Security That Closes Deals

Real outcomes from real engagements. See how Alpha Cybersecurity helped B2B SaaS and Healthcare organizations remove compliance blockers and close enterprise contracts.

AWS Security Assessment

Series A SaaS Startup Discovers 14 Critical Misconfigurations Before SOC 2 Audit

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Jordan R.
CTO, B2B SaaS Startup
The Situation

A Series A SaaS startup was preparing for their first SOC 2 Type II audit. Their internal team had run basic security checks but lacked the tooling and framework knowledge to identify deeper misconfigurations. They needed an independent assessment before the auditor arrived.

14
Critical Findings
2 Wk
Delivery Time
3 Wk
Remediation Time
Key Findings
S3 buckets with public ACLs exposing customer data
IAM users with inline admin policies bypassing SCPs
CloudTrail disabled in 3 of 4 AWS regions
Security Groups with 0.0.0.0/0 ingress on port 22
The Outcome

All 14 critical findings were remediated in under three weeks using the prioritized roadmap. The client passed their SOC 2 audit with zero critical observations from the auditor.

vCISO Advisory Retainer

Healthcare SaaS Platform Builds Enterprise Security Program from Scratch in 90 Days

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Daniel K.
VP Engineering, Healthcare SaaS
The Situation

A 40-person Healthcare SaaS company was growing fast and fielding security questionnaires from enterprise prospects that they couldn't answer. They had no security policies, no risk register, and no dedicated security function. They needed a CISO — but couldn't afford a full-time hire at $250K+/year.

90
Days to Program
$3K
Monthly Retainer
12
Policies Written
What We Built
Full information security policy library (12 policies)
Enterprise risk register with quarterly review cadence
Monthly board-level security reporting
Vendor risk management program for 3rd-party SaaS
The Outcome

The client began answering enterprise security questionnaires confidently within 60 days. Within 90 days they closed two Fortune 500 pilot contracts that had been stalled on security reviews.

NERC CIP Architecture

Regional Utility Achieves NERC CIP-Compliant AWS Migration Without Regulatory Violation

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Robert P.
Director of IT, Regional Utility
The Situation

A regional electric utility wanted to migrate their operational data analytics workloads to AWS. Their legal and compliance team had blocked every previous migration attempt due to concerns about NERC CIP-005 (Electronic Security Perimeters) and CIP-007 (Systems Security Management) requirements in a cloud environment.

CIP-005
Compliant
CIP-007
Compliant
0
Violations
The Architecture Delivered
Isolated VPC with Transit Gateway meeting CIP-005 ESP requirements
AWS Network Firewall with NERC-aligned ruleset for CIP-007
AWS Config + Security Hub for continuous CIP compliance monitoring
Full evidence package for NERC CIP audit documentation
The Outcome

The migration was approved by the utility's compliance team and completed without a single NERC CIP violation. The architecture has since been used as the template for two additional workload migrations.

AWS Assessment + HIPAA

Digital Health Startup Passes Investor Security Due Diligence for Series B Round

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Amanda L.
CEO, Digital Health Platform
The Situation

A digital health startup was closing a Series B round. The lead investor's technical due diligence team flagged significant AWS security and HIPAA compliance gaps. The deal was contingent on a third-party security assessment and a formal remediation plan being in place within 30 days.

30
Day Deadline
$8M
Round Closed
28
Days Delivered
Key Deliverables
Full AWS security assessment with investor-ready executive summary
HIPAA gap analysis with 45 CFR Part 164 mapping
30/60/90-day remediation roadmap with engineering tickets
Security posture score card for investor presentation
The Outcome

Both reports were delivered in 28 days. The investor's due diligence team accepted the assessment and remediation plan. The $8M Series B round closed on schedule.

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