The TrustHarbor approach
TrustHarbor is a structured way to view information security as a program. It connects business context, stakeholders, assets, risks, controls, and recovery into a single system that supports clear, practical decision making.
The approach is decision centred. The program is organized around the choices a business makes about risk, priorities, and investment, rather than around technology or compliance alone. This makes trade offs visible and helps security work stay aligned with how the business operates.
Why this perspective matters
Many small and very small businesses struggle with information security for predictable reasons.
- Guidance is fragmented and hard to apply
- Standards can feel overwhelming or abstract
- Tools promise protection without clarifying what matters most
With a system level view, effort and investment tend to be controlled. The TrustHarbor approach provides a structure for seeing how everything fits together.
How TrustHarbor is structured
TrustHarbor brings together three complementary perspectives.
- Program architecture
A way to see what a complete information security program consists of and how the parts relate. - Governance and decision support
A way to organize choices about risk, priorities, controls, and investment so they can be compared, recorded, and revisited. - Operating model
A way to run the program over time, including how controls are maintained, incidents are handled, and learning feeds back into improvement.
Together, these provide a stable frame for understanding, operating, and evolving an information security program.
What this means for a business
- A way to see current state and exposure in context
- A basis for prioritizing effort and investment
- A structure for running security as an ongoing program
- A clearer path from assessment to improvement
The approach does not prescribe one way of working. It provides a framework the business can use to tailor, guide, and improve its own program.