Public sector cybersecurity
Public sector cybersecurity for city, county, and state agencies
Reliant System provides public sector cybersecurity assessments, audits, and authorized testing for agencies that need a clear scope, documented methods, and findings their teams can act on.
Public agencies often work with fixed budgets, formal procurement, and oversight from boards, auditors, or the public. For that reason, we plan each engagement around those constraints. First, the scope is written down before work starts. Then, testing happens only with written authorization. Finally, deliverables are organized so that leadership and technical staff can both use them.
We work with municipal and state agencies as well as private organizations. We share client names and references only with permission.
Public sector cybersecurity services
Cybersecurity risk assessments
Identify systems, threats, and weaknesses, then rank risks by likelihood and impact. We can follow NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 (September 2012), the federal guide to conducting risk assessments. Risk assessment service
Information security audits
Review security controls against the policies and frameworks your agency already uses, and record where evidence is missing. Security audit service
Authorized penetration and social engineering testing
Test selected systems or procedures within written rules of engagement. Planning follows the testing phases in NIST SP 800-115 (September 2008). Penetration testing and social engineering testing
Website and network reviews
Review public-facing websites for operational issues, and plan network changes around security and reliability needs. Website compliance audit and network design
Frameworks your agency may already use
Most agencies already answer to one or more frameworks. So, tell us which ones apply during scoping. That way, we can map findings to them where it helps your reporting.
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. The NIST CSF 2.0 organizes security outcomes into six functions, including the Govern function added in version 2.0. As a result, it gives leadership and technical staff a shared vocabulary for priorities.
- CJIS Security Policy. Agencies that access criminal justice information follow the FBI’s CJIS Security Policy. Version 6.1 is the current download as of October 2026. Therefore, flag CJIS systems at scoping. However, Reliant does not certify CJIS compliance; your CJIS Systems Agency makes that determination.
- State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. Some agencies fund security work through their state’s plan under the CISA and FEMA State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. In that case, your state administrative agency sets eligibility and allowable costs, because Reliant does not determine either.
Public sector cybersecurity scoping that fits procurement
- Define the scopeList the systems, sites, and questions in plain language you can reuse in a quote request or RFP.
- Authorize the workAgree on written rules of engagement, contacts, testing windows, and stop conditions before any testing begins.
- Deliver and follow upReceive an executive summary, prioritized findings, and a remediation roadmap, with optional retesting of fixed items.
An assessment or test shows the condition of the systems in scope at the time of the work. In other words, it does not guarantee that an agency is free of vulnerabilities or compliant with every requirement.
Planning an assessment or writing an RFP?
Send us the scope you have in mind, or the draft RFP, and we will then help you turn it into a clear, testable statement of work.