About Steve Jump
Translating Technology Risk Into Business Language Since 1994
Steve Jump is a chartered engineer with an uncommon talent: the ability to make complex technology concepts accessible, actionable, and relevant to business leaders.
With over 30 years of information security and applied technology experience—including more than a decade running his own technology and security businesses—Steve understands cybersecurity and AI from both technical and business perspectives. This dual expertise enables him to bridge the communication gap that often leaves boards uncertain and security teams frustrated.
Cyber Risk, Cyber-Resilience, and AI Strategy require business level conversations before technology choices can be made!
Conversations require communication.
Effective Communication requires understanding.
The Problem We Solve
Most organizations treat cybersecurity and AI as technology problems. Cyber Risk is a Business Risk – Cybersecurity governance certainly require technology, but cannot be driven as a technology problem. AI Risk similarly is a Business Risk, with perhaps even greater impact that Cyber Risk. Considering Business risks with a technology only approach leads directly to three critical failures:
1. Communication Breakdown
IT and Security teams focus on technology and struggle to articulate risk in business terms; executives struggle to make informed security and AI investment decisions.
2. Misaligned Priorities
Without business context, security efforts focus on compliance rather than actual threat reduction. Cyber risk and AI risk must be effectively managed by business objective driven design.
3. Ineffective Investment
Security budgets get allocated based on everyone else’s industry threats rather than your specific business risks. Or AI decisions are made based on externally originated fears. Your business requires controls that match its own context., and support it’s own decisons and objectives.
Custodiet Advisory Services exists to resolve these problems.
Our Philosophy: Cyber Risk is Business Risk
An old parable illustrates our philosophy perfectly:
For the Want of a Nail
For want of a nail the shoe was lost,
for want of a shoe the horse was lost,
for want of a horse the knight was lost,
for want of a knight the message was lost,
for want of a message the army was lost,
for the want of an army the kingdom was lost,
All for want of a nail.
In our philosophy these same words represent our dilemma: nail = real understanding of the threats shoe = the risks that face a company knight = Chief of Information Security (Technology Translator) message = communication and direction army = the ability to execute on strategy kingdom = profit or success All for the want of understanding.
Custodiet Advisory provides that understanding
Why Work With Steve Jump?
Technical Depth, Business Focus
Steve’s engineering background enables him to share deep technical understanding. His corporate and entrepreneurial business experience ensures that his understanding serves your strategic objectives.
Proven Track Record
Experience
Businesses
International
Speaker
At Major Cybersecurity
Conferences
Published
Expert
Online and in Print
Practical, Not Theoretical
Steve’s advice comes from real-world implementation experience, not academic theory. He’s built security programs, responded to incidents, presented to boards, and defended budgets. Practical business aligned principles that map to existing systems and AI based solutions equally.
Independent Perspective
As an independent advisor, Steve has no vendor relationships to protect or products to sell. His guidance serves only your interests.
Our Approach: Four Pillars
1. Asset Identification & Valuation
You can’t protect what you don’t understand. We help you identify critical business assets, both logical…
2. Quantitative Risk Assessment
Move beyond traffic light matrices and compliance scores. We use quantitative risk analysis…
3. Compliance as a Risk Management Tool
Compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, ISO42001, NIST, CIS Controls) are valuable—when used properly.
4. AI Risk and Enhanced Threat Intelligence
Artificial intelligence affects every aspect of your business. AI can transform threat detection and risk…
Who We Serve
CEOs & Business Executives
Get clear, actionable cyber risk information that supports strategic decision-making. Understand how cybersecurity investments protect business value.
Boards & Audit Committees
Receive concise, business-focused AI & cyber risk reporting that enables effective governance and oversight.
CISOs & Security Leaders
Gain coaching on communicating risk to business stakeholders, building business cases for security investment, and aligning security strategy with business objectives.
CIOs & Technology Leaders
Understand how to integrate security into AI and digital transformation initiatives and build security teams that support business growth.
Growing Organizations
Access CISO-level and Business Risk aware expertise without full-time executive cost through Virtual CISO services tailored to your stage and needs.
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?
“Who guards the guardians themselves?”
Your information security officers, cyber security specialists, and AI advisors are critical to business success. They need both the technical skills to defend and evolve your organization and the support to thrive within it.
Custodiet Advisory ensures your security and AI teams have the guidance, coaching, and strategic direction they need to perform at their peak—protecting both your business and the professionals who build it and defend it.