Defense Contractors · Virtual CISO leadership

Build security discipline around your contract commitments.

Customer requirements and contract obligations create pressure well before an assessment. Padlon helps defense contractors and manufacturers organize security ownership, readiness work and executive decisions.

Enterprise Leadership. Small Business Focus.

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Leadership that connects the work

A security program your team can act on.

Work directly with experienced leadership to understand priorities, agree on responsibilities and keep improvement moving alongside your existing IT team.

01

Understand the scope

Coordinate with your contracts and technical teams to clarify the requirements, systems and information relevant to your engagement. Establish responsibility before committing to a roadmap.

02

Organize readiness work

Develop a sequenced approach to NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC readiness, including documentation, evidence ownership and remediation tracking appropriate to the agreed scope.

03

Keep leadership engaged

Give executives visibility into unresolved gaps, dependencies, budget decisions and progress. Bring IT, operations and contracts into a consistent governance rhythm.

A practical starting scope

Clear priorities. Useful deliverables. Ongoing ownership.

Begin with a focused assessment or discuss an ongoing CyberAssure360 engagement. The scope reflects your organization’s size, obligations, existing team and desired outcomes.

  • A scoped readiness roadmap and accountable work owners
  • A coordinated plan for documentation and evidence preparation
  • Executive visibility into gaps, dependencies and decisions
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Senior experience

Executive perspective, grounded in practical delivery.

Jonathan Sargent brings more than 26 years of technology, cloud, cybersecurity and leadership experience, including senior roles in financial services and global technology organizations.

CISSP · CISM · CRISC · PMP · Georgetown MBA

Padlon provides readiness and advisory services. Certification, independent assessments and contract eligibility determinations are separate. Do not submit controlled unclassified information through this website.

Start with your business

Bring your security priorities into focus.

Discuss the pressure behind your request, the outcome leadership needs and whether Padlon is the right fit. Detailed scope and fees are agreed before paid work begins.

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