Cybersecurity Consulting Services for Growing Businesses
Independent cybersecurity consulting for small and mid-sized businesses: a risk assessment you can act on, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace hardening, compliance roadmaps, cyber insurance readiness and incident response planning. Delivered by U.S.-based engineers who also run these systems day to day, for businesses anywhere in the country.
What We Offer
What a consulting engagement covers, from first assessment to a security program
Security Risk Assessment
A structured review of identity, email, endpoints, backups, network and vendors, scored against a recognized framework such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 or the CIS Critical Security Controls. You get findings ranked by likelihood and business impact, not a 200-page scanner export.
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Hardening
Most small-business breaches now start in the cloud mailbox. We review MFA coverage and methods, conditional access, legacy authentication, admin roles, app consent, external sharing, mail flow rules and audit logging, then fix what matters or hand your IT team a precise change list.
Compliance Roadmaps
HIPAA, the FTC Safeguards Rule, PCI DSS 4.0, CMMC 2.0 and NIST SP 800-171, state privacy laws, and SOC 2 aligned controls for companies answering customer questionnaires. We map what applies to you, where the gaps are, and a realistic order to close them.
Cyber Insurance Readiness
Underwriters ask the same questions every renewal: MFA everywhere, EDR, tested offline backups, privileged access controls, security awareness training. We help you answer them truthfully and close the gaps that drive premiums up or claims down.
Incident Response Planning
A written plan that names who decides, who calls the insurer, who calls the bank and where the logs are, followed by a tabletop exercise against a realistic scenario like a compromised CFO mailbox. Plans that have never been rehearsed tend to fail on the first phone call.
Virtual CISO Guidance
Ongoing security leadership without a full-time executive: quarterly risk reviews, policy ownership, vendor security reviews, board and owner reporting, and someone to ask before signing a contract with a new SaaS provider.
Why Choose LayerLogix?
Consulting for businesses nationwide, from offices in Texas, Georgia and Colorado.
Advice From People Who Run It
Our recommendations come from engineers who administer Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, endpoints and firewalls every day, so they are specific enough to implement.
Prioritized for a Real Budget
Findings are ranked so the first few fixes remove most of the risk. Phishing-resistant MFA on admin accounts costs little and matters more than many expensive tools.
Implementation Available
Keep the roadmap and have your own team do the work, or have us implement it. Either way the deliverable is written so someone else could pick it up.
100% U.S.-Based Support
Consulting and remediation are delivered by U.S.-based staff from offices in Texas, Georgia and Colorado, for businesses anywhere in the country.
20+ Years Experience
Two decades of business IT and security, including the shift from on-premise servers to cloud tenants where most attacks now land.
Our Process
Three Ways to Engage
Most clients start with an assessment. What happens next depends on who you want doing the work.
Point-in-Time Assessment
One structured review with a written report and walkthrough.
- •Before a cyber insurance renewal
- •Before an audit or customer security review
- •After an acquisition or IT provider change
- •After a near miss that rattled the leadership team
Remediation Project
We implement the roadmap with you, in priority order.
- •Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace hardening
- •MFA rollout, including phishing-resistant methods for admins
- •Backup redesign with an offline or immutable copy
- •Policy set and incident response plan
Ongoing Advisory
A standing security advisor at the table.
- •Quarterly risk and control reviews
- •Vendor and SaaS security reviews
- •Security questionnaire support
- •Annual tabletop exercise
Already dealing with a compromised mailbox or ransomware? Go straight to incident response. For hands-on testing such as vulnerability scans and penetration tests, see security assessments.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a cybersecurity consultant actually deliver for a small business?▼
How is consulting different from managed security services?▼
We already have an IT provider. Can you still help?▼
Which frameworks do you assess against?▼
Will you review our Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace security?▼
Do you offer consulting outside Texas?▼
Ready to Get Started?
Contact LayerLogix today for a free consultation. We serve businesses throughout Nationwide, Texas, Georgia, and the surrounding Greater Houston area.