Austin Fiala — Cybersecurity Consultant

Now

Updated July 2026

Running cybersecurity risk assessments and vCISO advisory for small and mid-size financial firms
Building an AI policy and staff-training program for investment advisers
In the pool and on the bike about eight hours a week

Projects

Personal AI Infrastructure

Active

A heavily customized personal AI system built on the open-source PAI framework — agents, hooks, and verification-first automation for work and life admin.

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Work with me

I take on a small number of consulting engagements with financial firms:

Cybersecurity risk assessments aligned to NIST CSF 2.0, FTC Safeguards, and NYDFS Part 500
vCISO advisory — ongoing security leadership without the full-time hire
AI policy, governance, and staff training

Get in touch

About

I'm a cybersecurity consultant based in New Jersey. I've spent my career doing risk assessment and security advisory work for financial firms — RIAs, broker-dealers, funds, and community financial institutions — and I care most about making structured, regulator-aware security programs achievable for firms without big-company budgets. Away from the keyboard I'm usually swimming, biking, playing golf, or brewing beer.