Cybersecurity consulting firms in the United States
59 of the 171 cybersecurity consulting firms we list are based in the United States. 2 are public, 10 are owned by another company and 47 are private. The oldest, IBM, was founded in 1911. By revenue from annual reports, the largest company here is UL Solutions ($3.1bn in FY2025).
Companies focused on security consulting and vCISO in the United States
7 companies| Company | Based in | Founded | Size | Ownership | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alchemy Technology Group Provides IT consulting and technology services across cybersecurity, cloud, data and application development. | Houston, United States | Private | |||
CPF Coaching LLC Provides cybersecurity advisory and virtual chief information security officer services to organisations. | Washington metropolitan area, United States | Private | |||
vCISO Lite vCISO Lite sells a subscription platform that helps growing companies handle security compliance and risk. | Atlanta, United States | 2026 | Private | ||
Booz Allen Hamilton Cybersecurity consulting and engineering for US government and industry, including threat hunting, zero trust, incident response and defence of critical infrastructure and weapon systems. | McLean, United States | Private | |||
Crush Security Resells security products and provides assessment, testing and advisory services with a data platform. | United States | 2026 | Private | ||
Cyberneza LLC Cyberneza provides cybersecurity and compliance consulting for defense contractors and regulated organizations. | Orlando, United States | 2025 | Private | ||
T | Chicago, United States | 1995 | Part of LevelBlue (formerly Trustwave) |
Also active in security consulting and vCISO
52 companies| Company | Based in | Founded | Size | Ownership | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UL Solutions Global testing and certification firm, recognised by the PCI SSC for PTS POI and HSM evaluation, with labs in the UK and China. | Northbrook, United States | Public, ULS | $3.1bn (FY2025) | ||
IBM IBM is a technology company that sells software, infrastructure, and consulting services. | Armonk, United States | 1911 | 352,600 staff | Public, IBM | |
A-LIGN A-LIGN provides cybersecurity compliance audits and certifications across frameworks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. | Tampa, United States | 2009 | 500+ staff | Owned by Hg | |
Coalfire Compliance-focused cybersecurity advisory firm and FedRAMP 3PAO specializing in penetration testing that meets stringent regulatory requirements. | Westminster, United States | 2001 | 500+ staff | Owned by Apax Partners | |
GuidePoint Security US-headquartered cybersecurity consultancy with 800+ employees, serving ~40% of the Fortune 500. FedRAMP 3PAO, PCI QSA, and HITRUST accreditations. | Reston, United States | 2011 | 500+ staff | Private | |
Kroll Global risk advisory firm with a 400+ person cyber practice. IR-led penetration testing that feeds active breach intelligence straight into test scoping. | New York, United States | 1932 | 500+ staff | Owned by Stone Point Capital and Further Global | |
LevelBlue (formerly Trustwave) Managed security provider that now runs Trustwave's SpiderLabs penetration testing team, with CREST-accredited testing, red and purple teaming, and deep PCI DSS expertise. | Chicago, United States | 1995 | 500+ staff | Private | |
Redspin Miami-based cybersecurity firm with 300+ employees and deep healthcare/HIPAA expertise. Delivering pen testing since 2000. | Miami, United States | 2000 | 201-500 staff | Owned by Clearwater | |
Jones IT Jones IT provides managed IT services, cybersecurity, and compliance support to businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area. | San Francisco, United States | 2002 | 100 staff | Private | |
IOActive Boutique security consultancy specialising in IoT, SCADA/ICS, embedded systems, and hardware security research with world-renowned researchers. | Seattle, United States | 1998 | 51-200 staff | Private | |
Lares Consulting Denver-based offensive security boutique with a community-first red team culture. Home of PTES co-authors and the Continuous Red Team retainer. | Denver, United States | 2008 | 51-200 staff | Owned by Damovo | |
SBS CyberSecurity US cybersecurity consulting, audit and testing firm founded in 2004, focused on community banks and credit unions, with external, internal, web application, wireless and PCI DSS penetration testing plus CMMC Level 1 and 2 readiness work. | Madison, United States | 2004 | 51-200 staff | Private | |
Tevora CREST-accredited California consultancy blending compliance expertise with penetration testing. First to earn ISO 17020 for MITRE ATT&CK and PTES frameworks. | Irvine, United States | 2003 | 51-200 staff | Private | |
Trail of Bits Elite security research firm specializing in source code review, blockchain auditing, and building industry-standard open-source security tools. | New York, United States | 2012 | 51-200 staff | Private | |
TrustedSec Offensive security firm founded by former NSA operator David Kennedy, delivering CREST-accredited penetration testing, red teaming, and adversary simulation to Fortune 500 and government clients. | Fairlawn, United States | 2012 | 51-200 staff | Private | |
SpecterOps Adversary-focused security firm created by former DoD red team operators. Creators of BloodHound. CREST-accredited for penetration testing, red teaming, and purple team assessments. | Alexandria, United States | 2017 | 51-200 staff | Private | |
Black Hills Information Security Community-driven penetration testing firm known for free security education, open-source tools, Wild West Hackin' Fest, and practical offensive security services. | Spearfish, United States | 2008 | 11-50 staff | Private | |
Netragard Top 10-ranked US pen testing firm with proprietary Real Time Dynamic Testing methodology. Three-tier service model from standard to maximum-depth custom testing. | Acton, United States | 2006 | 11-50 staff | Private | |
Raxis US penetration testing firm founded in 2011, running 600+ engagements a year with a fully remote, US-based team. Manual, expert-led testing across web, network, cloud, mobile, wireless, OT/ICS, and AI/LLM. Gartner Sample Vendor for PTaaS. | Atlanta, United States | 2011 | 11-50 staff | Private | |
R Redpoint Cybersecurity US-wide pen testing firm serving major cities including Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Houston, and Miami with security assessments. | Denver, United States | 2015 | 11-50 staff | Private | |
SECNORA CREST-accredited information security and GRC consulting firm near Dallas. Pairs full-scope penetration testing with governance, risk, and compliance advisory and security training. | Dallas, United States | 11-50 staff | Private | ||
Potenza Services Potenza Services is a veteran-owned firm based in Tampa, Florida, founded in 2012. | Q49255, United States | 2012 | 9 staff | Private | |
Alcott Enterprises Managed IT Services & Cybersecurity Alcott Enterprises is a managed IT service provider and cybersecurity company based in Los Angeles. | Torrance, United States | 2014 | Private | ||
Appgate AppGate provides zero trust network access and fraud protection software for enterprises and government agencies. | New York, United States | Private | |||
Atredis Partners Employee-owned research firm testing embedded systems, including vehicle infotainment, telematics units and CAN networks. | United States | Private | |||
AttackIQ AttackIQ provides a platform for continuous threat exposure management and adversarial exposure validation. | Los Altos, United States | 2014 | Private | ||
BARR Advisory BARR Advisory helps organisations establish, manage, and audit cybersecurity and compliance programmes. | Kansas City, United States | Private | |||
Block Harbor Cybersecurity Detroit firm offering a vehicle security engineering platform alongside automotive penetration testing and defensive security services. | Detroit, United States | Private | |||
Cyberhaven Cyberhaven provides a data security platform that traces data lineage to protect information across human and AI workflows. | Austin, United States | Private | |||
Dell Technologies Computer and IT infrastructure maker whose PowerProtect Data Manager software and Data Domain appliances back up data, detect ransomware and speed recovery. | Round Rock, United States | Private | |||
Integris IT Integris provides managed IT, cybersecurity, AI and cloud services to small and midsize businesses. | Cranbury, United States | Private | |||
Johanson Group Johanson Group is a CPA firm providing security and compliance audits. | Colorado Springs, United States | 2012 | Private | ||
KirkpatrickPrice KirkpatrickPrice is a licensed CPA firm that performs cybersecurity audits and compliance assessments. | Nashville, United States | Private | |||
LHP Engineering Solutions US engineering consultancy offering ISO 21434 consulting, TARA, security verification and automotive cybersecurity training. | Columbus, Indiana, United States | 2001 | Private | ||
Lorikeet Security Lorikeet Security provides penetration testing, incident response, and security leadership services. | Kissimmee, United States | 2021 | Private | ||
Netrio Netrio provides managed IT, cybersecurity, cloud, and connectivity services to mid-market enterprises. | McKinney, United States | Private | |||
Network Brainiacs Provides managed IT support, cybersecurity services and custom software to small businesses. | Mount Arlington, United States | 2011 | Private | ||
nuHarbor nuHarbor provides cybersecurity services and managed security operations to organisations across government, healthcare, finance and enterprise. | United States | 2013 | Private | ||
Ontinue Ontinue provides managed detection and response services for Microsoft security customers. | Redwood City, United States | Owned by Quorum Cyber | |||
Red Hat Open source software company whose Advanced Cluster Security product protects Kubernetes and container workloads, alongside Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift. | Raleigh, United States | Private | |||
RemoteThreat RemoteThreat provides an offensive cyber operations platform for red teams and government mission teams. | Fulton, United States | Private | |||
SafeBreach SafeBreach provides a platform that validates security controls and manages cyber exposure for enterprises. | Sunnyvale, United States | Private | |||
TestPros TestPros is an independent IT compliance firm that has been testing since 1988. | Sterling, United States | 1988 | Private | ||
V Vultara Web-based software that automates vehicle threat analysis and risk assessment, plus vulnerability tracking and consulting. | Troy, Michigan, United States | Private | |||
XTIUM Provides managed IT services including security, cloud desktops, networks and AI deployment support. | Oldsmar, United States | Private | |||
Z-JAK Technologies Z-JAK Technologies is a Louisville-based provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services for small and midsize businesses, typically with 5 to 150 employees. | Louisville, United States | 2020 | Private | ||
Athena Agentic Athena Agentic provides a unified cyber operations platform that automates detection, response, and hardening. | Dallas, United States | Private | |||
Cloudrise Cloudrise provides security services to enterprises and technology partners. | Grand Junction, United States | 2019 | Part of Exclusive Networks | ||
M Mandiant Mandiant provides threat intelligence and incident response, now sold as Google Threat Intelligence alongside VirusTotal within Google Cloud. | United States | 2004 | Part of Google | ||
Optiv Optiv advises, deploys, and operates cybersecurity programs for organizations. | Leawood, United States | 1996 | Owned by KKR | ||
P Puma Security Puma Security provides .NET static analysis tools and application security services. | Des Moines, United States | 2017 | Private | ||
YSecurity YSecurity provides an on-demand cybersecurity team for startups, handling compliance and security reviews. | United States | Private |
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