About us.
Get to Know DefendEdge, Our U.S. Security Operations Center & Cyber Threat Intelligence Teams
2017
Founded
Chicago-based Cyber Security company with HQ in the western suburbs with global operations.
100%
US Citizens
All our employees and interns are US Citizens. We do not offshore or use 3rd parties for any work.
85+
U.S. DoD Veterans
We place an emphasis on hiring veterans first, and have built our company around that continued priority and developmental practice.
Mission
Establish our brand as trusted advisors while providing a holistic premium class of cyber security to our clients.
Experience
Our vast and diverse experience in cyber security across financial services, healthcare, retail, energy, education, and government allows us to appreciate and understand complex and unique industry challenges.
Leadership
We serve on several national steering committees as thought industry leaders collaborating and helping prevent cyber-attacks, insider threats, and other cyber-criminal activities.
Journey
Our Security Operations Center and Managed Detection & Response teams respond to many unique attack types and complex environments that helps drive effectiveness and evolution to our practice.
Our Core Values
Every employee learns the importance of our values.
01
Brand Excellence
Aspire to provide a unique differentiated level of service.
02
Creative
Strive to provide solutions to unique problems.
03
Diversity
Unique experiences drive innovation and help contribute to better solutions.
04
Integrity
Provide a superior quality of service without sacrificing who we are.
05
Leadership
Continue to establish and demonstrate ourselves as industry experts,
06
Respect
Achieving results emphasizes our quality and commitment.
07
Teamwork
Our ability to work across diverse groups allows us to succeed and differentiate ourselves.
08
Trust
We prioritize in building long-term relationships.
Our Amazing Team
Our Team are highly experienced and well-versed in a variety of cyber security areas building trust with our clients.
Founder & CEO
Taso Triantafillos
Founder & Business Development
Lewis Borsellino
Security Director, Research & Architect
Josh Nichols
Security Director, Build Team
Michael Santana
Director, Endpoint Security
Eric Berndtson
Director, Global Security Operations
Wesles Lubin
Director, US SOC Operations
Aaron Bozek
Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence
Andrew Trout
Deputy Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence
Andrea Tipton
Manager, SOC Team
Victoria Reyes
SOC Co-Lead
Anthony Triantafillos
Manager, SOC Team
Lyndon Bryant
SOC Team Lead
Alex Fuentes
Manager, SOC & NOC Team
Pat McLean
Director, Product Development
Malcolm Gibson
HR
Priscilla Adams
SOC Team Lead
Jose Samano
SOC Team Lead
Hunter Miceli
DoD SB Training Coordinator
Nicole Smith
CTI Team Lead
Katey Goodwin
CTI Team Lead
Gabe Fritz
SOC Team Lead
Andrew Lockhart
SOC Team Lead
Gabbie Garduque
SOC Team Lead
Dimitri Stithos
Director, Business Operations
Chad Kraus
Director, Project Management
Brian Duvall
Cybersecurity Engineer, Build Team
Christian Wilson