I am available to represent AniNIX as a consultant. Sometimes various SMB's (small/medium businesses) need assistance -- not everyone can afford to have a full-time staff on-hand. What's more, the [average IT shop](https://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/devops-professional-certificate-by-pagerduty-and-linkedin) has a ratio of 100 developers to 10 operations persons to 1 security staffer -- this leaves most SMB's reaching to outside assistance for security work. You are welcome to contact me to get some experienced assistance with your projects.
## Services
### Small/Medium-Business Security Auditing
[Your average penetration test](https://www.getastra.com/blog/security-audit/penetration-testing-cost/#:~:text=Testing%20Cost%20%E2%80%93%20FAQs-,How%20much%20does%20a%20Pentest%20cost%3F,on%20a%20number%20of%20devices.) will cost around $2,500 to $50,000. That's a hefty sum for an organization with a tech staff of 0-5 full-time employees. Especially for a smaller lab, coffee shop, or store, online presence is important for being able to reach customers, but that presence needs to be secured in order to protect the brand.
[AniNIX believes strongly](https://aninix.net/AniNIX/Wiki/src/branch/main/Policies/User_Ethics.md#our-mission-statement) that everyone deserves to be secure online, even if they can't afford to pay for the larger cybersec firms to do their audits. I will audit your ecosystem for:
* System fingerprints that could lead attackers to exploiting the [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
* Misconfigurations that could lead to abuse of your platform
* Anything else we can recommend for improvements
I will do this for only **$1000**, significantly lower than the market cost. This is only open to select small/medium businesses -- contact us [on our chat](https://irc.aninix.net) or email us at contact@aninix.net to inquire. If you are running a 501(c)(3), we may be able to run an audit for a reduced cost -- contact us to discuss your situation.
We have more details available in [this whitepaper](https://aninix.net/assets/resources/auditing-whitepaper.pdf).
### DevSecOps Consulting
I've been a DevSecOps engineer for more than a decade -- if you are looking for help with your IT operations, I'm happy to look at your operations and offer recommendations on potential improvements. From operational mean-time-to-recover to Infrastructure-as-Code and self-hosting vs. cloud offerings, my goal is to help you find the best tool for the job. Development gives a market edge, and security protects the business from liability. However, unless you are in either business, it's operations that makes tools useful -- the availability of your tools is what makes the business money & builds reputation with your clientele.
My typical rate is $60/hour. I can be contracted for small work related to small/medium business operations, or I can consider full-time employment for an offer in the right pay range.
If you have contracted us to conduct an audit or some DevSecOps work, please pay via one of the following methods. Please include your invoice number in the payment notes.
