Start-up Cyber Solutions Advisory

Expert security advisory for startups

Get expert guidance on threats, scams, security priorities & growth-stage planning. We help founders make the right calls at the right time — before security becomes a blocker.

Capabilities

What's included

Each capability below is a deliverable — included by default in this engagement.

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Modern Threat Advisory

Translate the noise of global threat reports into what actually matters for your stage and stack.

  • Threat landscape briefing tailored to your industry
  • Active scam & social-engineering trends review
  • Top-5 risks deep-dive with mitigation owners
  • Quarterly threat re-assessment cadence
  • Founder-readable risk register
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Security Roadmap Consulting

A 6–12 month security roadmap aligned to your funding stage, headcount, and customer asks.

  • Stage-aware security maturity baseline
  • Quarter-by-quarter prioritized initiatives
  • Budget & headcount recommendations
  • Customer-trust milestone planning
  • Roadmap socialization with leadership
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vCISO Lite Advisory

Fractional CISO leadership without the full-time price tag — ideal for Seed to Series B teams.

  • Monthly leadership sync & decision support
  • Vendor & tool selection guidance
  • Customer security questionnaire support
  • Board / investor security briefings
  • Hiring & team structure recommendations
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Founder Security Guidance

1:1 sessions with founders on personal & business security — from device hygiene to phishing-proof workflows.

  • Founder device & cloud account hardening
  • Personal phishing & impersonation defense
  • Travel & high-risk-event security
  • Co-founder access & key sharing best practice
  • Crisis-comms primer (when things go wrong)
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Growth-Stage Priority Planning

Scaling fast? We sequence security work so it never blocks fundraises, launches, or enterprise deals.

  • Pre-fundraise security diligence prep
  • Enterprise customer onboarding playbook
  • Compliance scoping (SOC2 / ISO / DPDP)
  • Geographic expansion risk review
  • M&A / due-diligence security advisory
Our process

How we deliver

A repeatable, transparent five-step process that respects your time and your team.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Kickoff workshop, scope alignment, and rules of engagement.

  2. 02

    Assess

    Deep, hands-on assessment by senior specialists with daily check-ins.

  3. 03

    Recommend

    Prioritized findings, business-impact scoring, and remediation roadmap.

  4. 04

    Implement

    Side-by-side support with your team to fix the issues that matter most.

  5. 05

    Validate

    Retest, sign-off and clear evidence-of-remediation for stakeholders.

Deliverables

What you walk away with

Executive report

Plain-English summary mapped to business impact for the leadership team.

Technical findings

Detailed write-ups with reproduction steps, evidence and severity.

Remediation roadmap

Prioritized, time-boxed plan your team can execute without us.

Live readout

60-90 minute live debrief with engineering, product and leadership.

Engagement options

Three ways to work with us

One-time engagement

Best for: launches, audits, fundraises

A focused, fixed-scope project with a clear start, end and outcome — perfect when you need a specific result on a tight timeline.

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Quarterly retainer

Best for: continuous improvement

A recurring quarterly engagement with mixed deliverables — assessments, advisory, validations — paced around your roadmap.

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Embedded specialist

Best for: scale-ups & enterprises

A senior specialist embedded with your team for 2-5 days a week, delivering ongoing program leadership and technical depth.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Most engagements run between 2 and 8 weeks depending on scope, however we tailor the timeline to your launch windows, audit deadlines and team capacity.

Ready to get started?

Tell us about your goals — we'll map the right scope and team within 24 hours.

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