N4 Cyber Advisory — Governance, Risk, Compliance

N4 CYBER ADVISORY, LLC

Complex requirements.
Clear direction.

Cybersecurity guidance that connects governance, risk, and compliance to the way your business works.

For businesses, nonprofits, and organizations navigating complex requirements.

Executive perspective.
Practical experience.
20+ yearsof leadership experience
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification logoCCSP
Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) certification logoCGRC
CMMC Certified Professional (CCP) certification logoCCP

01 / HOW WE HELP

Practical guidance.
Built around your mission.

Connect the decisions you make about people, processes, technology, and risk to what your organization needs to accomplish.

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Organizational alignment

Bring an executive and operational perspective to how your organization works. Identify where responsibilities, business processes, and technology can better support your priorities.

  • Mission and operational priorities
  • Business process and policy alignment
  • Clear roles and responsibilities
  • Executive and stakeholder communication
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Governance & risk

Give leaders a practical view of obligations, risks, and tradeoffs. Establish governance and evidence practices that support informed decisions and fit your day-to-day operations.

  • Governance and program development
  • Risk assessment and prioritization
  • Policy, procedure, and evidence planning
  • Coordination with independent legal counsel
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Technology & security

Align technology and security practices with business needs. Draw on N4’s RMF and cloud security background to plan practical safeguards, strengthen resilience, and explore responsible AI use.

  • Risk-based security program planning
  • Technology provider oversight
  • Incident response and resilience planning
  • Secure and ethical AI considerations

When your needs call for specialized legal advice, engineering, or CMMC support, N4 can help connect you with independent providers.

02 / OUR APPROACH

Your mission
sets the direction.

N4 brings a perspective shaped by executive leadership, business operations, and cybersecurity. We look at how your people, processes, technology, and obligations work together—and help align them with what your organization needs to accomplish.

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Understand your organization

Start with your mission, priorities, people, and day-to-day operations. Understand how business processes, technology, and legal or regulatory obligations influence the way you work.

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Align priorities and practices

Identify gaps, competing demands, and opportunities for improvement. Connect governance, business processes, technology, and security to your organizational priorities, with practical actions and clear responsibilities.

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Build lasting capability

Help your team establish practices it can sustain. Strengthen coordination, support informed decisions, and adapt as your organization’s needs evolve—keeping your mission at the center.

03 / TECHNOLOGY REFERRALS

From advisory
to implementation.

When your next step calls for specialized engineering, N4 can refer you to an independent technology provider.

FEATURED REFERRAL RESOURCE

Palladium Innovations, LLC

Palladium provides technology solutions and digital transformation services for businesses, nonprofits, and local, state, and federal government agencies. N4 and Palladium share a longstanding working relationship, bringing complementary advisory and technical expertise to clients’ needs.

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Software & application modernization

Software development, application engineering, and modernization of complex government software solutions.

Cloud & reliability engineering

Cloud solution development and support, site reliability engineering, and integration of applications into enterprise environments.

Cybersecurity implementation

DoD RMF implementation experience spanning system categorization through continuous monitoring in cloud environments.

Compliance automation

A customizable “Compliance Factory” approach to integrating compliance activities and supporting ongoing operational sustainment.

Services are delivered by Palladium under a separate client engagement; scope and availability are confirmed directly with the provider.

Scott P. Nicholson, Managing Member of N4 Cyber Advisory, LLC

05 / MEET THE MANAGING MEMBER

Scott P. Nicholson

Managing Member & Principal Consultant

Business leadership.
Operational insight.
Cybersecurity expertise.

Scott brings more than 20 years of leadership experience across healthcare, nonprofit organizations, and defense contracting. His career includes service as a Director of Operations, Director of Development, CEO of a managed care organization, and Chief Information Security Officer—giving him a broad understanding of how organizations work and what their leaders need to accomplish.

His experience spans business processes, human resources, public policy, fundraising, and coordination with legal counsel. Through N4 Cyber Advisory, he brings that operational perspective to governance, technology, and security decisions, helping clients align their practices with their mission, people, and priorities.

As a former CISO for a DoD contractor, Scott led enterprise security governance and assessment readiness. His experience includes securing two consecutive Authorities to Operate under the Risk Management Framework for DoD Systems (RMF) for a contractor-owned and operated, cloud-native information system supporting DoD operations.

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Scott’s healthcare leadership experience also includes serving as a Compliance Officer, investigating complaints involving potential violations of federal law and Medicare or Medicaid requirements. His earlier work with HIPAA informs his perspective on regulatory obligations and organizational accountability.

Scott holds the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC), and CMMC Certified Professional (CCP) credentials. These qualifications complement his executive and operational experience and his background in cloud security, DoD RMF, and security governance. He is interested in the secure and ethical use of artificial intelligence to support clients’ needs, with attention to confidentiality, responsible data handling, and human oversight.

Scott holds a Master of Science in Management from Friends University and a Bachelor of Science in Gerontology from Wichita State University. Based in Wichita, he also supports community organizations through volunteer leadership and pro bono technology advisory work.

Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification logo
CCSPCertified Cloud Security ProfessionalVerify on Credly
Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) certification logo
CGRCCertified in Governance, Risk and ComplianceVerify on Credly
CMMC Certified Professional (CCP) certification logo
CCPCMMC Certified ProfessionalVerify on Credly

06 / PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Professional connections.

Scott’s professional affiliations connect N4 with the cybersecurity, governance, risk, compliance, and technology communities.

07 / START A CONVERSATION

What’s your next
security challenge?

Let’s discuss where you are, what you need,
and how N4 Cyber Advisory can help.