Who we are
Your trusted vCISO and compliance partner — small by design.
Risk Advisory Partners exists because security and compliance work too often gets handed to whoever is newest, packaged into a template, and delivered as a binder nobody opens.
We do it differently. When you work with us, you work with the practitioner who scoped your engagement — someone who has built programs, tested controls from the assessor’s side of the table, and knows what holds up under scrutiny and what doesn’t.
We keep our client list small on purpose, so every organization we support gets attention that is personal, advice that is accurate, and a partner who picks up the phone.
What we believe
- Risk is a business conversation. We translate technical findings into impact, likelihood, and decisions leadership can make.
- Proportionate beats perfect. The right control for a 40-person company isn’t the right control for a bank.
- Evidence should be a by-product. If proving a control is painful, the control is probably designed wrong.
- Independence matters. We’re clear about when we’re advising and when we’re assessing, and we never blur the two.
Who we help
Organizations where trust is part of the product.
SaaS & technology
Closing enterprise deals that hinge on SOC 2, ISO 27001, or a security questionnaire.
Healthcare
Providers, payers, and health tech vendors navigating HIPAA and HITRUST.
Payments & retail
Merchants and service providers meeting PCI DSS v4.0.1.
Government contractors
Teams handling federal data under NIST 800-53 and 800-171.
We’d like to hear what you’re working on.
No sales script — just a conversation about where you are and where you need to be.