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Jeremy Krienke

I've spent my career in the places where security risk meets business reality. Leading programs at state-chartered banks. Advising growth-stage fintechs. Building governance frameworks for organizations under regulatory pressure.

I started Sidewalk Security Advisors because too many regulated organizations are being underserved by IT vendors who can't translate technical risk into the language boards and examiners need to hear.

To give regulated organizations the security leadership they need but don't yet have in place.

If your board is asking hard questions about security and you don't have a clear answer, I'd like to help you build one. My goal is simple: make security something that works for everyone in the organization, not just the IT department.

Chief Information Security Officer

State-Chartered Bank & Fintech Portfolio

Built and led the security program for a state-chartered bank that also provided digital services to a portfolio of growth-stage fintech firms. Managed security governance, risk and compliance, data protection, security operations, and resiliency across the full enterprise.

Consulting

Big 4 Advisory Firm

Helped organizations across government, finance, manufacturing, and consumer products build and mature their security programs. Worked with clients ranging from mid-market companies to global enterprises across the U.S. and internationally.

Core Disciplines

Security Governance

Risk & Compliance

Data Protection

Security Operations

Business Resiliency

Regulatory Frameworks

FFIEC

FDIC

NCUA

HIPAA

SOC 2

Industries Served

Financial Services Fintech Healthcare Government Manufacturing Consumer Products Nonprofits Startups

The Virtual CISO Moment

with Greg Schaffer

LinkedIn · Apple Podcasts · Spotify

Jeremy joins Greg Schaffer to discuss the realities of building a fractional CISO practice, how regulated organizations can build security programs that hold up under examiner scrutiny, and why the traditional vendor model is failing mid-market companies.

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