A Registered Provider Organization (RPO) is a firm recognized by the Cyber AB to provide CMMC consulting and advisory services, such as gap assessments, SSP development, and readiness planning. RPOs advise on compliance but don’t perform certified CMMC assessments, that’s the role of a C3PAO.

How is this different from the Auditor & C3PAO Partner Program?

Our Auditor & C3PAO Partner Program is for firms that perform the independent SOC 2 audit or CMMC assessment itself. This program is for vCISOs and RPOs who design the security architecture and compliance strategy, but refer out the ongoing implementation and operation of the controls.

Do you compete with vCISOs and RPOs for the advisory engagement?

No. We implement and operate the architecture and roadmap you design. You keep the strategic advisory relationship with your client, we’re the execution layer behind it.

Is there a cost to join the partner network?

No. We vet partners for credentials and fit, then refer clients to each other as opportunities come up. There’s no fee to be listed as a partner.

How fast can Espresso Labs implement a client's architecture?

Most clients see controls implemented and operating within weeks of engagement, well ahead of a traditional systems integrator, since our platform automates most of the technical build-out.

Partner With Espresso Labs as a vCISO or RPO

You design the security architecture and compliance roadmap. We implement and operate it quickly and cost-effectively. A two-way referral relationship built for advisors who don't want to become an implementation team.

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You Design the Architecture. We Implement It.

As a vCISO or RPO (Registered Provider Organization), your value is strategy: risk assessments, security roadmaps, SSPs, and CMMC or SOC 2 readiness plans built around how a client actually operates. Implementing and operating the technical controls behind that plan, day in and day out, is a different job, and most advisory practices aren't built to staff it.

Espresso Labs implements and operates the architecture you design, quickly and at a fraction of the cost of a traditional systems integrator, so your clients get from plan to operating controls faster, and you stay focused on the strategic work only you can do.

A Two-Way Referral Relationship

You refer clients to us for implementation. We refer clients to you when they need strategic guidance we don't provide.

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Fast, Cost-Effective Implementation

We implement and operate the controls behind your architecture in weeks, not the months a traditional integrator would take, at a fraction of the cost.

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You Stay the Strategic Advisor

We implement your plan as you designed it. You keep the client relationship and the advisory role, we don't compete for it.

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Referrals Both Ways

Send us clients who need implementation. We send you clients who need a vCISO or RPO engagement we don't provide ourselves.

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Continuous Operation, Not a One-Time Build

Controls are implemented once and operated continuously by our platform, with AI and human oversight, so the architecture you designed keeps working long after the initial rollout.

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Co-Marketing Support

Co-branded materials and case studies to help you promote a faster, more affordable path from plan to implementation.

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Listed as a Vetted Partner

Featured in our partner directory as a trusted vCISO or RPO for clients evaluating who to work with.

How the Partnership Works

Apply

Tell us about your practice and the clients you advise.

Get Vetted

We verify your credentials, RPO status, or vCISO experience before adding you to our referral network.

Start Referring

Bring us in to implement the architectures you design, and start receiving referrals in return.

vCISO & RPO Partner FAQ

Apply to Join Our vCISO & RPO Network

Tell us about your practice and the clients you advise. Our partnerships team will follow up within one business day.