Assess
Identify the inefficiencies in your current systems: who has access to what, how it was granted, and where it quietly drifted.
Access control assessment & advisory
Know where you stand before an auditor tells you.
Failed audits and breaches rarely start with exotic attacks. They start with system inefficiencies and access control gaps nobody had time to look at. We find them, then tell you exactly what to fix.
“Ransomware grew again to 48% of all breaches, up from 44% from the previous year.”
“Stolen credentials are also heavily represented, appearing in 65% of breaches that involve Hacking actions”
of state CISOs are “not very confident” in the ability of local government and public higher education to secure public data, up from 35% in 2022.
of state CISOs reported cybersecurity budget cuts in 2026, compared with none in 2024.
What we do
A simple model: find the problems, fix the right ones, and, if you want it, keep proving they stay fixed.
Advise
Recommend access control principles that fit the actual state of your systems. Not a generic best-practices checklist.
Govern Optional next step
For continuous, provable assurance beyond the assessment snapshot, SEC implements a Governance Data Layer (GDL) in partnership with AATD-CS.
Learn about governance →Who this is for
Organizations that are expected to be secure and audit-ready, without a security team to make it happen.
State & local government
Small municipalities, counties and agencies working with lean IT staff and tightening budgets.
Education
Small school districts and public institutions responsible for student and staff data.
Small and mid-sized organizations
Organizations of any sector that need to prove access is controlled but can't staff a full security program.
Credentials you can check
- CompTIA Security+ Certified
- CMMC Registered Practitioner CMMC RP
- B.S., Purdue University Completed
- M.S., Georgia Tech In progress
- Official AATD-CS Channel PartnerGovernance Data Layer delivery →
Find your gaps before someone else does.
A free, no-commitment scoping call to see which systems matter most and what an assessment would cover.