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CyberCrest Finds Growth in Cybersecurity Compliance<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-01-07 08:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points.
\n John Huckeby, founder and managing director of CyberCrest Compliance Services, started his company in 2021. Photo courtesy CyberCrest Compliance Services
\n ENCINITAS \u2013 For John Huckeby, a career path that began with big accounting firms in 1997 has morphed into his own business. That\u2019s what a few decades, not to mention the internet revolution, can do to a career.
\nHuckeby\u2019s 4-year-old company, CyberCrest Compliance Services, keeps his clients\u2019 data secure and prying eyes away from client computer networks.
\nCyberCrest helps clients stay safe on the internet by helping them comply with recognized cybersecurity standards. These include, but are not limited to, CMMC, HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 27001 and NIST 800-171. The business is riding the wave of clients realizing that they need such protection.
\nOpportunities not yet imagined in the mid-1990s turned into success for CyberCrest, which doubled its annual revenue to $2 million in 2025. Huckeby said the business is angling for 100% growth again in 2026.
\n\u201cWe closed three deals this week,\u201d he said in an interview on Tuesday (Dec. 30). \u201cIts New Year\u2019s. No one\u2019s working this week.\u201d
\nClients include life science companies such as Alector Inc. (Nasdaq: ALEC) and ARGENX SE (Nasdaq: ARGX), as well as tech companies such as venture backed Sigma Computing and Carlsbad-based satellite services provider Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT). CyberCrest has clients as far away as Canada, Europe and Asia. Continued overseas expansion is part of its plan for 2026.
\nIn addition to helping clients comply with cybersecurity standards, the business offers services such as vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, business continuity and disaster recovery, and more.
\nCyberCrest has seven employees and \u201ca half dozen contractors,\u201d Huckeby said.
\nOn Ground Floor with Technology
\nHuckeby, a University of Arizona graduate, worked at Andersen Consulting and subsequently Accenture after college. They were the early days of business computing and business-specific software such as SAP. Over the years, Huckeby also worked at Deloitte and EY.
\nThe federal government released an early information security standard called Sarbanes-Oxley at the time. It was a catalyst for widespread adoption of information security compliance standards.
\nAt one point, Huckeby was global compliance manager with Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The job offered an exceptional perk \u2013 the ability to stay at \u201cthe snazziest hotels in the snazziest cities,\u201d he said. A later job with medical supplier McKesson (NYSE: MCK) exposed him to that particular vertical market as well as the needs of medical technology and pharmaceuticals.
\nToday, Huckeby said business comes to him, and so far, he has put very little money into advertising.
\nThe executive said that it is often not the CIO or CISO (chief information security officer) of a potential client who is first to realize the business needs for CyberCrest\u2019s services. It\u2019s often a member of an organization\u2019s sales department. Oftentimes a business will be on the verge of doing business with a third party and the third party makes it clear it will only agree to a deal if the potential partner has a cybersecurity compliance report such as a SOC2 report. It is then that a client seeks out a vendor like CyberCrest.
\nCMMC and NIST 800-171 have become standards for companies doing business with the U.S. Department of War. November marked the beginning of mandatory CMMC compliance.
\nThe Pentagon wants to keep as much sensitive information as it can out of the hands of adversaries, and it does so through mandating CMMC compliance which is based on the NIST 800-171 standard. Though sensitive information isn\u2019t classified, an adversary could use it to its advantage if it could get enough of it.
\nAdversaries may try to break into prime defense contractors\u2019 computer networks via a variety of threat vectors including perhaps a subcontractor\u2019s computers. Such a subcontractor might be a small business, perhaps a privately owned machine shop. A flaw in the system of the mom-and-pop business could reveal a Mother Lode of valuable data and details about intellectual property. As a result of the potential risk, the machine shop must come into compliance with CMMC to do business with the Department of War.
\nCyberCrest\u2019s board members include Jason Kruger and Jill Huckeby. The business is self-funded, which John Huckeby said allows it to grow organically and ensures consistent quality of services.
\nWhile the owners have had offers to take outside money, \u201cwe turn them down,\u201d Huckeby said. \u201cWe don\u2019t want outside money to influence who we are and where we\u2019re going.\u201d
\nCyberCrest Compliance ServicesFOUNDED: 2021CEO: John Huckeby (founder and managing director)HEADQUARTERS: EncinitasBUSINESS: IT services specializing in cybersecurity complianceEMPLOYEES: Seven, supplemented by six contractorsWEBSITE: cybercrestcompliance.comCONTACT: cybercrestcompliance.com\/contact-usNOTABLE: The business has clients in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n

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