Big-bank discipline. Hometown commitment.
Elevate 716 was founded on a simple observation: the businesses that power Western New York deserve the same caliber of security leadership and technology strategy as the world's largest institutions. Until now, they couldn't get it.
Our story
We spent our careers inside institutional banking, one of the most regulated, most targeted, most demanding technology environments in the world. We built and defended infrastructure where a single misstep meant regulatory findings, headline risk, and real harm to real customers. Examiners audited our work. Adversaries tested it daily. That environment doesn't tolerate shortcuts, and it taught us standards that never leave you.
Meanwhile, we watched the manufacturers, medical practices, law firms, and family companies that are the backbone of the 716 face increasingly sophisticated threats with none of those resources. Ransomware doesn't check your headcount. Regulators and insurers are raising the bar for everyone. And a full-time CISO or CIO simply isn't in most SMB budgets.
Elevate 716 exists to close that gap. We deliver expert cybersecurity leadership, pragmatic technology and AI consulting, and secure, modern web design. We work fractionally, so you pay for the expertise you need and not a dollar more.
The principles behind every engagement
Security is a business function
Not an IT problem, not a compliance checkbox. Done right, security protects revenue, wins customers, and lowers insurance premiums.
Right-sized beats gold-plated
The best control is the one your team will actually use. We scale bank-grade practices down to fit. We don't scale your budget up.
Plain English, always
If your leadership can't understand the risk, they can't manage it. We translate. We never obscure.
Vendor-neutral advice
We don't take commissions or resell products. Our only incentive is the recommendation that's right for you.
Long-term partnership
Security posture is built quarter over quarter, not in a one-time engagement. We measure ourselves on your trajectory.
Local first
When Western New York businesses thrive, the whole region rises. That's the elevation in Elevate 716.
Let's talk about your business
No pitch decks, no pressure. Just a conversation about where you are and where you want to be.