About Protect Now Cyber Security Training and Solutions
We built our business to serve companies that must engage with the public, such as real estate agencies, law firms and healthcare, and municipal offices. We understand that the training offered elsewhere does not work for you, and that you have unique vulnerabilities. Our training and complementary services were built to respond to 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:

Robert Siciliano
Robert is a security expert and private investigator with 30+ years experience, #1 Best Selling Amazon.com author of 5 books, and the architect of the CSI Protection certification; a Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection security awareness training program. He is a frequent speaker and media commentator, and CEO of Safr.Me and Head Trainer at ProtectNowLLC.com....
Learn more... Robert has been featured on CNN, Fox News, CNBC, MSNBC, ABC World News Tonight, NBC Nightline, CBS Early Show, Today Show, Good Morning America and in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Fortune, Forbes, Entrepreneur and many more.
His personal mission is to inform, educate and empower people so they can protect themselves and their loved ones from violence and crime in their everyday lives, both in their physical and virtual interactions.

Joshua Davidson
Joshua Davidson is co-founder and managing director of Protect Now LLC and brings a perfect blend of experience to the firm. Joshua has more than 35 years of finance, management, and operations experience. Mr. Davidson worked as part of senior management teams serving as CEO, CFO, and President for a number of firms in the construction...Learn more...

Stephanie Sullivan
An accomplished Residential and Commercial Real Estate Professional and serial tech entrepreneur, Stephanie founded CurbCall (now Connect Now) in 2016 in order to help solve the lead response problem in real estate. Prior to that she founded Boston-based brokerage American City Homes and mortgage company American Trust Mortgage which she built to 100+ employees with offices in 6 states...Learn more...

Don Kerr
As Chief Marketing Officer for Protect Now LLC, Don is responsible for linking the innovations of the company’s product team to the needs of real estate brokers and agents. A 20-year military veteran with expertise in digital media and strategic communications...Learn more...
Robert Siciliano
Robert is a security expert and private investigator with 30+ years experience, #1 Best Selling Amazon.com author of 5 books, and the architect of the CSI Protection certification; a Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection security awareness training program. He is a frequent speaker and media commentator, and CEO of Safr.Me and Head Trainer at ProtectNowLLC.com. Robert has been featured on CNN, Fox News, CNBC, MSNBC, ABC World News Tonight, NBC Nightline, CBS Early Show, Today Show, Good Morning America and in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Fortune, Forbes, Entrepreneur and many more.His personal mission is to inform, educate and empower people so they can protect themselves and their loved ones from violence and crime in their everyday lives, both in their physical and virtual interactions.
Joshua Davidson
Joshua Davidson is co-founder and managing director of Protect Now LLC and brings a perfect blend of experience to the firm. Joshua has more than 35 years of finance, management, and operations experience. Mr. Davidson worked as part of senior management teams serving as CEO, CFO, and President for a number of firms in the construction, real estate development, telecommunications, and innovative technology fields. Currently, he serves as the managing director of his Family Office, overseeing its multifamily properties and investments. For over 20 years he served as a Deputy Sheriff in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and completed his service as the Deputy Chief of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office, Uniformed Division, Middlesex County Reserve Deputy Sheriffs. He has extensive experience in teaching Crime Prevention, emergency communications, firearms, and report writing. After numerous promotions, he retired as the Deputy Chief. Joshua was also an Alderman for the City of Newton.Stephanie Sullivan
An accomplished Residential and Commercial Real Estate Professional and serial tech entrepreneur, Stephanie founded CurbCall (now Connect Now) in 2016 in order to help solve the lead response problem in real estate. Prior to that she founded Boston-based brokerage American City Homes and mortgage company American Trust Mortgage which she built to 100+ employees with offices in 6 states. In addition, she was chosen for the 2018 NAR Reach program, named North Shore Businesswoman of the Year, and won the prestigious Springboard Enterprises Top Woman Entrepreneur award. Outside of work, Stephanie is a proud mother and grandmother, and a tireless worker for numerous philanthropy groups serving children in need including Big Brother Big Sister Mass Bay, Home for Little Wanderers, and Horizons for Homeless Children.Don Kerr
As Chief Marketing Officer for Protect Now LLC, Don is responsible for linking the innovations of the company’s product team to the needs of real estate brokers and agents. A 20‑year military veteran with expertise in digital media and strategic communications. He is currently a federal government executive serving as the Director of News and Information for a 15,000-person agency in the Department of Defense where he oversees strategic planning, message development, digital and social media operations, and crisis communications.Our Cyber Security Philosophy
We believe that all security is personal, up to the enterprise level. When employees understand how to protect themselves, they are in the best position to protect company data and systems. Our security solutions adapt to our clients’ needs. Our training creates lasting changes in cyber security awareness and employee behavior.
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.
Any individual can learn what we teach. We provide human solutions using recognizable examples to improve online safety and security.
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 live them free of worry with just the right amount of attention to risk.