Years Average Practitioner Experience
Regulatory Frameworks Supported
Proprietary Platform Modules
Senior-Led Engagements
The consulting industry got fat on complexity and buzzwords.
Meridian Cyber was founded on a simple observation: cybersecurity has a people problem. Firms sell senior talent and staff junior analysts. We fixed that. Every engagement is led by a certified, senior practitioner from day one — backed by a platform we built and use ourselves.
Senior Practitioners, Always
The person you meet on the call is the person doing the work. Our consultants average 15+ years of direct industry experience with CISSP, CISM, CISA, and QSA credentials.
Platform + Services, One Team
The Meridian platform is built by the practitioners who use it. From Horizon Connect for control mapping to Lumen for continuous monitoring, we eat our own cooking before recommending anything.
Outcomes, Not Billable Hours
A PDF is not a program. We embed with your team, build durable internal capability, and measure success by audit outcomes and risk reduction — not timesheets.
Our Services
Machine speed. Human judgment.
Six core service lines, each led by certified practitioners with deep domain expertise.
Virtual CISO
Embedded CISO-level leadership backed by CISM, CISA, and CISSP-certified practitioners with real-time controls visibility.
- Security program design
- Board reporting
- Policy governance
- Vendor risk management
Compliance Programs
Multi-framework compliance across 17+ standards including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP, and CMMC — scoped and delivered by senior practitioners.
- Gap assessments
- Audit preparation
- Control mapping
- Continuous monitoring
Offensive Security
OSCP and CEH-certified testing covering network, web application, API, mobile, and social engineering vectors — with a free re-test after remediation.
- Network & wireless testing
- OWASP Top 10
- API & mobile testing
- Free re-test included
Security Operations
Tabletop exercise facilitation, incident response planning, business continuity, and awareness programs — mapped to NIST 800-61.
- Tabletop exercises
- IR planning (NIST 800-61)
- BCP / DR programs
- Awareness training
Privacy Programs
Privacy compliance covering GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and global privacy principles with CIPP-certified practitioners at the table.
- Privacy program development
- DPIAs
- Third-party privacy risk
- Privacy by design
Federal & Defense
Federal cybersecurity for defense contractors and agencies — FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST 800-171, and CUI enclave design.
- FedRAMP authorization
- CMMC Levels 1-3
- CUI enclave design
- Cleared personnel
Client Outcomes
Measured in results, not hours.
“We went from zero documentation to dual-certified in seven months. Meridian embedded with our engineering team and treated the compliance program like it was their own codebase.”
VP of Engineering
Mid-Market SaaS Platform
“Passed our C3PAO assessment on the first try. Their team actually understood CUI handling and NIST 800-171 mapping at a depth we hadn't seen from the big-name firms we previously used.”
Director of Security
Aerospace & Defense Contractor
“Our last security assessment finished in two weeks instead of four months. The combination of senior practitioners plus the Meridian platform fundamentally changed how our GRC team operates.”
CISO
Regional Health System
Meridian Platform
Proprietary software. Built by practitioners.
Six purpose-built modules that power our consulting engagements. We use every tool ourselves before recommending it — because a tool you don't use is a tool you don't understand.
Explore the platformHorizon Connect
Multi-framework control mapping & automation
Pillar Guard
HIPAA readiness in 8 guided steps
Keystone
Business continuity & disaster recovery planning
Lumen
Continuous compliance monitoring
Relay
Tabletop exercise facilitation platform
Vouch
AI-assisted security questionnaire automation
Budget Planning
Run the numbers on your program.
A rough-order estimate of what senior-led, platform-backed cybersecurity looks like at your scale.
ROI Calculator
Estimate your savings
Rough-order estimate comparing traditional consulting staffing against the Meridian model for a mid-market program. Illustrative only — real proposals come from a practitioner call.
Illustrative model. Real engagements are scoped individually and not representative of any specific client outcome.
Industries
Deep expertise across regulated sectors
Every industry has its own regulatory DNA and threat surface. Our practitioners bring sector-specific experience to every engagement.
Federal & Defense
CMMC · FedRAMP · NIST
Healthcare
HIPAA · HITRUST · FDA
Financial Services
PCI DSS · SOC 2 · SOX
Technology & SaaS
SOC 2 · ISO 27001 · SOC 1
Critical Infrastructure
NERC CIP · NIST CSF · ICS
Leadership
Meet the practitioners at the table.
Every client gets a direct relationship with a senior lead. No staffing carousel.
Dr. Priya Ramanathan
Principal & Head of vCISO Practice
Former CISO at a Fortune 500 health system. 18 years across healthcare, payer, and regulated tech.
CISSP · CISM · CIPP/US
Jordan Okafor
Director, Offensive Security
Ex-DoD red team lead. Ten years of pen testing across cloud, APIs, and embedded systems.
OSCP · CEH · GCIH
Hanna Voss
Director, Compliance & Audit
Former QSA and SOC auditor at a national CPA firm. Focus on multi-framework program design.
CISA · QSA · ISO 27001 LA
Start with a free security assessment.
Tell us about your security challenges. A certified practitioner — not a sales rep — will follow up within one business day.
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