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SECURITY DECISIONS FOR SERIES A-B SAAS

You don't have a security problem.
You have a decision problem.

What to say. What to build. What to push back on.

A security questionnaire just landed in a live deal?
Your board is starting to ask questions you can't answer cleanly?
Rebuilding the same answers every new deal?

The perspective behind these engagements comes from 20 years on the enterprise security team — reviewing vendors, making the approve/block calls, and leading a company through IPO. I know what enterprise buyers actually evaluate. I know what boards and investors actually ask. These engagements are built from that side of the table.

Compliance tools manage documentation. They don't tell you which answers in a 150-question questionnaire will determine your deal — or which security investments will clear your next raise. That judgment requires the perspective of someone who has been on the other side of those decisions. That's what these engagements provide.

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WHY EXISTING TOOLS DON'T SOLVE THIS

HOW I WORK WITH YOU

🧭 Security Decision Landscape

Maps what enterprise buyers in your segment actually evaluate, which regulations apply now and as you grow, and which certification path — if any — is right for this stage.

 

1–2 weeks · $5,000 — credited in toward Security Priorities Roadmap if initiated within 90 days.

🗺️ Security Priorities Roadmap

Defines the small number of security investments that actually matter — based on your product, your enterprise requirements, and your stage. Most companies at this stage don't need SOC 2 yet.

 

4–6 weeks · $32,500 fixed.

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📝 Questionnaire
Readiness

Clear, defensible answers built around how your product actually works — validated once, reused across every deal. Engineering time drops from 20+ hours to 5–8.

 

2–3 weeks · $10,500 fixed. 

🔍 Questionnaire Prioritization

A 150-question questionnaire just landed. Sales is waiting.  identify the small set of answers that will determine what happens to your deal — before engineering loses two days on the wrong ones.

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 1-2 weeks · $4,000 fixed.

🧠   Fractional CISO
Without the Department

CISO-level judgment across enterprise deals, investor diligence, and board conversations — without the $200K+ hire. What you tell a customer today is what an investor asks about six months from now. Consistent judgment across every security decision, async within 2 business days.

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 Monthly advisory + async guidance · $6,500 /month

🧠   Fractional CISO
Services

Under pressure to prove cyber accountability?
Get named executive oversight for boards, insurers, and investors.

📉   Cyber Risk &
Readiness Review

Reveal business risks and avoid costly blind spots.
Guide spending and strategy with business-aligned insight.

📋   Compliance
Readiness

Win clients and close deals faster. 
Build trust with a right-sized  program that demonstrates compliance and won’t slow you down.

🧾   Insurance Renewal
 Support

Cut cyber premiums and avoid exclusions.
Strengthen your case for better coverage.

🛡️   Cyber Due Diligence For M&A

Avoid costly surprises during a sale or acquisition.
Prove cyber readiness and protect deal value.

"Apus delivered complex risk assessments with speed, precision, and insight. They exceeded expectations — despite coming from outside our industry."

Eric Lutz — Security Leader, Regional Telecom Provider

"Apus helped elevate our Cybersecurity Maturity Program with expertise, drive, and a great sense of humor — all while delivering clear, actionable improvements."

Graham Lange — Cybersecurity Director, Mid-Sized Energy Firm

WHAT CLIENT SAYS

Security decisions are getting harder to make

without someone who's been on both sides. That's the call.

20 minutes — active deal, upcoming raise, board question, or long-term

leadership gap. You'll leave knowing what the problem actually is

and what it would take to fix it. No pitch. No proposal.

Book 20 minutes
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