Active Protection — Tailored Cybersecurity for Every Industry
Cybersecurity Consulting & vCISO Services

Your Digital
Guardian.
On Demand.

DV8 Security delivers expert-led cybersecurity leadership without the full-time overhead. We protect organizations across every industry with proven strategy, compliance mastery, and battle-tested experience.

15+
Years Experience
6
Compliance Frameworks
100%
US-Based Experts
24/7
Strategic Support

Expert-Led Security
Solutions

From fractional CISO leadership to full compliance programs — we deliver what your organization needs, when it needs it.

Virtual CISO (vCISO)

Get C-suite cybersecurity leadership without the full-time cost. Our vCISO service embeds experienced security executives directly into your organization to drive strategy, manage risk, and own your security posture.

Strategic Leadership Risk Management Security Roadmap

Security Assessments

Identify gaps before attackers do. Our comprehensive assessments evaluate your current security posture, identify vulnerabilities, and deliver a prioritized remediation roadmap tailored to your industry and risk profile.

Gap Analysis Pen Testing Risk Scoring

Compliance Programs

Navigate complex regulatory requirements with confidence. We build and manage full compliance programs so you can demonstrate adherence, pass audits, and satisfy regulators — without disrupting operations.

HIPAA CMMC NIST CIS

Higher Education Security

Specialized cybersecurity programs for colleges and universities. We understand the unique threat landscape and compliance obligations of academic institutions, including FERPA and GLBA requirements.

FERPA GLBA Student Data

Healthcare & HIPAA

Protect patient data and maintain regulatory compliance in one of the most heavily targeted industries. Our healthcare security specialists deliver HIPAA-aligned programs that satisfy OCR requirements and safeguard PHI.

HIPAA PHI Protection Incident Response

Incident Response

When seconds matter, experience is everything. Our incident response team provides rapid triage, containment, forensic investigation, and recovery support — minimizing damage and restoring operations fast.

Rapid Response Forensics Recovery

Threat Intelligence Advisory

Stay ahead of adversaries with strategic threat intelligence tailored to your industry and attack surface. We translate raw intel — from dark web monitoring to nation-state TTPs — into actionable defensive posture changes your team can execute today.

Dark Web Monitoring TTP Analysis IOC Management Actor Profiling

Know Your Enemy
Before They Strike

Intelligence without context is just noise. We turn threat data into strategic decisions that harden your organization before attacks happen.

Most organizations react to threats. DV8 Security's Threat Intelligence Advisory service puts you on offense — giving your leadership team the same visibility into adversary behavior that nation-state security programs rely on.

We aggregate intelligence from commercial feeds, open-source repositories, dark web communities, and industry-specific ISACs, then distill it into prioritized, actionable briefings tailored to your sector, technology stack, and risk profile.

Strategic Intelligence Briefings

Executive-level threat reports delivered on a cadence that matches your risk appetite — weekly, monthly, or on-demand. Designed for board consumption, not just the SOC team.

Dark Web & Exposure Monitoring

Continuous surveillance of underground forums, paste sites, breach databases, and criminal marketplaces for mentions of your brand, credentials, or infrastructure assets.

Threat Actor Profiling

Identify and track the specific threat groups most likely to target your industry. Understand their tooling, techniques, motivations, and past campaigns — then harden against their known TTPs.

IOC & TTP Operationalization

Threat intel is worthless sitting in a report. We work directly with your security tools and team to operationalize indicators of compromise and detection rules into your SIEM, EDR, and firewall stack.

CRITICAL
Ransomware-as-a-Service Targeting Healthcare
LockBit 3.0 / BlackCat affiliates actively targeting regional hospital networks via VPN credential stuffing. New campaigns observed Q1 2025.
Credential StuffingHealthcare
HIGH
University Data Exfiltration via Research Portals
Nation-state actors targeting academic research institutions through unpatched collaboration platforms. FERPA and ITAR-controlled data at elevated risk.
Higher EdNation-State
ADVISORY
Supply Chain Compromise via Third-Party IT Vendors
Increased activity targeting MSP and IT vendor access paths as a vector into downstream SMB clients. Verify MFA enforcement across all vendor access points.
Supply ChainMSP

Receive tailored threat intelligence briefings for your industry.

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Case Studies: Security
Delivered

Real engagements. Measurable outcomes. Names and identifying details changed to protect client confidentiality.

Healthcare System ✓ Audit Passed

Regional Hospital Network Achieves HIPAA Compliance After OCR Investigation

vCISO · Compliance · Incident Response

A 400-bed regional hospital network received an OCR complaint following a phishing-induced breach affecting 12,000 patient records. The organization lacked a formal HIPAA compliance program, had no incident response plan, and had never conducted a risk analysis.

DV8 Security embedded a vCISO within 72 hours of engagement. We conducted a full HIPAA Security Rule gap analysis, led breach notification procedures, rebuilt the organization's risk management framework from the ground up, and implemented mandatory workforce training.

72hr
To Embedded vCISO
90day
Full Compliance Program
$0
OCR Penalty Incurred
Higher Education ✓ GLBA Ready

Mid-Size University Secures GLBA Compliance and Eliminates Critical Exposure

vCISO · GLBA · FERPA · Threat Intelligence

A private university with 8,000 students faced its first FTC Safeguards Rule examination under GLBA. The institution had fragmented IT infrastructure, shadow IT across 14 academic departments, and no formal security program despite holding sensitive student financial data.

We performed a full infrastructure audit, mapped all covered data flows, appointed the required qualified individual under GLBA, and built a complete written information security program. Threat intelligence services identified two exposed credentials actively listed on criminal forums — both remediated before exploitation.

14
Depts Brought into Scope
2
Exposed Creds Remediated
100%
Exam Readiness Achieved
Defense Contractor ✓ CMMC Level 2

Defense Subcontractor Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification to Retain Federal Contracts

Compliance · CMMC · NIST SP 800-171 · vCISO

A 60-person aerospace subcontractor was at risk of losing $4M in DoD contracts after failing an internal CMMC readiness assessment. They had 47 unaddressed NIST SP 800-171 practices, no System Security Plan, and a 90-day deadline to demonstrate compliance.

DV8 Security conducted an emergency CMMC gap assessment, prioritized remediation by risk and effort, authored the SSP and Plan of Action & Milestones, and provided hands-on remediation support across access control, configuration management, and audit logging domains.

47
Gaps Closed
87day
To Certification Ready
$4M
Contracts Retained

Proactive.
Strategic.
Relentless.

We're not a checkbox vendor. We are deeply embedded security partners who treat your business as our own.

  • 01

    Industry-Specific Expertise

    Deep experience across healthcare, education, finance, and government sectors means we understand the regulations, threat vectors, and operational constraints unique to your world.

  • 02

    Right-Sized Solutions

    Whether you're a small nonprofit or a multi-campus university, we build security programs that fit your size, budget, and risk tolerance — no bloated enterprise contracts.

  • 03

    Plain-Language Guidance

    We translate complex cybersecurity into business terms your board and leadership team can act on. No jargon. No fear tactics. Just clear, actionable intelligence.

DV8 SECURITY

Regulatory Frameworks
We Master

Compliance isn't optional — and it shouldn't be painful. We build programs across every major regulatory standard.

HIPAA
Healthcare Privacy
NIST
Cybersecurity Framework
CMMC
Defense Contractors
CIS
Critical Controls
FERPA
Student Records
GLBA
Financial Privacy

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Your Security?

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