Cybersecurity · Southern Wisconsin & Chicago Metro

Cybersecurity for Wisconsin businesses.

Security assessments, hardening, monitoring, compliance, and incident response for small and mid-sized businesses and households across Southern Wisconsin and the Chicago metro. Controls scoped to your regulations and the threats you face, documented so they hold up at renewal and audit.

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What's hitting Wisconsin

The threats in 2026.

Skip the vendor threat reports. These are the four attack patterns generating real losses for businesses and households in our service area this year.

01 · Most commonB2B + B2C

Business email compromise

Someone gains access to your email (phishing, weak password, stolen MFA) and impersonates you to redirect wire transfers, invoices, or sensitive data. The #1 cause of real losses in our incident work.

02 · Still hugeB2B

Ransomware on SMBs

Small businesses remain the sweet spot for ransomware operators: enough money to pay, not enough defenses to prevent it. 2026 strains increasingly skip encryption and go straight to data theft with public leak threats.

03 · GrowingB2C

Smart home compromise

Old cameras, unpatched doorbells, and cheap IoT devices get hijacked and used as pivot points into your main network. Households with 20+ smart devices are especially exposed.

04 · Often missedB2B + B2C

Credential reuse attacks

One password leaks from a breached site, and attackers try it on your email, bank, and business accounts. Devastating when the same password is used across home and work systems.

Our approach

Controls that hold up.

A lot of small-business cybersecurity is sold as a product bundle: a platform, a dashboard, a quarterly report. The bundle isn't what stops an attack. The configuration underneath it is.

The controls that prevent the incidents above are specific and unglamorous: MFA on every account, tested backups, endpoint protection that's tuned rather than installed, patch management with a cadence, and a written plan for the day something gets through. Most organizations don't need more tools. They need those controls implemented completely and documented.

That's the work. Implementation, documentation that satisfies your carrier and your auditor, monitoring that runs around the clock, and a direct line when something goes wrong.

Who we work with

Two audiences, different needs.

Business cybersecurity and household cybersecurity look very different in practice. Here's how we approach each.

For your business$499 +

Business cybersecurity

Controls scoped for businesses from 1 to 50 employees. We implement what your regulations require and what current threats exploit, then document it so it's defensible at your next E&O renewal, insurance questionnaire, or compliance audit.

Security assessmentWritten report with prioritized findings and remediation cost
System hardeningMFA, EDR, backup, encryption, least-privilege access
Compliance alignmentHIPAA, PCI, GLBA, NAIC, CIS Controls as applicable
Employee trainingPhishing simulation and annual awareness training
Incident responseWritten IR plan + hotline for active incidents

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For your home$199 +

Household cybersecurity

Home cybersecurity audits for families protecting their finances, identity, and privacy. Especially relevant if you work from home, have teenagers with phones, or have accumulated smart home devices without ever auditing what they're doing.

Home auditRouter, WiFi, devices, accounts, identity exposure
Smart home isolationIoT VLANs to isolate cameras, TVs, thermostats, doorbells
Password & MFA setupPassword manager rollout for the whole household
Identity monitoring setupDark web monitoring, credit freezes, breach alerts
Family trainingTeens, elders, and everyone in between

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Services at a glance

Four service categories.

Each can be purchased standalone or combined into an ongoing retainer. Pricing scales with scope, and every engagement starts with a scoping conversation.

Assessment

Point-in-time evaluation

A written review of your current security posture. We map your environment, identify gaps, rank them by risk, and provide a prioritized remediation list with cost estimates. The starting point for almost every engagement.

$199 – $2,499

Scoped to org size

System hardening

Implementation work

Implementing the controls that matter: MFA rollout, EDR deployment, backup architecture, encryption, secure configuration baselines, patch management. Work, not just recommendations.

$99 – $250

Per hour · project quoted

III

Monitoring

Ongoing retainer

Continuous monitoring of endpoints, email, and network traffic for active threats. Included for managed IT clients; available standalone for businesses with internal IT that need specialized security monitoring.

$149 +

Monthly · starting

Incident response

Something went wrong

When something has already happened: ransomware, BEC, suspicious activity, breach notification obligations. We triage, contain, document, and coordinate with insurance, law enforcement, and regulators as needed.

$250 /hr

Emergency rate

Compliance support

Regulations we align controls to.

We implement and document the controls auditors check for. These are the frameworks we work from most often. Your requirements depend on your industry, your state, and the carriers or regulators you report to.

Healthcare

HIPAA

Security Rule: Administrative, Physical, and Technical Safeguards. We implement each safeguard category and document the mappings.

Payment cards

PCI DSS

Applies to anyone handling card data. We help merchants meet the SAQ requirements and reduce PCI scope where possible.

Financial

GLBA

Safeguards Rule for financial institutions, tax preparers, CPAs, and insurance agencies. Risk assessment, controls, and training.

Federal contractors

NIST 800-171

For organizations handling CUI. We work through the 110 controls systematically and document compliance for DFARS or CMMC reviews.

General baseline

CIS Controls

A prioritized framework of 18 controls that works well as a baseline for organizations without specific regulatory requirements.

Scope

What we do and where we hand off.

What we do

Implement and document

Security assessments and hardening for 1-50 person organizations
Household cybersecurity audits and remediation
Compliance control implementation and documentation
24/7 monitoring with after-hours escalation
Incident response, containment, and insurance documentation

Where we hand off

Specialist engagements

Formal attestation audits (SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST certification)
Red team and adversary simulation engagements
Legal counsel for breach notification and regulatory response
Digital forensics for litigation
We coordinate these with partner firms and manage the engagement

$199

Home audit
starting price

$499

Business assessment
starting price

Compliance frameworks
we work with

$250

Per hour
emergency IR rate

Cybersecurity questions, answered.

Common questions from business owners and homeowners scoping out a cybersecurity engagement.

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What cybersecurity services do you offer for small businesses?

Security assessments, system hardening (MFA, EDR, backup, encryption), ongoing monitoring, and incident response. We serve businesses from 1 to 50 employees with controls aligned to the regulations that apply to them (HIPAA, PCI, GLBA, E&O) and scoped to the threats those businesses face. Most engagements start with an assessment to identify what's needed, then move into implementation.

Do you offer cybersecurity help for homeowners?

Yes. Home cybersecurity audits run $199-$499 and cover router hardening, WiFi security, smart home device isolation, password manager setup, and identity protection guidance. We also help after an incident: compromised accounts, suspicious activity, or ransomware on a home computer. Most families have 20+ connected devices and no clear picture of what they're doing.

How much does a business security assessment cost?

Business security assessments run $499 to $2,499 depending on company size and scope. A solo-operator assessment is $499. A 5-10 person business is typically $999. A 25-person business with multiple locations is $2,499+. Every assessment produces a written report with prioritized findings, risk ratings, and remediation cost estimates. The report is yours regardless of whether you hire us for the remediation work.

What does incident response cost?

Incident response is billed at an emergency rate of $250/hour during an active incident. Typical engagements range from 2-10 hours for small business ransomware or BEC incidents. For households, most incident work falls in the $250-$750 range. We provide written documentation suitable for insurance claims, regulatory reporting, and internal review. If you have cyber insurance, we coordinate directly with your carrier.

Do you do penetration testing?

We perform external penetration testing and vulnerability scanning for small and mid-sized businesses: exposed services, outdated software, and misconfigurations. For formal pen tests tied to specific compliance requirements (PCI, HIPAA audits, customer-mandated testing), we coordinate with specialist testing firms and manage the engagement on your behalf.

Can you help us meet HIPAA or PCI cybersecurity requirements?

Yes. We implement and document the technical controls required under HIPAA Security Rule, PCI DSS, GLBA Safeguards Rule, and NAIC cybersecurity standards. For dental and medical practices, see our healthcare page. For insurance agencies, see our agency page. For other industries, we work from the applicable regulation directly.

I got a phishing email / suspicious message / hacked account. Can you help?

Yes. Call (262) 220-7884 as soon as possible. Time matters with active incidents. We'll triage what happened, lock down accounts, change credentials properly, check for lingering access, and document everything for insurance or reporting purposes. Don't try to clean it up yourself first; that often makes forensics harder.

Do you sell cybersecurity tools or software licenses?

We resell the tools we deploy for clients (EDR, password managers, backup platforms, email security). If you already have tools in place, we configure them properly. If you don't, we recommend something that fits your scope. Configuring what you have correctly comes before selling you something new.

Ready to take it seriously?

Whether you're a business owner or a homeowner, start with a conversation. We'll scope an assessment that fits where you are and what you need.

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