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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RADICL_ DIB Report_Part 5

Regulatory Compliance

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What is SPRS? How Defense Contractors Are Scored on Cybersecurity
Beyond contracting officers and primes, your SPRS score is on file with the federal government. If a cyber incident occurs and DoD investigators are examining your compliance history, your SPRS submission is part of the record.

What is SPRS? How Defense Contractors Are Scored on Cybersecurity

May 26, 2026 8 min read
What is DFARS 252.204-7012? A Guide for Defense Contractors

What is DFARS 252.204-7012? A Guide for Defense Contractors

May 14, 2026 8 min read
CMMC Compliance Deadline 2026: Key Dates That Affect Your DoD Contract

CMMC Compliance Deadline 2026: Key Dates That Affect Your DoD Contract

Apr 13, 2026 6 min read

Threat Hunting & Intelligence

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One Email, Five Layers: Anatomy of an AiTM Phishing Kill Chain

One Email, Five Layers: Anatomy of an AiTM Phishing Kill Chain

Jul 16, 2026 7 min read
Ransomware Gang or IT Admin?
PowerShell script used deliberate attempts to bypass CrowdStrike EDR using native BitLocker encryption and vssadmin shadow copy deletion.

Ransomware Gang or IT Admin?

Jun 24, 2026 3 min read
Trojanized ArcGIS Installer Drops Dual-Channel RAT
On May 18, 2026, RADICL observed an intrusion on a Windows endpoint originating from a trojanized ArcGIS Pro installer downloaded from a typosquatted domain.

Trojanized ArcGIS Installer Drops Dual-Channel RAT

May 28, 2026 8 min read

Industry Analysis

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Signal & Noise, Volume 2
Signal & Noise is your weekly brief on the latest in cybersecurity. Here's Volume 2.

Signal & Noise, Volume 2

Jul 17, 2026 4 min read
CMMC Phase II is Paused. The Cyber Threat Is Not.
DoW paused Phase II of CMMC, but the need for advanced cybersecurity is as vital as ever.

CMMC Phase II is Paused. The Cyber Threat Is Not.

Jul 14, 2026 4 min read
Signal & Noise, Volume 1
Signal & Noise is the cybersecurity industry's newsletter for all the latest news and updates from RADICL.

Signal & Noise, Volume 1

Jul 10, 2026 5 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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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
SOC Automation: AI-Driven Security Operations Centers Explained

SOC Automation: AI-Driven Security Operations Centers Explained

Jul 09, 2026 7 min read
SOC Alert Triage in Cybersecurity: Guide to Incident Response

SOC Alert Triage in Cybersecurity: Guide to Incident Response

Jul 07, 2026 6 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 111 — Vision Miner's Rob Lent On 9 Years Of Bootstrapping Accessible High-Temp 3D Printing

EP 111 — Vision Miner's Rob Lent On 9 Years Of Bootstrapping Accessible High-Temp 3D Printing

Jul 17, 2026 1 min read
EP 110 — AdlerAerospace’s Wilhelm Meya On The Broken Math Of Drone Defense

EP 110 — AdlerAerospace’s Wilhelm Meya On The Broken Math Of Drone Defense

Jul 14, 2026 1 min read
EP 109— Skyways' Isaac Roberts On Mass-Producing Autonomous Cargo Drones For Contested Logistics

EP 109— Skyways' Isaac Roberts On Mass-Producing Autonomous Cargo Drones For Contested Logistics

Jul 09, 2026 1 min read