Cybersecurity • Advisory • AI • DevSecOps
We help secure your infrastructure, streamline your operations, and manage your technology. Practical services for businesses that need reliability.
Who We Work With
We partner with growing businesses that have outgrown 'the person who's good with computers' but aren't ready to hire a full security team or a full-time technology executive. If you're past product-market fit, scaling operations, and starting to feel the weight of compliance, security, and technology decisions that used to be someone else's problem — that's where we come in.
The 10-500 employee range
Most of our engagements sit in the 10-500 employee range — companies large enough that technology and security decisions have real financial and regulatory consequences, but small enough that a full enterprise security program is overkill. We calibrate every recommendation to what's practical at your stage, not what a Fortune 500 would do.
Triggered by a specific pressure
Companies rarely reach out because they're bored. The trigger is usually a SOC 2 requirement from a new enterprise customer, a cyber-insurance renewal questionnaire, a board-level mandate after an incident at a peer firm, due diligence in an M&A process, or a regulatory obligation that just changed. We know those pressures cold and design engagements to meet the deadline without creating permanent overhead.
Stretched IT and engineering teams
Your technical team can keep the lights on, but they don't have capacity for a structured security program, a formal AI governance framework, or a full CI/CD modernization. Most of our work happens alongside existing IT or engineering staff — we provide the specialized expertise and project capacity, and we transfer capabilities to your team as we go.
No dedicated security or technology leader
There's no CISO, no CIO, no security engineer. Decisions get made reactively, often under pressure from a customer or auditor. Our fractional engagements put experienced senior leadership in the room for budget, vendor, compliance, and architecture decisions — without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Consulting Services
Cybersecurity, advisory, AI, and DevSecOps consulting to protect and optimize your business technology.
Cybersecurity
We assess, monitor, and harden your infrastructure against threats — focusing on detection, response, and continuous improvement.
- Security monitoring and threat detection (SIEM)
- Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
- Incident response planning and tabletop exercises
- Security policy development and documentation
- Identity and access management (IAM)
- Network security and firewall management
- Endpoint protection and hardening
- Security awareness training
- Application security (SAST/DAST)
Advisory
Strategic guidance to align your technology with your business goals. We help you make informed decisions and build a stronger foundation.
- Virtual CIO and IT strategy consulting
- Security and IT maturity assessments
- Policy development and documentation
- Compliance readiness and audit preparation
- Risk assessment and mitigation planning
- Vendor evaluation and license optimization
- Technology roadmap and architecture review
- M&A IT integration and due diligence
- Budget planning and cost analysis
- Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
AI
We help you adopt AI responsibly — from strategy and governance to hands-on integration that delivers real productivity gains.
- AI strategy and adoption planning
- AI governance and acceptable use policy
- Workflow automation and AI integration
- AI readiness assessments
- Data strategy for AI/ML workloads
DevSecOps
We streamline your deployment pipelines and operational workflows — faster releases, fewer incidents, and infrastructure you can rely on.
- CI/CD pipeline design and optimization
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Container orchestration
- Automated security scanning and policy enforcement
- Log aggregation, observability, and alerting
- Endpoint and device management (MDM)
- SaaS lifecycle management and integrations
- Cost optimization and resource right-sizing
How We Engage
Every engagement is scoped before work starts. You'll know the deliverables, the timeline, and the price before you sign anything. We offer three engagement shapes — most clients use more than one over time.
Assessment
Fixed-scope, fixed-price diagnostic. 2-4 weeks for most assessments.
You get a prioritized findings report and a phased roadmap — not a generic 200-page audit document. Common assessment types: security posture, compliance readiness (SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001), M&A IT due diligence, AI readiness, DevSecOps maturity. Assessments stand alone or feed directly into an implementation project.
Project
Fixed-scope implementation of a specific capability. Typically 6-16 weeks.
When the problem is scoped — deploy EDR, build a CI/CD pipeline, achieve SOC 2 Type I readiness, stand up an AI governance framework — we execute as a time-boxed project. We work with your team rather than in isolation; every artifact is documented and handed off so nothing becomes dependent on us staying.
Fractional / Retainer
Ongoing senior leadership as virtual CISO, virtual CIO, or DevSecOps advisor.
Typically 10-40 hours per month, structured as a monthly retainer. Good fit when you need a senior technology leader in board meetings, vendor negotiations, architecture reviews, and compliance conversations — but don't need (or can't justify) a full-time executive. Most retainer relationships start after an assessment surfaces the need.
Our Methodology
Whether the engagement is a two-week assessment or a year-long retainer, the same four-phase discipline applies. It's boring on purpose — the failure mode we see most often is jumping to tool selection before anyone has done the work of understanding what the business actually needs.
Assess
Technical discovery, stakeholder interviews, and a review of existing policies and controls. We map what's actually in place against what the business requires. No assumptions, no reliance on self-reported maturity scores.
Prioritize
Findings get mapped to business impact and a risk-prioritized roadmap. Quick wins first, structural changes on a realistic timeline. Every item has a rough cost and time estimate so you can plan with real numbers.
Implement
Hands-on execution — not just recommendations. We deploy, configure, document, and train alongside your team. Every implementation produces runbooks and artifacts that your team owns after we leave.
Operate
Security, compliance, and technology are ongoing programs, not projects. For retainer clients, we support operation, review cadence, and program evolution. For project clients, we define the operating model and transfer it to your team.
Frameworks & Standards We Operate Under
We ground engagements in established frameworks rather than proprietary methodologies. You should be able to trace every recommendation back to a recognized standard — both because it means our work survives a change in who's in the room, and because your auditors and customers will ask.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
The backbone for our security posture assessments and program design. NIST CSF gives us and your stakeholders a common vocabulary for Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover.
SOC 2 (AICPA)
The de facto trust standard for SaaS and professional services. We guide companies through readiness, Type I, and the observation period for Type II.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework
The foundation for our AI governance work. NIST AI RMF informs how we structure acceptable use, risk assessment, and oversight for AI tools — well ahead of the regulatory curve.
OWASP Top 10
Baseline application security expectations. Our DevSecOps pipelines catch OWASP Top 10 issues automatically before code reaches production.
CIS Benchmarks
Hardened configuration baselines for operating systems, cloud services, and containers. We use CIS Benchmarks to drive infrastructure-as-code policy and compliance automation.
HIPAA Security Rule (HHS)
For healthcare clients and business associates, the HIPAA Security Rule defines the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards we build against.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size of company do you work with?
Most of our clients sit between 10 and 500 employees. We've worked with companies smaller and larger, but our engagement models — fractional leadership, scoped assessments, time-boxed projects — fit best where there's real technical complexity but no dedicated security or technology executive.
How do you price engagements?
Assessments and projects are fixed-price, scoped and quoted before work begins. Fractional / retainer relationships are monthly flat fees based on the hours committed. You'll never be surprised by a bill. Every proposal spells out deliverables, timelines, assumptions, and what's out of scope.
Can you help during an active incident?
We can assist with incident triage, containment, communication, and post-incident analysis. That said, we're strongest when engaged before an incident — building the response plan, running tabletop exercises, and deploying the detection capabilities that catch problems earlier. If you're in the middle of an incident right now, reach out and we'll help you get the right people on the call.
How do you work with our existing IT or engineering team?
We work alongside, not instead of, your existing team. In most engagements they're in the room for discovery, implementation, and handoff. Our goal is to leave your team more capable than we found them — documented runbooks, hands-on training, and architectural decisions they understand and can evolve.
What tools and platforms do you work with?
We're deliberately tool-agnostic. Across engagements we work with the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean), common IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi), CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins), SIEM/EDR platforms, identity providers (Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace), and AI platforms (Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic, OpenAI). Recommendations are based on what fits your stack and budget, not on vendor relationships.
Do you provide managed services (MSSP / MSP)?
No. We're a consulting firm, not a managed service provider. We'll design a monitoring program, deploy the tooling, and tune the detections — but we won't be the ones answering the 2 a.m. page long-term. For clients who need 24/7 SOC coverage, we help select and integrate an appropriate MSSP; we continue to provide program oversight on retainer.
How soon can we start?
Most new engagements begin within two to four weeks of first contact. The first conversation is a free scoping call to understand the problem, the timeline, and any constraints. From there we send a written proposal; once signed, we kick off with a discovery session. Urgent needs (active incidents, imminent audit deadlines) get prioritized.
What industries do you have experience in?
We've worked across SaaS, professional services, healthcare, financial services, real estate, manufacturing, and defense-adjacent firms. Our methodology is framework-driven, so industry-specific regulatory nuances are addressed per engagement rather than being the defining factor. If your industry has unusual regulatory or operational constraints, say so on the scoping call.
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