Built from engineering and compliance discipline
Automotive cybersecurity compliance and offensive security research shape how we frame risk and next steps.
About
Security judgment for businesses without an internal security department.
Securing Your Business is operated by SYLF LLC and combines business-risk judgment, engineering discipline, and cybersecurity experience to give owners an independent view of the safeguards they rely on.
Why this practice is different
Built on engineering discipline, not a generic IT playbook.
Independent by design
No software resale, no license incentives, and no referral fees that distort the advice.
Evidence leaders can use
Findings are documented in plain language so business leadership can act, explain, and follow through.
Clear scope from the start
You know what we are reviewing, what access is needed, and what the engagement produces before work begins.
Who's behind the work
A small, independent team—not a call center.
Every deliverable is organized around the questions leadership actually needs answered: what can others see, which safeguards can be verified, and what needs attention first.
Tyson Benson
Security & Engineering Lead
Automotive cybersecurity compliance · offensive security research · public speaker
- Applies automotive cybersecurity compliance experience, including ISO/SAE 21434 and ASPICE, to give small businesses the same engineering discipline larger organizations rely on.
- Conducts offensive security research and converts technical findings into practical, evidence-based actions leadership and an existing IT provider can act on together.
- Speaks publicly on vehicle software risk and security, including sessions with Auto-ISAC, bringing field-tested judgment to business-facing security conversations.
RBC
CISO & IT Director | Strategic Counsel & Business Development
Direct CISO and IT Director experience · Practical security leadership · G3tSyst3m author
- Brings direct experience as a CISO and IT Director, having led security programs and IT operations from the inside—the same decision-making seat business leadership occupies.
- Provides strategic counsel and business-development perspective, translating technical risk into practical business and financial decisions owners can act on with confidence.
- Writes the G3tSyst3m security blog, covering practical security topics for a broad business audience and framing risk in business terms, not just technical ones.
- Helps keep engagements grounded in what an owner or leadership team needs to decide next, rather than what a generic vendor pitch suggests.
How we work
What makes this practice different.
Evidence before assumptions
We distinguish what was observed, what needs validation, and what can be verified. Controls are not assumed to be in place—they are documented and reported with the evidence behind them.
No resale incentives
We don't sell software, resell Microsoft licenses, or take referral fees. Recommendations are not shaped by commissions or license targets.
Your provider can stay
We complement IT operations by giving leadership an independent verification layer, not a replacement for day-to-day managed IT.
Transparent scope, no surprises
You know the question, the evidence sources, the deliverables, and the price before work begins. Engagements are fixed-scope, not open-ended.
Recognition
Authority built on engineering discipline, public research, and practical leadership.
Top 20 voice in automotive cybersecurity
Recognized by Automotive IQ among the industry's most influential voices on vehicle security and software risk.
View detailsResilience and governance thought leader
Featured in a RunSafe Security webinar on compliance, governance, and what really reduces exploitability in complex systems.
View detailsWho we serve
Owners who need a clear answer—not another security dashboard.
The service is designed for U.S. businesses with roughly 5–50 employees that depend on Microsoft 365, email, cloud applications, and an outside IT provider but do not have an internal security team.
Start with the decision
What can others see? Which safeguards can be verified? What needs attention first? Every deliverable is organized around those questions so leadership and the IT provider can act from the same evidence.
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