TESTIMONIALS

I’ve worked with a number of security leaders over the years, and Dr. Stephen Inocencio stands out as one of the best. During his time as our vCISO at CrossCountry Mortgage, he brought a level of leadership, clarity, and strategic thinking that made a real impact. This positive impact was not limited to our security program, but extended to the people behind it as well. Stephen has a gift for translating technical needs into business language that resonates with senior leadership. He consistently advocated for our team, helping us secure support for critical initiatives and making sure our priorities were understood at the highest levels. His ability to guide us through audits, identify and socialize security gaps, and build momentum around closing them was invaluable. What really sets Stephen apart is how he leads people. He mentors junior staff with patience and insight, while also challenging seasoned professionals to think differently and grow. I’ve seen firsthand how he builds trust across teams and creates space for collaboration and accountability. Having worked directly with many C-level executives, I can say Stephen ranks among the top when it comes to effectiveness, communication, and overall understanding of the security landscape. Any organization looking for a strategic partner who can lead, advocate, and elevate their security posture would be lucky to work with him.

John Turner

Manager, Information Security

CrossCountry Mortgage

Core Insights helped us integrate and automate various policy applications in our enterprise environment. They took the time to understand our system architecture and requirements and came back with BPO (business process optimization) that leveraged automation and our existing tool (Tufin). We were successfully able to reduce 64% of our manual efforts, keep up with compliance requirements and tender evidence that we met compliance using automation and on-demand reporting. Core Insights took us to a new level and saved our team, who was stretched very thin, a lot of manual work that prevented us from keep up with client and business demands (integration and on-boarding). This also created a positive impact on CX for our clients.

Tufin: Automate security policy management Tufin reduces the complexity of managing network enforcement points on your internal networks and in the cloud, letting your network security team move faster and safer to deliver network access, perform troubleshooting, and respond to audits.

I’m pleased to offer my strong recommendation for the vCISO services provided by Core Insights. Their expertise, professionalism, and proactive approach to cybersecurity have made a meaningful difference in our organization.

From the start, Core Insights has shown a deep understanding of our business needs and the unique challenges of today’s evolving threat landscape. Their guidance has strengthened our security posture and helped us achieve regulatory compliance with confidence.

I highly recommend Dr. Stephen and the Core Insights team to any organization seeking experienced, strategic, and dependable cybersecurity leadership. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable, and I look forward to our continued partnership.

Shawn Hawthorne

IT Security Team Lead

CrossCountry Mortgage