Corporate Profile

Highlights

Established: September 20, 2001
Incorporated: C-Corporation, Oregon, Privately Held
Headquarters: 6050 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 390
Independence, OH 44131
Branch Offices: Boston, MA; Ottawa, ON; New York, NY; Houston, TX; Nashville, TN; Irvine, CA; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA
Consultancy Services: Security strategy, design, integration, prototype, deployment, and support services
SIC: Management Consulting Services
Technical Focus: Information Security
Vertical Markets: Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, and Federal Government (Department of Defense)
Clients: Cater to Fortune 500 and Global 2000

History

August 2010: Ted Shorter was announced Chief Technology Officer
July 2010: CSS honored as Partner of the Year, Microsoft Core Infrastructure, Security and Identity Solutions
March 2010: CSS and Microsoft demo CASPER at the Army Symposium and again at the Navy Symposium
January 2010: Irvine, California branch office established
December 2009: New York, New York, branch office established
October 2009: Austin, Texas, branch office established
July 2009: Finalist, Microsoft Security Solutions, Infrastructure Security
June 2009: Distributed Authorization Report Tool (DART) Version 1.0 Released
April 2009: Certificate Reporting Tool (CRT) Version 1.0 Released
July 2008: Finalist, Microsoft Security Solutions, Infrastructure Security
July 2007: CSS honored as Partner of the Year for Microsoft Security Solutions, Infrastructure Security
July 2007: Finalist, Microsoft Security Innovation of the Year Award, second consecutive year
May 2007: CSS aquires DHK, Inc., an IT compliance-services firm
February 2007: Public Key Infrastructure Solution Pack released to beta
January 2007: Second Recognition Award, Puget Sound Fastest Growing 100 Private Companies
October 2006: Ottawa, Canada, branch office established
June 2006: Buffalo, NY, branch office established
July 2006: Finalist, Microsoft Security Innovation of the Year Award
May 2006: Security Kaizen Solution Pack released
March 2006: Detroit, MI, branch office established
September 2006: Orlando, FL, regional office established
February 2006: CSS delivers first Solution Pack for Active Directory Security Assessment
January 2006: Recognition Award, Puget Sound Fastest Growing 100 Private Companies
April 2004: CSS establishes Threat Abatement solution for large, de-centralized companies in the Automotive and Industrial Equipment vertical. The Threat Abatement solution addresses systems and controls for complex patch management
June 2003: Cleveland, OH, regional office establishes East Coast presence
February 2002: Security Kaizen co-developed with NTT Communications
July 2002: Corporate headquarters moves to Bellevue, WA
January 2002: Anchor clientele established: Wells Fargo Bank, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless, US Federal Government, BellSouth, University of California, and Ameritech
September 2001: Certified Security Solutions, Inc. (CSS) founded as subsidiary of Certified Only, Inc., Portland, OR