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Commercial Services // Huntsville, AL

Cybersecurity services inHuntsville & North Alabama

The engineers who test and secure DoD weapon systems and federal networks, working for the businesses down the road. Assessments, penetration testing, CMMC and RMF compliance, monitoring and secure architecture.

  • 4DOD weapon systems penetration tested
  • 3State systems penetration tested
  • 51,000+Devices audited
  • 7.3MUsers' data protected
24/7 threat responses
3,000Devices
3,100Users protected

On site: Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Athens, Redstone ArsenalRemote: anywhere in the US

Where most clients start

Network security assessment

A scoped review of how your network, internet-facing systems, accounts, devices and backups are set up today, looked at the way an attacker would, and written up as findings ranked by risk with what to fix first. Sized for a small or mid-sized business; typically a few weeks from kickoff to report.

An assessment finds and ranks weaknesses; it does not exploit them. If you want the network attacked for real, that is a penetration test, scoped separately under Offensive Cyber Engineering.

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What it covers

  • ///What you have: an inventory of the devices, servers, cloud services and accounts on your network, including the ones nobody remembers setting up
  • ///What the internet sees: your public IPs, open ports, remote-access portals, website and email domain (SPF, DKIM and DMARC), checked for exposure and for leaked credentials in known breaches
  • ///Inside the network: a vulnerability scan of every device, with missing patches and weak configurations verified by hand and ranked by how an attacker would actually use them
  • ///Firewall, Wi-Fi and remote access: rules, segmentation, VPN and guest networks reviewed against current baselines
  • ///Accounts and access: MFA coverage, admin rights, stale and shared accounts, password policy and who can reach sensitive folders
  • ///Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace: identity, email security, sharing and logging settings measured against the CIS benchmark for the tenant
  • ///Endpoints: antivirus or EDR coverage, patching, encryption and local admin rights on workstations and laptops
  • ///Backups and recovery: what is backed up, whether a restore has ever been tested, and whether ransomware on the network could reach the copies

What you get

A written report with every finding ranked by risk, the fix for each in plain language, and a one-page summary you can hand to leadership or your insurer. We walk you through it on a call, and the remediation list is yours to act on with your own IT staff, your MSP or us.

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What we do, in full

01 // Gets systems authorized.

Cybersecurity CMMC & RMF Compliance

For contractors who need to pass a CMMC assessment or get a system through RMF to an Authorization to Operate, with the evidence to prove it.

  • ///Authorization to Operate (ATO) packages
  • ///Risk Management Framework (RMF) execution
  • ///Security plans & automated compliance documentation
  • ///DoD-standard system hardening
  • ///CMMC Audit Preparation
  • ///CMMC Artifact Collection
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02 // Watches, stops attacks fast.

Defensive Cyber Engineering

For organizations that want to know when something is wrong on their network and have it stopped before it spreads.

  • ///Vulnerability & patch management
  • ///Security monitoring & analytics (Splunk, ELK)
  • ///Automated threat detection & response
  • ///Threat hunting & continuous monitoring
  • ///Access control & identity management
  • ///Zero Trust network modernization
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03 // Finds weaknesses first.

Offensive Cyber Engineering

For teams that want their network, applications or AI tooling tested the way an attacker would, and a clear list of what to fix.

  • ///AI tooling security audits
  • ///Full-scope penetration testing
  • ///Red team & adversary simulation
  • ///Weapon system survivability testing
  • ///Secure software development pipelines
  • ///Application security
  • ///Threat modeling
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04 // Builds secure IT systems.

IT Architecture & DevSecOps

For organizations building or rebuilding systems, cloud environments or software pipelines that have to be secure from the first day.

  • ///AI tooling in classified environments
  • ///Secure-by-design IT architecture
  • ///Secure Azure cloud architecture (sensitive & classified data)
  • ///Automated software security testing
  • ///Windows & Linux systems administration
  • ///Server virtualization management
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How it works

What happens after you reach out

No retainer, no commitment until you have a scope and a price in writing.

  1. 01

    Tell us what you are facing

    Three short questions on this site, about a minute. Pick the services, say what is prompting it, leave a work email and, if you like, a phone number.

  2. 02

    A 30-minute call with an engineer

    Not a sales rep. If you left a number we call within one business day; otherwise we reply by email to set a time. We ask about your systems and your deadline, and tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.

  3. 03

    A written scope and price

    What we would do, in what order, and what it costs, before anything starts. No retainer is required to get it.

  4. 04

    The work, and a report you can act on

    Findings ranked by risk, fixes in plain language, and a summary for leadership or your insurer. The list is yours to act on with your IT staff, your MSP or us.

Why Cytronics

Defense-grade engineering, local address

Cytronics is a HUBZone-certified small business founded in Huntsville in 2019. Our engineers hold active Top Secret clearances and certifications including OSCP+, CRTO, OSWP and CompTIA SecurityX, and have tested and defended DoD weapon systems and federal networks. The same people do the commercial work.

  • HUBZone certified, Small Disadvantaged Business
  • CMMC Level 2 self-assessment complete
  • Engineers with active Top Secret clearances
  • OSCP+, CRTO, OSWP, SecurityX, CySA+, Linux+

See how we think first

Free guides for your kind of business

Defense subcontractors with a CMMC deadline, medical and dental practices, law and accounting firms, manufacturers. If you would rather read before you call, start here.

All 10 free guides

Before you call

Questions we get first

Do you only work with defense contractors?
No. Our background is defense and federal systems, and that is where the hardest requirements come from, but the same engineering applies to a medical practice, a law firm, an accounting firm or a manufacturer. Our free guides are written for exactly those businesses.
What is a security assessment, and is it where we should start?
Usually, yes. An assessment is a scoped review of how your network, internet-facing systems, accounts, devices and backups are set up today, looked at the way an attacker would, and written up as findings ranked by risk with what to fix first. It gives you a prioritized list instead of a general worry, and it tells us whether you need anything further.
Where do you work?
We are based in Huntsville, Alabama and work on site across North Alabama, including Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Athens and the Redstone Arsenal area. Most assessment, compliance and architecture work can also be done remotely, so we take on clients elsewhere in the United States.
What does it cost?
Every engagement is scoped after the first call, because a two-office firm and a 200-person contractor with a CMMC deadline need very different amounts of work. You get the scope and the price in writing before anything starts.
Do we need to buy new tools first?
Usually not. Most small and mid-sized organizations already pay for security features they have not turned on, particularly in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. We start with what you have.
Will you work with our existing IT provider?
Yes. Most of our commercial clients have an MSP or an internal IT person, and the report is written so they can act on it. We are the security specialists; we do not need to replace anyone.

Tell us what you're up against

Three short questions, about a minute. An engineer replies by email, or calls within one business day if you leave a number.