How BD Emerson Helps Clients Pass Every Audit and Save $200K+ Per Year

BD Emerson helps their clients stay secure and avoid compliance drift by combining advisory expertise with automated enforcement.

100%

successful compliance audits

$200K+

annual labor savings per client

40%

lower CrowdStrike license cost when purchased via Zip (as stated)

Industry

Consulting (cybersecurity, privacy, GRC) + audit (SOC 1/2/3, GDPR, GLBA)

Company size

~80 people

Primary use case

Partnering with Zip as the managed, automated “stay-behind” for device security, identity, EDR, and compliance operations

Scale HIPAA-aligned security without adding headcount.

Automated security and experts on call — no security team required.

"We come in, tell you what good looks like, help you grow muscle — and then we leave. So who stays behind? Zip. They enforce all the right controls: identity, device security, MDR follow-up. It's automation of corporate security done right."

Results at a glance

100% audit success across SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and NIST

$200K+ annual labor savings per client

40% reduction in Microsoft and CrowdStrike licensing costs

Continuous compliance without adding internal security headcount

Stronger client retention through ongoing assurance

Challenge

Clients passed audits, then slowly drifted out of compliance

BD Emerson repeatedly saw the same pattern. Clients would pass an audit during a consulting engagement, only to drift out of compliance months later.

“Without a dedicated security person, security becomes a part of everyone's job — and that means it's all someone's side task.”

Security controls degraded because:

No one owned enforcement day-to-day

Manual processes broke down

Device and identity settings drifted

Audit evidence became reactive instead of continuous

“Without ongoing oversight, even well-designed programs drift from compliance.”

BD Emerson designs strong security programs, but they needed a way for clients to maintain enforcement without having to hire a $200K security operator (or spend the same amount to contract with an MSP).

Solution

Continuous enforcement that prevents compliance drift

Instead of building a managed services arm, BD Emerson partnered with Zip to give clients a persistent enforcement layer.

“We come in, tell you what good looks like, help you grow muscle, and then we leave. So who stays behind? Zip. They enforce all the right controls: identity, device security, MDR follow-up. It's automation of corporate security done right.”

Zip continuously enforces:

Device security policies

Identity controls

Endpoint protections

Compliance configurations

This transforms compliance from a one-time milestone into an operating state, leaving BD Emerson’s clients audit-ready at any time, all while allowing them to keep the tools they’re already using.

“Zip is the only solution that maximizes what you're already paying for instead of forcing you to rip and replace everything.”

Results

100% audit success across every major framework

Shared BD Emerson clients maintain continuous compliance across SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and NIST—with no post-engagement drift.

Compliance became durable, not temporary.

“Our customers are getting more bang for their buck. They can say, ‘This is my provider. This is why I know we're secure.’ Zip Security automates corporate security end to end. They have both expertise and the platform.”

$200K+ annual savings by replacing a new full-time security hire

Instead of hiring a dedicated compliance operator, clients automate enforcement with Zip.

“They're replacing a new full-time hire with the cost of software.”

For many companies, this unlocks enterprise-grade controls at a cost that actually matches their stage. It also ensures that their security controls can scale with them as they grow.

40% lower software licensing costs

Zip consolidates and optimizes Microsoft and CrowdStrike licensing, which means that BD Emerson’s clients reduce their software spend significantly.

“The cost of a CrowdStrike license is reduced by like 40%, if you buy it directly from Zip.”

At scale, those savings compound.

“You grow to 500 people, you save $60,000 a year just by going to Zip — more than the cost of the platform.”

Compliance shifted from a scramble to a system

The biggest change was shifting compliance from a project to a repeatable operating process.

Compliance became:

- continuous instead of episodic
- enforced instead of documented
- cost-efficient instead of labor-heavy

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“Corporate security patching, protecting identity, EDR on a device… these make the difference when a ransomware attack happens.”

Want to help your clients stay audit-ready year-round?

If you're advising companies that struggle with compliance drift, enforcement gaps, or the cost of a dedicated security hire, Zip enables continuous compliance without adding headcount.

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