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GuidePoint Security

CISO Tribune company record: GuidePoint Security, security vendor (Security consulting and advisory)

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What the company sells

GuidePoint Security sells cybersecurity services that include security program reviews, vulnerability management and penetration testing, and Privileged Access Management as a Service. GuidePoint Security has helped organizations since 2011. GuidePoint Security customers span small and mid-sized businesses, global enterprises and government agencies across nearly every major industry. GuidePoint Security is an AWS Marketplace Consulting Partner and enables customers to access cloud software solutions and its cybersecurity services from one centralized location.

A GuidePoint Security Program Review evaluates and measures an organization's security program maturity. GuidePoint Security uses standards-based maturity definitions based on CMMI and Cobit. GuidePoint Security offers several levels of security program reviews, right-sized to an organization's requirements. The security program report from GuidePoint Security documents a set of recommendations and corresponding resource estimates. GuidePoint Security provides virtual CISO (vCISO) services that can be scaled to an organization's needs. GuidePoint Security assesses, develops and manages cybersecurity risk programs, business resiliency programs and third-party risk programs.

GuidePoint Security practitioners support customers who need 24x7x365 eyes on glass or help managing a security platform. GuidePoint Security offers Privileged Access Management as a Service to enforce least privilege over each user account, system and endpoint in an IT ecosystem. GuidePoint Security supports cloud-based SaaS or IaaS, on-premise and hybrid architectures based on customer needs.

Application Security as a Service from GuidePoint Security scales up or down based on a customer's requirements for application security. AppSec as a Service supports a wide range of application security tools. GuidePoint Security can manage an application security tool environment end to end when that environment is on-prem or in the customer's own cloud environment. GuidePoint Security monitors endpoints, detects threats, validates alerts to ensure they are actionable and responds accordingly.

GuidePoint Security provides expertise to run a TPRM program. GuidePoint Security provides the people, processes and technologies to fully or partially administer vulnerability management programs. GuidePoint Security practitioners can tailor a security analytics platform to a customer's environment and use cases. GuidePoint Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing services help organizations identify, prioritize and remediate security gaps. GuidePoint Security designs, optimizes and operates Security Operations programs. GuidePoint Security analysts can support a SOC or Cyber Fusion center with Cyber Hunt, threat intelligence, digital forensics, incident response and analysis of log data.

GuidePoint OT Security Services include assessments, program development and managed services for critical infrastructure. GuidePoint Security helps organizations bridge IT/OT convergence. GuidePoint Security staff cover security disciplines including engineering, security operations and information assurance requirements. GuidePoint Security staff augmentation can take on new requirements such as penetration testing, application security and security audits.

GuidePoint Security offers consulting workshops to guide organizations on their journey to Zero Trust adoption. GuidePoint Security consultants lead Zero Trust Workshops that develop and align use cases to a customer's environment and maturity. GuidePoint Security helps customers define selection criteria, build a vendor comparison matrix and develop a proof of concept. GuidePoint Security implements, optimizes and manages network segmentation solutions, sandboxing, network access control, and network security management and change control solutions. GuidePoint Security implements, optimizes and manages Secure Web Gateways, Cloud Access Security Brokers, Secure Access Service Edge providers, Secure DNS Server Solutions and Secure Browser Isolation. GuidePoint Security helps architect, deploy and optimize secure network infrastructures for both enterprise and government IT environments.

GuidePoint Security provides Data Security, Data Privacy and AI Governance services. GuidePoint Security offers technical and advisory services for AI that help organizations incorporate AI technologies into their IT environment. GuidePoint Email Security services help protect content, accounts and infrastructure from threats like phishing, malware and data loss. GuidePoint Security Awareness and Education Services deliver training tailored for employees and executives to reduce human-centric risks.[1][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Categories
Headquarters
Reston, United States[2]
Founded
2011[2][4]
Ownership
Privately held[3][7]
CISO on record
Not yet on our record. Send a verified source
Website
guidepointsecurity.com

Products and services

Product names as the company writes them; what each does, in our words, from the company's own product pages. Never how well it does it.

  • Application Security as a Service[4][14]

    Application Security as a Service scales up or down based on a customer's requirements for application security.

    Application Security as a Service from GuidePoint Security scales up or down based on a customer's requirements for application security. AppSec as a Service supports a wide range of application security tools. GuidePoint Security can manage an application security tool environment end to end when it is on-prem or in the customer's own cloud environment.

  • Privileged Access Management as a Service[11]

    GuidePoint Security offers Privileged Access Management as a Service to enforce least privilege over user accounts, systems and endpoints.

    GuidePoint Security offers Privileged Access Management as a Service to enforce least privilege over each user account, system and endpoint in an IT ecosystem. GuidePoint Security supports cloud-based SaaS or IaaS, on-premise and hybrid architectures based on customer needs.

  • Vulnerability Management (VM) and Penetration Testing (Pen Testing)

    GuidePoint Security services that help organizations identify, prioritize and remediate security gaps.

    GuidePoint Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing services help organizations identify, prioritize and remediate security gaps. GuidePoint Security provides the people, processes and technologies to fully or partially administer vulnerability management programs.

  • Security Program Review[10]

    A GuidePoint Security Program Review evaluates and measures an organization's security program maturity.

    A GuidePoint Security Program Review evaluates and measures an organization's security program maturity. GuidePoint Security uses standards-based maturity definitions based on CMMI and Cobit. GuidePoint Security offers several levels of security program reviews, right-sized to an organization's requirements. The security program report from GuidePoint Security documents a set of recommendations and corresponding resource estimates.

  • Zero Trust Workshops[16]

    GuidePoint Security offers consulting workshops to guide organizations on their journey to Zero Trust adoption.

    GuidePoint Security consultants lead Zero Trust Workshops that develop and align use cases to a customer's environment and maturity. GuidePoint Security offers consulting workshops to guide organizations on their journey to Zero Trust adoption.

  • OT Security Services[4]

    GuidePoint OT Security Services include assessments, program development and managed services for critical infrastructure.

    GuidePoint OT Security Services include assessments, program development and managed services for critical infrastructure. GuidePoint Security helps organizations bridge IT/OT convergence.

  • Staff Augmentation Services[15]

    GuidePoint Security provides Staff Augmentation services across a wide range of disciplines and products.

    GuidePoint Security provides Staff Augmentation services across a wide range of disciplines and products. GuidePoint Security analysts can support a SOC or Cyber Fusion center with Cyber Hunt, threat intelligence, digital forensics, incident response and analysis of log data.

Competitors and alternatives

The other companies on our record filed under the same categories, category by category: first those that lead with that category and share more of GuidePoint Security's categories, then alphabetical. A list from the record, never a ranking.

What review platforms show

The headline rating and review count each platform showed in public search results on the day we looked, with the link. We do not read or reproduce the reviews, and a rating is the platform's, not ours.

  • G2 · 3.5 out of 5[7]seen November 10, 2026

Recent news

Dated company events from the last twelve months, each in one sentence of ours with its source. Newest first.

  • September 15, 2026

    GuidePoint Security expanded its Identity and Access Management practice with three new service offerings. Business Wire[6]

  • July 7, 2026

    GuidePoint Security appointed Scott Rachford as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, succeeding founder Michael Volk, who becomes Executive Chairman. Business Wire[5]

References

Every fact above cites one of these by number. Tier A is the company itself, a regulator or a filing; tier B is trade or business press.

  1. [1]guidepointsecurity.comGuidePoint Security · guidepointsecurity.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  2. [2]Guidepoint security opens new global headquarters amid continued growthGuidePoint Security · guidepointsecurity.com · published June 3, 2025 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  3. [3]Guidepoint security attracts new round of growth capitalGuidePoint Security · guidepointsecurity.com · published October 10, 2023 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  4. [4]Cybersecurity Consulting Services | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  5. [5]GuidePoint Security Appoints Scott Rachford as Chief Executive OfficerBusiness Wire · published July 7, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  6. [6]GuidePoint Security Expands Identity and Access Management Practice With Three New Service OfferingsBusiness Wire · published September 15, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  7. [7]GuidePoint Security LLC Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier C
  8. [8]Cloud Security Assessments | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  9. [9]Cybersecurity Services | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  10. [10]Security Program Review and Strategy | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  11. [11]Privileged Access Management (PAM) as a Service | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  12. [12]5 Phases of AWS Cloud Security | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  13. [13]Enterprise Cybersecurity MSSP Provider | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  14. [14]Application Security as a Service | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  15. [15]Cybersecurity Staff Augmentation | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  16. [16]Zero Trust Workshops & Consulting Services (IAM) | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  17. [17]Advanced Network Security Technologies | GuidePoint SecurityGuidePoint Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing

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Questions CISOs ask about GuidePoint Security

What does GuidePoint Security sell?
GuidePoint Security sells Application Security as a Service, Privileged Access Management as a Service, Vulnerability Management (VM) and Penetration Testing (Pen Testing), Security Program Review, Zero Trust Workshops, OT Security Services and Staff Augmentation Services. Application Security as a Service: Application Security as a Service scales up or down based on a customer's requirements for application security. Privileged Access Management as a Service: GuidePoint Security offers Privileged Access Management as a Service to enforce least privilege over user accounts, systems and endpoints. Vulnerability Management (VM) and Penetration Testing (Pen Testing): GuidePoint Security services that help organizations identify, prioritize and remediate security gaps. Security Program Review: A GuidePoint Security Program Review evaluates and measures an organization's security program maturity.
Who does GuidePoint Security fit?
GuidePoint Security network infrastructure services cover both enterprise and government IT environments. GuidePoint Security supports cloud-based SaaS or IaaS, on-premise and hybrid architectures based on customer needs. GuidePoint Security staff augmentation is for organizations that want to increase staffing capabilities for a set amount of time.
How does CISO Tribune file GuidePoint Security?
CISO Tribune files GuidePoint Security under Security consulting and advisory, with Managed security service providers and Penetration testing and red team services as secondary categories.
Where is GuidePoint Security headquartered?
GuidePoint Security is headquartered in Reston, United States.
When was GuidePoint Security founded?
GuidePoint Security was founded in 2011.
Who owns GuidePoint Security?
GuidePoint Security is privately held.

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