Founder and Chief Executive Officer, NCX Group

Mike Fitzpatrick founded NCX Group in 2002 to give business leaders something the cybersecurity industry was not built to provide: independent cyber risk advice that holds up when valuation, insurability, and operational decisions are on the line.

For more than two decades, he has worked alongside CEOs, CFOs, boards, and private equity deal teams on the cyber risk questions that move outcomes, not the ones that fill audit checklists. His focus is the intersection of cyber risk and business decision-making: what a board needs to sign off on, what a buyer needs to see in diligence, what an insurer needs to underwrite, and what a regulator or partner needs as evidence.

What Mike works on

  • Cyber risk diligence for buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions
  • Sell-side readiness for founders and operators preparing for exit
  • Board-level cyber risk governance and reporting
  • Fractional Chief Security Officer engagements through MyCSO
  • Cyber insurance readiness and the evidence insurers actually require
  • Vendor and third-party risk programs that survive scrutiny

Bite Size Security

Mike hosts Bite Size Security, NCX Group’s podcast on cyber risk, governance, and resilience for executives and boards. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

Why independent matters

NCX Group does not sell technology, resell products, or take referral fees from vendors. Mike built the firm that way deliberately. When a CEO, board, or deal team asks what a cyber risk really means for their business, the answer should not be shaped by what the advisor is paid to recommend. That independence is the foundation of every NCX Group engagement.

Connect