Corey Garretson

Corey Garretson

Corey Garretson is a Compliance Consultant and CMMC SME with RADICL. With over 10 years of experience in the cybersecurity space, Corey is known for forging his own path and taking on new challenges. He began as a receptionist for the LogRhythm technical support team. He taught himself tech fundamentals and eventually made the jump to being a Technical Support Engineer. After rising through the ranks of support, Corey accepted his first management role as Support Escalations Manager. His cool demeanor and genuine empathetic approach have been a defining characteristic of his work ever since. Next he filled the role of Community Manager, revitalizing a failing customer portal through disciplined prioritization and data-driven decision making. Corey then became a Product Manager of LogRhythm's cloud SIEM, Axon. His creative, technical, and business skills combined to make him an effective strategic leader. Corey co-founded Bandscan, a mobile application for discovering local live music, and led its GTM function until the venture closed its doors. In the spring of 2025, Corey proudly joined RADICL so he could support their mission of building the AI-enabled SOC.

Posts by Corey Garretson
Your CMMC Deadline Isn't November 2026, It's Whenever Your Prime Says It Is
Prime defense contractors are putting their own CMMC deadlines into place and enforcing them.

Your CMMC Deadline Isn't November 2026, It's Whenever Your Prime Says It Is

Apr 27, 2026 7 min read

THE DIB CYBERSECURITY MATURITY REPORT 2025 EDITION

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Regulatory Compliance

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The Complete Guide to NIST CSF: What It Is, the Six Functions Explained, and How to Implement It

The Complete Guide to NIST CSF: What It Is, the Six Functions Explained, and How to Implement It

Oct 01, 2026 9 min read
What Is FedRAMP? Cloud Authorization for Government Contractors

What Is FedRAMP? Cloud Authorization for Government Contractors

Sep 23, 2026 5 min read
How a 2-Person IT Team Passed CMMC and Won Their Biggest Contract Ever
JohnE Mullin is the Director of IT at Trenton Systems, who passed their CMMC assessment after working with RADICL.

How a 2-Person IT Team Passed CMMC and Won Their Biggest Contract Ever

Sep 10, 2026 16 min read

Threat Hunting & Intelligence

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What Is Password Spraying? Low-and-Slow Account Compromise

What Is Password Spraying? Low-and-Slow Account Compromise

Oct 05, 2026 5 min read
What is Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM)? Session Hijacking at Scale

What is Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM)? Session Hijacking at Scale

Oct 05, 2026 8 min read
That Voter Registration Website Might Want More Than Your Vote

That Voter Registration Website Might Want More Than Your Vote

Sep 29, 2026 5 min read

Industry Analysis

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Internal Tool Gets Body Double

Internal Tool Gets Body Double

Oct 02, 2026 3 min read
Nigerian Princes, Free iPads, and the Evolution of Social Engineering 

Nigerian Princes, Free iPads, and the Evolution of Social Engineering 

Sep 29, 2026 4 min read
Token Taken, Trust Shaken

Token Taken, Trust Shaken

Sep 18, 2026 4 min read

Incident Response

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What Are Incident Response Solutions?

What Are Incident Response Solutions?

Apr 13, 2026 7 min read
A Day in the Life: Our vSOC Responds to the CrowdStrike Incident
On the evening of 7/25/24, CrowdStrike pushed a content update which caused Windows systems to crash and/or enter a reboot loop, rendering the systems unusable.

A Day in the Life: Our vSOC Responds to the CrowdStrike Incident

Jul 24, 2024 2 min read
I Spy a Ransomware Attack
Ransoming an espionage victim carries several advantages that can make it an ideal move for nation-state threat actors.

I Spy a Ransomware Attack

Jul 16, 2024 2 min read

Attack Surface & Vulnerability Management

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Iranian APT Actors Are Targeting Your PLCs — Here's What to Do
There was a joint advisory this week (AA26-097A) warning of active exploitation of internet-facing Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).

Iranian APT Actors Are Targeting Your PLCs — Here's What to Do

Apr 09, 2026 2 min read
CMMC Enclave: What It Is, When It Works, and How to Build the Right Compliance Boundary

CMMC Enclave: What It Is, When It Works, and How to Build the Right Compliance Boundary

Mar 26, 2026 11 min read
EP 9 - Palo Alto Networks' Daryan Dehghanpisheh on Vulnerability Management

EP 9 - Palo Alto Networks' Daryan Dehghanpisheh on Vulnerability Management

Jan 23, 2026 1 min read

Security Operations & vSOC

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Cloaking Gate Fronts a Certutil Stager Deploying ScreenConnect

Cloaking Gate Fronts a Certutil Stager Deploying ScreenConnect

Sep 30, 2026 10 min read
MDR vs. MSSP vs. vSOC: What's the Difference?

MDR vs. MSSP vs. vSOC: What's the Difference?

Sep 09, 2026 4 min read
SOC Cost in 2026: What It Costs to Build vs Outsource a 24/7 Security Operations Center

SOC Cost in 2026: What It Costs to Build vs Outsource a 24/7 Security Operations Center

Jul 13, 2026 7 min read

Operational Resilience

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EP 57 - Cyber Resilience at the Crossroads

EP 57 - Cyber Resilience at the Crossroads

Apr 10, 2025 2 min read
EP 1 - Micro-Ant's Charles McCarrick on Innovation and Opportunity in the DIB
Micro-Ant's Charles McCarrick on Innovation and Opportunity in the DIB

EP 1 - Micro-Ant's Charles McCarrick on Innovation and Opportunity in the DIB

Dec 08, 2023 2 min read

The DIB Innovators

Celebrating the brilliant minds driving innovation in the Defense Industrial Base. Join host David Graff as he speaks with DIB leaders championing our nation’s security and shaping the future of defense technology.

EP 124 — Asylon's Damon Henry On How Selling Outcomes Instead Of Robots Changes Defense Acquisition

EP 124 — Asylon's Damon Henry On How Selling Outcomes Instead Of Robots Changes Defense Acquisition

Oct 08, 2026 1 min read
EP 123 — Overmatch Ventures' Morgan Hitzig On The Founder Offset And Why America Wins By Playing Its Own Game

EP 123 — Overmatch Ventures' Morgan Hitzig On The Founder Offset And Why America Wins By Playing Its Own Game

Oct 01, 2026 1 min read
EP 122 — AEVEX's Manan Patel On The Modular Drone Strategy That Won Army Launched Effects-Short Range (LE-SR)

EP 122 — AEVEX's Manan Patel On The Modular Drone Strategy That Won Army Launched Effects-Short Range (LE-SR)

Sep 24, 2026 1 min read