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CyberCloak.Tech Renews Push for Its No-Cost Security Pulse Ahead of Fall Budget Season

The Yankton Area's MSSP's 30-minute, no-obligation conversation gives Upper Midwest business owners a clear risk snapshot as Cybersecurity Awareness Month begins.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — [DATE], 2026 — CyberCloak.Tech, a CISSP-led managed security services provider, is putting a renewed focus this fall on its Security Pulse, a no-cost, no-obligation cybersecurity conversation for small and midsized businesses across the Upper Midwest. The timing lines up with two events on many owners' calendars at once: the start of Q4 budget planning, and October's Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

The Security Pulse is a focused, 25- to 30-minute conversation built around direct questions covering identity and access, data backups, system resilience, compliance, and employee offboarding. It is not a technical assessment, a formal audit, or a sales pitch. Instead, it produces two practical things a business owner can walk away with: a short list of quick wins to act on within the week, and a 90-day roadmap for what to build next.

"Fall is when a lot of our clients are already putting next year's budget together," said Steve Groetken, CISSP, founder and CTO of CyberCloak.Tech. "We built the Security Pulse so an owner can walk into that conversation with real answers instead of a guess. There's no obligation attached to it, we just think every business deserves to know where it stands."

The push also coincides with Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the nationwide campaign co-led each October by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. This year's Alliance theme, "Don't Make It Easy for Them," centers on the everyday habits including password hygiene, multifactor authentication, backup discipline, things that a single Security Pulse conversation is designed to surface.

About CyberCloak.Tech

CyberCloak.Tech is a CISSP-led managed security services provider born from the belief that security shouldn't be a luxury reserved for the Fortune 500. Headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, the company serves small and midsized businesses across the Upper Midwest; Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Colorado and supports remote clients nationwide. Its mission is "to make the internet safe again, one small business at a time." CyberCloak.Tech's services include managed cybersecurity (ZTLayer), fractional executive leadership (vCISO, vCIO, vCTO, and vCMO), and compliance guidance for regulated industries such as healthcare, financial services, and government contracting. Founder and CTO Steve Groetken, CISSP, brings 30-plus years of technology and cybersecurity experience, including prior work as information security officer for a $1.6 billion fintech platform supporting a Department of Defense initiative.

Availability

Businesses across the Upper Midwest, and remote teams nationwide, can schedule a Security Pulse conversation here or by contacting CyberCloak.Tech directly. There is no cost and no obligation to become a client.

Media Contact Steve Groetken, CISSP Founder & CTO, CyberCloak.Tech Phone: 712-220-3001 Email: steven@cybercloak.tech cybercloak.tech