About the firm
Cybersecurity, compliance and IT advisory.
Who we are
Apex BSA Group is a cybersecurity, compliance and IT advisory firm serving defense contractors and federal suppliers, state and local agencies, school divisions, and commercial businesses. The work spans compliance readiness, security operations, cloud and identity architecture, operational technology, and the governance layer around enterprise AI adoption.
Background
Apex BSA Group was founded by Jonathan Stammler, who has built multiple security and IT programs from the ground up and operated them at scale, holding Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer positions in highly regulated environments.
How we work
Engagements are scoped to a defined outcome with a defined end. One group is accountable for the whole of it, from scope through quality review to remediation follow-through, and the executive who scoped the work is the one answerable for it at close.
Who we work with
Organizations of any size and sector that need security, compliance and IT to run as a business function rather than as a set of projects. Some are facing an assessment, an audit, a renewal or a regulator. Some are growing faster than their controls. Some are consolidating, acquiring or divesting. Some need executive-level security or IT leadership before a full-time hire is justified. Each practice area above can be engaged on its own or as part of one engagement.
Credentials
Recognition
- CISO of the Year, private company category — WashingtonExec, 2021
- Information Security Executive North America nominee — T.E.N., 2020
Certifications
- CISSP — ISC²
- Certified Chief Information Security Officer — EC-Council
- Project Management Professional — Project Management Institute
Education
- MS, Information Security — Georgia Institute of Technology
- BS, Information Technology — George Mason University
Service
- WashingtonExec CISO Council, member 2017–2023
- CapitolCIO, member since 2025
- George Mason University Information Technology and Services advisory board, since 2023