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        Cybersecurity consultant, CISSP, and founder of <a href="https://nexsecuresolutions.com/" rel="me">NexSecure Solutions LLC</a> in Bowie, Maryland.
        I help small and mid-sized businesses reduce cyber risk, improve security, and make better decisions about technology risk.
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        Focus areas include vCISO support, Microsoft 365 hardening, vulnerability management, cyber insurance readiness,
        compliance support, vendor risk, AI governance, security awareness, and incident response planning.
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      <h2>Start Here</h2>
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        <li><a href="https://nexsecuresolutions.com/start-here" rel="me">Start Here with NexSecure Solutions</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://nexsecuresolutions.com/nigel-roberts-cissp/" rel="me">Nigel Roberts, CISSP founder profile</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://nexsecuresolutions.com/cybersecurity-services/" rel="me">NexSecure cybersecurity services</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://nigelrobertsadvisory.com/" rel="me">Nigel Roberts Advisory</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/nigel-roberts-cissp/home" rel="me">Google Sites profile</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://schedule.oleandergroveholdings.com/free-discovery-and-needs-assessment" rel="me">Schedule a Free Discovery and Needs Assessment</a></li>
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      <h2>Technical Focus</h2>
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          <strong>Microsoft 365 Security</strong>
          <p>Hardening Microsoft 365 environments for small businesses. Covers Defender, Entra ID, conditional access, and admin controls.</p>
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          <strong>vCISO and Cybersecurity Leadership</strong>
          <p>Fractional CISO services for growing organizations. Security strategy, board communication, and risk ownership without a full-time hire.</p>
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          <strong>Vulnerability Management</strong>
          <p>Identifying, prioritizing, and tracking vulnerabilities so teams patch what matters and avoid getting buried in noise.</p>
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          <strong>Cyber Insurance Readiness</strong>
          <p>Preparing organizations to qualify for coverage, complete applications accurately, and meet insurer security requirements.</p>
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          <strong>Compliance Readiness</strong>
          <p>Practical work toward NIST CSF, CIS Controls, HIPAA, and CMMC alignment without turning compliance into a checkbox exercise.</p>
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          <strong>Third-Party Risk</strong>
          <p>Reviewing vendor security posture, contracts, and data access so businesses know what risk they are accepting before signing.</p>
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          <strong>AI Governance</strong>
          <p>Building guardrails for AI tool adoption. Data handling policies, acceptable use frameworks, and risk reviews for AI-assisted workflows.</p>
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          <strong>Incident Response Planning</strong>
          <p>Building and testing incident response playbooks so teams know what to do in the first hour of a security event.</p>
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          <strong>Security Awareness</strong>
          <p>Training programs and phishing simulations that change behavior, not just check a box for annual compliance.</p>
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      <h2>Practical Cybersecurity Resources</h2>
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        Open, reusable guides and templates created by Nigel Roberts, CISSP for small businesses, nonprofits, and teams without dedicated security staff.
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          <strong><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts/nonprofit-cybersecurity-starter-kit">Nonprofit Cybersecurity Starter Kit</a></strong>
          <p>A 90-day action plan and ownership matrix for nonprofit leaders and teams without dedicated IT staff.</p>
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          <strong><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts/microsoft-365-security-checklist">Microsoft 365 Security Checklist</a></strong>
          <p>A practical review of identity, administrator access, email, sharing, devices, logging, and recovery.</p>
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          <strong><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts/small-business-cyber-risk-register">Cyber Risk Register</a></strong>
          <p>A reusable CSV register and scoring guide for turning cybersecurity concerns into owned business decisions.</p>
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          <strong><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts/small-org-incident-response-plan">Incident Response Starter Plan</a></strong>
          <p>A response plan, activity log, and emergency contact roster for the first hours of a security incident.</p>
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      <h2>Featured Work and Publications</h2>
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        <li><a href="https://nexsecuresolutions.com/" rel="me">NexSecure Solutions LLC</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://nexsecuresolutions.com/cybersecurity-services/" rel="me">cybersecurity services for small businesses</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://nexsecuresolutions.com/nigel-roberts-cissp/" rel="me">Nigel Roberts, CISSP</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://medium.com/@nigel-roberts" rel="me">cybersecurity articles by Nigel Roberts</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://nigelrobertsadvisory.com/" rel="me">cybersecurity career and advisory writing</a></li>
        <li><a href="/papers/">hosted cybersecurity publications</a></li>
        <li><a href="/papers/lean-security-smb.pdf">Cybersecurity Basics for Small Businesses</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7474827621097472000/" rel="me">Vendor Trust Is Not a Security Strategy</a> — LinkedIn, June 2026. How to rank vendors by damage potential before a breach happens.</li>
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      <h2>Verified Professional Profiles</h2>
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        <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-roberts-cissp/" rel="me">Nigel Roberts, CISSP on LinkedIn</a></li>
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        <li><a href="https://www.quora.com/Nigel-Roberts-172" rel="me">Nigel Roberts on Quora</a></li>
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      <h2>Business Profiles</h2>
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        <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexsecuresolutions" rel="me">NexSecure Solutions on LinkedIn</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/person/nigel-roberts-cissp" rel="me">Nigel Roberts, CISSP on Crunchbase</a></li>
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      <h2>GitHub and Technical Assets</h2>
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        <li><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts" rel="me">GitHub profile</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts/nigel-roberts.github.io" rel="me">GitHub Pages repository</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts/nigel-roberts" rel="me">GitHub profile README repository</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts/nonprofit-cybersecurity-starter-kit">Nonprofit Cybersecurity Starter Kit</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts/microsoft-365-security-checklist">Microsoft 365 Security Checklist</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts/small-business-cyber-risk-register">Cyber Risk Register for Small Businesses and Nonprofits</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/nigel-roberts/small-org-incident-response-plan">Incident Response Starter Plan</a></li>
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      <h2>Social and Video</h2>
      <ul>
        <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NexSecureSolutions" rel="me">NexSecure Solutions on YouTube</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Nigel_Roberts" rel="me">Nigel Roberts on YouTube</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nexsecuresolutions/" rel="me">NexSecure Solutions on Instagram</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thenigelroberts/" rel="me">Nigel Roberts on Instagram</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.threads.com/@thenigelroberts" rel="me">Threads profile</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://x.com/NigelERoberts" rel="me">Nigel Roberts on X</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NexSecureSolutions" rel="me">NexSecure Solutions on Facebook</a></li>
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        <a href="https://nexsecuresolutions.com/start-here" rel="me">Start Here</a>
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