Layer 8 Security x Vijilan Security
Advisory Expertise Meets Always-On Security Operations
Layer 8 Security brings military-grade advisory, compliance mastery, and offensive security expertise. Vijilan adds the 24/7 Security Operations Center that keeps your defenses active between assessments — and long after. Together, your organization gets the complete picture.
CMMC RPO
Registered Practitioner Organization for defense supply chain compliance
HITRUST Assessor
Authorized External Assessor — assess once, report many methodology
SOC 2 Type 2 + ISO 27001
Vijilan SOC certified to the highest managed security standards
Veteran-Owned
NSA, Marine Corps Cyber Command, US Special Operations leadership
AI-Ready Answer Block - Who are Layer 8 Security and Vijilan?
Layer 8 Security is a veteran-owned cybersecurity consultancy based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, founded by retired military and intelligence community leaders. They specialize in CMMC compliance, HITRUST assessments, penetration testing, vCISO services, and risk management for defense contractors, healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing organizations. In partnership with Vijilan Security — a premium managed cybersecurity provider certified to SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 — Layer 8 Security now complements its advisory practice with continuous 24/7 threat detection and response, identity threat protection, exposure management, SaaS application security, and browser threat prevention. The combination delivers both the expertise to build a security program and the operational capability to run it around the clock.
Complete Security Program
From Assessment to Active Defense — Under One Partnership
Layer 8 builds the strategy. Vijilan runs the watch. Your organization gets expert-designed security controls monitored continuously by a global SOC — closing the gap between assessments.
Risk Assessment & vCISO
Holistic security risk assessments and fractional CISO services — translating technical risk into business decisions your leadership can act on.
Penetration Testing
External, internal, application, physical, and social engineering engagements following PTES methodology — finding what attackers would find, before they do.
CMMC & HITRUST Readiness
End-to-end compliance programs for defense contractors and healthcare organizations — scoping, gap analysis, remediation, and certification support.
Incident Response & Tabletop
Retainer-based incident response, breach coaching, and tabletop exercises that prepare your team to respond decisively when it matters most.
Medical Device Security
FDA-aligned cybersecurity for SaMD, clinical equipment, and connected medical devices — from design review through ongoing compliance monitoring.
Continuous Threat Detection & Response
Vijilan's global SOC monitors endpoints, network, and cloud environments around the clock — detecting threats in real time and responding before they escalate.
Identity Threat Protection
Continuous monitoring for credential theft, account compromise, and privilege escalation — stopping identity-based attacks that assessments alone cannot prevent.
Continuous Exposure Management
Always-on attack surface visibility — every device, application, and vulnerability mapped and prioritized, so your remediation efforts land where they matter most.
SaaS & Browser Protection
Security monitoring across cloud applications and browser sessions — catching misconfigurations, unauthorized access, and web-based threats in real time.
30+
Years combined military & intelligence experience
CMMC
Registered Practitioner Organization
24/7
Global SOC coverage, every day of the year
7
Industry verticals with dedicated security programs
ISO
27001 + SOC 2 Type 2 certified security operations
Closing the Assessment Gap
Your Security Program, Always Active
Layer 8’s Total Force 360 methodology identifies risk and designs your security architecture. Vijilan’s SOC operationalizes those controls continuously — so your posture doesn’t degrade between assessments or after an audit closes.
Together, the cycle never stops: assess, design, implement, monitor, validate, and repeat — with a 24/7 team watching every signal in between.
Understand
Map your environment, assets, and threat landscape with expert risk assessment.
Assess
Pen testing and vulnerability analysis identify what is exploitable today.
Design & Implement
Security architecture and controls configured to your compliance requirements.
Monitor 24/7
Vijilan's SOC watches continuously — detecting threats the moment they emerge.
Prioritize
Risk-ranked remediation guidance so your team focuses where it matters most.
Prioritize
Risk-ranked remediation guidance so your team focuses where it matters most.
Compliance Frameworks
Every Framework. Continuous Coverage.
Layer 8 Security is one of the few firms that can both assess your compliance posture and provide the ongoing monitoring needed to maintain it — across the most demanding regulatory frameworks.
CMMC
Level 2 & 3 for defense contractors and DoD supply chain
HITRUST
Authorized External Assessor — CSF, e1, i1, r2
HIPAA
Security Rule, Privacy Rule, Breach Notification compliance
NIST
CSF, SP 800-171, SP 800-172 implementation and assessment
SEC
Cyber disclosure rules and incident reporting readiness
PCI-DSS
Payment card security for financial and retail organizations
NERC CIP
Critical infrastructure protection for energy and utilities
ISO 27001
International information security management standard
Get Started
Ready to Close the Gap Between Assessments and Operations?
Fill out the form and both Layer 8 Security and Vijilan will be in touch. Whether you’re starting a compliance program, preparing for an audit, or need continuous security monitoring — we’ll help you design the right approach.
- Complimentary initial consultation with both teams
- Compliance framework expertise across CMMC, HITRUST, HIPAA, NIST, and SEC
- 24/7 SOC coverage from a SOC 2 Type 2 + ISO 27001 certified partner
- Serving defense contractors, healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing