Protus3

What Protus3 does

Protus3 is a private, founder-owned security consulting and system design firm headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a European office in Switzerland opened in 2022. Founded in 1988 as Risk Management Associates, Inc. and rebranded around 2012, the firm delivers professional services across three core practice areas: Security System Design, Security Consulting, and Investigative Services, supported by modular capabilities including third-party system testing and commissioning, security assessments, master planning, crisis management, threat assessment, training, background investigations, and computer and mobile forensics. The firm differentiates itself by positioning as a vendor-independent security partner free of product-resale conflicts, integrating people, processes, and technology into tailored client programs.

The company operates with a team of approximately 12 credentialed professionals (CPP, PSP, CHPA, CISSP, CISM, EnCE, CFE, CFI certifications), drawing on deep law enforcement, federal law enforcement, and corporate security backgrounds. Its service delivery model is project-based and custom-quoted, with multi-year engagements spanning the United States (almost all 50 states) and internationally (at least 28 countries). Notable engagements include design and implementation for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project Phase 1, oversight of IQVIA's global security platform, the NC National Guard Headquarters and State Emergency Operations Center, and centralized security system strategy for a Fortune 500 manufacturer in Switzerland.

Protus3's go-to-market is direct enterprise and government field sales, driven by expert consultations, content marketing through its blog and newsletter, speaking engagements, and professional referrals. The firm generates revenue entirely through professional services fees across consulting, system design, testing and commissioning, and investigative engagements, with pricing determined per project scope. Customers span corporate/enterprise, government/public sector, education, and data center segments. There is no external equity investment, no M&A activity, and no publicly disclosed revenue; ownership remains with management and the founding family legacy.

Name

Protus3

Legal name

Protus3

Website

https://protus3.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Protus3 is a private, vendor-independent security consulting and system design firm serving enterprise and government clients across the U.S. and internationally. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Raleigh, NC, it delivers custom security system design, consulting, commissioning, and investigative services through a small team of credentialed professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Security Consulting, Risk Assessment & Security Program Design (BPABAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Security Consulting, Risk Assessment & Security Program Management (IMAIAEAJ), Security Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Advisory (BPAKADAG), Application Security & DevSecOps Services (BPAKAHAJ)

Keywords

• Security consulting services
• Security system design
• Corporate investigations
• Security risk assessments
• Physical security consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Security Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for security assessments, threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, security program development, and advisory services to identify threats and develop appropriate security measures.
2. Security System Design Services: Fees for designing integrated security systems tailored to client organizations, including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and related electronic security systems.
3. Testing and Commissioning Services: Third-party testing, validation, and commissioning services for security systems, including equipment start-up oversight, system verification, and final acceptance testing.
4. Investigative Services: Corporate investigation services including background investigations, workplace violence threat assessments, and forensic analysis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Protus3 is a security consulting, system design, and corporate investigations firm that helps enterprise and government clients integrate people, processes, and technology to identify threats, design tailored security programs, and resolve incidents. Its core offerings are Security System Design, Security Consulting, and Investigative Services, supplemented by modular capabilities such as third-party testing and commissioning, security assessments, security program development, security master planning, background investigations, computer and mobile forensics, crisis management planning, training, and threat assessment.

Product overview

Protus3 is a business security consulting and system design firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services centered on three core offerings: Security System Design, Security Consulting, and Investigative Services. These core services are supported by modular capabilities including Security Systems Testing and Commissioning, Security Assessment, Security Program Development, Security Master Planning, Background Investigation, Computer and Mobile Forensics, Crisis Management Planning, Training, and Threat Assessment. The company integrates people, processes, and technology within client business models to help them plan, protect, and prosper. Protus3 operates as a professional services firm rather than a software product company, delivering human-led consulting and implementation services tailored to each client's specific security needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Security System Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Independent verification that security systems operate as designed and programmed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Risk Management Associates, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtus3 was formerly known as Risk Management Associates, Inc. (RMA). The company was founded by Michael K. Tucker in January 1988 as RMA and rebranded to Protus3. The company identifies itself as 'A Risk Management Associates Company' and maintains this relationship as part of its corporate identity and heritage.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Genetec: Genetec is a leading provider of unified video management, access control, and physical security software platforms. Protus3 is Genetec Technical Certified and designs systems that integrate with Genetec platforms, making Genetec a key technology ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Allied Universal: Allied Universal is a leading integrated security services and solutions provider combining guarding, electronic security systems, and risk consulting across North America. It competes with Protus3 for enterprise and government security consulting and systems design work, with significantly greater scale and a managed-services model.
• Convergint Technologies: Convergint is a large-scale security systems integrator that designs, installs, and services integrated electronic security systems for enterprise and government customers, competing with Protus3 on the systems-design side. Unlike Protus3, Convergint bundles installation and integration, giving it scale advantages on large multi-site deployments.
• Securitas: Securitas is a global security services powerhouse offering guarding, electronic security, and risk consulting to enterprise clients, including the design and integration of security programs. While much broader than Protus3, it overlaps meaningfully on corporate security consulting and electronic security system design.
• GardaWorld Security: GardaWorld provides corporate security, investigations, and risk consulting services globally, including protective services and security advisory. It is comparable to Protus3 on the investigations and corporate security advisory side, though scaled to a much broader North American footprint.

Direct peers

• Hillard Heintze (Jensen Hughes): Hillard Heintze, now part of Jensen Hughes, was a security risk management and investigations advisory firm serving enterprise and government clients — virtually a direct peer to Protus3's security consulting and investigative services practice. Comparable in boutique size, independent advisory positioning, and vertical specialization prior to acquisition.
• Guidepost Solutions: Guidepost Solutions delivers security consulting, investigations, and design services to corporate, government, and legal clients, with a focus on independent advisory similar to Protus3. The firms are direct competitors for boutique, high-touch security consulting and investigative engagements.
• Control Risks: Control Risks is a global security and political-risk consultancy that conducts corporate investigations, security design, and threat assessments for multinational enterprises. It is closely comparable to Protus3 in service mix and advisory positioning, with a deeper international footprint.
• Pinkerton: Pinkerton is one of the longest-standing corporate security and investigations firms, providing enterprise risk consulting, background investigations, and security advisory — overlapping almost exactly with Protus3's core service lines and customer segments. Both compete for the same corporate and government security advisory RFPs.
• Kroll: Kroll is a global risk-advisory firm offering corporate investigations, security consulting, and cyber risk services to enterprise and government clients, directly mirroring Protus3's combined investigations/security consulting/design offering. Both position independence and deep practitioner talent as core differentiators in a market where buyers want an advisor rather than an integrator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rmasecurity

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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