Tynrose Secure
Managed security, compliance, and IT, guiding clients through CMMC, SOC 2, HIPAA, and NIST 800-171. Senior ownership on every engagement, with results clients can prove.
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Masoud Heydari
Security should be demonstrable, not just promised.
Repeat founder and security leader working at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, and enterprise risk.
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Senior-owned engagements
Proof over promises
Security should be demonstrable, not just promised. That conviction is why I co-founded Tynrose Secure, where we deliver managed security, compliance, and IT that clients can prove, not just claim. Every engagement gets senior ownership and a clear path through CMMC, SOC 2, HIPAA, and NIST 800-171.
As a repeat founder and security leader, I work at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, and enterprise risk, from strategy through hands-on execution. My job is to turn complex technical risk into decisions a board can act on.
I also lead Tynrose Sentinel, a free external scan that maps a company's email authentication, DNS, TLS, exposed assets, and CVEs to CMMC, NIST 800-171, and SOC 2, with executive-ready reporting.
I hold an MBA, the PMP, and CompTIA SecurityX, the expert-level successor to CASP+. I do my best work alongside executives navigating AI, security, and enterprise risk.
Ventures in motion
Two companies built on the same idea: show people exactly where they stand, then close the gap.
Tynrose Sentinel
FreeA free external scan that shows where an organization actually stands. It maps email authentication, DNS, TLS, exposed assets, and CVEs to CMMC, NIST 800-171, and SOC 2, with executive-ready reporting.
Run a free scanMeasurable outcomes
Delivered across governance, operations, and security engineering.
Incident Command
Carry a 24×7 on-call rotation and act as Incident Commander on critical security events, coordinating technical, legal, and executive stakeholders through containment, eradication, and recovery, driving blameless post-mortems that reduced repeat incidents by 40%.
Detection Engineering
Built SIEM and EDR detections mapped to MITRE ATT&CK across endpoint, identity, cloud, and network domains; closed prioritized coverage gaps surfaced through hypothesis-driven threat hunting and purple-team exercises, cutting MTTD on high-severity alerts by roughly 35%.
Automation & Enrichment
Engineered SOAR-style playbooks and Python / PowerShell enrichment workflows that cut analyst triage time by ~50%, raised signal quality on high-priority alerts, and lowered MTTR for common intrusion patterns.
Governance That Scales
Built compliance programs aligned to SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST, and CISA guidance, decreasing audit exposure by 60% and lowering security incidents by 25% while enabling faster releases via policy-as-code.
Operational Excellence
Established formal Change Advisory Boards and vendor-governance frameworks that cut unplanned outages by 45% and tightened oversight of third-party access, turning IT from a cost center into a reliability engine.
Cloud Transformation
Drove Zero-Trust, cloud, and AI adoption across complex environments, improving operational efficiency by 40% while preserving guardrails for data, model, and identity governance.
Where I focus
Translating adversary TTPs, enterprise risk, and architectural choices into outcomes that boards, engineers, and auditors can all align behind.
Enterprise Architecture
Modular, future-proof blueprints across compute, network, identity, and data, designed for scale, reliability, and change.
Cloud Security
AWS, Azure, and GCP landing zones, CSPM (Wiz, SCC), container security, and cost governance for predictable performance at enterprise scale.
Cyber Risk Management
Cyber risk quantification, executive-facing risk metrics, BCP/DR, vendor risk, and program leadership translating detection efficacy into board-level decisions.
Threat Hunting
Hypothesis-driven hunts fusing telemetry from SIEM, EDR, and IDS/IPS with open-source, commercial, and internal threat intelligence, tracking adversary TTPs mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.
AI Security & Enablement
AI governance, secure LLM adoption, adversarial AI and agentic threat modeling, and guardrails that let organizations move fast with AI without moving carelessly.
Team & Vendor Leadership
High-trust cultures, clear operating models, and vendor ecosystems aligned to measurable business outcomes, mentoring teams to >99.9% SLA adherence.
A 17+ year track record
Fractional executive advisory, cybersecurity engineering, enterprise IT leadership, and systems engineering.
Principal IT Consultant · Fractional CIO / vCISO
2025 – PresentInterim executive for mid-market clients, delivering enterprise-grade strategy, security architecture, and incident response. Carry a 24×7 on-call rotation as Incident Commander and build SIEM / EDR detection pipelines, SOAR automation, and domain-posture assessment tooling.
Virtual CIO · Cybersecurity & Cloud Strategy
2024 – 2025Strategic IT advisor for a portfolio of mid-market clients: stood up cloud security monitoring and log-aggregation pipelines, led tabletop IR exercises, established CAB and vendor-risk frameworks, and drove Zero-Trust, cloud, and AI adoption.
IT Manager · Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
2023 – 2024Owned end-to-end IT and security architecture for a high-growth venture firm (150 users), including HQ buildout with Zero-Trust controls baked in from day one. Deployed SIEM/EDR tooling with custom detections, authored 12 core security policies, and transitioned operations from an MSP to an in-house team.
Lead Technical Consultant · SaaS, Security & Compliance
2022 – 2023Delivered complex SaaS, security, and compliance implementations for 20+ clients, driving NPS >65 and a 30% lift in RFP win rate. Led SOC 2 and CCPA readiness initiatives, moving clients from unprepared to audit-ready in as little as four months.
Senior Systems Engineer · Hospitality IT & PCI Compliance
2018 – 2021Overhauled on-prem data centers to meet PCI-DSS, segmented payment networks, and boosted throughput 30%. Designed and migrated PMS/POS networks for enterprise hospitality properties with 99.9% uptime. Performed packet analysis and log review for suspected intrusions.
Senior IT Consultant · Cloud & Endpoint Migration
2018Led a petabyte-scale AWS cloud migration with zero data loss. Migrated 200+ mailboxes to Google Workspace, cutting licensing costs 20%, and deployed Jamf Pro to standardize macOS endpoints, reducing ticket volume 35%.
Earlier Career · IT Technician / Administrator
2010 – 2015University IT operations and the network backbone buildout for a major automotive assembly line. The hands-on foundation for a career of designing resilient systems.
Tools & disciplines
Incident Command
Detection Engineering
Threat Hunting
SIEM / EDR
SOAR Automation
Enterprise Architecture
Cloud Security
Cybersecurity Governance
Zero-Trust Architecture
SOC 2 / NIST CSF
HIPAA / PCI / CISA
Identity Management
Network Protocols
Wireshark / Zeek
Endpoint Management
AI Security
Risk Management
Strategic Planning
Education & certifications
MBA, PMP, and CompTIA SecurityX, the expert-level successor to CASP+.
Expert-Level
MBA · PMP (Active) · CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+, Active)
Education
MBA, Georgia Southwestern State University
B.S. Computer Science (Minor: Mathematics), Troy University
Security & Compliance
CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+) · Cisco Cybersecurity Essentials · Datto Cybersecurity (Kaseya) · Liongard Certified Administrator
Leadership & Strategy
PMP (Active) · Six Sigma Red Belt · Enterprise Architecture in Practice · Technical Product Management
Infrastructure, Cloud & AI
MCSE · CCNA · MCP (AI / Machine Learning) · Kaseya Certified, Datto Backup for Azure · Kaseya Certified, Datto SaaS Protection · IT Glue Certified · Cisco Intro to IoT
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Let's make your security demonstrable
Pursuing CMMC, SOC 2, HIPAA, or NIST 800-171, or simply want to know where you actually stand? Start with a free Tynrose Sentinel scan, or reach out and let's talk.