Who We Serve
The organizations doing the most important work are the most overlooked.
Enterprise security has always been a privilege of scale. The firms with the biggest budgets get the best advisors, the most rigorous testing, the most current threat intelligence. Everyone else gets a compliance checklist and a hope that nothing goes wrong. We think that's wrong. And we built Cyber Advisor Solutions to change it.
Why these organizations are underserved
It's not that smaller organizations face fewer threats. In many cases, they face more. Ransomware operators specifically target SMBs because they know recovery resources are limited. Nonprofits holding sensitive donor and beneficiary data are attacked precisely because they're assumed to be under-defended. Advocacy organizations working on civil rights, environmental justice, or social change face state-sponsored actors and ideologically motivated threat groups that would never bother with a Fortune 500 company.
The security industry's response to this has largely been to sell these organizations the same enterprise products at a discount — products designed for different threat models, different infrastructure, different teams. What they actually need is expert human judgment, adversary-informed assessment, and practical guidance that fits their reality. That's what we provide.
Small & Midsize Businesses
The backbone of the economy. A primary target for ransomware, fraud, and supply chain attacks.
SMBs are disproportionately targeted because attackers know the math: smaller security teams, fewer resources for incident response, and real pressure to pay ransoms quickly to get back to business. We work with SMBs to understand their actual attack surface — not a generic one — and build defenses that hold against the threats they actually face.
What it looks like
- Penetration testing scoped to your real environment and risk tolerance
- Practical remediation guidance your team can actually implement
- Strategic advisory that translates risk into business decisions
- No vendor upsells — we're independent
Nonprofits
Sensitive data. Limited budgets. Increasingly sophisticated adversaries.
Nonprofits hold some of the most sensitive data in any sector — donor identities, beneficiary records, financial information, internal communications about vulnerable populations. Attackers know this. They also know that most nonprofits operate with lean IT teams and security budgets that can't compete with the threat landscape. We work with nonprofits to close that gap without requiring enterprise-scale investment.
What it looks like
- Risk assessments calibrated to nonprofit threat models
- Affordable engagement structures that fit nonprofit budgets
- Board-level reporting that makes the case for security investment
- Guidance on protecting donor and beneficiary data specifically
Advocacy Organizations
Your work makes you a target. Your security needs to reflect that.
Organizations working on civil rights, environmental justice, immigration, reproductive rights, and other contested issues face a threat landscape that most security firms aren't equipped to address. State-sponsored actors, ideologically motivated hackers, and well-resourced opposition groups don't show up in standard threat models. We understand these threats because we've studied them — and we build security programs that account for the adversaries you actually face.
What it looks like
- Threat modeling that accounts for politically motivated adversaries
- Operational security guidance for staff and leadership
- Assessment of digital infrastructure for targeted attack vectors
- Incident response planning for high-stakes scenarios
Mission-Driven Institutions
Foundations, community health organizations, faith-based institutions, and more.
If your work matters to the communities you serve, your security matters too. Mission-driven institutions often sit at the intersection of sensitive data, public trust, and limited resources — a combination that creates real risk. We work with institutions of all kinds to build security programs that protect their mission, their stakeholders, and their ability to keep doing the work.
What it looks like
- Security assessments designed for your specific operational context
- Leadership advisory that connects security to mission continuity
- Practical, prioritized guidance — not a 200-page report
- Long-term advisory relationships, not one-time engagements
What working with us looks like
We don't show up with a standard playbook. Every engagement starts with understanding your organization — your mission, your infrastructure, your team, your threat landscape. From there, we build an assessment and advisory approach that fits your reality.
Discovery conversation
We start with a no-obligation conversation about your organization, your current security posture, and where you feel most exposed. No sales pitch. Just an honest assessment of whether and how we can help.
Scoped engagement
We design an engagement scoped to your actual environment and risk tolerance — not a generic package. Whether that's a focused penetration test, an AI red team exercise, or a strategic advisory retainer, the scope fits your needs.
Clear, actionable findings
Our findings are written for humans, not compliance auditors. You get a clear picture of what we found, what it means for your organization, and what to do about it — prioritized by actual risk, not theoretical severity.
Ongoing partnership
Security isn't a one-time project. We offer ongoing advisory relationships for organizations that want a trusted partner to help them navigate an evolving threat landscape — not just a vendor they call when something breaks.
Not sure if we're the right fit?
Schedule a no-obligation conversation. We'll tell you honestly whether offensive security advisory is what your organization needs right now — and if it's not, we'll point you toward what is.