Growing revenue
Security keeps customers and protects momentum.
Enterprise cybersecurity leadership
Without enterprise overhead.
Padlon gives growing organizations access to proven CISO leadership, cybersecurity strategy, compliance, and executive advisory—without the cost of a full-time executive hire.
Enterprise Leadership. Small Business Focus.
Jonathan SargentFounder & Virtual CISO
26+Years executive leadership
Fortune 100Cybersecurity experience
300+Security initiatives
$400M+Technology budgets managed
AuthorPublished & in the classroom
Security that grows with you
Your business is growing.
Your cybersecurity should too.
Cybersecurity becomes a business issue long before most growing organizations can justify a full-time CISO. Padlon closes that leadership gap.
Winning enterprise clients
Answer security questionnaires with confidence.
Managing risk
Reduce operational uncertainty before it compounds.
Meeting compliance
Prepare for audits without last-minute fire drills.
Supporting your board
Turn technical risk into executive visibility.
Building trust
Protect the reputation your business has earned.
Strategic services
Leadership for every stage
of your security journey.
Start with the challenge in front of you. Build the program your business will need next.
01
Virtual CISO
Monthly executive leadership, governance, and a security strategy built around your business.
Learn more ↗02CyberAssure360™
A complete cybersecurity management program—without building a security office from scratch.
Learn more ↗03Compliance
Practical readiness for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, CMMC, and the frameworks your customers expect.
Learn more ↗04Security Assessments
Risk, gap, and maturity assessments that end with a clear, prioritized roadmap.
Learn more ↗05Incident Readiness
Plans, exercises, and recovery leadership that prepare your team before the pressure is real.
Learn more ↗06Board Advisory
Decision-ready metrics, reporting, and strategy for owners, executives, and boards.
Learn more ↗The complete operating system
Introducing
CyberAssure360™
A continuous cybersecurity management program that brings leadership, governance, technology, compliance, and improvement into one practical rhythm.
See how the program works →01LeadershipExecutive direction
02GovernanceRisk & accountability
03TechnologyPractical safeguards
04ComplianceEvidence & readiness
05ImprovementMeasure, plan, advance
360°
Monthly executive meetingSecurity roadmapBoard-ready reportsRisk registerVendor reviewsPolicies & awarenessCompliance trackingKPIs & quarterly planning
Fortune 100 discipline.Built for the realities of a growing business.
Our point of view
Enterprise leadership.
Small business focus.
Enterprise organizations succeed because they build disciplined governance, strategic planning, executive visibility, and consistent risk management—not because they simply buy more technology.
Padlon brings those same leadership practices to organizations that are too small to justify a full-time CISO, giving CEOs and boards direct access to proven executive guidance without enterprise overhead.
Why Padlon →Meet your virtual CISO
Jonathan
Sargent
“Cybersecurity should create clarity for leaders—not another layer of complexity.”
Jonathan combines more than 26 years of technology leadership with board-level communication and hands-on security program experience. His work helps executives turn cyber risk into decisions, priorities, and measurable progress.
Former Fortune 100 executiveMBA, Georgetown UniversityCISSP • CISM • CRISC • PMPPublished authorUniversity instructorVenture advisor
Client success
Progress leaders
can see and measure.
No anonymous praise. Just the kinds of business problems we help leadership teams solve—and the outcomes that matter.
From scattered controls to a board-ready security program
Built a practical governance rhythm, unified the risk register, and gave leadership a roadmap they could fund and follow.
Turning security reviews into a competitive advantage
Mapped customer requirements to the existing environment, closed the highest-value gaps, and created a repeatable response process.
Preparing the leadership team before a crisis
Aligned executives, legal, operations, and IT around one response plan, then pressure-tested it in a facilitated exercise.
Know where you stand
Your security maturity, made clear.
Answer 20 executive-level questions and get an immediate maturity score with practical next-step recommendations.
Start the 5-minute assessment →20questions
01 Risk score02 Priority roadmap03 Executive recommendation04 Consultation option
Executive resource center
Insight for leaders.
AI governance
The five questions every leadership team should ask before scaling AI
Executive briefing • 8 min↗Board reportingWhat a useful cybersecurity dashboard actually tells the board
Board guide • 12 min↗Cyber insuranceWhy your renewal is becoming a security strategy conversation
Readiness guide • 9 min↗Your next chapter
Ready to build an enterprise
security program?
Start with one focused conversation about the business you are building, the risk you carry, and the practical path forward.
Book an executive strategy session ↗