About Christians4Cyber
Christians4Cyber is a nonprofit initiative focused on helping small businesses improve cybersecurity through free and low-cost education, assessments, practical tools, and trusted guidance. We exist to serve organizations that know cybersecurity matters but often lack the budget, time, or in-house expertise to know where to begin.
Our Mission
Our mission is to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of small and medium-sized businesses through free and low-cost educational programs, guided assessments, and practical resources based on recognized frameworks such as the CIS Critical Security Controls and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
What Makes Us Different
We focus on practical help for organizations that are often underserved by traditional cybersecurity services. Instead of overwhelming leaders with technical jargon or enterprise-scale complexity, we translate security best practices into plain-language guidance and realistic next steps.
Why We Exist
Small businesses are essential to local communities and the broader economy, yet many operate without dedicated cybersecurity staff or access to affordable expert support. Christians4Cyber exists to close that gap by making high-quality guidance more accessible and more useful for the organizations that need it most.
What We Believe
We believe cybersecurity should not be out of reach for smaller organizations. Protecting customer information, employee data, business systems, and daily operations is part of responsible leadership, and every organization deserves access to practical help that strengthens security without creating unnecessary complexity.
Who We Serve
We serve small and medium-sized businesses, startup and growth-stage organizations, and community-focused teams that want to improve cybersecurity in a clear, manageable, and affordable way. Our services are especially relevant for organizations that do not have internal security teams or large consulting budgets.
C4C Board
Michael H. Davis
Chairman, Christians4Cyber
Michael H. "Mike" Davis is a cybersecurity, risk management, and systems engineering executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience across the military, federal government, defense, and commercial sectors. As Chairman of Christians4Cyber, Mike helps guide the organization's mission of making practical, effective cybersecurity education and assistance accessible to small and medium-sized businesses and organizations that may not have large security staffs or budgets.
Alan Watkins
Retired yet joined C4C as a cyber education zealot and small business advocate (wrote a couple of books).
Taught online courses part-time for National University's Master's Degree and Bachelor's Degree in Cyber Security (CYB) Programs; including Cyber Security Toolkit Utilization, Threat Modeling & Intel, Network Security Monitoring & Incident Response, Technical Writing, and Introduction to Networking.
Stephen G Lyford
He is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Cyber Engineering at Houston Christian University (HCU) and the Owner / CEO of Lyford Consulting. With nearly 20 years of experience across information technology and telecommunications, he brings practical industry knowledge to both the classroom and client engagements.