Helping a Leading Energy Provider Advance Cybersecurity Maturity and Security-IT Alignment

Challenges
As a newly independent organization, a leading energy provider needed to strengthen its cybersecurity program while improving coordination between Security and IT teams. Cybersecurity capabilities varied across the organization, making it difficult to prioritize improvements, measure progress, and align efforts with business goals.
At the same time, teams were focused on day-to-day security demands, limiting their ability to address broader strategic objectives.
Windward partnered with the client to assess cybersecurity maturity, identify high-priority improvement opportunities, and provide strategic program guidance tailored to the energy sector.
Solutions
Windward partnered with the client to assess cybersecurity maturity, identify high-priority improvement opportunities, and provide strategic program guidance tailored to the energy sector.
The team also helped strengthen collaboration between Security and IT through stakeholder alignment, clear communication, and a focus on delivering measurable outcomes.
By combining advisory support with practical execution, Windward helped the organization balance immediate security needs with long-term program growth.
Results
Improved visibility into cybersecurity maturity and prioritized the most impactful improvement opportunities.
Strengthened Security and IT collaboration, reducing friction and improving organizational alignment.
Enhanced cybersecurity governance, resource planning, and strategic decision-making
Optimized cybersecurity spending, enabling continued support of critical technologies such as Splunk without increasing budgets.
