Clarity and resilience for key results in the digital world
Avaintulos is a well-established boutique consultancy founded in 1985. We combine strategy, IT and cyber expertise with decades of educational experience. Our purpose is to help future-positive organisations achieve key results in the digital world.
Our Services
From consulting to training, we help organisations strengthen their IT and cyber security capabilities.
Cyber Security
Virtual CISO (as a Service)
- By commissioning a Virtual CISO, you benefit from an independent expert familiar with the challenges of managing cyber security across a wide range of industries. Avaintulos vCISO can be called upon to provide regular counsel, assist on a per-project basis, or help during crucial periods, such as a business merger or acquisition
- Benefits: Provides independent advice, Informs strategic improvements, Measures security effectiveness, Supports regulatory compliance, Stimulates innovation
Cyber Architecture
- More results – less security theater. Holistic Cyber Security on strategic level that makes sense from the business perspective
Cyber Training
- Sharpen the knowledge of your employees, deep technical experts or C-level decision makers. Content will be tailored based on the audience and can address e.g. a specific regulatory compliance, technology, or a business threat landscape. The level of magnification and detail is continuously adjusted for the optimal learning experience in the training
Incident Response
- Urgent emergency support in critical cyber security incidents and investigations
Penetration Testing
- One of the most cost-efficient ways to quickly find the most obvious areas for improvement
IT Consulting
Technology Advisory
- Strategic Views, Advisory on technology evaluations, Environment and asset mappings, Sense-making for the leadership
- Network-, Infrastructure and Enterprise Architectures
- IT and Cyber Security alignment to create synergies – Often overlooked area for quick wins
Virtual CIO/CTO/CDO (as a Service)
- For Small and Medium Businesses without a permanent position or unexpected interim needs
- Independent advisor helping to set the direction for technology
About us
Our Team
Avaintulos is run by three partners and a wide network of leading industry experts.
Toni Sulankivi
Owner and CEO of Avaintulos Oy
20 years in Cyber Security & IT
- Covering Wide range of public and private sectors globally (Finland, Nordics, UAE, Switzerland, Germany)
- Experience from Small and Medium Enterprises to National Critical Infrastructures and global digital ecosystems
- Extensive hands-on experience from Cloud Platforms to Industrial Control Systems and Air-gap environments
Industry Experience
- Energy Sector (Nuclear, Virtual Power Plants, Demand-side Flexibility, Transmission Systems)
- Defence and Military Environments, Classified Information Enclaves
- Industrial IoT, Automation, Manufacturing and Operational Technology (OT)
- Consulting and Auditing on various companies and projects employed by KPMG, Capgemini and IBM