Forward Security Labs

Talk With Michael About Your Project

I’m Michael Messina, founder of Forward Security Labs. I help organizations with cybersecurity GRC, EMS and public-safety cyber readiness, healthcare compliance, security questionnaires, continuity, emergency preparedness, and tabletop exercises.

Tell me what you’re working on. I read each message myself and I’ll be straightforward about whether FSL is the right fit.

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U.S. Army Combat Veteran · Afghanistan Deployment · Paramedic & EMS Supervisor, 20+ Years in Emergency Healthcare · B.S. Cybersecurity, Cum Laude · SBA-Certified SDVOSB · Connecticut Veteran-Owned Micro Business Certified · SAM.gov Registered · CAGE 1AFL4 · UEI XLRANAT2ULJ9
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Know what you need? Go straight there.

If not, skip the cards and use the form. A short description is enough to start.

EMS Cybersecurity

EMS Cybersecurity Assessment · $995

ePCR, dispatch dependencies, vendor access, downtime, incident readiness, and a 30 / 60 / 90-day plan.

GRC

Ongoing GRC Support

Policies, risk registers, evidence, vendor risk, remediation tracking, and recurring compliance support.

Customer Assurance

Security Questionnaire Support

Help organize accurate responses, supporting evidence, ownership, and unresolved customer questions.

Preparedness

Tabletop Exercises

Cybersecurity, healthcare, EMS, continuity, public safety, and emergency preparedness exercise support.

Emergency Management

Emergency Preparedness Consulting

Planning, exercises, AAR/IP, continuity, improvement tracking, and defined preparedness work.

Continuity

Business Continuity & COOP Planning

Impact analysis, recovery priorities, roles, procedures, dependencies, and an exercise path.

Healthcare

HIPAA Readiness

Start with the free readiness check or discuss documentation, risk-analysis, and remediation support.

EMS / HIPAA

EMS HIPAA Assessment

A separate healthcare-compliance assessment built around EMS workflows, ePCR, communications, and PHI.

Defense Contractors

CMMC Readiness Support

Scoping, documentation, evidence organization, gap support, and remediation tracking for applicable requirements.

Federal / Partner Support

Prime Contractor Support

SBA-certified SDVOSB support for defined GRC, continuity, preparedness, documentation, and exercise workstreams.

Fire Departments

Fire Department Cyber Readiness

Operational cyber readiness for CAD, MDTs, accounts, vendors, continuity, and mutual-aid dependencies.

Small Business

Operational Resilience Review

A focused review of critical dependencies, failure points, workarounds, and practical next steps.

Get In Touch

Tell me what you need.

A short note is enough. Tell me what you’re trying to accomplish, where you are in the process, and any deadline you are facing.

Forward Security Labs is based in Wolcott, Connecticut and works with organizations nationwide. There is no intake team and no account manager between you and the person doing the work.

Fixed-price starting points: Fire Department Cyber Readiness Review $749 · Resilience Review $750 · Security questionnaire support from $250 · Facilitated tabletop exercise from $999.

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michael@forwardsecuritylabs.com
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What Happens Next

No funnel. No six-call sales process.

Reaching out does not commit you to anything. Here is what happens after the form lands.

01 · REVIEW

Michael reads it.

Your message is reviewed directly rather than routed through an intake or sales team.

02 · REPLY

You get a direct answer.

You’ll typically receive next steps, clarifying questions, or a candid answer about fit within one business day.

03 · SCOPE

Nothing starts by accident.

For paid work, scope, responsibilities, pricing, assumptions, and timing are confirmed before work begins.

Before sending sensitive information: submitting the form or sending an introductory email does not create a consulting engagement. Do not send passwords, authentication secrets, protected health information, controlled unclassified information, sensitive personal data, trade secrets, or other restricted material through the general contact form. Secure transfer methods and an NDA can be arranged when appropriate.

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