Elite Security, Human Expertise

Founded by former intelligence community professionals, we bring government-grade security capabilities to the private sector.

Making Elite Security Accessible

CipherShield was founded in 2018 by cybersecurity veterans who spent careers protecting the most sensitive systems in the world — from intelligence agencies to global financial systems. We believe every organization, regardless of size, deserves enterprise-grade protection.

Today, we protect 500+ organizations across 40 countries, from Fortune 500 enterprises to critical infrastructure operators, with a single mission: make attackers' lives impossible.

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Precision

Every response tailored to your specific threat landscape

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Research-Driven

Constant innovation through active vulnerability research

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Partnership

We become an extension of your security team

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Meet the Defenders

Former intelligence officers, elite red teamers, and security architects — united by one mission.

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Alex Chen

CEO & Co-Founder

Former NSA Cyber Operations Director with 20+ years in national security and cyber warfare. CISSP, CISM.

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Sarah Rodriguez

CTO & Co-Founder

Previously led threat research at Mandiant and built the Red Team at a Big 4 firm. OSCP, GXPN.

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Marcus Johnson

Chief Security Officer

10+ years at CISA, specializing in critical infrastructure protection and ICS/SCADA security. CISA, GICSP.

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Priya Wattanasuwan

VP Threat Intelligence

Built and led threat intelligence programs for 3 global banks. Expert in APT tracking and dark web analysis.

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David Kim

Head of Red Team

DEF CON Black Badge winner. Discovered 20+ CVEs. Leads our elite offensive security research team.

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Lisa Martinez

VP Compliance & GRC

Former Big 4 compliance partner with expertise across 15+ regulatory frameworks across 30+ countries.

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Built to Last

2018

Founded

CipherShield founded by 3 cybersecurity veterans from the NSA and Mandiant. First office in Washington D.C.

2019

First Enterprise Client

Secured our first Fortune 500 client and built out our 24/7 SOC operations center. Team grew to 50.

2020

AI Platform Launch

Launched CipherShield AI threat detection engine, reducing MTTR from hours to minutes. ISO 27001 certified.

2021

Global Expansion

Opened offices in London, Singapore, and Sydney. Surpassed 200 enterprise clients across 25 countries.

2023

Series B Funding

Raised $75M Series B. Launched CipherShield Platform v3.0 with unified SIEM/SOAR capabilities.

2025

Industry Leader

Named Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader. 500+ clients, 250+ analysts, $150M ARR. Expanding into APAC.

Industry Awards & Certifications

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Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader

2024 — MDR Services
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Forrester Wave™ Leader

2024 — Threat Intelligence
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CREST Certified

Penetration Testing Excellence

SC Awards Winner

Best Managed Security Service
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ISO 27001 Certified

Information Security Management

SOC 2 Type II

Security & Availability

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