Cybersecurity Consulting for SMBs
Senior practitioners with 30+ years of combined experience delivering incident response, compliance, and vCISO services to organizations in high-risk industries — at pricing built for your scale.
of small businesses experienced a cyberattack in 2023
of breached SMBs go out of business within 6 months
years combined practitioner experience on your team
Who We Are
Defense In Orbit is a cybersecurity consulting firm built for the gap in the market: organizations that face real threats and real regulatory risk, but can't access enterprise-level security help. Large vendors price them out. Generalist IT firms lack the depth. We fill that gap.
Our team brings hands-on expertise from the front lines of incident response, detection engineering, and security compliance at leading cybersecurity firms. We don't staff engagements with junior analysts — every client works directly with senior practitioners who have done this work in production environments.
Our Mission
"We provide future-forward, expert-level cybersecurity consulting services to SMBs — helping them mitigate real risk, achieve regulatory compliance, and build a security culture that holds up when it matters most."
What We Do
Every service is delivered by senior practitioners with direct, hands-on experience — not entry-level talent reading from a playbook.
24/7 breach response, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and forensic reporting suitable for insurance claims and legal proceedings. IR retainers provide guaranteed SLAs and a pre-engaged team that already knows your environment.
Gap assessments, policy development, third-party risk management, and readiness work across HIPAA, PCI-DSS, NIST CSF, and CMMC. We deliver practical compliance programs — not paper exercises that won't hold up under an audit.
Virtual CISO packages, quarterly security reviews, risk assessments, and ongoing improvement roadmaps. Senior-level security leadership for organizations that need consistent guidance without the cost of a full-time CISO hire.
Industry-tailored phishing simulations, monthly training modules, and custom sessions for executives and staff. Content is built around the specific threat landscape of your industry — not generic off-the-shelf material.
Security assessments for SATCOM operators, ground segment terminals, and space-adjacent OT/ICS environments. Defense In Orbit has active research investment in satellite communications security and firmware analysis — positioning us for civilian and defense contractor engagements in this underserved vertical.
Who We Serve
Our clients are 10–250 person organizations in regulated, high-risk industries. We understand the threat landscape and compliance obligations specific to each sector.
HIPAA compliance, ransomware response, PHI protection, and vendor risk management.
PCI-DSS compliance, fraud detection posture, incident response, and regulatory readiness.
Client confidentiality protection, data loss prevention, secure communications, and access control.
FERPA compliance, endpoint security, phishing defense, and student data protection.
OT/ICS security, supply chain risk management, IP protection, and network segmentation.
SATCOM security, ground segment protection, CMMC compliance, and firmware analysis for space-adjacent systems.
Our Founders
Every engagement is staffed by the people who built this firm — senior practitioners who have done this work in production environments at leading cybersecurity organizations.
Co-Founder & Principal Consultant
10+ years in cybersecurity consulting spanning incident response, detection engineering, security awareness training, and compliance audits. Leads business operations, signals research, and client-facing engagements.
Co-Founder & Principal Consultant
10+ years in cybersecurity consulting with a background in incident response, compliance auditing, and infrastructure security. Leads threat research, consulting delivery, and technical infrastructure.
Co-Founder & Principal Consultant
10+ years in cybersecurity consulting with a background in incident response, compliance, and vulnerability management. Leads the vulnerability management practice and contributes to compliance consulting.
Knowledge Base
Practical security intelligence from practitioners who work in the field.
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Common Questions
Every engagement is staffed by senior practitioners — not junior analysts or offshore teams. Our founders have 30+ years of combined hands-on experience in incident response, detection engineering, and compliance. We use flat-fee pricing built specifically for SMB budgets, with no opaque hourly billing. You always have a direct line to the engineers doing the work.
We specialize in HIPAA, PCI-DSS, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), and CMMC. We deliver practical compliance programs — gap assessments, policy development, third-party risk management, and audit readiness — not just paper exercises that won't hold up under scrutiny.
IR retainer clients receive guaranteed response SLAs with a pre-engaged team that already knows their environment and critical assets. We provide 24/7 breach response, root cause analysis, and forensic reporting suitable for insurance claims and legal proceedings. Non-retainer emergency engagements are also available.
A Virtual CISO (vCISO) gives your organization senior security leadership on a retainer basis — without the $200,000+ annual cost of a full-time CISO hire. If your organization handles sensitive data, operates in a regulated industry, or needs a security roadmap but lacks internal expertise, a vCISO engagement is typically the right fit. Our vCISO retainers run $2,000–$4,000/month depending on scope.
We use flat-fee project pricing and monthly retainer models — no opaque hourly billing. IR retainers run $1,500–$3,500/month; vCISO retainers are $2,000–$4,000/month. Consulting project fees average $8,000–$15,000 depending on scope and client size. Smaller organizations receive lower rate tiers because our model is built to serve them — not as a discount off a higher number.
No. While our founders have strong professional networks in Arizona, New York, Maine, California, and Nevada, we deliver all services remotely and work with clients nationwide. Our fully remote delivery model keeps overhead low and allows us to serve organizations across the country at accessible rates.
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