Old - Markus Starke Management Consulting

Your Trusted Advisor for

Cybersecurity and Digital Process Transformation

Advisor to CIO, CDO, CISO and Head of Cybersecurity

IT/OT Security Program and Project Lead

Consultant and Enabler for Your Process Digitalization Journey

About Markus Starke

Based in Hamburg, northern Germany, I work with leading organizations to secure their business against growing cyber threats and to accelerate their process digitalization journey.

As independent consultant I focus on CISO and cybersecurity advisory for IT and OT as well as guiding through process optimization, digitalization and transformation. My clients especially value my experience in managing complex projects and programs and pragmatically guiding through challenging decision-making processes.

Since 2010 I have worked with a large number of clients from various industries, including some of the largest multinational corporations, but also comparably small companies with highly critical and challenging projects and programs. A majority of my engagements take place in IT, OT/manufacturing IT, Cybersecurity and Digitalization functions, however I also work frequently in other functional areas such as HR, sales/marketing or service organizations.

In addition to consulting work, I aim to be a good husband and father to three kids, do limited work as freelance classical and jazz trombonist and manage my own high-quality brand of trombone mouthpieces.

Core Advisory Services

CISO and Cybersecurity Advisory

Cybersecurity transformation advisory, strategy development and organizational design
Process and organizational development and implementation (e.g. Security Operations/SOC, Critical Incident Management, Posture Management)
Management of programs and projects in IT and OT (e.g. Intrusion Detection Systems, SIEM, Vulnerability & Patch Management, Antivirus, EDR and APT Solutions)
Consulting on cybersecurity frameworks and regulations (e.g. NIST CSF, MITRE, NIS 2, ISO)
CISO-as-a-service/virtual CISO services

Digital Process Transformation

Assessment of process and process management readiness/maturity
Innovation, digitalization and transformation strategy development
Lean and six sigma-based analysis and optimization, business process reengineering
RfP preparation and management, business case development
Managing evaluation and implementation of technologies (e.g. process mining, BPM, workflow & service management, RPA/robotic process automation)

Selected Project Examples (further examples, details and reference contacts on request)

CISO and Cybersecurity Advisory

Management of a cybersecurity program and multiple projects, advisory on solutions and processes, incl. SIEM, critical incident management, SOC development, posture & vulnerability management, RPA security
Optimization and transformation of SOC/Security Operations Center, implementation critical incident management
Management of an innovation program in IT security and infrastructure for production and R&D
Management of a cybersecurity sub-program in production and R&D, incl. IDS, SIEM, patch management, vulnerability management, security incident management, threat landscape analysis, antivirus, asset management

Digital Process Transformation

Analysis, blueprint and roadmap development for transformation and digitalization in HR business services
Process analysis to prepare development of new digital solution offerings in management of medical supplies
Development of a digitalization strategy for a digital tax blueprint, alignment of implementation roadmap and initiation of implementation projects
Evaluation and development of a solution strategy for HR service management
Management of RfP for outsourcing of accounting services
Detailing and preparation of implementation of a new organizational concept within a major restructuring

Network and Partners:

Over the years I have worked with a broad range of partners and can build on a network of specialized consultants and consultancies, IT and cybersecurity specialists, service and technology providers.