Who We Are

We are Ethical Hackers


We are Secure Guard Consulting, a national IT audit and consulting company specializing in vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, social engineering assessments, and general controls and other framework audits (e.g., GLBA, FFIEC, CIS Top 20 Controls, HIPPA, NIST, etc.). All of our auditors are Certified Ethical Hackers (CEH).

We are Experts in Social Engineering


We are experts in social engineering and the tactics malicious actors world wide use to compromise targets. This isn't just book knowledge - we are continuosly practicing, honing and executing attacks as part of audit engagments. Our social engineering capabilities rank with some of the best in the world.

Creators of the Certified Social Engineer® (C|SE®) Program


We are the creators of the Certified Social Engineer® (C|SE®) Certification Program, the most comprehensive and practical social engineering training in the industry.

Former FDIC IT Examination Analyst


Kaushal Kothari, founder and President of Secure Guard Consulting is also a former FDIC IT Examination Analyst who has worked with many federal and state regulatory agencies including FDIC, Federal Reserve, OCC, etc.

Why Does All This Matter?


Would you want a football coach for a professional team that never played football? Or worse yet, had never been in the stands to even watch a game? We're in this - we're embedded - this is what we do. We build security awareness training programs that get at the heart of where risk lies, and our programs are based on real world knowledge and years of experience seeing what works and doesn't work.