Cybersecurity programs for businesses that need them

Practical security. Documented. Defensible. Done.

Most of our clients are small and mid-sized companies without a full-time CISO. We bring in the frameworks where they help, skip them where they don't, and always leave you with a clear next step.

  • SOC 2 Type I/II
  • HIPAA
  • NIST CSF 2.0
  • vendor risk
  • 5criteria SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria we build toward
  • 6functions NIST CSF 2.0 core functions we assess against
  • 3safeguards HIPAA Security Rule safeguard families
  • 1business day Our reply time to every inquiry

Our point of view


Living Compliance over checkbox security.

A SOC 2 report you can't reproduce six months later isn't a security program. It's a snapshot.

We build security that runs inside your business instead of sitting next to it. Your people follow the policies because they make sense. The evidence is ready when an auditor or a customer asks for it. And when something goes wrong, you can show exactly what you had in place.

It's the same Living Compliance Framework we bring to our defense clients, applied to the commercial world.

How an engagement runs


Assess. Prioritize. Build. Operate.

  1. Assess

    We review where you stand against NIST CSF 2.0 and find the gaps that actually matter.

  2. Prioritize

    We build a roadmap sized to your business: what to tackle now, and what you can safely skip.

  3. Build

    We write the policies, controls, and evidence around your business, not off a template.

  4. Operate

    Ongoing vCISO support, reporting your board can read, and tabletops that keep everyone sharp.

What we deliver


The engagements we run.

  • Security program assessments

    Current-state review mapped against NIST CSF 2.0.

  • Virtual / fractional CISO

    Strategy, vendor calls, and board reporting, all on retainer.

  • SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 readiness

    We design the controls, gather the evidence, and get you audit-ready.

  • HIPAA Security Rule compliance

    Risk analysis, policy library, workforce training.

  • Incident response planning and tabletops

    Playbooks you'd actually run, exercised live.

  • Vendor and third-party risk reviews

    Questionnaire programs that don't waste your team's time.

  • Security awareness training

    Phishing simulations and role-based training you can actually measure.

  • Policy library development

    Written for your business, not boilerplate.

Enterprise customer asking for SOC 2?

Don't let a security questionnaire stall the deal. We'll get you audit-ready, and we'll be straight with you about what you don't need.

Industries we work with


We work with healthcare, financial services, and professional services firms, MSPs and MSSPs that need their own compliance house in order, and SaaS companies getting ready for enterprise customers who'll ask about SOC 2.

Why work with us


  • Practitioner-led.

    Your engagement is delivered by the founder. No bait-and-switch to a junior consultant after the SOW signs.

  • Outcome-focused.

    You get documents, dashboards, and decisions, not a stack of slides.

  • Honest scoping.

    If you don't need a framework, we'll tell you. If you need more than we can deliver, we'll tell you that too.

Contact


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