Case Study: Popcorn cuts compliance workload by 90% with Cyber Upgrade

Crossmapping compliance frameworks cut Popcorn’s workload by 90%

Popcorn, a fast-growing global telecom company, faced the challenge of managing complex compliance requirements like ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR without a dedicated internal team. Operating as a scale-up, they needed to move quickly while ensuring compliance was met, which became a critical business concern. They turned to the vendor Cyber Upgrade and its CISO-as-a-Service model for a solution.

Cyber Upgrade provided full-service support, including hands-on guidance from a dedicated CISO. A key part of their solution was crossmapping the overlapping controls between compliance frameworks; for instance, existing ISO 27001 documentation was used to efficiently achieve NIST compliance. This strategic approach resulted in a 90% reduction in workload for achieving NIST compliance and allowed Popcorn to obtain ISO 27001 certification in approximately three months with minimal internal effort.

Popcorn

Lukas Kairys

Founder & CTO