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Everyone deserves great cybersecurity

Your cybersecurity & compliance team, without the resource drag.

We're the fractional security and compliance team for companies too busy growing to build one in-house. Policies written, GRC platform run, logs watched, and someone beside you on audit day.

1,600+ companies served SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more vCISO, pentest, 24/7 SOC
What we do

Security and compliance services for growing companies

Hire us for one job or all three. Everything we do maps to Compliance, Security, or Trust.

Compliance

Get compliant. Stay compliant.

From gap assessment to audit day: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or ISO 42001, ready by your deal deadline and built to hold up in year two.

  • Gap assessments
  • Compliance programs
  • Readiness sprints
  • Internal audits
  • GRC platform run for you
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Security

Plug into a security team. Stay secure.

A senior security leader, a hands-on squad, and the stack we already run. Your engineers stay on the product.

  • vCISO & squad
  • Managed threat detection
  • Endpoint protection
  • User education
  • Privacy / DPO & AI governance
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Trust

Prove trust. Stay ready.

Your evidence, ready and current before a customer, partner, or investor even asks for proof.

  • Penetration testing
  • Tabletop exercises
  • DevSecOps & AI/LLM testing
  • Security questionnaire support
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Why teams call us

The three moments companies call us

An enterprise deal is waiting

The security questionnaire landed and the prospect wants SOC 2 before they sign. We get you audit-ready by the deal deadline, not after it.

The board wants an owner

Someone has to be accountable for security, and hiring a CISO takes months you don't have. A vCISO and a hands-on squad plug in now.

Investors are running diligence

The data room needs proof: pentest reports, policies, evidence that holds up. We keep it current before anyone asks for it.

Why Kobalt.io

Built for the company that's about to sign something big.

Compliance that holds up

You get the outcome of a real security program, not a badge for day one. Your auditor will notice. So will your customers.

As fast as you need to be

SOC 2 Type I readiness in as little as 8 weeks. ISO 27001 in 3 to 5 months. Your pace sets ours.

Platform-agnostic, auditor-fluent

We run Vanta, Drata, and Scrut every day. You never face the auditor alone.

Right-sized, by design

A 15-person startup and a 300-person scale-up don't get the same program. Yours fits.

Trusted everywhere

1,600+ clients across North America, Europe, and APAC.

Kobalt.io gives us peace of mind as our trusted advisor. They are responsive and provide advice quickly when needed.
Hieg Khatcherian Chief Information Security Officer, Thrive Health
Partnering with Kobalt.io has been a game-changer. Their team guided us through SOC 2 compliance seamlessly, and their pentesting was thorough and insightful.
James McNeice Infrastructure & Security Lead, samdesk
Working with Kobalt.io was a seamless and highly professional experience. Their pentesting team identified vulnerabilities with precision, provided clear remediation guidance, and ensured we understood every finding.
Mostafa Assad Information Security Lead, Lucidya
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FAQ

Questions founders actually ask us

What does Kobalt.io do?
Kobalt.io is a fractional security and compliance team for growing companies. We run compliance programs, security operations, and security testing so your engineers stay on the product. Founded in 2018, we've served 1,600+ companies across North America, Europe, and APAC.
How fast can we get SOC 2 ready?
SOC 2 Type I readiness takes as little as 8 weeks with Kobalt.io. ISO 27001 typically takes 3 to 5 months. The actual pace depends on how quickly your team can respond, so we move as fast as you need to be.
Which GRC platforms does Kobalt.io work with?
We run Vanta, Drata, and Scrut daily, and we're platform-agnostic. If you're already on another tool, we work with that too. We help you pick the right platform, configure it, and operate it for you.
Do we need a full-time CISO?
Most growing companies don't need a full-time CISO yet. A vCISO gives you senior security leadership for the hours you actually need, backed by a hands-on squad that does the work, not just the recommendations.
What happens after we pass the audit?
We keep the program running so year two is easier than year one. Compliance is the outcome of a real security program, not a day-one badge. Controls keep running, evidence stays current, and your next audit starts from ready.