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About Protect Now Cyber Security Training and Solutions

We exist to protect every organization now in the crosshairs of AI-driven threats. We understand that traditional, compliance-based training cannot stop deepfakes or advanced social engineering. Our solutions are designed to address these modern vulnerabilities, ensuring your workforce is prepared to withstand the challenges you face.

States where we have increased security awareness

Clients from Dubuque to Dubai

Combined years of protecting life and property

Meet our Security Awareness Experts:

Protect Now Security Expert Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano

Named "50 Best Cybersecurity Keynote Speakers in the USA"

Robert Siciliano is a security expert and private investigator who has spent 30+ years protecting people from physical and virtual threats. He is the CEO of Safr.Me, Head Trainer at ProtectNowLLC.com, and the architect of the CSI Protection certification.

Robert specializes in closing the "Human Blindspot"—the dangerous gap where human nature defaults to trust. He teaches executives how to build a Strategic Human Firewall™, a governance mindset that overrides this instinct to stop AI-driven social engineering and fraud.

A #1 Best Selling author of five books and a 12-time Boston Marathoner, Robert also serves as a Flotilla Staff Officer with the U.S. Dept of Homeland Security Coast Guard Auxiliary. He is a familiar face in the media, appearing on CNN, Fox News, The Today Show, and in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

His personal mission is to inform, educate, and empower people so they can protect themselves and their loved ones from violence and crime.

Joshua Davidson

Joshua Davidson

Joshua Davidson is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Protect Now LLC, bringing over 35 years of executive leadership in finance, operations, and strategic management. His career includes tenure as CEO, CFO, and President across the construction, real estate development, telecommunications, and technology sectors. Currently, he also serves as the Managing Director of his Family Office, where he oversees a portfolio of multifamily properties and investments.

Joshua’s corporate acumen is uniquely balanced by a distinguished 20-year career in law enforcement. He served with the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office in Massachusetts, rising through the ranks to retire as Deputy Chief of the Uniformed Division (Reserve Deputy Sheriffs). An experienced instructor in Crime Prevention, emergency communications, and firearms, Joshua bridges the gap between operational security and business continuity. A dedicated public servant, he is also a former Alderman for the City of Newton.

Our Cyber Security Philosophy

We believe that all security is personal, up to the enterprise level. When employees understand how to protect themselves against AI-driven threats and deepfakes, they transform into The Strategic Human Firewall™—the most effective defense for your company’s data and systems. Our security solutions adapt to our clients’ needs, creating lasting changes in awareness and behavior that technology alone cannot achieve.

We Make Cyber Security Part of Your Culture

We assess your systems and your staff.
We identify risk, mitigate what can be mitigated and teach you how to manage what remains. Our solutions work because your employees will recognize challenges that they see every day, not hypotheticals created by ex-hackers.

We save time. That saves money.
Our goal is to secure your systems as quickly as possible and let you get on with your business. We can help you manage cyber attack risk 24/7 with our Virtual CISO service, or teach your team to manage risks on their own. You decide which services you want and how long you want to engage with us.

We don't speak tech.
Our training offers a holistic approach designed to close the Human Blindspot—the natural trust that attackers exploit. By using recognizable, real-world examples, we provide human solutions that any individual can master. The result is a workforce that instinctively recognizes threats and transforms into The Strategic Human Firewall™.

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Who we serve

Who We Serve

Our clients are as small as 10 people in an office and as large as hundreds of employees spread across the globe. Our history of successful engagements ranges from technology start-ups, fintech, financial services and software development to highly regulated financial and publicly traded firms

Many of our clients are "cloud-first," launched with Cloud infrastructure and services. They are working from laptops remotely or a hybrid. Some have a central office, some have 100+ branches. They all have real concerns about ransomware and breaches that we teach them to manage.

Our Expertise and Industry Experience

Our team includes former law enforcement officers, engineers, webmasters, developers and CTOs. We are real-world practitioners with expertise and practical experience in auditing, updating and securing a wide range of networked and online infrastructure.

  • CPA, JD, MS, CISSP, CISM, CISA and CIPP, CITRMS, CSI, CSP certifications and credentials
  • Average over 20 Years of real-world Experience
  • NIST, SEC, FINRA, NYDFS, SOC-2, GDPR, ISO, CCPA, PCI, HIPAA, experience
  • We have unmatchable experience in various verticals ranging from technology start-ups, software development, Healthcare, Real Estate, Government, highly regulated financial and publicly traded firms.

Protect Now delivers comprehensive security solutions and awareness training to ensure “CSI Protection” -- Cyber, Social and Identity -- in people’s daily activities, work habits and personal device use. Our solutions provide the proper perspective to empower digital citizens to take control of their digital lives and help them live free of worry with just the right amount of attention to risk.

To promote safety and security awareness. To prepare businesses and professionals to withstand the threat of cyber-attacks and intrusions through best-in-class education, services and products.

Protect Now LLC focuses on human-led cyber security employee training that helps people understand, remember, and act on real-world threats. For organizations comparing live training with software-only platforms, we created a 2026 guide to the best security awareness training providers.