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Director | IAM | IEM | GSEC | CISSP

Chris Ream

I bring over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and penetration testing to my role as Director of Penetration Testing Services at Linford & Co., where I help organizations, both commercial and federal, strengthen their security through comprehensive and meaningful assessments.

— Chris

About Chris

Chris started with Linford & Co., LLP in 2023 as the Director of Penetration Testing services. He started his IT Security and Penetration Testing career in 2001 after developing security programs within the U.S Federal Government and the private sector. Chris also holds two certifications from the National Security Agency - The InfoSec Assessment Methodology (IAM) and the InfoSec Evaluation Methodology (IEM), as well as GSEC and CISSP certifications. Chris also served as the liaison between the Denver Health and Hospital Authority and the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, where he was instrumental in assuring HIPAA and HITECH compliance for medical devices per state and federal regulations.

About Linford & Co LLP

Linford & Company LLP is a Denver-based Certified Public Accounting firm comprised of former “Big Four” auditors and Information Security experts. We perform SOC 1, SOC 2, HITRUST, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GovRAMP, NIST & CMMC, Penetration Testing, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, PCI DSS, and CSA-STAR assessments for organizations around the world.

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