Not at all. In fact, hackers now target small businesses (SMBs) more frequently than enterprises because they know SMBs often lack defense depth.

We have scaled our Enterprise Engineering tactics down to fit the budget and operational reality of organizations with as few as 10 employees. Whether you are a small law firm in Bethesda or a manufacturing subcontractor in Baltimore, our process is the same: we identify where you are exposed and help you close the door before an attack happens.

Think of your IT provider as your “Builders” they are paid to keep things running and functional. We are the “Building Inspectors.” It is a conflict of interest to ask the people who built the network to also audit its security.

We do not replace your current IT team; we validate their work. Our Field Assessment provides an impartial, third-party review that helps your IT team identify blind spots they may have missed due to workload or lack of specific cybersecurity tools. We often work alongside MSPs to help them patch the gaps we find.

A cybersecurity audit moves you from ‘assuming’ you are safe to knowing you are safe. Beyond just finding technical glitches, it creates a concrete baseline for your security posture.

Practically, this benefits you in three ways:

• lowers Liability: Proving you have taken ‘Due Care’ can significantly lower your Cyber Liability Insurance premiums.

• Ensures Compliance: It identifies gaps in NIST/CMMC protocols before they cost you a government contract.

• Prevents Downtime: It catches the silent vulnerabilities—like unpatched software or weak vendor access—that lead to expensive ransomware outages.”

We believe in “Plain English” reporting. You will receive two distinct deliverables:

1. The Executive Scorecard: A high-level, color-coded risk analysis designed for business leaders. It outlines your financial liability, insurance risk, and compliance status (NIST/CMMC) without technical jargon.

2. The Technical Roadmap: A detailed, step-by-step remediation plan for your IT engineers. This includes exact IP addresses, CVE codes, and patch instructions so they can immediately start fixing the issues we found.

We offer both depending on your needs:

• Phase 1: The Preliminary Field Audit (Complimentary) We believe in demonstrating value before asking for a budget. Our initial 60-point inspection is 100% free. This allows us to identify your risks and provide a “Proof of Concept” without any financial commitment from you.

• Phase 2: Remediation (Fixed-Fee) If you choose to hire us to fix the vulnerabilities we find, that is a paid engagement. We provide a clear, flat-rate quote for the architectural and network hardening required to secure your environment. There are no surprise hourly overages.

No. We adhere to a strict “Do No Harm” doctrine. Our reconnaissance phase is passive—we listen to traffic and map the network without flooding it with data.

Unlike automated “stress tests” that can crash older servers, our engineers manually verify vulnerabilities. If we identify a fragile system (like a legacy server or medical device), we document the risk without attempting to exploit it. Your operations will continue as normal throughout the engagement, and we do not require any downtime.