CYBERSECURITY CONSULTING · AUSTIN, TX
Cybersecurity Consulting Services in Austin for Fast-Growing Teams
TekSupport Squad provides cybersecurity consulting services in Austin for software companies, manufacturers, and state agency vendors that need security to keep pace with growth. We find your gaps, rank them, and help you build the controls and evidence that customers, auditors, and procurement teams ask for.
SOC 2 Readiness
Controls and evidence before the audit
Questionnaire Support
Clear answers for customer security reviews
Cloud Hardening
Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Azure, AWS
Threat Monitoring
EDR, MDR, and SOC coverage
What Is Cybersecurity Consulting in Austin?
Cybersecurity consulting is outside expertise that measures how well your business is protected, explains which gaps carry real business risk, and turns that into a prioritized plan. For an Austin company, the plan is often driven by a customer contract, a funding round, or a state procurement requirement, not just a general wish to be safer.
A consultant should do more than hand over a scan report. Good consulting connects technical findings to decisions: which fixes unblock a deal, which ones satisfy an auditor, and which can wait until next quarter.
TekSupport Squad is a Houston-based team that works with Austin clients remotely and arranges on-site visits when the work requires hands-on attention. The full service is described on our Houston cybersecurity consulting page.
What Is Included
Security assessment
Network, endpoints, identity, email, cloud, and backups
Vulnerability scanning and pen testing
Find weaknesses, then prove what is reachable
Threat detection and response
Human-reviewed EDR, MDR, and SOC alerts
Compliance support
SOC 2 readiness, NIST CSF, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Strategy and training
Roadmaps, phishing simulations, quarterly reviews
WHO WE HELP
Built for Austin's Growth Industries
Our work in Austin centers on three kinds of organizations.
Software, SaaS, and startups
Founders and engineering leads who need SOC 2 readiness, tighter production access, and solid answers to enterprise security questionnaires without hiring a full security team.
Semiconductor and advanced manufacturing
Plants and suppliers that protect designs and production data, separate office IT from equipment networks, and manage contractor access carefully.
State agency vendors and professional firms
Cloud providers pursuing TX-RAMP, plus law, accounting, and consulting firms that hold confidential client data and need documented controls.
LOCAL CONTEXT
Security Pressures Unique to Austin Businesses
Austin's economy rewards speed, and speed creates specific security gaps. These are the issues we address most often.
SAAS
SOC 2 Readiness Before the Audit
Enterprise buyers often ask for a SOC 2 report before signing. We map your current controls to the trust services criteria, close gaps in access management, logging, and change control, and organize evidence so your audit window starts on solid ground. The attestation itself comes from an independent CPA firm; our job is preparing you for it.
SALES
Customer Security Questionnaires
A single questionnaire can stall a deal when nobody owns the answers. We help you document policies, confirm what your controls actually do, and build a reusable answer library, so sales and engineering stop rewriting the same responses for every prospect and every renewal.
GOVERNMENT
TX-RAMP for State Agency Vendors
Cloud vendors selling to Texas state agencies generally need TX-RAMP certification. We assess your environment against the program's security controls, help remediate the gaps we find, and prepare documentation for the review. Certification decisions are made by the state program, not by consultants, so our focus is getting you ready.
GROWTH
Hiring Faster Than Security Can Keep Up
When headcount climbs quickly, accounts, laptops, and SaaS subscriptions multiply faster than anyone can track. We set up repeatable onboarding and offboarding, enforce MFA and least-privilege access, and make sure departing employees lose access to every system the same day they leave.
INDUSTRY
Protecting Manufacturing Networks
Advanced manufacturing sites often connect office systems to production equipment. We segment those networks so a phishing click at a desk cannot spread to the floor, secure remote access for vendors and engineers, and align controls with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
CONTINUITY
Flooding, Heat, and Ice Storms
Central Texas sits in Flash Flood Alley, and both the 2021 winter storm and the February 2023 ice storm left many offices without power. We make sure backups are encrypted, offsite, and tested, and that staff can keep working securely from home when the office goes dark.
OUR PROCESS
From First Call to Ongoing Protection
Austin teams move quickly, so our process is designed to produce useful results early.
1. Scoping conversation
We discuss your product, data, customers, and deadlines, such as an audit date or a contract that requires a security review. You then receive a written quote.
2. Baseline assessment
We review cloud tenants, endpoints, identity, code repository access, email security, and backups to see where you stand today.
3. Prioritized plan
Findings are ranked by risk and by what unblocks your business goals, with quick wins listed first.
4. Remediation support
We help roll out MFA, EDR, logging, and configuration fixes, working with your engineers or IT staff, or covering the work if you have none.
5. Testing and evidence
Rescans and penetration tests confirm fixes, and we organize the evidence for auditors, customers, or procurement reviewers.
6. Quarterly reviews
We revisit the roadmap each quarter, run phishing simulations and awareness training, and adjust as you add staff, products, or markets.
Choosing a Cybersecurity Consulting Company in Austin
The right partner depends on your stage and your obligations. Two questions usually decide the fit.
Do You Need a Partner or a Single Project?
A startup preparing for its first enterprise customer may need a focused readiness project. A company with a growing internal IT team may want specialist help alongside it.
Through co-managed IT, we can handle monitoring and security tasks while your staff keeps control of daily operations.
Is Your Cloud Configured Securely?
Most Austin companies run almost entirely in the cloud, which means identity settings matter more than office firewalls. We review Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Azure, and AWS for:
- MFA coverage and admin account protection
- File-sharing and guest access settings
- Logging and alerting that someone actually reviews
- Encrypted, restorable backups
For ongoing administration, pair this with our managed cloud services.
A PRACTICAL START
Not Sure Where to Begin?
Start with a baseline assessment. It shows what an attacker could reach today, what a customer reviewer is likely to flag, and which fixes deliver the most protection for the effort. Many Austin teams use it as the foundation for SOC 2 readiness or a TX-RAMP submission.
SERVICE AREA
Supporting Companies Throughout Greater Austin
We work with organizations across Austin and the surrounding Central Texas communities, from downtown startups to suburban manufacturing sites.
Downtown AustinThe DomainNorth AustinRound RockCedar ParkGeorgetownPflugervilleWestlakeLeanderSan Marcos
FAQ
Cybersecurity Consulting FAQs for Austin Businesses
What does SOC 2 readiness involve for a startup?
Readiness means getting your controls and evidence in shape before an auditor looks. We define scope, map existing controls to the criteria, fix gaps in access, logging, and change management, write or update policies, and run a readiness check. Timelines depend on how much is already in place.
Can you help us answer enterprise security questionnaires?
Yes. We review the questionnaire with you, confirm which controls exist, identify gaps worth fixing before you respond, and help you write accurate, reusable answers. Honest, well-documented responses are easier for reviewers to accept than vague ones.
What is TX-RAMP, and does it apply to my company?
TX-RAMP is the Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program. It applies to cloud service providers that sell to Texas state agencies. If you are in that position, we can assess your controls against the program's requirements and help prepare your documentation.
Can you secure our production cloud environment?
We review who can access production systems in Azure or AWS, tighten administrator permissions, enforce MFA, enable logging, and verify that backups are encrypted and restorable. Changes are coordinated with your engineers so deployments are not disrupted.
How do you protect manufacturing and design data?
We start by mapping where designs and production data live and who can reach them. Network segmentation, least-privilege access for contractors, endpoint detection, and monitored remote access reduce the chance that one compromised laptop exposes sensitive work.
Is a penetration test necessary before our first enterprise deal?
Not always, but many enterprise buyers and SOC 2 auditors ask whether you test regularly. A vulnerability scan finds known weaknesses automatically, while a penetration test shows what an attacker could actually exploit. We help you decide which your situation calls for.
How do you keep security on track while we hire quickly?
We build repeatable onboarding and offboarding checklists, standardize laptop setup with endpoint protection, require MFA from day one, and review access quarterly. Security awareness training and phishing simulations help new hires learn expectations early.
How is pricing determined?
Pricing reflects your number of users and devices, the cloud services in scope, any framework you are preparing for, and whether you want a one-time project or ongoing support. We provide a written quote after the initial consultation.
LET'S TALK
Talk to an Austin Cybersecurity Consultant
Tell us about your product, your customers' security demands, or the audit on your calendar. We will suggest a sensible first step, scope it in writing, and help you build security that keeps up with your growth.