DirectDefense Names Cybersecurity Expert Rick Tillery to Lead the Company’s Growing MSSP Program

Englewood, Colo., July 20, 2022 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides enterprise risk assessments, penetration testing, ICS/SCADA security services, and 24/7 managed services, announced today that it has named Richard (“Rick”) Tillery as MSSP Director. Rick will manage the DirectDefense team of Security Analysts who are focused on the detection of Cybersecurity events and is responsible for the management and enhancement of detection infrastructure and response to Cybersecurity incidents.   

“Rick brings decades of leadership experience to DirectDefense and our managed services division. His unparalleled breadth of knowledge of threats our industry faces will allow us to be even more resilient against the most advanced threats. We look forward to growing this sector within the organization while continuing to offer the white glove service DirectDefense is known for, and are happy to have Rick’s operational guidance to lead us,” said Jim Broome, President, DirectDefense, Inc.

Rick has more than 25 years of combined U.S. military and industry experience. He has worked extensively across the globe with various energy companies and law enforcement agencies including the Department of Defense, Denver Police Department, Germany Bundespolizei (Federal Police), in rail traffic, airports, ports, and several other special duties assessing, developing, and implementing a wide range of Cybersecurity business transformations such as full cyber forensics, and Cybersecurity operational re-design. Rick was also instrumental in re-developing, implementing, and managing Cybersecurity operations within the Department of Energy. His efforts have resulted in greatly reducing risk exposure and savings, ranging from $5 million to $500 million per year. 

During his time serving for the U.S. military, Rick acquired deep cyber forensic and Cybersecurity knowledge and skills, holding leadership positions working with various agencies’ capital projects, turnarounds, reliability, maintenance, operations, and consulting. He is a recently retired Chief Warrant Officer 3 from the U.S. Army. 

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DirectDefense provides enterprise risk assessments, penetration testing, ICS/SCADA security services, and 24/7 managed security services for companies of all sizes. Focused on building security resiliency, the firm offers comprehensive security testing services with specialization in application security, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and compliance assurance testing. Its team of highly talented consultants has worked with the majority of the Fortune 100 companies, in industries such as power and utility, gaming, retail, financial, media, travel, aerospace, healthcare, and technology. More information can be found at www.directdefense.com.

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