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DirectDefense Offers to Protect Businesses from Ransomware for 60 Days Free of Charge

DirectDefense Offers to Protect Businesses from Ransomware for 60 Days Free of Charge

Via its strategic partnership with Halcyon, DirectDefense will manage proven tools to stop ransomware in its tracks DENVER – Aug. 8, 2023 – DirectDefense, a leading information security services company, today announced a 60-day free offer to protect any business from ransomware. Leveraging the Halcyon anti-ransomware platform, DirectDefense will help businesses better detect, thwart and… Read more »

DirectDefense Receives Multiple Awards Highlighting the Company’s Commitment to Customer Success and Employee Satisfaction

DirectDefense Receives Multiple Awards Highlighting the Company’s Commitment to Customer Success and Employee Satisfaction

Company Recognized for its Superior Cybersecurity Managed Services and Company Culture DENVER – Aug. 7, 2023 – DirectDefense, a leading information security services company, today announced its recent achievements and recognition through multiple prestigious awards. These accolades highlight DirectDefense’s commitment to helping its clients elevate their security posture to a higher standard of protection and… Read more »

DirectDefense, Inc. and SCADAfence Partner to Enhance Industrial Cybersecurity and Safeguard OT Networks in the Era of IIoT

DirectDefense, Inc. and SCADAfence Partner to Enhance Industrial Cybersecurity and Safeguard OT Networks in the Era of IIoT

Partnership Extends DirectDefense’s Real-Time Monitoring with SCADAfence’s Platform for Superior OT Network Protection DENVER – June 12, 2023 – DirectDefense, Inc., a leading information security services company, today announced its partnership with SCADAfence, the global technology leader in OT & IoT cybersecurity. The SCADAfence Platform enables critical infrastructure and manufacturing organizations with complex Operational Technology (OT)… Read more »

DirectDefense Wins 2023 Fortress Cyber Security Award

DirectDefense Wins 2023 Fortress Cyber Security Award

DENVER – May 31, 2023 – The Business Intelligence Group today announced that DirectDefense, Inc. has won the 2023 Fortress Cyber Security Awards in the Incident Response category. The industry awards program sought to identify and reward the world’s leading companies and products that are working to keep our data and electronic assets safe among a… Read more »

DirectDefense Recognized on CRN's 2023 Solution Provider 500 List

DirectDefense Recognized on CRN’s 2023 Solution Provider 500 List

DENVER – May 30, 2023 – DirectDefense, Inc. is pleased to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named DirectDefense to its 2023 Solution Provider 500 list. This is the company’s first time being honored on this list. CRN’s annual Solution Provider 500 ranks North America’s largest solution providers by revenue and… Read more »

DirectDefense Named to Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2023  

DirectDefense Named to Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2023  

Information Security Services Provider Recognized for its Exceptional Company Culture  DENVER – May 9, 2023 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company, today announced that it has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual Best Workplaces list in three categories: Company Revenue: Prosperous and Thriving, Company Stage: Established Excellence, Company Size: Medium. This list, featured in the May/June 2023 issue of… Read more »

CRN’s 2023 Women of the Channel Honors Hannah Godwin and Kerri Holland of DirectDefense

CRN’s 2023 Women of the Channel Honors Hannah Godwin and Kerri Holland of DirectDefense

DENVER – May 8, 2023 – DirectDefense, Inc. is proud to announce today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Hannah Godwin, Director of Strategic Alliances, and Kerri Holland, Sr. Partner Marketing Manager, to the Women of the Channel list for 2023. Every year, CRN recognizes women from vendor, distributor, and solution provider… Read more »

DirectDefense and Claroty Partner to Secure Customers’ Cyber-Physical Systems

DirectDefense and Claroty Partner to Secure Customers’ Cyber-Physical Systems

Partnership bolsters DirectDefense’s Real-Time Monitoring Services with Claroty’s Visibility, Protection, and Threat Detection Platform for the XIoT DENVER – April 12, 2023 – DirectDefense, Inc., a leading information security services company, today announced its partnership with Claroty, the cyber-physical systems protection company. Claroty empowers organizations with unmatched visibility, protection, and threat detection to secure their… Read more »

DirectDefense Reports the Top Threats from 2022 and What’s Trending for 2023

DirectDefense Reports the Top Threats from 2022 and What’s Trending for 2023

Research found that phishing threats were low in 2022, while foreign login activity and application process analysis accounted for nearly 50% of incident alerts DENVER – March 15, 2023 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company, today released its “Security Operations Threat Report” which identifies the top threats in 2022 and what’s already trending… Read more »

Jared Ballou Named to 2023 CRN Channel Chiefs List

Jared Ballou Named to 2023 CRN Channel Chiefs List

DirectDefense is pleased to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Jared Ballou, VP of Business Development and Strategic Alliances, on its 2023 Channel Chiefs list. Every year, this list honors the IT channel executives who work tirelessly to advance the channel agenda and deliver successful channel partner programs and strategies.… Read more »

DirectDefense Momentum Release

DirectDefense Announces Strong Growth in 2022 Driven by Rapid Adoption of Its Connected Systems and Professional Services Offerings

New additions to the leadership team helped DirectDefense deliver on its strategic goals DENVER – Feb. 16, 2023 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company, today announced that it has recorded approximately 30% growth across its services offerings in 2022. The connected systems/SCADA division grew by 100% year-over-year and the professional services division nearly… Read more »

DirectDefense Promotes Christopher Walcutt to Chief Security Officer

DirectDefense Promotes Christopher Walcutt to Chief Security Officer

Denver, Colo., Feb. 13, 2023 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company today announced that Christopher Walcutt has been promoted to Chief Security Officer (CSO), effective immediately. Walcutt will ensure consistent and high-quality information security management throughout the organization. Additionally, he will partner with internal teams across all levels, including the C-suite and operations,… Read more »

DirectDefense Recognized on CRN’s 2023 MSP 500 List

DirectDefense Recognized on CRN’s 2023 MSP 500 List

DENVER – February 13, 2023 — DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, was named to its Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the category for 2023. CRN’s annual MSP 500 list identifies the industry-leading service providers in North America who are driving a… Read more »

DirectDefense and Halcyon Partner to Protect Customers Against Ransomware

DirectDefense and Halcyon Partner to Protect Customers Against Ransomware

DirectDefense Selects Halcyon’s Anti-Ransomware & Endpoint Resilience Platform for Growing MSSP Program Englewood, Colo., Oct. 19, 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 a strategic partnership with Halcyon, the industry’s first endpoint resilience platform built specifically to… Read more »

DirectDefense Names Justin Karnousky Regional Vice President of Sales for Central United States

DirectDefense Names Justin Karnousky Regional Vice President of Sales for Central United States

Englewood, Colo., Oct. 18, 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 appointed Justin Karnousky as Regional Vice President of Sales for Central, United States. Justin is an established sales leader who will spearhead the… Read more »

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

DirectDefense Names Cyber Security 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 cyber… Read more »

DirectDefense Appoints Jared Ballou as Vice President of Business Development

DirectDefense Appoints Jared Ballou as Vice President of Business Development

Englewood, Colo., May 13, 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 appointed Jared Ballou as Vice President of Business Development. Based in San Diego, CA, Jared will be responsible for driving strategic partnerships to… Read more »

CRN Names DirectDefense To Its 2021 MSP 500 List

CRN Names DirectDefense To Its 2021 MSP 500 List

Englewood, Colo., March 11, 2021 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides enterprise risk assessments, penetration testing, compliance management, and 24/7 managed services, announced today that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named DirectDefense to its 2021 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Security 100 category. The list,… Read more »

DirectDefense Launches New Enterprise Security Program Review Offering to Address Overlooked Cyber Risks

DirectDefense Launches New Enterprise Security Program Review Offering to Address Overlooked Cyber Risks

Englewood, Colo. January 27, 2021 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides enterprise risk assessments, penetration testing, compliance management, and 24/7 managed services, announced today the launch of the Enterprise Security Program Review (ESPR), a joint security offering with IronNet, Unlimited Technology and Exero. A first-of-its-kind in the Managed Security Services Provider… Read more »

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DirectDefense Team Members Named IT World Awards Gold Winner – Sales Coordinator of the Year

Englewood, Colo., August 25, 2020 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides penetration testing, compliance management and 24/7 managed services, announced today that SVUS Awards has named DirectDefense’s Tracy McBride, Virginia Martin and Roksar Rahim as the Sales Coordinator of the Year gold winner in the 15th Annual Network PG’s 2020 IT… Read more »

DirectDefense Recognized as a Five-time Honoree Among Inc. Magazine’s 2020 5000 Most Successful Companies in America

DirectDefense Recognized as a Five-time Honoree Among Inc. Magazine’s 2020 5000 Most Successful Companies in America

Englewood, Colo., August 12, 2020 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides penetration testing, compliance management and 24/7 managed services, announced today that Inc. magazine has named DirectDefense No. 2904 on its 39th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. This marks the fifth consecutive year… Read more »

DirectDefense Hires New Senior Director

DirectDefense Hires New Senior Director

Englewood, Colo., December 4, 2019 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides penetration testing, compliance management, and 24/7 managed services, today announced Phil Brass has been named Senior Director of Professional Services, reporting directly to the DirectDefense President Jim Broome. He brings over 30 years’ of experience in security consulting and software… Read more »

DirectDefense Joins the Elite Ranks as a Four-time Honoree of the Inc. 5000 Ranking

DirectDefense Joins the Elite Ranks as a Four-time Honoree of the Inc. 5000 Ranking

Colorado-based managed security service provider ranks No.1987 with three-year sales growth of 202% Englewood, Colo., August 14, 2019 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides penetration testing, compliance management, and 24/7 managed services, announced today that Inc. magazine has named DirectDefense No. 1987 on its 38th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious… Read more »

For the 3rd Time, DirectDefense Named to The 2018 Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies

For the 3rd Time, DirectDefense Named to The 2018 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Colorado-based managed security service provider ranks No.1224 with three-year sales growth of 395% Englewood, Colo., August 15, 2018 – Today, Inc. magazine has named DirectDefense as No. 1224 on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. DirectDefense, Inc. is an information security services company that provides penetration… Read more »

DirectDefense Compliance Expert Honored as Female Professional of the Year

DirectDefense Compliance Expert Honored as Female Professional of the Year

Englewood, Colorado, Aug. 15, 2018 – DirectDefense, Inc. is proud to announce that Stacey Cameron, a compliance expert at the company, is a silver winner in the prestigious Women World Awards® in the Female Professional of the Year category. DirectDefense is an information security services company that provides penetration testing, compliance management, and 24/7 managed… Read more »

DirectDefense Executive Named One of CRN’s Most Powerful Women of the Channel

DirectDefense Executive Named One of CRN’s Most Powerful Women of the Channel

Englewood, Colorado, May 14, 2018 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides 24/7 managed services, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Kelly Kish, Director of Marketing to its prestigious 2018 Women of the Channel list for the second consecutive year. The executives who comprise this annual list span the… Read more »

DirectDefense Named Fastest-Growing Security Company on 2017 Inc. 5000

DirectDefense Named Fastest-Growing Security Company on 2017 Inc. 5000

Colorado-based managed security service provider ranks No. 169 with three-year sales growth of 2,463.1% Englewood, Colo., August 16, 2017 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides penetration testing, compliance management, and 24/7 managed services, announced today that Inc. magazine has named DirectDefense No. 169 on its 36th annual Inc. 5000, the most… Read more »

DirectDefense Releases New Threat Report Uncovering Carbon Black’s pay-for-play exfiltration botnet

DirectDefense Releases New Threat Report Uncovering the Carbon Black Pay-for-Play Exfiltration Botnet

Englewood, Colo., August 9, 2017 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides penetration testing, compliance management, and 24/7 managed services, today released its Carbon Black threat report. The report identifies a significant security risk in the architecture leveraged by Carbon Black’s popular Cb Response product  that puts sensitive customer data at risk.… Read more »

DirectDefense CRN Fast Growth 150

DirectDefense Named to 2017 CRN Fast Growth 150 List

Colorado-based managed service provider ranks No. 14 with 186.38% growth rate Englewood, Colo., August 7, 2017 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides penetration testing, compliance management , and 24/7 managed services, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named DirectDefense No. 14 on its 2017 Fast Growth… Read more »

Kelly Kish of DirectDefense Recognized as One of CRN’s 2017 Women of the Channel

Kelly Kish of DirectDefense Recognized as One of CRN’s 2017 Women of the Channel

Englewood, Colorado, May 16, 2017 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides 24/7 managed services, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Kelly Kish, Director of Marketing to its prestigious 2017 Women of the Channel list. The executives who comprise this annual list span the IT channel, representing vendors, distributors,… Read more »

DirectDefense Makes the Inc. 5000 List for 2016

INC. MAGAZINE UNVEILS 35TH ANNUAL LIST OF AMERICA’S FASTEST-GROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES—THE INC. 5000 DirectDefense Ranks No. 341 on the 2016 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 1121.3% NEW YORK, August 17, 2016 – Inc. magazine today ranked DirectDefense NO. 341 on its 35th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing… Read more »

DirectDefense Recognized for Excellence in Managed IT Services

DirectDefense Recognized for Excellence in Managed IT Services

DirectDefense Recognized for Excellence in Managed IT Services Colorado-based managed security provider lands on Managed Security 100 list Englewood, Colo., February 21, 2017 – DirectDefense, Inc., an information security services company that provides 24/7 managed services, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named DirectDefense to its 2017 Managed Service Provider… Read more »

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