CLYVARA / FILE — 2026 / DALLAS–FORT WORTH
Cyber Risk & Compliance Advisory

A single breach costs the average small business $200K+ — and most never fully recover.

Protect what you have built.

Clyvara brings research-driven rigor, disciplined project delivery, and fractional CISO access to small and mid-sized businesses across Dallas–Fort Worth — the depth of a security team, without the headcount.

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Rodger Lutalo — Founder & Principal Cybersecurity Consultant (DBA, MS Computer Science, PMP). Doctoral research into cybersecurity awareness and training failures in small and mid-sized enterprises.
Risk Register — Excerpt
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Frameworks we work within NIST CSF ISO/IEC 27001 SOC 2 HIPAA CMMC
About Clyvara

A single-specialty firm, built on research most consultancies never do.

Clyvara exists because SMB cybersecurity failures are rarely a technology problem — they're a training and governance problem.

That's the conclusion of the doctoral research this firm is built on. Rather than selling another tool or another audit, Clyvara delivers the discipline of an enterprise security program — scoped, priced, and paced for a business that has 20 to 200 employees, not 20,000.

Clyvara stays deliberately narrow. No general technology advisory. No digital transformation consulting. Every dollar of effort goes deeper into cybersecurity — new frameworks, new sectors, new delivery models — never wider into adjacent, more commoditized markets.

Founder-led · Manager-managed LLC · Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
DBA
Doctorate in Business Administration
Original thesis research examining cybersecurity awareness and training failures in small and mid-sized enterprises — the research foundation behind Clyvara's entire methodology.
MS
MS, Computer Science
Graduate study spanning cybersecurity, networking, software engineering, cloud computing, information systems, and business analytics.
PMP
Project Management Professional
Every engagement scoped, managed, and delivered with defined milestones and documented outcomes — not open-ended hours.
Certification Roadmap — In Progress
ISC2 Certified in CybersecurityIn Progress
CompTIA Security+Upcoming
CISM (ISACA)Upcoming
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead ImplementerUpcoming
43%
of cyberattacks specifically target small and mid-sized businesses.
Source: Accenture
95%
of data breaches involve human error — a training and governance failure, not a technology one.
Source: IBM
$200K+
is the average cost of a breach for a small or mid-sized business.
Source: Hiscox
Why Clyvara

Depth a generalist can't offer. Access an enterprise firm won't give you.

Clyvara sits deliberately between the two extremes most SMBs are stuck choosing from: an overstretched IT generalist, or an enterprise firm priced for a Fortune 500 budget.

Research-Backed
Doctoral research foundation
The methodology behind every engagement is grounded in original doctoral research into why SMB cybersecurity programs actually fail — not a repackaged vendor checklist.
Focused
Single-specialty by design
Clyvara doesn't sell IT support, digital transformation, or general consulting. Cybersecurity advisory and GRC is the entire practice — depth over breadth, always.
Accessible
Fractional CISO, real access
Direct access to a credentialed principal consultant — not a junior analyst routed through account management layers at a larger firm.
Methodology

Clyvara's SHIELD Framework

A six-phase programme that takes a business from unknown exposure to a managed, monitored security posture — each phase with a defined outcome and a deliverable you keep.

S
Survey Start here
A full risk assessment against your actual environment — not a generic checklist. You receive a prioritized, RAG-rated risk register. Every engagement begins here.
H
Harden
Remediation of the highest-priority findings first — technical controls, access management, and configuration fixes sequenced by actual risk reduction.
I
Implement
Policy and governance rollout — the documented framework auditors, insurers, and clients increasingly require before they'll do business with you.
E
Educate
Security awareness training built on the same research foundation behind Clyvara's methodology — addressing the human-error root cause directly, not a once-a-year video.
L
Log & Monitor
Ongoing visibility into your risk posture, so issues get caught in weeks, not discovered during a breach or an audit.
D
Defend
The SHIELD Defend Retainer — fractional CISO access and incident-readiness support for businesses that want a standing partner, not a one-time project.
Start with a Free SHIELD Risk Conversation No obligation. 30 minutes. A real conversation, not a sales script.
How It Works

What working with Clyvara actually looks like.

01
Book a Conversation
A free, 30-minute SHIELD Risk Conversation — no obligation, no sales script.
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02
SHIELD Survey
A full risk assessment, delivered as a prioritized, RAG-rated risk register.
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03
Prioritized Roadmap
A clear, sequenced plan — what to fix first, and what it will cost.
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04
Implementation
Hardening, governance, and training rolled out against the plan.
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05
Ongoing Oversight
Standing fractional CISO support through the SHIELD Defend Retainer.
Services

Engagements scoped to what your business actually needs.

Every service below is delivered under Clyvara's SHIELD Framework — fixed scope, defined deliverables, no open-ended retainers unless you want one.

01
Phase S
SHIELD Risk Assessment
A full survey of your technical, procedural, and human-layer risk — delivered as a prioritized, RAG-rated risk register you can act on immediately.
Ideal for: businesses that have never had a formal assessment, or need one for a client or insurer.
02
Phase I
SHIELD Governance Accelerator
Policy frameworks, documentation, and governance structures aligned to NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, or CMMC — built for what your contracts actually require.
Ideal for: businesses facing a compliance deadline, insurer questionnaire, or client due-diligence request.
03
Phase L
SHIELD Incident Readiness
Tabletop exercises, response playbooks, and readiness assessments — so the first time you test your plan isn't during a real incident.
Ideal for: businesses with no documented response plan, or one that hasn't been tested in over a year.
04
Phase D — Flagship
Fractional CISO / SHIELD Defend Retainer
Ongoing strategic and operational security leadership — board-ready reporting, vendor oversight, and a direct line to a credentialed principal consultant.
Ideal for: businesses that need standing security leadership without a full-time executive hire.
Sectors

Depth in the industries where risk is highest and margin for error is lowest.

01
Healthcare
HIPAA-aligned risk management for practices and providers handling protected health information.
02
Professional Services
Client-data protection and confidentiality controls for firms whose reputation is the product.
03
Real Estate
Wire-fraud prevention and transaction-security controls for brokerages and title operations.
04
Logistics
Operational continuity and vendor-risk management for supply chains that can't afford downtime.
05
Financial Services
Regulatory-aligned controls for firms managing sensitive financial data and client assets.
06
Nonprofits
Right-sized security programs that protect donor data without enterprise-level budgets.
Insights

Research-grounded perspective, not vendor content.

Practitioner writing on SMB cybersecurity, drawn from the same research foundation behind Clyvara's methodology.

Article Series
Why SMB security training fails — and what actually works
A practitioner breakdown of the founder's original research behind Clyvara's approach to security awareness.
Read the series →
Framework
Inside the SHIELD Framework
A closer look at how each of the six phases works, and what deliverable you walk away with.
View the framework →
Briefing
The Clyvara Cybersecurity Brief
A monthly, no-fluff briefing on the risks that actually matter to a Dallas–Fort Worth SMB.
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Email
Info@clyvara.io
Location
Dallas–Fort Worth, TX
Response Time
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