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HIGH CONSEQUENCE CONSULTING
A NEW TYPE OF CONSULTING SERVICE
What if your cybersecurity consulting engagement could improve your security program, develop the next generation of defenders, advance cybersecurity research, strengthen community resilience, and reduce costs at the same time?
The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER delivers a fundamentally different consulting model. By combining experienced practitioners, researchers, educators, and workforce development programs, we provide high-consequence cybersecurity services designed to improve readiness, validate defenses, and protect critical infrastructure.
Unlike traditional consulting firms, our mission is not to maximize billable hours - it is to Defend What Matters and operate with Trust through Transparency. Our mission extends beyond the engagement to strengthen collective cyber defense. Every engagement contributes to workforce development, research, innovation, and community protection while delivering measurable value to the organizations we serve.
This is consulting with a purpose. This is cyber defense with a mission.
Build Capability. Strengthen Readiness. Defend What Matters.
BATTLE TESTED METHODS
PROVEN THROUGH RESEARCH. REFINED THROUGH PRACTICE.
The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER does not rely on generic consulting playbooks or one-size-fits-all methodologies. Our approaches have been developed through years of research, operational support, critical infrastructure engagements, incident response activities, workforce development programs, and national-level cyber defense initiatives.
Many of our methods were created to solve problems where traditional approaches failed to provide adequate visibility, readiness, or measurable outcomes. These methodologies continue to evolve through ongoing research, testing, and operational application. Our engagements may leverage:
CYBER DEFENSE CAPABILITY MODELING
Measure defensive capabilities rather than simply documenting technologies or compliance requirements.
CONFORMANCE/PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
Balance what organizations are required to do against what they are actually capable of doing during a cyber event.
FORCE POSTURE READINESS ASSESSMENTS
Evaluate organizational readiness against emerging threats, geopolitical conditions, and wartime cyber defense considerations.
CONSEQUENCE INFORMED ENGINEERING
Prioritize defenses based on operational impact and business consequence rather than theoretical risk alone.
CHAOS TO CLARITY METHODOLOGY
Transform complex technical, operational, and organizational challenges into actionable strategies and measurable outcomes.
TRUST THROUGH TRANSPARENCY
Establish credibility, accountability, and shared understanding through objective measurement and open communication.
COLLECTIVE DEFENSE PRINCIPLES
Leverage community knowledge, partnerships, and shared intelligence to strengthen defensive capabilities beyond organizational boundaries.
DEFENSE GRADE SOLUTIONS
BUILT FOR ENVIRONMENTS WHERE FAILURE MATTERS.
Not all cybersecurity environments are equal.
The consequences of a cyber event at a hospital, utility, municipality, manufacturer, transportation provider, or critical infrastructure operator can extend far beyond financial loss. These organizations provide services that communities depend upon every day.
The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER focuses on delivering defense-grade solutions designed for organizations where availability, safety, reliability, and resilience matter most. Our consulting services are informed by experience supporting:
- Critical Infrastructure
- Energy & Utilities
- Water & Wastewater Systems
- Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
- Public Sector Organizations
- Healthcare Providers
- Transportation Systems
- Faith-based Organizations
- Community and Municipal Services
Defense-Grade Principles
READINESS FIRST
Prepare before the incident occurs.
CAPABILITY OVER COMPLIANCE
Measure what defenders can actually do, not just what policies say.
CONSEQUENCE DRIVEN
Prioritize controls that reduce the greatest operational risk.
MEASURABLE OUTCOMES
Focus on improvements that can be demonstrated, validated, and sustained.
SUSTAINABLE SECURITY
Build programs that organizations can operate and maintain long after the engagement ends.
DO MORE WITH LESS
Optimize people, process, and technology investments to maximize defensive effectiveness.
FIXED FEE SERVICES
Assume Compromise Assessment
Fixed Fee Engagement
$25,000 (Includes up to 50 Assets)
+ Cyber Assurance licensing fees when required
Assume the adversary is already inside.
The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER provides CISA-aligned compromise assessment services designed to identify active threats, uncover adversary persistence, and prepare organizations to remove sophisticated attackers from their environments.
Unlike traditional security assessments that focus on vulnerabilities, an Assume Compromise Assessment begins with a different question:
What if the attacker is already here?
Assessment Components
Assume Compromise Evaluation
Assess systems, networks, identities, and infrastructure under the assumption that adversaries may already be present.
Threat Hunting & Persistence Analysis
Identify indicators of compromise, persistence mechanisms, lateral movement activity, and long-term attacker access.
Adversary Dwell Time Assessment
Evaluate how long threats may have remained undetected and what systems may have been affected.
Credential & Access Risk Review
Identify compromised identities, certificates, privileged accounts, and attack paths that could enable continued access.
Eviction Planning & Support
Develop coordinated plans to remove adversaries while minimizing operational disruption.
Post-Eviction Hardening
Strengthen defenses and validate controls to reduce the likelihood of re-entry.
Defense-Grade Detection
Each assessment leverages one of the largest YARA and SIGMA rule libraries available, providing broad coverage across known attacker behaviors, malware families, persistence techniques, and adversary tradecraft.
The engagement includes:
- Up to 50 assets
- Up to 25 custom detection rules
- Support for most IT and OT asset classes
- Executive findings and technical reporting
- Prioritized remediation guidance
Additional assets may be added at $250 per asset. Specialized asset classes may require additional tooling or licensing.
Path to Validation
Organizations that successfully complete remediation, adopt recommended hardening guidance, and validate corrective actions may become eligible for SECURE Validated designation for assessed assets.
Build Capability. Strengthen Readiness. Defend What Matters.
Because the most dangerous threat is often the one you have not discovered yet.
DEFENSE DIAGNOSTIC
Fixed Fee Engagement
$25,000 + Travel & Expenses
Measure what matters. Validate what works. Improve what doesn't.
The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER Defense Diagnostic is a comprehensive review of the people, processes, technologies, and capabilities that make up your cyber defense program. Unlike traditional assessments that focus primarily on compliance or technology inventories, Defense Diagnostics evaluate your organization's ability to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber threats.
Diagnostic Components
Critical Capability Health Checks
Independent evaluation of the capabilities most critical to your mission and operations.
Cyber Defense Capability Modeling
Measure defensive capabilities using our Cyber Defense Capability Model and maturity framework.
Capability Maturity Analysis
Identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement across your security program.
Technology Value & Optimization Reviews
Evaluate technology effectiveness, utilization, licensing, consolidation opportunities, and return on investment.
Detection & Escalation Testing
Assess monitoring, alerting, triage, and incident escalation processes.
Communication & Coordination Analysis
Evaluate how information flows during routine operations and crisis conditions.
Dependency & Failure Analysis
Identify critical dependencies, single points of failure, and resilience gaps that may impact operations during a cyber event.
Beyond Compliance
Many organizations can demonstrate compliance.
Far fewer can demonstrate readiness.
Defense Diagnostics help organizations understand whether their security investments are configured, deployed, measured, and aligned to provide meaningful protection where it matters most.
Deliverables
- Executive Summary
- Capability Scorecard
- Defense Maturity Analysis
- Prioritized Improvement Roadmap
- Technology Optimization Recommendations
- Strategic Readiness Findings
Build Capability. Strengthen Readiness. Defend What Matters.
Because security tools do not create security outcomes. Effective capabilities do.
EXECUTIVE TABLETOP EXERCISES
Fixed Fee Engagement
$15,000 + Travel & Expenses
Test leadership decision-making under realistic cyber attack conditions.
The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER develops and facilitates custom tabletop exercises designed to help executives, operational leaders, and key stakeholders prepare for high-consequence cyber events before they occur.
Exercise Features
Custom Threat Scenarios
Ransomware, critical infrastructure disruption, supply chain compromise, insider threats, nation-state activity, and other high-consequence events.
Executive & Operational Participation
Bring together leadership, operations, technology, legal, communications, and business stakeholders.
Real-Time Escalation
Dynamic injects and evolving conditions designed to simulate the uncertainty of an actual incident.
Team Building & Collaboration
Strengthen relationships, communication, and coordination before a crisis occurs.
Actionable Improvements
Receive an After-Action Report with prioritized recommendations, lessons learned, and readiness improvement opportunities.
Designed for High Consequence Environments
Our custom exercises are aligned with CISA best practices and tailored to your organization, sector, operational risks, and threat landscape.
Exercises are typically conducted over two days and provide 8–10 hours of facilitated discussion, decision-making, and scenario execution.
Build Capability. Strengthen Readiness. Defend What Matters.
Preparation reduces consequence.
INCIDENT RESPONSE & RECOVERY RETAINER
Fixed Fee Retainer
$25,000 Incident Response Retainer
$25,000+ Ransom Retainer
Respond to cyber events that threaten operations, critical infrastructure, or multiple organizations.
The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER provides specialized incident response support for high-consequence cyber events where traditional response models may be overwhelmed by operational, regulatory, or cross-sector complexity.
Included Capabilities
Active Threat Eradication & Adversary Eviction
Support for removing persistent threats and regaining control of compromised environments.
Operational Stabilization
Assist with maintaining or restoring critical services during active disruption.
Multi-Entity Coordination
Support response activities across vendors, utilities, municipalities, and partner organizations.
ISAC & Regulatory Coordination
Assist with information sharing, notifications, and sector coordination requirements.
Executive Decision Support
Provide leadership guidance during rapidly evolving incidents.
Cross-Sector Response Integration
Coordinate with dependent sectors including energy, telecommunications, and other critical infrastructure partners.
Retainer Benefits
- Priority response status
- 3-hour SLA for remote support
- 12-hour target SLA for onsite support
- Flexible retainer utilization
- Training and exercise reallocation options
- Donation conversion option
Unlike traditional retainers that expire unused value, CYBER DEFENSE CENTER retainers are designed to improve readiness whether an incident occurs or not.
why we are different
Research Driven
Our methods are informed by ongoing research programs, emerging threat analysis, and operational testing. Learn more about our Research charter here.
Training Informed
Our consultants help develop the same training and certification programs used to prepare future defenders. Learn more about our innovative Training programs here.
Wartime Capable
We incorporate cyber conflict doctrine, force posture analysis, and readiness principles rarely found in traditional consulting engagements. Learn more about our Wartime Doctrine here.
Mission Focused
As a charitable organization, we focus on strengthening collective cyber defense rather than maximizing billable hours. Learn more about our company mission focus here.
Trust through Transparency
Unlike traditional consulting engagements that often obscure costs behind blended rates, utilization targets, and complex billing structures, the CYBER DEFENSE CENTER utilizes a transparent cost-plus engagement model.
Clients are provided visibility into engagement costs before a Statement of Work is executed, allowing organizations to understand how resources are allocated and how project costs are derived. This approach helps organizations maximize value, make informed decisions, and ensure that resources are focused on outcomes rather than billable hours.
Transparency builds trust. Trust enables partnership. Partnership strengthens collective defense. Learn more about our Trust through Transparency tenet here.
Collective Defense
The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER believes cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. Through our ACSEND | DEFEND programs, we help align experienced professionals, emerging defenders, community organizations, and critical infrastructure operators to strengthen local and regional cyber resilience. Learn more about our mutual aid and collective defense initiatives here.
Build Capability. Strengthen Readiness. Defend What Matters.
Cybersecurity is not a product nor it is not a compliance exercise. And it is most certainly not a one-time project.
It is the continuous development of capabilities, the validation of readiness, and the protection of what matters most.
Whether supporting a utility, manufacturer, healthcare provider, municipality, or critical infrastructure operator, our mission remains the same:
Build Capability. Strengthen Readiness. Defend What Matters.
BUILD CAPABILITY
STRENGHTHEN READINESS
STRENGHTHEN READINESS
Develop the people, processes, technologies, and governance needed to establish a strong and sustainable defense posture.
STRENGHTHEN READINESS
STRENGHTHEN READINESS
STRENGHTHEN READINESS
Assess, test, validate, and exercise capabilities to identify weaknesses before adversaries do.
DEFEND WHAT MATTERS
STRENGHTHEN READINESS
DEFEND WHAT MATTERS
Apply proven methods, experienced practitioners, and defense-grade solutions to protect critical services, critical infrastructure, communities, and missions from cyber threats.