INDEPENDENT SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE RISK ADVISORY

CounterSec provides independent, vendor-neutral risk advisory services for organizations operating in high-consequence environments. Our work focuses on identifying control failures, governance gaps, and availability risks across physical and cyber domains.

We support infrastructure owners, operators, and regulated organizations where physical constraints - such as access, facilities, and power - directly shape digital outcomes. Engagements are structured to prioritize decision-making clarity, operational continuity, and liability-aware assurance.

Effective risk management begins with understanding constraints,
not deploying tools.

CounterSec focuses on how decisions are made under pressure, where controls fail in practice, and how infrastructure realities influence security outcomes over time.

Security failures are rarely caused by missing controls. They are usually the result of misaligned governance, unrealistic assumptions, or unexamined operational constraints.

Approach

A Consequence-Aware Approach

This is why we’ve built a new kind of security consultancy: combining cyber and physical security into a cohesive, proactive defense strategy tailored to each client’s unique risk profile.

CounterSec approaches security through the lens of consequence, not checklists. We examine how physical and cyber controls interact in real environments, how authority and escalation function under stress, and where availability or continuity risks are silently accumulating.

Rules We Live By

Every strategy, test, project, and recommendation must be shaped by the evolving threat landscape (e.g., the security measures required today may not suffice tomorrow):

• Vendor-neutral by design - recommendations are driven by risk, not resale

• Constraint-aware - power, access, facilities, and staffing matter

• Governance first - controls fail when decision ownership is unclear

• Built for real operations - not idealized architectures

• Defensible outcomes — assessments that stand up to regulators, auditors, and legal scrutiny

This is how we provide our clients with a robust security posture that ensures they stay ahead of threats and maintain operational integrity in any environment.

CounterSec provides independent, vendor-neutral security and infrastructure risk advisory for organizations operating in high-consequence environments. While many firms specialize in either physical or cyber security execution, our role is to assess, govern, and integrate these domains to ensure defensible outcomes under real operational constraints.

Where appropriate, CounterSec coordinates and oversees specialist execution through trusted partners and subcontractors—ensuring work is aligned with risk priorities, governance expectations, and operational reality.

Services

Physical Security Auditing

What this service covers
Assessment and validation of physical security controls through structured audits and, where appropriate, controlled intrusion simulations.

CounterSec’s role

• Defines scope and objectives based on risk and consequence

• Oversees or coordinates physical testing activities

• Interprets findings through a governance and liability lens

• Delivers prioritized, decision-ready reporting

Execution & Delivery
Testing activities may be conducted directly or through vetted specialist partners, depending on scope, environment, and regulatory context.

Network and App Penetration Testing

What this service covers
Independent assessment of network, web, and application security through controlled offensive testing.

CounterSec’s role

• Determines testing relevance and risk value

• Aligns testing with business, regulatory, and infrastructure priorities

• Reviews findings for material impact and decision relevance

• Ensures results translate into actionable governance outcomes

Execution & Delivery
Technical testing is typically performed by specialist partners under CounterSec advisory oversight.

Cloud and Wireless Assessments

What this service covers
Assessment of cloud and wireless environments with emphasis on
misconfiguration risk, access pathways, and control assumptions.

CounterSec’s role

• Evaluates exposure in context of operational dependency

• Identifies where architectural assumptions break under pressure

• Frames risk in terms of availability, escalation, and liability

• Coordinates technical validation where required

Execution & Delivery
Technical validation may be conducted directly or coordinated through specialist partners, depending on environment, complexity, and regulatory context.

Threat Intelligence & Red Teaming

What this service covers
Adversary-informed risk assessment using OSINT, scenario analysis, and controlled simulation to test decision-making, escalation, and response.

CounterSec’s role

• Defines threat relevance (not generic “APT theater”)

• Oversees red team scope to avoid performative testing

• Evaluates organizational response, not just control failure

• Produces leadership-level findings focused on consequence
  

Execution & Delivery
Red team activities may be conducted by CounterSec or specialist partners, depending on jurisdiction and sensitivity.

Specialized & Non-Standard Engagements

Tailor security assessments to your specific needs, addressing emerging technologies or unique challenges with flexible testing methodologies.

Advisory-led assessments with coordinated specialist execution where appropriate.

Strategic risk is best managed before it becomes visible.

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

— Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Veteran Owned and Operated

Contact

Initial engagements typically begin
with a focused diagnostic call.

Discretion respected. Vendor neutrality assured.