Cybersecurity advice you can actually use.
SEKUNEST is a specialist cybersecurity consultancy helping growing companies in the United States and Southeast Asia build defenses that hold up in the real world.
We were founded on a simple belief: most organizations do not need more cybersecurity theory. They need someone senior, practical and honest who can sit across the table and help them make better decisions about real risk.
Tarun Jain
Founder and vCISO
Tarun Jain is the founder of SEKUNEST and leads every engagement personally. He has spent more than 15 years in cybersecurity, working his way from the security operations floor to the executive table: SOC analyst, security operations manager, virtual CISO for financial services clients, and head of information security. He has led security programs across healthcare, financial services and government, which gives him a rare mix of hands-on technical depth and board-level judgment. Tarun writes and advises in plain English, and believes good security should help a business move faster, not slower.
- CISSP
- CCSP
- ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
- CEH
- AWS Solutions Architect
- ITIL Foundation
Author of From ROI to Ransomware: Navigating the Dual Challenges of Business and Security, a practical guide to balancing business growth and security risk.
How we are different
A senior practitioner, not junior headcount
Every engagement is led by someone who has held the seat. We do not hide behind frameworks, and we do not send a deck when you need a decision.
Plain-English communication
We translate technical risk into language leadership can act on. We write reports people read and recommendations people implement.
Independent and vendor-neutral
We do not resell software and we do not take kickbacks. When we recommend a control or a tool, it is because it is right for your situation.
Outcomes over deliverables
A risk register is not the goal. A better risk posture is. We measure success by what actually changes, not by how thick the final report is.
What we do
Our work spans the full lifecycle of a cybersecurity program.
- Strategic security leadership: vCISO services, roadmaps, executive and board reporting.
- Governance, risk and compliance: SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, HIPAA, PCI DSS.
- Risk assessment and security advisory.
- Incident response planning and tabletop exercises.
- Business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
- Data privacy advisory: CCPA/CPRA, US state privacy laws and GDPR.
- AI security and governance.
Credentials and frameworks
Where it adds value, we align work to ISO 27001, NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-53, CIS Controls, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA and GDPR. Certifications matter. Judgment matters more. We combine both.
Where we work
Remote-first. We work with clients across the United States, Singapore and Malaysia, and with MSPs who want to offer vCISO services to their own clients.
SEKUNEST LLC is a Colorado limited liability company.
Talk to us.
If you want a cybersecurity partner who will tell you the truth, do the work and stay focused on outcomes, we would like to meet you.