Defensible Cyber Risk Decisions for State & Local Government Leaders

Minerva GOV provides unified visibility across CJIS and IT frameworks — enabling leaders to understand risk, explain decisions, and sustain accountability under scrutiny.

Minerva GOV helps agencies understand cyber risk, explain decisions under scrutiny, and sustain accountability over time — without adding operational complexity.

As mandates expand, oversight increases, and cyber exposure grows, agencies need more than compliance. They need clarity they can defend.
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Cyber Risk Visibility Leadership Can Act On

Visibility only matters if it changes how decisions are made, defended, and sustained.

Minerva GOV provides leadership with a clear, organization-wide view of cyber risk—so oversight is informed, accountability is aligned, and progress can be demonstrated over time.

Instead of fragmented reporting or technical noise, leaders gain insight they can explain to boards, auditors, and oversight bodies with confidence.
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Recognized in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Cyber & IT Risk Management

Independent recognition reinforces Minerva’s relevance for organizations managing cyber risk under real-world accountability—not just technical maturity.
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How State Agencies and Local Governments Put Defensible Cyber Risk Management Into Practice

State and local agencies face shared challenges—evolving mandates, limited resources, and increasing oversight.

Rather than relying on snapshots or checklists, agencies are adopting structured, defensible approaches that improve visibility, accountability, and leadership confidence over time.
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Helping Agencies Make Cyber Decisions They Can Stand Behind

Government leaders are accountable for the decisions they approve—especially when those decisions are reviewed after an incident, audit, or inquiry.

Minerva’s patented legal-view risk intelligence moves beyond measuring activity to answering the questions oversight bodies actually ask:

  • What is our exposure?
  • What happens if we don’t act?
  • Can we defend the decisions we made?

This enables agencies to establish a defensible standard of care grounded in benchmarking, trend analysis, and documented maturity paths—not assumptions or one-time assessments.
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Operationalized Without Disruption

Defensible decisions only remain defensible when execution is consistent, traceable, and owned.

Minerva integrates into existing government workflows—without forcing agencies to rip and replace people, processes, or tools.

  • Integrates with existing ticketing and project systems
  • Links risk decisions directly to owned actions and deadlines
  • Uses pre-configured government control libraries and templates
  • Automates evidence collection and status tracking

The result: faster time-to-value, less friction, and governance that fits naturally into day-to-day operations.

Visibility Across the Organization

Managing multiple frameworks doesn’t have to mean fragmented ownership or unclear accountability.

Minerva brings CJIS, NIST, ISO, and state requirements into a single operational view—so responsibilities are clear, progress is visible, and oversight is consistent.

  • Map agency-wide controls to CJIS, NIST, ISO, and state statutes.
  • Assign controls to departments, roles, or individuals — with clear deadlines and status tracking.
  • Visualize compliance progress, control responsibility buckets, and outstanding gaps in one view.
  • Generate board-friendly reports and executive summaries with one-click exports.

Now your agency can operate with compliance clarity, accountability, and audit readiness — without the chaos.

A Risk Model That Helps Leaders Keep Pace—and Stay Defensible

ADAPT™ Risk Model
Today’s government environments change quickly. Technology evolves, mandates expand, and expectations for defensible decision-making continue to rise—often faster than traditional cyber programs can adapt. The ADAPT™ Cyber Risk Model, enabled by Minerva™, gives government leaders a structured, practical way to manage cyber risk as an ongoing responsibility—not a one-time exercise.

Rather than reacting to audits, incidents, or shifting requirements, ADAPT™ helps agencies maintain visibility, align accountability, and demonstrate due care over time.

By combining real-time insight, actionable guidance, and legally defensible scoring, ADAPT™ supports leaders in modernizing security programs, streamlining compliance, and strengthening operational resilience—without disrupting how government actually operates.

A Platform Built Around How Government Actually Operates

Most platforms measure activity. Minerva supports responsibility. State and local agencies shouldn’t have to reshape their operations to fit a tool designed for another industry.

Minerva GOV™ was purpose-built to help government leaders gain a clear, data-driven understanding of cyber risk, liability exposure, and program maturity—so decisions can be explained, justified, and sustained over time.

Instead of overwhelming teams with technical noise, Minerva presents risk in a way leadership can act on—connecting operational reality to defensible outcomes.

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We’re driven by one goal—empowering leaders with personalized experiences that harness their unique skills and the power of visualization. Why? Because when insight meets clarity, real transformation happens.

Framework Management

Simplify and supercharge your cyber strategy with our powerful Framework Management feature. Assign and disable controls, delegate tasks, and track key deadlines—all from one intuitive dashboard.

Control Management

Take control of your cyber strategy with our game-changing Framework Management feature. Assign and disable controls, delegate tasks, and crush deadlines—all from one sleek, intuitive dashboard.

Risk Management

Master risk like never before with our powerful Risk Management feature. Pinpoint liabilities, benchmark your performance against industry peers, and uncover weaknesses in your cyber program—all from a comprehensive dashboard.

Accountability Management

Maintain crystal-clear oversight to ensure smooth operations and stronger security management every step of the way. Add, remove, and update users effortlessly, assign roles, and define responsibility structures with precision.

Roadmap Management

Drive your cybersecurity and privacy strategy. Create and manage projects, assign controls, and set custom target dates. Upon completion, update maturity scores effortlessly to ensure continuous improvement and streamlined oversight.

Framework Management

Simplify and centralize your organization’s compliance efforts with our comprehensive Framework Management feature. Easily assign and disable controls, delegate responsibilities, and manage critical deadlines—all from a single, intuitive interface. Ensure your team stays on track with regulatory standards and internal policies, streamlining your workflow and enhancing your cybersecurity posture.

Control Insights and Management

Streamline your compliance documentation and enhance visibility with our Control Insights and Management feature. Address all compliance-related questions in one place, assign maturity scores to each control, and monitor progress through a detailed control log. Attach relevant documents to each control for seamless policy and procedure management, and set and track goals to ensure continuous improvement and compliance readiness.

Project Roadmap Management​

Organize and drive your compliance efforts with our Project Roadmap Management feature. Create and manage projects, assign multiple controls to address, and set start and finish dates. Define project managers and stakeholders, and maintain detailed notes for both parent and child projects. Upon completion, seamlessly assign new maturity scores to all controls, ensuring continuous improvement and streamlined project oversight.

Responsible Cyber Risk Governance—Within Budget Reality

State and local agencies aren’t evaluated on how little they spend—they’re evaluated on whether decisions were responsible, defensible, and sustainable.

Minerva GOV™ was designed to support that responsibility within real public-sector budget cycles—without hidden consulting dependencies or disruptive delivery models.

What this means for your organization:
  • Predictable, fixed-tier licensing aligned to agency size
  • No reliance on open-ended consulting hours
  • Rapid time-to-value that supports budget justification early
  • Compatibility with grant and funding programs for public-sector cybersecurity

This isn’t affordability through compromise—it’s affordability through design.

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Estimates reflect generalized district environments and are intended to support planning and governance discussions. Final scope and cost depend on district context and risk profile.
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