About BenITpro

Security by design, not by checkbox.

BenITpro is an independent IT consulting practice focused on digital security and privacy. The work is grounded in one conviction: most security failures aren't caused by exotic zero-days — they're caused by misconfiguration, unnecessary exposure, and tools that weren't designed with privacy in mind.

I work with individuals and small organizations who want to take their digital security seriously without outsourcing their understanding of it. That means threat-model-driven advice, hands-on implementation, and knowledge transfer — so you know why each decision was made and can make the next one yourself.

Operating principles

How I think about security.

Minimize the attack surface

Every app, service, and permission that isn't necessary is a liability. We start by removing what you don't need, not by patching over it.

Compartmentalize by default

Separate identities, devices, and workflows so a compromise in one domain can't cascade into the others. Isolation is a property, not a feature.

No dark patterns, no tracking

This site ships with zero trackers, no analytics, no third-party scripts. I hold my own work to the same standard I advise clients to hold vendors.

Privacy by default, not by policy

The right default is the private one. Data that is never collected can't be breached, sold, or subpoenaed. We design for that from the start.

Teach, don't lock in

Every engagement ends with documentation, runbooks, and the understanding to maintain what we built. Your security posture should outlast our working relationship.

Working together

How an engagement works.

Every engagement starts with a short conversation to understand your goals and risk profile — no commitment, no questionnaire. From there I put together a concrete scope: what we'll address, in what order, and roughly what to expect in terms of time and effort.

Work is conducted remotely by default, with in-person options available. Sessions are hands-on — we configure, test, and document together rather than me handing over a report and disappearing. Follow-up notes and a personal security roadmap come at the end of every engagement.

I don't sell ongoing subscriptions or monitoring contracts. If you need me again in six months, you know where to find me. The goal is your independence, not your dependency.

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Let's scope your situation.

A short, no-commitment conversation is the fastest way to figure out where to focus.

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