About SPM Advisors — Built on Intelligence, Law, and 20 Years of Doing the Work

Kenneth Vignali founded SPM Advisors after more than 20 years operating at the intersection of intelligence, security, and law — across military counter-intelligence, Fortune 100 corporate security programs, and cybersecurity consulting for organizations in healthcare, legal, and financial services.

His background is not common in the advisory market. He came from Dell SecureWorks and GuidePoint Security — firms that handle the security programs of the largest enterprises in the world. He holds GIAC certifications (GCIH, GSTRT, GCTI) and the CERT Insider Threat Program Manager designation from Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute — the only certification of its kind. He holds a Juris Master in National Security, Cybersecurity, and Information Privacy Law from Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity.

Kenneth is a 100% permanently and totally disabled U.S. Army veteran. His service included intelligence operations and physical protection assignments — roles that required assessing human risk, managing protective details, and operating in environments where a missed signal had real consequences. That foundation informed everything that followed: counter-intelligence work, digital forensics, and two decades of corporate security advisory at the enterprise level. His forensic and counter-surveillance work has been referenced in legal proceedings in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Australia. He has been recognized by Dell SecureWorks for incident response expertise.

What that means for clients: you get the judgment, the credentials, and the legal framework awareness of someone who has operated at enterprise scale — at the engagement size and cost structure that works for a medical practice, a law firm, or a nonprofit.