Sikich

Sikich is a Chicago-based global professional services firm with over 1,900 employees, delivering comprehensive cybersecurity solutions alongside technology, accounting, advisory, and managed services. Their cybersecurity practice specializes in compliance audits, penetration testing, computer security assessments, and computer forensic investigations, serving organizations across payment card, financial, restaurant, hospitality, healthcare, and educational sectors worldwide. The firm takes an independent, unbiased approach to security assessments, helping clients with fraud management, risk mitigation, and vulnerability detection and prevention. Sikich handles data protection across multiple regulatory frameworks including PCI DSS for credit card data, HIPAA for patient information, GLBA for banking data, and SOC 1/2/3 for service provider reviews. Their service model emphasizes compliance as an ongoing partnership rather than a one-time task, offering scalable processes that adapt to various organizational environments. Sikich's cybersecurity offerings span strategic C-suite services that bridge IT leadership with executive management, managed IT services with 24/7 monitoring and defense, and proactive cyber offense solutions. The firm operates through an alternative practice structure compliant with AICPA standards, with separate entities handling CPA services, securities, and investment advisory services under the unified Sikich brand.