Coalfire is a cybersecurity firm focused on providing solutions to protect businesses from emerging cyber threats. With expertise in security, cloud computing, and compliance — Coalfire collaborates with organizations, including cloud infrastructure providers, SaaS companies, and enterprises, to strengthen their cybersecurity frameworks. The company leverages advanced technologies and a deep understanding of the ever-evolving security landscape to help businesses meet regulatory requirements while minimizing risks. Coalfire’s services aim to enhance security posture through a combination of proactive threat detection, risk assessment, and compliance management. By offering comprehensive solutions, Coalfire assists organizations in navigating the complexities of securing cloud environments and sensitive data. The firm emphasizes the integration of cutting-edge tools to address challenges in cybersecurity, cloud security, and risk management, ultimately providing clients with a robust defense against potential vulnerabilities.

Overview of Services

Security

Coalfire has flexible cybersecurity services designed to handle a broad scope of security issues with a comprehensive approach combining offensive, defensive, and managed services. Their teams of expert hackers and defenders are agile and focused on emerging threats to provide solutions based on the client's needs. Their on-demand program provides scalable services in a single payment contract, thereby simplifying procurement and eliminating repetitive scoping and contract negotiations.

Coalfire's offensive security services include vulnerability management, red teaming, and penetration testing. They help organizations find weaknesses and enhance their cyber resilience. The defensive services comprise threat hunting and AI-driven risk management. These ensure that defenses are enhanced and critical threats are addressed. In addition, Coalfire's managed security services optimize exposure management and application security to bridge staffing and expertise gaps. Together, these services keep an organization ahead of the curve with evolving cyber threats while enhancing their overall security posture.

Federal

Coalfire Federal delivers focused CMMC advisory services that enable organizations to address the challenges presented by the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). A Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO) and a Department of Defense contractor, Coalfire has experienced firsthand the demands of CMMC and is well positioned to help companies become assessment-ready.

Under CMMC, Coalfire offers services such as CUI Boundary Analysis, which allows an organization to determine in-scope systems and environments and thereby understand the scope of cybersecurity obligations. This CMMC Gap Analysis measures the organization's readiness against what is expected, filling in where the existing practices differ from the CMMC expected level. Coalfire also offers CMMC Remediation Support, meaning they will work with the client to close any identified cybersecurity gaps to achieve a certification-ready status. Coalfire tailors services to ensure businesses are prepared for CMMC standards and achieve certification in compliance with Department of Defense requirements.

Compliance Assessments

Coalfire's Compliance Essentials provides a full suite of tools that help streamline and automate the compliance management process across 75+ frameworks, including FedRAMP, PCI, ISO, SOC, HIPAA, and HITRUST. Organizations can maintain audit readiness through constant, ongoing activity, reducing manual processes and allowing them to operate under a single platform for compliance programs. A single dashboard offers real-time visibility and reporting, making communication with internal and external stakeholders clear and transparent.

Compliance Essentials supports organizations in accelerating market entry by enabling an “audit once, reuse” approach. This allows businesses to share evidence across multiple frameworks, reducing redundant efforts. Additionally, the platform automates evidence collection for major cloud service providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP, cutting down engineering costs and time spent on manual audits. With integrated risk management features, Compliance Essentials helps businesses proactively track and mitigate organizational risks, enhancing resilience and ensuring continuous compliance across diverse regulatory environments.

Tom McAndrew - Chief Executive Officer at Coalfire

Tom McAndrew is the Chief Executive Officer for Coalfire, a cybersecurity leader in both commercial and government sectors. He joined Coalfire in 2006 and has led in many leadership positions, most recently as COO. Tom helped lead Coalfire to over 40% annual growth. He has expanded services in cloud computing, forensics, penetration testing, and compliance, positioning Coalfire as a cybersecurity leader across industries like finance, healthcare, and technology. Before Coalfire, Mr. McAndrew had a distinguished career in information security with the U.S. Navy. He holds advanced degrees from the Naval Academy, University of Washington, and University of Maryland.

“At the forefront of cybersecurity, we leverage our deep knowledge of security, cloud, and compliance alongside advanced technologies to fortify clients' security posture.”