Jim Nittterauer

I'm a strategic security and business leader with 30+ years of experience building robust infrastructure, resilient cybersecurity programs, and the business processes that protect organizational assets while enabling growth. I've developed high-performing engineering and security teams, championed enterprise-wide compliance initiatives, and driven cultural transformation around security across the full IT stack.

My greatest strength is translating deep technical expertise into actionable, scalable strategies that teams can execute with clarity and confidence. I lead by empowering others and building security programs that are both robust and practical. Select a meeting type that best suits your concerns and let's get started.

Free Discovery Call - 30 Minutes

Most mid-size companies are running real AI and cyber risk without anyone in the building who owns it. Not because leadership doesn't care - but because hiring a full-time CISO is a $300K+ commitment, and the problem doesn't wait for the hire.

This call is 30 minutes. No pitch deck, no pressure. We'll talk about where your business is, what's actually exposed, and whether there's a fit. If there isn't, I'll tell you that too.

Book the call. The conversation is free. The risk of not having it isn't.

AI Security Review

AI is already inside your business. The question is whether you know where, what it has access to, and what happens if it gets it wrong - or gets hijacked.

Most companies that come to me for an AI security review fall into one of three situations. They have adopted AI tools across the business but have no policy governing how employees use them or what data they can share. They are building or deploying an AI-powered product and need to understand the security requirements before a customer or auditor asks. Or they have heard enough about prompt injection, shadow AI, and model risk to know they should be concerned, but don't yet have the expertise in-house to assess what actually applies to them.

An AI Security Review is a structured engagement tailored to where you are. We start with what you have deployed - your tools, your vendors, your workflows - map the real exposures, and leave you with a clear, prioritized action plan your team can act on immediately.

Paid Consultation

You don't need a $300K CISO on payroll to get CISO-level thinking applied to your business.

A consultation with me is a focused, working session. You come with your questions - a vendor you're evaluating, a compliance deadline, an incident you're trying to understand, or a program you need to build. We leave with answers and a clear path forward.

If you're ready to stop guessing and start making informed decisions about your security posture, book a session.

CISO Program Assessment

If your company runs on data, processes payments, stores customer information, or uses AI in any part of your business - you have security risk. The question isn't whether you need a security program. It's whether the one you have (or don't have) is built for what you're actually facing.

The CISO Program Assessment is where we start. In a structured engagement, I'll evaluate your current security posture against the threats and compliance obligations relevant to your industry, identify the gaps that carry real business risk, and give you a prioritized roadmap - the kind a board can understand and a team can execute.

No jargon. No scare tactics. Just an honest picture of where you stand and what it takes to get where you need to be.

Book the assessment. Your competitors, your insurers, and your regulators are all paying attention to this. You should be too.