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The threat you can't see is the one that stops the business.

Most firms assume they're fine because nothing has obviously broken. But it's good until it's not. The breach, the locked files, the failed audit are already taking shape where you can't see them. We find it, show you what it would actually cost, and build the framework so it stays handled.

4.940 Google reviews
20+ yrsProtecting Bay Area firms
0Breaches on our watch*
50+Businesses secured
*Material breach or ransomware incident.
STATUS: REACTIVE exposure detected · decisions made after something breaks · controls unverified
What downtime actually costs

When systems go down, the meter doesn't.

An outage isn't an inconvenience. Payroll keeps running while revenue stops, your team sits idle, recovery bills pile up, and the costs you can't see yet, lost clients, higher premiums, regulator attention, keep climbing for months.

  • The average ransomware interruption runs about 24 days, not hours.
  • Recovery alone averages around $120K for a small business.
  • Most owners have never calculated their own number. So we built it.
Live estimate

What does an outage really cost you?

Idle time$79,200
Lost revenue$115,385
Remediation & recovery$72,000
Downstream & unknown$79,976
Estimated exposure, single incident
$346,561
Idle time and lost revenue are calculated from your inputs. Remediation is benchmarked to an average SMB recovery of about $120K, and downstream covers churn, premiums, and regulatory exposure you can't invoice yet.
What U.S. small businesses are up against

The "we're fine" bet keeps getting more expensive.

88%
of small-business breaches involve ransomware, vs 39% at large firms
Verizon 2025 DBIR
more often small businesses are attacked than larger organizations
Verizon 2025 DBIR
59%
of small & mid-sized businesses were hit by a cyberattack last year
Hiscox 2025
71%
of email attacks on small firms are phishing, vs 41% at large firms
Barracuda 2025
$1,946
average email-breach cost per employee at 50–100-person firms, vs $243 at large firms
Barracuda 2025
~$8,300
median yearly cost of cyberattacks for a U.S. small business
Hiscox
You've probably already seen the signs

It usually starts with one uncomfortable moment.

None of these feel like an emergency on their own. Together they are the business telling you that technology has been left to react instead of plan.

01

The insurance renewal that suddenly wants proof of protections you're not sure you have.

02

The client RFP that will not move forward without SOC 2 or ISO 27001.

03

The email from "the CEO" asking accounting to wire funds before close of business.

04

The audit finding that says your controls are not where regulators expect them to be.

05

The near miss that, on a different morning, would have been ransomware.

06

The current provider who only appears after something has already broken.

STATUS: ALIGNED technology planned against how the business grows · controls verified · audit ready
Compliance readiness by industry

Your regulators don't grade on effort.

For attorneys, manufacturers, and non-profits, the standards are not optional and your clients, partners, and funders increasingly ask for proof. We get you ready, then keep you ready so the next audit or RFP is a formality, not a fire drill.

Attorneys

One leaked matter or locked case file can turn into a lost client, a malpractice claim, or your firm's name in the headlines. Protecting client data is the whole job. We help you meet that duty, and prove it when clients ask.
ABA Model RulesSOC 2ISO 27001

Manufacturing

When the line stops or your files are held hostage, you're paying people to stand still and putting the contract behind it at risk. Defense and industrial buyers now treat being covered as a condition of doing business with you.
CMMCNIST 800-171ITAR

Non-Profits

A donor-data breach or a lost grant costs more than money. It costs the trust your mission runs on, and that trust is hard to win back. We protect it without draining the budget you'd rather spend on the work.
PCI DSSSOC 2HIPAA
Why this keeps happening

The breach, the audit, the locked files are symptoms. The real problem is there's no framework underneath.

We help businesses create a framework so technology decisions stop being reactive, fragmented, or misaligned with business goals.

The urgent thing in front of you, the renewal, the audit, the compromised inbox, is the most expensive place the real problem shows up. Fix the way decisions get made and the emergencies stop arriving by surprise.

The engine

vCIO & Technology Alignment

A standing discipline that puts a strategic technology lead at your table and keeps every decision pointed at how the business grows.

  • 01AlignMap your technology to your business goals, risks, and the standards your industry answers to.
  • 02SecureClose the gaps that put revenue, data, and compliance readiness at risk first.
  • 03PlanBuild the multi-year roadmap and budget so technology is decided ahead of time, not in a panic.
  • 04ReviewMeet on a cadence to keep the plan, the controls, and the business moving together.
Why we do this

To make technology planned and aligned with how businesses grow, so it stops being the thing that limits them.

And yes, the day to day is handled.

A responsive, US-based help desk and proactive monitoring come standard. We just don't lead with them, because keeping the lights on is the floor, not the strategy. You get fast, reliable support and a partner thinking three years ahead at the same time.

20+
Years in business
0
Breaches on our watch*
50+
Businesses secured
4.9
40 Google reviews
*Material breach or ransomware incident.
In their words

From reactive and costly to proactive and calm.

Before Level Up, our IT ran in a reactive mode with costly downtime and expensive repairs. Jimmy's program put us in a proactive mode that finds and fixes problems before they impact our business. That's where we want to be.

Matthew S. · Client

They are professional, responsive, and attentive to our unique needs. In recent years they have identified my future IT needs before those needs were even apparent to my team.

Ryan S. · Client

Level Up gives my company peace of mind that everything is secure and under control. Using them as our IT company is one of the best decisions we made.

Tayler B. · Client

Your team is friendly, responsive, technically skilled and very reliable. The bottom line is that we worry less about IT issues than ever before, with less downtime to our system.

Robert S. · Client
Start where it costs you most

Find out what you can't see.

Pick the level that fits. Both start the same way: we look at where your business is actually exposed, before someone else finds it first.

No cost

20-Minute Risk Assessment

Free

A focused call where we surface your biggest exposure and tell you straight whether it's worth going deeper. No pressure, no obligation.

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In depth

Full Risk Assessment

$1,497

A hands-on review across three areas of your infrastructure, with findings you can act on:

  • Policy & Procedures
  • Servers & Workstations
  • Business Productivity Suites
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