A clearer path to stronger security.
Practical advice. Clear priorities. The confidence to move forward.
Senior-level cybersecurity guidance for organizations navigating risk, compliance, and growth. Work directly with an experienced advisor who understands the business behind the requirements.
BUILT ON EXPERIENCE
Service-disabled veteran-owned · CISSP-led advisory · Commercial clients & teaming partners
HOW WE HELP
Complex requirements. Practical next steps.
Build a stronger security program with support that fits your organization, your priorities, and the work ahead.
GOVERNANCE & RISK
Turn risk into a clear plan.
Understand where you stand and what to address first. Connect security decisions to the needs of your business.
Risk assessments and gap analysis
Security policy review and development
Prioritized remediation roadmaps
FRAMEWORK ALIGNMENT
Make requirements actionable.
Translate NIST frameworks and CMMC readiness requirements into a focused path for your team.
NIST CSF assessments and framework mapping
NIST SP 800-171 gap analysis
CMMC Level 2 readiness assistance
PCI DSS ADVISORY
Prepare for the assessment.
Bring structure to PCI readiness with organized evidence, clear ownership, and practical assessment coordination.
Evidence collection and readiness support
Gap identification and remediation planning
ROC and QSA coordination
CYBER ADVISORY & vCISO
Add experienced leadership.
Give your security program direction and accountability with fractional guidance tailored to your scope.
Security strategy and program oversight
Executive-ready risk communication
Incident response planning and tabletop support
OUR APPROACH
Clarity at every step.
A straightforward engagement, grounded in the risks that matter and the resources you have.
01 · Understand your position
Start with your goals, requirements, existing controls, and the challenges your team is facing.
02 · Set the priorities
Build a practical plan with clear actions, ownership, and a scope that supports your business.
03 · Support the work
Work through evidence, policies, readiness, and remediation with hands-on advisory support.
Readiness and advisory support help prepare your organization. Formal assessments and certification decisions remain with the appropriate independent assessors and authorities.
FOR PRIME CONTRACTORS & PARTNERS
Your mission. Our expertise. A stronger team.
An experienced cybersecurity partner for the work ahead.
Shielded Path welcomes meaningful subcontracting and teaming relationships with organizations that need focused support in governance, risk, compliance, and security readiness.
SDVOSB / VOSB
Defined scope. Direct collaboration.
Practical support for your delivery team.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE PATH
Experienced guidance. A direct relationship.
David Lusk, CISSP
Founder · Shielded Path Consulting
Good cybersecurity advice should be clear enough to act on.
David brings a practitioner’s perspective to security strategy, governance, and compliance. His work includes CMMC Level 2 readiness assistance for a DoD manufacturer, PCI assessment coordination, and NIST-aligned governance.
As a service-disabled veteran-owned business based in Simpsonville, South Carolina, Shielded Path pairs disciplined execution with a personal, collaborative approach.
LET’S TALK
What’s on your horizon?
Whether you’re working toward an assessment, strengthening a security program, or exploring a teaming opportunity, start with a conversation.
david@shieldedpathconsulting.com
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Serving clients nationwide