit to a maturity milestone. Our CVMF scoring system tracks measurable compliance improvement and gives boards the evidence they need.

02
Cross-Framework Efficiency

One SecureWyse engagement simultaneously advances your PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and CBN CAT posture. No other African GRC firm offers this. One investment, four regulatory outcomes.

03
Pan-African Regulatory Depth

Intimate knowledge of CBN, NDPC, NCC, Bank of Ghana, FSCA, and other African regulators — combined with globally benchmarked standards. No other firm offers this combination.

04
Senior Practitioners Only

CISSP, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, PCI QSA. Every engagement is led by practitioners with board-level credibility, not delegated to analysts after the sales call.

05
Milestone Commitments, Not Timelines

We don't measure our work in deliverables. We measure it in outcomes. Four pre-agreed maturity milestones. We don't close an engagement until every milestone is hit.

06
Continuous Partnership Model

Post-certification surveillance, quarterly CVMF board reporting, and ongoing compliance monitoring ensure your posture doesn't erode between certification cycles.

Start Your GRC Journey

Ready to Achieve Measurable
Compliance Maturity?

Speak with one of our senior GRC consultants. Complimentary initial consultation — we assess where you are and define exactly where you need to be.

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