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.
No templates. No one-size-fits-all programs. Every engagement is structured around your organization's risk tolerance, growth objectives, and operational reality.
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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 NetworkSecurity architecture reviews, segmentation strategy, and risk assessments purpose-built for carrier and service-provider environments.
Help your enterprise customers trust you — and help you win their business — with credible security programs and audit-ready documentation.
CISA guidance, FCC cybersecurity frameworks, and sector-specific regulations navigated with practical, proportional controls.
White-label or co-branded cybersecurity advisory your MSP can offer clients as a premium service line — expanding your revenue without expanding headcount.
These aren't wall art. They're the operating principles behind every engagement, every recommendation, and every relationship.
We translate technical risk into plain language that executives and boards can act on. No jargon. No ambiguity. Just clear decisions.
Your organization is unique. Your security program should be too. We build strategies calibrated to your actual risk profile, not industry templates.
Done right, security doesn't slow you down — it accelerates growth, builds customer trust, and opens doors to larger contracts.
We express risk in business terms — dollars, probabilities, and priorities — so every security investment can be justified and measured.
We are vendor-agnostic and conflict-free. Our only obligation is to your organization's best interests — not any tool, platform, or reseller relationship.
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.
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.
We have no reseller agreements, no referral fees, no hidden incentives. Our recommendations are based solely on what's right for your organization.
We measure success by your actual security posture and business outcomes — not by the thickness of a report or number of slides produced.
Security that works in the real world for organizations your size — not enterprise-scale complexity that wastes resources and creates false confidence.
30-minute confidential session to understand your current state, goals, and biggest concerns.
Structured evaluation of your current security posture, gaps, and risk exposure.
A clear, prioritized plan aligned to your risk tolerance, budget, and business objectives.
Ongoing advisory engagement with measurable milestones and executive-ready reporting.
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.
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