NightDragon Launches State and Local Advisor Consortium to Help Combat Rising Cyberthreats

By AIT News Desk On Aug 24, 2021

Founding Consortium Partners Include Leading Advisors and Government Relations Experts in California, Texas, Florida, New York and New York City

NightDragon, a dedicated cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy investment firm, announced the formation of the NightDragon State and Local Advisor Consortium, a set of partnerships with leading advisors and government relations experts to help advise and provide technology solutions, policy advice and best practices to state and local government agencies in the wake of a rising number of cyberattacks.

The inaugural partners of the Consortium include the CalDorado Group in California, KWR Strategies in Texas, Lisa Aaron Consulting in Florida, Brown & Weinraub in New York and RG Group in New York City. The new Consortium represents the newest set of services to delivered through NightDragon Government Services (NDGS), a dedicated public sector advisory business unit led by Katherine Gronberg.

Attacks on state and local agencies have risen significantly in recent years, with multiple reports indicating a 50% or greater increase in the number of ransomware and other types of attacks in 2020 over previous years. NightDragon and the Advisor Consortium will help foster stronger collaboration between companies that offer cutting edge technologies and State and local partners, with the mission of helping them prevent and minimize disruption from increasingly serious and constantly evolving cybersecurity challenges.

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“Cybersecurity threats are mounting higher every day against state and local governments. NightDragon is proud to partner with some of the best state and local advisors in the business to help guide these critical government agencies on how to better protect their digital and physical infrastructures against aggressive threat landscape,” said Dave DeWalt, Founder and Managing Director, NightDragon.

“NightDragon has unparalleled visibility into the latest cyberthreats and innovative technologies to address them. We are proud to join this Consortium to deliver those insights to state and local agencies and collaborate to ensure they are leveraging the latest technologies to combat aggressive threat landscape,” said Mike Hewitt, President of the CalDorado Group.

The Consortium partners will also be leveraged across the NightDragon portfolio for insights about market trends, technical needs and requirements and guidance on go-to-market, sales and business development strategies. Master partnership agreements established between NightDragon and the firms within the Advisor Consortium include accelerated onboarding and pre-arranged rates.

“While the market opportunity is significant, selling to state and local government agencies requires specialized expertise in State, county and city requirements, procedures and decision making. We look forward to working hand in hand with NightDragon’s portfolio companies to navigate this important market and accelerate their businesses,” said Lisa Aaron, Government Affairs Consultant at Lisa Aaron Consulting.

The Consortium joins additional NDGS advisors and partnerships to help advise public sector agencies, as well as help NightDragon’s portfolio companies successfully grow their government businesses. Other existing advisors and partners include former National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers; former Commander of the U.K. Joint Forces Command Chris Deverell; former Commander of the Israel Defense Force’s Technology & Intelligence Unit 8200 Nadav Zafrir; government IT solutions provider Carahsoft; and law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

“NightDragon is unparalleled in the resources and hands on guidance it offers to companies like iboss to improve our go to market efforts. We are excited to see those efforts expand with the new state and local Advisor Consortium and look forward to leveraging its resources to accelerate our business to new heights, as well as help state and local agencies better secure their critical environments” said Paul Martini, CEO, iboss, a NightDragon portfolio company.