Cybersecurity Advisory & Consulting Services
Cybersecurity advisory and consulting services help organizations understand their cyber risks, strengthen controls, and prepare for regulatory and customer security requirements.
At its core, this work is about identifying gaps, reducing exposure, and putting practical safeguards in place so your business can operate with confidence.
LBMC supports mid-market and enterprise organizations with cybersecurity advisory, compliance, technical testing, and training services.
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How Cybersecurity Advisory Services Work in Practice
Cybersecurity advisory engagements are structured to give you clarity, direction, and momentum without disrupting daily operations. The focus is on understanding where you are today, identifying what matters most, and helping you move forward with confidence.
- Discovery and current state review: We start by learning how your business operates, how data flows, and what security practices are already in place.
- Risk and control assessment: Next, we evaluate risks, gaps, and existing controls against applicable requirements and real-world threats.
- Prioritization and roadmap: Findings are organized into a clear, actionable roadmap based on risk, impact, and business priorities.
- Execution support or coordination: We help guide remediation efforts, coordinate with internal teams or vendors, and keep work on track.
- Ongoing advisory and reporting: As your environment changes, we provide continued guidance, progress tracking, and leadership-level reporting.
Why Businesses Choose Cybersecurity Advisory and Consulting Services
Organizations often turn to cybersecurity advisory and consulting services when security challenges begin to slow growth, increase risk, or strain internal teams. These engagements are typically driven by real operational pressure — not abstract threats.
Common reasons organizations seek cybersecurity advisory support include:
- Audit fatigue and overlapping assessments that consume time, budget, and internal resources
- Vendor risk and third-party exposure as partners, platforms, and data-sharing expand
- Security program maturity gaps where controls exist but lack structure, consistency, or documentation
- New regulations or customer security requirements that require formal proof of controls
- Cloud migrations, acquisitions, or rapid growth that introduce complexity and new risk
- Incident response readiness concerns and uncertainty about how the organization would respond to an attack
- Limited internal security leadership or capacity to manage risk alongside day-to-day operations
Cybersecurity advisory services help organizations regain control, reduce uncertainty, and make security decisions that support business priorities rather than disrupt them.
Questions About Cybersecurity Services?
If you’re evaluating risks, preparing for an assessment, or responding to new security requirements, our team can help you understand your options and determine next steps.
LBMC’s Cybersecurity Advisory Services
LBMC’s cybersecurity advisory services are built to help organizations make sense of security expectations, risks, and requirements without overcomplicating the process. We work with teams that are juggling audits, vendor questions, internal priorities, and real-world threats, and need clear guidance on what to focus on next.
Our services cover the full range of cybersecurity needs, from risk and compliance assessments to program design, testing, and response planning. These offerings are intentionally connected, so work done in one area can support others, helping reduce rework and audit fatigue.
Our team adapts to your environment and works alongside internal stakeholders, providing practical guidance, hands-on support, and a clear path forward as your security program evolves.
IT Security Compliance and Assurance Services
Cyber risk management and compliance is essential for your business, especially when it involves regulatory standards and protecting privacy. Working with experienced compliance and audit specialists, you receive tailored cybersecurity risk compliance strategies designed specifically for your needs. This ensures your security measures meet important standards and builds confidence with your clients that their data is secure.
Services Offered for IT Security Compliance and Assurance
Security Consulting Services
LBMC Cybersecurity uses its expertise in security projects and IT consulting to evaluate risks and conduct testing. This allows them to develop robust cybersecurity plans. With a deep understanding of what works in practice, our team effectively serves as your virtual security officer. We can help you implement a comprehensive cybersecurity program tailored to your company.
Services Offered for Security Consulting
Technical Security Services
Having the ability to respond effectively to cybersecurity incidents is critical for organizations. By partnering with a top penetration testing and cyber forensics company, you can strengthen your security infrastructure. This proactive approach identifies vulnerabilities in real time, preserving the integrity of your production systems and providing valuable insights.
Our team, featuring GIAC-certified incident handlers, efficiently manages network and computer attacks to prevent unnecessary costs and the overuse of internal resources. This support gives you important information that helps you improve your cybersecurity strategies. It makes sure your security measures are strong and up-to-date.
Services Offered for Technical Security
LBMC Cybersecurity Training
As a PECB Authorized Partner, LBMC offers cybersecurity training programs built to strengthen internal knowledge and support compliance efforts. These globally recognized courses help teams understand security frameworks, improve day-to-day practices, and support continuous improvement. Training is practical, role-relevant, and designed to help organizations build confidence in meeting evolving security and regulatory expectations.
Local Expertise, Wherever You Are
With offices in Chattanooga, Memphis, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville and Charlotte, plus remote offices, LBMC partners with businesses across the region and beyond.
Why Choose LBMC as Your Cybersecurity Consulting Firm?
LBMC helps organizations manage cybersecurity risk with practical guidance, experienced professionals, and services designed to work together, not in silos.
- End-to-end cybersecurity support: Advisory, compliance, technical testing, and training services delivered by one coordinated team.
- Reduced audit fatigue: Our “audit once, report many” approach helps streamline assessments and minimize duplication across frameworks.
- Real-world security experience: Our professionals bring hands-on experience across audits, risk management, incident response, and technical security.
- Framework flexibility: We work across SOC, HITRUST, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, CMMC, and other leading standards.
- Business-aligned guidance: Security recommendations are prioritized based on risk, impact, and how your organization actually operates.
Our partnership with LBMC has grown into a beneficial relationship that helps us reduce audit fatigue and cut costs. LBMC’s top security experts provide insights that enhance our security program. These improvements allow us to continuously advance our enterprise security posture and surpass standard security requirements.
Director of Information Security at a leading healthcare technology company
If you’re navigating complex security, compliance, or risk challenges, LBMC’s cybersecurity advisors can help you prioritize next steps with clarity. Start with a conversation focused on your goals, risks, and operational realities.
Industries We Serve
Our cybersecurity advisory team works with organizations across industries to address security risks, compliance requirements, and operational challenges. We help clients strengthen controls, reduce exposure, and align security efforts with business priorities. Whether you’re responding to new regulations, supporting growth, or improving security maturity, our team provides clear guidance grounded in real-world experience.
All Industries We Support
Case Study: Healthcare Technology Client
Cost Savings of Over $550,000
Problem: Our client approached LBMC to help minimize their audit fatigue and reduce costs related to cyber assessments. They also wanted to enhance the quality of their overall controls environment by streamlining the number of audits conducted across the enterprise.
Approach: LBMC began by identifying and recording all the cyber audits conducted across the organization. A specialized team was set up to meet with the client every month to ensure clear communication and effective coordination.
Initially, we found the client produced over ten SOC reports annually for different units. To reduce audits and costs, LBMC and company representatives developed standard controls usable across most units. The change to an Enterprise Controls SOC report streamlined the process, significantly saving time and money on each audit.
Next, LBMC carried out a HITRUST assessment for the entire enterprise. This allowed other units needing HITRUST assessments to adopt controls from the central report. As a result, there was no need to assess 972 controls individually.
Lastly, we aligned and merged the testing across the company’s various PCI environments. The company made its processes more efficient by aligning assessment schedules and combining cardholder data where possible. They also used LBMC’s extensive PCI knowledge to simplify the scope. As a result, they saved more than $175,000 annually on PCI assessments.
Solution: Thanks to LBMC’s strategic interventions, the client has realized significant cost savings amounting to over $550,000, including:
- $35,000 per future SOC report
- $159,000 in HITRUST audit fees
- $179,000 in PCI assessment costs
This simpler approach made the audit process easier and more affordable. It also improved the quality of each assessment and strengthened the client’s cybersecurity framework.
Whether you’re assessing risk, preparing for compliance, or strengthening your security program, LBMC can help you move forward with clarity and confidence. Start with a conversation focused on what matters most to your organization.
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FAQs About Cybersecurity Advisory Services
What do cybersecurity advisory services include?
Cybersecurity advisory services focus on helping organizations understand risk, strengthen controls, and make informed security decisions. This typically includes risk and control assessments, compliance readiness support, security program guidance, and coordination across audits, testing, and response planning. Advisory services are designed to provide clarity, prioritization, and ongoing direction rather than one-time fixes.
How are cybersecurity advisory services different from cybersecurity services?
Cybersecurity advisory services focus on strategy, oversight, and decision-making, while cybersecurity services often involve hands-on execution such as monitoring, testing, or response. Advisory work helps organizations determine what to address and why, while technical services focus on how issues are remediated. Many organizations use both together to align strategy with execution.
Do cybersecurity advisory services support compliance requirements?
Yes. Cybersecurity advisory services commonly support compliance efforts for frameworks such as SOC 2, HITRUST, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, and others. Advisory support helps organizations interpret requirements, align controls across frameworks, and reduce duplication. This approach improves readiness while minimizing audit fatigue and disruption.
When should a business work with a cybersecurity consulting firm?
Organizations often engage a cybersecurity consulting firm when facing new regulatory requirements, audit pressure, vendor risk concerns, cloud migrations, acquisitions, or gaps in security maturity. It’s also common to seek advisory support when internal teams need added expertise or leadership-level guidance without expanding headcount.
Which industries benefit most from cybersecurity advisory services?
Cybersecurity advisory services benefit organizations in highly regulated or data-driven industries such as healthcare, government, manufacturing and distribution, private equity, and real estate and construction. Any organization managing sensitive data, third-party relationships, or complex IT environments can benefit from structured security guidance.
How do I find the best cybersecurity advisory services near me?
Look for a firm with experience across multiple security frameworks, a clear understanding of your industry, and the ability to align security efforts with business goals. Strong cybersecurity advisors focus on practical guidance, not just compliance checklists, and can support both planning and execution as your needs evolve.
Why choose LBMC for cybersecurity advisory services?
LBMC provides advisory, compliance, technical testing, and training services through one coordinated cybersecurity team. Our professionals bring real-world experience across audits, risk management, penetration testing, and response planning. We help organizations streamline assessments through an “audit once, report many” approach while aligning security efforts with business priorities.
