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Engineering-First Security Advisory

Most security advisory firms tell you what to do and leave. Symosis advisors are the people who built and broke the systems they're advising on. Every risk assessment, architecture review, and security evaluation is led by senior CISSP-certified principals with stand-on implementation experience — not generalist consultants working from a framework checklist.

17+

Years serving enterprise clients

200+

CISSP, CISM & CISA senior leaders

500+

Engagements in 6 practice areas

6

Core practice areas

Compliance

Cyber Risk & Compliance

From NIST CSF and ISO 27001 to SOC 2 and FedRAMP, we design programs that stand up to real audits and real attackers.

AI Governance

AI Security & Governance

We help you ship AI systems that are safe, compliant, and secure by design — not bolted on at the end.

ENGINEERING

Security Engineering

Security built into the architecture, not bolted on after

APP SECURITY

Application Security

Secure code is shipped code — threat modeling, code review, and AppSec programs

OFFENSIVE

Offensive Security & Red Team

Attack like an adversary, defend like an engineer

vCISO

vCISO Advisory

Your CISO, when you need one — fractional and interim security leadership

Why Symosis Advisory

Every Advisor Has Built What They're Advising On

Your primary advisor is a hands-on security engineer or architect, not a career generalist consultant.

From Advisory to Operations

Findings can flow directly into Symosis managed services or your in-house teams — no knowledge transfer lost.

No Vendor Quotas. No Hidden Agendas.

We are not compensated based on product resale or renewals. Our only goal is improving your security posture.

Ready to Work With Engineers Who Build, Not Just Advise?

Talk to a Symosis security architect about your advisory needs or how advisory can tie into managed security services.

Advisory Practice Areas

Cyber Risk & Compliance

AI Security & Governance

Structured advisory programs to quantify risk, align with regulatory expectations, and ensure security investments map to real-world threats.

Specialized advisory for organizations building and deploying AI systems at scale.

AI Risk & Governance Frameworks — policy, oversight, and model lifecycle controls

Model & Data Security — training data protection, prompt injection and jailbreak defenses

Regulatory Readiness — exam prep, evidence packages, regulator-facing narratives

Secure AI Development — integrating AI into Secure SDLC and MLOps workflows

Step 1
Scoping & Objectives

Define objectives, constraints, and success criteria. Symosis team maps business goals to security outcomes.

How an Engagement Works

Step 2
Discovery & Assessment

Deep technical discovery, stakeholder interviews, documentation review, and targeted technical testing where needed.

Step 3
Analysis & Recommendations

Prioritized findings, clear risk narratives, and implementation-ready recommendations — not just theory.

Step 4
Delivery & Handoff

Executive summary, detailed report, and working sessions with your team so the plan can be executed in the real world.

Client Outcomes

Audit-Ready in Half the Time

A Fortune 500 client reduced exam preparation time by 50% while improving control coverage across critical systems.

AI Risk Program in 90 Days

A global SaaS platform launched an AI risk and governance program aligned to NIST AI RMF without slowing product teams.

From Roadmap to Runbook

A financial services firm converted a 200-slide security roadmap into actionable runbooks used daily by operations teams.

Ready to Work With Advisors Who've Been There?

Every engagement starts with a no-cost scoping call.

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