Fragmented advice
MSPs, insurers, auditors, vendors, and regulators each see one slice of the risk picture.
For RIAs, family offices, small PE firms, and regulated SMBs
Cybersecurity decisions should be financial decisions.
Knowell helps financial-services leaders quantify cyber exposure, map framework and control gaps, and prioritize limited security spend with board-ready evidence.
The executive problem
Security inputs are multiplying. Decision clarity is not.
Weak prioritization
Recommendations often arrive as red/yellow/green scores, not dollar exposure or tradeoffs.
Evidence pressure
Boards, clients, insurers, custodians, and investors increasingly expect proof of progress.
First paid offer
Cyber Risk Quantification Assessment
A 2-3 week fixed-fee assessment for leadership teams that need a defensible view of cyber exposure before deciding what to fund, defer, accept, or explain.
Timeline2-3 weeks
Investment$12k-$15k
OutputDecision package
Balanced assessment model
Practical advisory work, not a math exercise.
Knowell uses quantitative risk methods to improve executive decisions, while keeping the work grounded in expert judgment, framework mapping, and operational reality.
Expert consulting
Leadership interviews, business context, risk appetite, MSP/vendor coordination, and executive judgment.
Framework mapping
NIST CSF, CIS Controls, insurer requests, client diligence, Reg S-P and FINRA-oriented expectations where applicable.
Risk quantification
Hubbard/Seiersen-informed probability ranges, expected loss, residual exposure, and control ROI.
What we actually review
Concrete governance, operational, and diligence inputs.
01
Governance, policy, risk ownership, board reporting, and cyber risk appetite.
02
Identity and access, MFA, privileged access, onboarding and offboarding practices.
03
Vendor and MSP coverage, monitoring responsibility, backup ownership, and evidence quality.
04
Incident readiness, tabletop history, escalation paths, legal and forensic contacts.
05
Cyber insurance, client/custodian diligence, regulatory obligations, and AI governance gaps.
What leadership receives
A board-ready cyber risk decision package.
Executive risk report
Plain-English findings, business impact, and recommended decisions.
Board briefing
Financial exposure, top risks, risk appetite questions, and action roadmap.
Risk scorecard
Prioritized exposure areas, control gaps, residual risk, and spend logic.
30/60/90 roadmap
Actions, owners, dependencies, evidence needs, and retainer path if warranted.
Why Knowell
Built from practical operating experience.
Founder Noel Catrambone brings 20+ years of IT leadership across financial services, private equity, asset management, fintech, and regulated public-company environments. He has advised executive teams across 200+ client relationships and helped lead recovery efforts for major ransomware events.
20+ yearsIT and cybersecurity leadership
200+executive advisory relationships
Ransomware-testedmajor recovery leadership experience
Clear boundaries
Knowell advises, quantifies, maps, and coordinates.
Knowell does not replace legal counsel, your MSP, SOC, MDR provider, insurer, or internal risk owner. The goal is to give leadership a defensible decision cadence and evidence trail.
Next step
Start with a 30-minute fit call.
We will confirm your pressure points, assessment fit, timeline, and whether the 2-3 week assessment is the right first move.