{"id":2671,"date":"2026-03-17T17:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avaliance.com\/us\/?post_type=use_case&p=2671"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:44:43","slug":"cybersecurity-governance-strengthening","status":"publish","type":"use_case","link":"https:\/\/avaliance.com\/us\/en\/use_case\/cybersecurity-governance-strengthening\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity Governance Strengthening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a context of strengthening its cybersecurity posture and increasing risks linked to digital threats, an international player in the infrastructure and energy sector launched several initiatives aimed at improving security governance and vulnerability management across its critical IT environments.<\/p>\n

To support this initiative, Avaliance worked in support of the CISO, with a cross-functional role covering vulnerability tracking, coordination of security audits, incident management and the management of cybersecurity performance indicators.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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<\/span>Key challenges<\/h3>\n
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The client needed to improve its ability to detect and remediate cyber threats while strengthening the integration of security into its IT projects.<\/p>\n

The challenges focused on reducing the number of critical vulnerabilities, improving responsiveness to security incidents, ensuring the reliability of cybersecurity indicators (KPIs), and structuring robust technical governance around CISO activities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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<\/span>Achievements<\/h3>\n
Avaliance helped strengthen cybersecurity governance and operational processes through several structuring actions:<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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    management and monitoring of vulnerabilities identified on critical systems and applications,<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    contribution to the integration of cybersecurity requirements into IT projects,<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    management and coordination of technical security audits, including risk analyses and recommendations,<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    improvement and monitoring of key cybersecurity performance indicators,<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    supervision of patch management activities across critical environments,<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    management and coordination of security incidents and associated remediation actions.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n