Cybersecurity for Government Contractors
Shadowbear is a veteran-owned managed cybersecurity firm founded by an Army cyber officer. We protect government contractors and the small businesses in their supply chains with a staffed 24/7 security operations center, penetration testing, and Vanta compliance automation for CMMC and NIST SP 800-171.
Company Information
- UEI
- SFF8SS9APMH5
- CAGE
- 9Q8R5
- Socioeconomic
- VOSB, Minority Owned
- NAICS codes
- 541519, 541511, 541611, 541512, 541430
- Payment
- Accepts credit and purchase cards
Core capabilities
What our team runs for you, from 24/7 monitoring to the evidence behind your CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 controls.
Managed Detection and Response
A staffed 24/7 security operations center monitors your endpoints, identities, cloud, and edge devices, with SIEM and SOAR, one-year log retention, and containment first when a threat is found.
Endpoint and Secure Access Protection
Managed EDR and next-gen antivirus on every endpoint and server, plus SASE secure access with zero trust network access, a secure web gateway, and DNS and content filtering.
Vulnerability and Patch Management
Continuous vulnerability scanning and managed patching, with a monthly executive report and full case records you can hand to an auditor, insurer, or prime contractor.
Security Awareness Training
Monthly security awareness training, quarterly phishing simulations with user-level reporting, and dark web monitoring for exposed credentials, included on the Advanced and Command plans.
Penetration Testing
External network penetration testing for up to 10 IPs, plus internal, web application, API, and cloud testing scoped to your environment. Reports rank every finding by severity, with remediation recommendations.
CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 Support
The Cyber Defense Suite covers a large share of the technical controls, and Vanta compliance automation, resold through Shadowbear, collects evidence and monitors controls. You own your compliance program; we help you implement and prove the controls.
Our Differentiators
A cybersecurity firm built for contractors that have no internal security team.
Veteran-Owned
Founded and run by an Army cyber officer, with the operating habits to match: someone reads the alerts, and checklists are treated as real work.
SPECTRA Certified
Independently inspected against the SPECTRA standard, designed with leading cyber insurers, covering our business, services, and deployments.
Built for Small Contractors
Plans built for small and midsize contractors with no internal security staff, with monitoring usually live within the first week.
Proven Track Record
Clients include defense contractors working toward CMMC, and Shadowbear ranked No. 35 on the Washington Business Journal’s 2026 list of the Largest Cybersecurity Companies in Greater Washington.
Not sure where to start?
Bring your security requirements to a 30-minute call. We will tell you what the Cyber Defense Suite covers, where penetration testing and Vanta fit, and what to tackle first.