Our purpose & leadership
International expertise.
An Africa-first ambition.
Led by Jeptoo Kipkech, TIC connects cybersecurity strategy, industrial security and practical business resilience.
Our direction
Help African businesses
move forward with confidence.
TARA Inspired Consulting is developing an Africa-first cybersecurity practice with Kenya as its launch focus. Our purpose is to help organisations understand exposure, prioritise investment and carry improvements into day-to-day operations.
Cybersecurity advisory and operational technology are at the centre of our global offer. We also provide proportionate IT and secure collaboration support for small businesses.
We value integrity, collaboration and continuous improvement: clear advice, realistic commitments and useful outcomes.
Meet Jeptoo
Connecting leadership
with engineering realities.
Jeptoo brings a decade of experience across security leadership, industrial and automotive cybersecurity, transport and critical infrastructure. Her work combines executive advisory with practical risk assessment and governance.
Her professional experience includes international vCISO engagements, interim global security leadership, OT/ICS maturity reviews and automotive cybersecurity assurance. She helps teams translate complex security requirements into prioritised, practical roadmaps.
Strategy, governance & readiness
Security programmes, executive risk reporting, supplier risk, ISMS development, incident exercises and ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 42001 readiness.
Industrial & operational security
IEC 62443 assessments, SCADA/ICS reviews, segmentation, TARA and cybersecurity management-system assurance, with attention to safety and operational constraints.
Education & research
- MSc Cyber Security and Management, University of Warwick.
- BSc Informatics, Strathmore University, Kenya.
- PhD researcher at Coventry University, focusing on transport and maritime cyber readiness.
Professional credentials
- PECB ISA/IEC 62443 Senior Lead Implementer.
- TXOne Expert Certified Solutions.
- ISO/SAE 21434 training.
Jeptoo’s experience and credentials are personal professional qualifications. They do not imply TIC is a certification body or an authorised vendor training centre.
Experience described here includes Jeptoo’s work in previous and current professional roles; it is not presented as TIC client engagements.
How we work
From understanding to improvement.
01 Discover
Understand your organisation, priorities and constraints.
02 Strategise
Agree scope, assess risk and define a practical roadmap.
03 Deliver
Support the agreed changes with clear responsibilities.
04 Measure
Review evidence, progress and remaining exposure.
05 Evolve
Adapt the plan as your business and risks change.
A practical next step
Turn cyber uncertainty into a clear plan.
Tell us what matters to your organisation. We’ll help define the right starting point.
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