Most compliance programs start with documentation. Ours starts with measurable security controls. We map your actual security posture to the frameworks that matter (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, NIST, and SOC 2) so you can prove compliance with evidence, not promises.
Every year, your insurer wants more evidence. Your clients want more assurances. Regulators want more documentation. And for most small businesses, compliance feels like a mountain you're supposed to climb without a map or a guide.
The typical approach (hire a consultant to write policies and fill out checklists) creates a paper program that doesn't reflect reality. Policies say one thing. Systems do another. And when someone digs deeper, the gap is obvious.
We believe compliance should be built on truth. We measure your actual security controls first. Then we map what you've actually implemented to the frameworks your business needs. The result is evidence built on what's real, not a binder full of aspirations.
When your compliance program is built on what you've actually done, not what you wish you had, the documentation, evidence, and reporting take care of themselves.
Measure your security controls against proven benchmarks. Identify gaps, score your posture, and establish a measurable starting point.
Map your assessed controls to the specific compliance frameworks your business requires. Identify where you're already compliant and where gaps remain.
Produce compliance-ready evidence packages, gap analysis reports, and remediation roadmaps that auditors, insurers, and regulators actually accept.
From the first assessment through ongoing management, we provide the technical controls, documentation, and advisory support your compliance program needs, so you're never scrambling before an audit again.
Map your security controls to specific framework requirements with gap analysis and evidence packages.
Formal IT risk assessments aligned to compliance requirements with documented findings and remediation plans.
Written security policies and procedures tailored to your environment and compliance framework requirements.
Virtual CISO services providing strategic security leadership, compliance oversight, and board-level reporting.
Annual reassessment and compliance mapping to keep your evidence current as your environment and regulatory obligations evolve.
Cyber insurance evidence packages designed to answer carrier questions with measurable security posture data.
The security controls we measure form the technical foundation all these frameworks are built on. One assessment. Multiple mappings. Real evidence.
Compliance frameworks like HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC define what security controls your organization must have in place. The challenge is figuring out which of the hundreds of requirements you already satisfy, which ones you partially meet, and which ones need work. That's where most businesses get stuck.
We take the results of your security baseline assessment and map every assessed control to the specific requirements of your target framework. The result is clarity: here's where you're compliant, here's where you're partially compliant, and here's exactly what you need to do to close the gaps.
For each gap, we provide specific remediation guidance with effort estimates and priority rankings. For controls you already meet, we produce the evidence documentation that auditors need. The mapping is based on your actual technical controls, not self-reported questionnaire answers. That distinction matters more than you might think.
Our mapping process connects your measured security posture to specific compliance requirements:
| Your Baseline | Measured security controls from your assessment |
| Framework | Specific requirements from HIPAA, PCI, CMMC, etc. |
| Mapping | Control-to-requirement alignment with gap identification |
| Evidence | Documentation proving each control is implemented |
Every compliance framework requires a risk assessment. For many small businesses, this is the most daunting requirement, because it feels abstract, subjective, and like something only enterprise companies should have to worry about. It doesn't have to feel that way.
We combine the objective data from your security baseline assessment with a structured risk analysis methodology. We don't ask you to rate your risks on a scale of 1–5 and call it a day. We measure your actual controls, identify specific gaps, and map those gaps to real-world threat scenarios relevant to your industry.
The result is a risk assessment that's grounded in evidence: measured controls, identified vulnerabilities, threat likelihood based on industry data, and business impact analysis specific to your organization. Auditors and insurers recognize the difference between a risk assessment based on measurements and one based on guesses.
| Typical | Interview-based, subjective ratings, checkbox exercise |
| Baseline | Measurement-based, objective control data, evidence-backed |
Our risk assessments start with your actual security posture data from the baseline assessment, making findings specific, actionable, and defensible.
Every compliance framework requires written security policies. But here's the problem with downloading templates from the internet: they describe controls you haven't implemented, reference procedures your team doesn't follow, and create audit findings when reality doesn't match the paperwork. Generic policies don't protect you. They set you up to fail.
Baseline develops security policies tailored to your actual environment, your implemented controls, and your operational procedures. Because we start with a measured baseline of your security controls, we know exactly what your organization has in place. Policies are written to document what you've actually implemented, not aspirational goals.
For controls you plan to implement as part of remediation, we write policies that align with the target state and include implementation timelines. The result is a policy set that auditors can verify against your actual environment, because the policies were written to match it.
A CISO provides strategic direction for your security program: setting priorities, allocating resources, reporting to leadership, managing compliance, and ensuring your posture keeps pace with evolving threats. Most small businesses can't justify a $200K+ salary for that role. But the need doesn't go away just because the budget isn't there.
Baseline's virtual CISO (vCISO) service gives your organization access to experienced security leadership on a fractional basis. Your vCISO becomes the strategic bridge between your technical security controls and your business objectives, translating security posture data into business risk language that leadership and boards understand.
Because our vCISO advisory is built on your measured security baseline, every recommendation is grounded in data. We're not making theoretical suggestions. We're prioritizing actions based on your actual posture score, your specific compliance requirements, and your business risk profile.
| Full-Time CISO | $200K–$350K+ annually |
| Baseline vCISO | Fraction of the cost, same strategic output |
| Monthly | Ongoing advisory with regular check-ins |
| Quarterly | Strategic sessions aligned to business cycles |
| Project-Based | Targeted engagements for specific initiatives |
Achieving compliance is one thing. Maintaining it is another. New systems get deployed, staff changes, regulatory requirements evolve, and the controls that passed an audit last year may not pass the next one. A compliance program needs to stay current, not just reach a milestone.
Baseline's ongoing compliance work is project-based and advisory-driven. We return annually to reassess your posture, refresh your compliance mapping against any framework changes, update your evidence package, and advise on any gaps that have opened since the last engagement. No subscription required. Just scheduled, recurring work that keeps your compliance evidence from going stale.
Most compliance frameworks require evidence of ongoing controls, not just a one-time snapshot. Annual reassessment gives you:
| Annually | Full reassessment + compliance mapping refresh |
| On request | Insurance evidence package generation |
| As needed | Policy review and regulatory change updates |
| Per engagement | Audit preparation and auditor coordination |
Cyber insurance applications used to be simple questionnaires. Now they're detailed technical assessments. Carriers ask specific questions about MFA, EDR, backup procedures, privileged access controls, patch management, and more. Vague answers get higher premiums, or outright denials.
Baseline's insurance evidence packages are designed to answer these questions definitively. Because our assessment measures your actual security controls, we can provide specific, verifiable evidence for every question on the application. After remediation, we provide before-and-after documentation showing exactly what controls were implemented and the measurable improvement in posture.
For renewal cycles, annual reassessments provide updated evidence showing that your controls remain in place. Carriers increasingly want to see ongoing compliance management, not just a point-in-time snapshot. Our annual reassessment and compliance mapping engagements give you exactly that, with a current evidence package ready for each renewal.
Same honest, measured approach, tailored to the framework your auditors and regulators actually care about.
HIPAA requires covered entities and business associates to implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect electronic protected health information (ePHI).
Financial services organizations face PCI-DSS requirements for payment card data, GLBA for customer financial information, and increasing pressure from banking regulators and FDIC examiners.
Defense contractors and manufacturers in the supply chain must meet CMMC certification requirements based on NIST SP 800-171 to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
Law firms, accounting firms, consultancies, and SaaS companies face client-driven compliance requirements, SOC 2 expectations, and increasing cyber insurance demands.
No, and that's an important distinction. We prepare you for the audit or certification. For frameworks like SOC 2 or CMMC, a third-party assessor performs the official audit. Our job is to make sure your controls are implemented, documented, and evidence-ready before they walk in the door. We significantly increase your chances of passing the first time.
That's exactly when many organizations call us. We'll start with a baseline assessment to see where your controls actually stand, map the gaps to the specific audit findings, build a remediation plan, and prepare you to pass the re-examination. Because we start with measurements, we can prove the improvement with before-and-after evidence.
No. The security controls we assess overlap significantly across frameworks. A single baseline assessment can be mapped to multiple compliance frameworks simultaneously. For example, the same access control assessment maps to HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, and SOC 2 requirements. We identify the union of all requirements and address them in one effort.
It depends on your starting posture and target framework. A security baseline assessment takes 10–15 business days. Compliance mapping adds 1–2 weeks. Remediation to close gaps typically takes 3–4 weeks. Policy development runs parallel. Most organizations can go from initial assessment to compliance-ready in 2–3 months, depending on the scope of gaps identified.
Yes, and we hear this one a lot. If you're on a tight timeline, we can prioritize the assessment and produce an insurance evidence package within 2–3 weeks. The package documents your current security controls with real posture data, exactly what carriers are looking for. If you have an urgent deadline, reach out now and we'll get moving.
Most compliance frameworks require ongoing evidence of controls, annual risk assessments, and regular policy reviews. A one-time engagement gets you compliant at that moment, but maintaining compliance requires annual reassessment and active management. We offer annual reassessment and compliance mapping engagements that keep your evidence current and your program defensible year over year.
Whether you're staring down an audit, scrambling before an insurance renewal, or building a compliance program for the first time, we'll show you exactly where you stand and what it takes to get where you need to be.
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