
DefendForward's Mission
"Advance the discipline of Cyber Systems Engineering & Management by developing practical methodologies, trusted knowledge, innovative technologies, and professional standards that enable organizations to build sustainable cybersecurity capabilities."
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Industries We Serve
Defense Industrial Base (DIB)
Aerospace & Defense
Healthcare
Critical Infrastructure
Manufacturing
Technology
Energy & Utilities
Financial Services
State & Local Government
Mid-Market Enterprises

Engineering Secure. Resilient. Mission-Enabling Systems
DefendForward helps organizations build sustainable cybersecurity capabilities through executive leadership, engineering excellence, governance, resilience, and practical implementation.

Cyber Systems Engineering and Management
Cybersecurity should be treated as an engineering discipline rather than a collection of disconnected technologies and compliance activities


DefendForward Services
We help organizations build secure, resilient, and mission-enabling systems through a disciplined approach to Cyber Systems Engineering & Management
Executive Leadership
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Cybersecurity Strategy
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Fractional CISO
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Executive Governance
Resilience
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Cyber Resilience Engineering
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Survivability
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Mission Assurance
Systems Engineering
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Systems Security Engineering
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Secure Architecture
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Security Requirements
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Secure Design Assessments
Compliance
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ISO 27001/27002
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NIST Series
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HIPAA
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CMMC
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SOC
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RMF
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PCI-DSS

The Journey
DefendForward — Secure by Design. Resilient by Mission.
Cortney Grover is at the forefront of cybersecurity and advanced systems security engineering
21+ years of experience in Department of War, US Navy, US Air Force and Defense Industry Cybersecurity and Systems Security Engineering
Service-Disabled US Navy Special Warfare Veteran serving the Mountain West Region
