An Executive Physical for Cybersecurity

The Uncomfortable Truth: IT teams and MSSPs often manage by dashboards and contracts without visibility, incentives, or independence to tell the whole story.

Deep-Dives Beat Routine Checkups

If you’re a business executive, you may already know the value of the Executive Health Program at the Mayo Clinic. It’s not just an annual checkup—it’s a full-spectrum assessment that tells you where you stand, what risks are lurking, and where to focus your attention to safeguard your long-term health.

Now imagine applying that same approach to your organization’s cybersecurity posture.

Beyond the Routine Bloodwork

When you visit the Mayo Clinic for an executive physical, the team doesn’t just take your blood pressure and cholesterol and send you home. They run MRIs, stress tests, and advanced imaging to uncover what traditional exams might miss. They bring together specialists who look at your health holistically—heart, lungs, metabolism, lifestyle—and deliver a comprehensive report.

Dive Deep on Cybersecurity

Our Enterprise Security Assessment (ESA) does the same for your digital health.

In just 30 days, we can:

• Show you what your current tools have missed
• Tell you if advanced persistent threats (APTs) are hanging out in your network
• Determine if command-and-control (C2) channels are active
• Identify and inventory every IoT device
• Spot insider threats and risky behavior
• Look for evidence of zero-day exploits
• Confirm compliance with regulatory requirements
• Map your network topology

What You Get at the End of the Exam

At Mayo, you walk out with a binder that lays out your results, identifies potential red flags, and provides a roadmap for improvement. Some findings may be urgent, others are lifestyle adjustments—but you leave with clarity.

Our "Cybersecurity Executive Physical" delivers the same peace of mind. At the end of 30 days, you receive a written ESA report detailing:

• Where you are secure and resilient
• Where gaps exist and what’s at stake
• Concrete recommendations for reducing your risk

Why Executives Need This—Not Just IT

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: IT teams and MSSPs often manage by metrics, dashboards, and contracts. They may not have the visibility, incentives, or independence to tell you the full story.

Just as you wouldn’t let your general practitioner alone determine your long-term health plan, you shouldn’t rely exclusively on those closest to your IT operations to diagnose your cyber risk.

An independent cyber executive physical cuts through the noise. It gives you, the executive, a trusted baseline:

• Here’s what’s working.
• Here’s where you’re vulnerable.
• Here’s how to improve.

Peace of Mind in 30 Days

At the end of your Executive Physical at Mayo, you know where you stand. You may not love every result, but at least the uncertainty is gone. You have a plan. The same is true here.

In 30 days, you’ll know:

• Whether hidden threats are lurking
• Whether your investments are truly protecting your assets, executives, employees, suppliers, and customers
• Where to focus next to reduce risk

That knowledge is power. That clarity is peace of mind. And that’s something no dashboard or compliance checklist alone can deliver.

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Our team takes a different approach to cybersecurity. We're threat hunters and cyber incident responders. If you have something lurking on your network, we'll see it.

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Chuck Matthews is the CEO of PacketWatch, a cybersecurity firm specializing in Threat Hunting and Incident Response, leveraging their proprietary network monitoring platform. With over 35 years of executive experience, Matthews excels in aligning technology with strategic business goals and is a recognized leader in cybersecurity. Chuck has contributed to numerous publications and media outlets, focusing on topics like cybersecurity legislation and best practices.