Fractional CISO & Cybersecurity Governance

Cybersecurity Governance
That Fuels Confident
Business Growth

Decisive advisory leadership for executives and boards. Security as a strategic enabler — never a constraint. Practical, business-aligned cybersecurity leadership for organizations that depend on secure, reliable infrastructure.

CISSP Certified
15+ Years Experience
Montana-Based
100% Vendor-Independent
No Vendor Bias. Ever.
What We Do

Advisory Services Built Around Your Business

No templates. No one-size-fits-all programs. Every engagement is structured around your organization's risk tolerance, growth objectives, and operational reality.

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Fractional vCISO Retainer

Embedded executive-level cybersecurity leadership on a monthly basis. We act as your strategic CISO — aligning security with business goals, managing risk, guiding compliance, and providing incident command when it matters most.

Starting at $3,000/mo →
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Cybersecurity Program Buildout

We assess your current state, identify critical gaps, and build a prioritized, actionable roadmap aligned to your risk tolerance and growth objectives. Clear deliverables. Measurable outcomes.

Program Strategy →

Compliance & Certification Readiness

Gap analysis, policy development, evidence preparation, and mock-audit leadership for SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and HIPAA. Earn the attestations that unlock larger contracts and better insurance terms.

SOC 2 • PCI • HIPAA →
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Vendor & Supply-Chain Risk

Structured programs to classify, assess, and monitor third-party risk with board-ready reporting and insurance liaison support. Because your security posture is only as strong as your weakest vendor.

Third-Party Risk →
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Incident Response Planning

Build robust response plans and conduct realistic tabletop exercises before an incident occurs. Command-level guidance during actual events. When minutes matter, preparation is everything.

Tabletop Exercises →
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Governance & Board Advisory

Translate complex cybersecurity risk into clear, quantitative board-level reporting. Help leadership make confident, informed decisions about security investment, risk acceptance, and strategic direction.

Executive Reporting →
Specialized Vertical

Built for MSPs, ISPs, Telecoms & WISPs

Running a managed service provider, regional ISP, or wireless carrier comes with unique regulatory pressure, complex customer security obligations, and infrastructure risks most generalist advisors simply don't understand.

We speak your language — from network architecture to FCC compliance to the customer questionnaires that determine whether you win enterprise contracts.

Talk to Us About Your Network
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Network & Infrastructure Security

Security architecture reviews, segmentation strategy, and risk assessments purpose-built for carrier and service-provider environments.

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Customer Security Obligations

Help your enterprise customers trust you — and help you win their business — with credible security programs and audit-ready documentation.

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Critical Infrastructure Compliance

CISA guidance, FCC cybersecurity frameworks, and sector-specific regulations navigated with practical, proportional controls.

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vCISO for MSP-Delivered Services

White-label or co-branded cybersecurity advisory your MSP can offer clients as a premium service line — expanding your revenue without expanding headcount.

How We Think

Our Core Values

These aren't wall art. They're the operating principles behind every engagement, every recommendation, and every relationship.

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Clarity Over Complexity

We translate technical risk into plain language that executives and boards can act on. No jargon. No ambiguity. Just clear decisions.

02

Tailored Risk-Based Excellence

Your organization is unique. Your security program should be too. We build strategies calibrated to your actual risk profile, not industry templates.

03

Security as a Business Enabler

Done right, security doesn't slow you down — it accelerates growth, builds customer trust, and opens doors to larger contracts.

04

Quantitative and Transparent

We express risk in business terms — dollars, probabilities, and priorities — so every security investment can be justified and measured.

05

Integrity Without Bias

We are vendor-agnostic and conflict-free. Our only obligation is to your organization's best interests — not any tool, platform, or reseller relationship.

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Ownership and Partnership

We don't deliver reports and disappear. We own outcomes alongside you, acting as a true partner invested in your organization's long-term success.

Dustin Richter
Principal Advisor & Founder
CISSP Certified
15+ Years in Cybersecurity
Enterprise & Carrier Experience
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Incident Response Leadership
Board-Level Advisory
Montana & Pacific Northwest
About Kintla Advisory

Independent Expertise. No Agenda. Just Results.

Kintla Advisory was founded on a simple principle: growing organizations deserve the same caliber of cybersecurity leadership that Fortune 500 companies take for granted — without the politics, the overhead, or the vendor sales machine that often comes with it.

With over 15 years of hands-on experience across enterprise security, carrier-grade infrastructure, and executive advisory — including leadership roles at regional telecoms, ISPs, and MSPs across the Mountain West — Dustin Richter brings a rare combination of technical depth and business acumen to every engagement.

We operate from Flathead Valley, Montana, serving clients remotely across the country with optional on-site days in Montana and the Pacific Northwest. Remote delivery means national reach without big-city overhead — and that value passes directly to you.

100% Vendor-Independent

We have no reseller agreements, no referral fees, no hidden incentives. Our recommendations are based solely on what's right for your organization.

Outcomes, Not Just Deliverables

We measure success by your actual security posture and business outcomes — not by the thickness of a report or number of slides produced.

Real-World, Proportional Controls

Security that works in the real world for organizations your size — not enterprise-scale complexity that wastes resources and creates false confidence.

Our Process

How We Work

1

Discovery Call

30-minute confidential session to understand your current state, goals, and biggest concerns.

2

Assessment

Structured evaluation of your current security posture, gaps, and risk exposure.

3

Roadmap

A clear, prioritized plan aligned to your risk tolerance, budget, and business objectives.

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Partnership

Ongoing advisory engagement with measurable milestones and executive-ready reporting.

Ready to Remove Security as a Growth Barrier?

Schedule a confidential 30-minute discovery call. We will review your current state and show you a clear path forward that supports — and accelerates — your business goals.

Book Your Discovery Call
📞 406-351-6656 | ✉ info@kintlaadvisory.com | PO Box 970, Lakeside MT 59922