Who we are
Your trusted security and risk partner — small by design.
Risk Advisory Partners exists because security work too often gets reduced to a compliance checklist, handed to whoever is newest, and delivered as a binder nobody opens.
We do it differently. We start with the risks that matter to your business and measure them honestly. 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 when it counts.
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.
- Compliance should be a by-product. A program built to reduce real risk passes audits without heroics.
- 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
Protecting customer data and platforms while closing enterprise deals that hinge on security.
Healthcare
Providers, payers, and health tech vendors managing patient-data risk under HIPAA and HITRUST.
Payments & retail
Merchants and service providers reducing fraud and cardholder-data risk under PCI DSS.
Government contractors
Teams protecting 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 your risks and where you need to be.