Cybersecurity isn't optional anymore — it's core to your IT.
Threat monitoring, IT integration, compliance and risk management, and disaster recovery for businesses across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs — layered together so a breach doesn't become a business-ending event.
Get the right tools — and humans watching your back.
Human monitoring
Antivirus isn't enough anymore. We monitor for the symptoms of a hack 24×7, so you can sleep easy.
The right tools
We know networks, we know security, and we make sure your email, data, and employees are actually protected.
Prepared for disasters
A backup and disaster recovery plan that covers cyber insurance, backup, and recovery timelines — before you need it.
Keep your team, systems, and clients safe.
Enterprise-level security, mid-market pricing.
The costs of a hack compound fast.
Ransom payouts. Reputational damage. Weeks of recovery. Threatening calls to clients. Employee downtime. Sensitive data on the dark web. Lawsuits and legal fallout. We've been keeping businesses safe for over 30 years — we know what it takes to keep the hackers out of your accounts.
Get precise pricing in 1–2 days.
Schedule a consultation
Our discovery call helps us learn about your company, assess your current goals, and walk you through our process and plans.
Tell us what you need
Define your goals, assess your security and IT maturity, and review policy, procedure, and cyber insurance needs.
Get your quote
We pick the right cybersecurity lead for your business and deliver a fully tailored quote and pricing structure in 1–2 days.
Real businesses, real relationships.
“We’ve been using LME Services for our business IT support, and the experience has been fantastic. Their cybersecurity expertise, responsiveness, and ability to explain complex tech in plain English really set them apart.”
“When Joe assigned Ivan as our lead, we felt like we finally had IT solved. Ivan has been with us 24×7 and the team behind him makes sure nothing falls through the cracks.”
Common questions about cybersecurity
It depends on your current tools, team size, and compliance needs. We build a tailored quote after a short discovery call and deliver it within 1-2 days.
Yes. Our SOC team monitors your systems around the clock for the symptoms of a hack, not just after-the-fact alerts.
Yes. We help businesses meet HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO compliance requirements as part of our broader security and risk management work.
Every plan includes disaster recovery covering cyber insurance considerations, backups, and recovery timelines, so you have a plan before you ever need one.
Secure your business before the next threat.
Cybersecurity, Explained
Straight answers on what real cybersecurity actually includes, the threats that matter, and what compliance really requires.
"I have sat across the table from business owners the week after a ransomware attack, and the conversation is always the same: they thought their antivirus was enough. Real security is not one tool, it is a handful of boring habits done consistently: backups that actually get tested, access that actually gets revoked when someone leaves. The businesses that never call me in a panic are the ones that treated security as routine instead of an afterthought."
— Joe Engelking, CEO
Core Cybersecurity Concepts, Explained
- What Is a SOC, and Why "24/7 SOC Team" Isn't Just a Marketing Line
- What Is SIEM, and Do You Actually Need It?
- What Is Managed Detection & Response (MDR)?
- What Is "Advanced Threat Detection & Response"?
- What Is Identity & Access Management (IAM)?
- What Real Email & Phishing Protection Actually Catches
- What Encrypted Email Actually Protects
- Why the First Ten Minutes of a Security Incident Matter Most
- What Happens During a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
- What Actually Happens When Ransomware Hits
- Secure Remote & Hybrid Access: What It Actually Takes
- Why Chicago Businesses Still Get Breached