ABOUT US

Advanced Testing 
to Reveal Hidden Risk

We combine innovation and elite offensive security expertise to solve your most complex cybersecurity challenges.

The OnDefend Difference

Our commitment to clients is straightforward. If there is a problem, we fix it. If a tool or solution doesn’t exist to meet those needs, we create it. Here’s how we do that.

Elite Minds Solving Problems

United by Curiosity, Empowered by Culture

We attract and retain the best in every security domain by fostering an environment where ideas flow freely and expertise is celebrated. We leverage that expertise by training up the next generation all within OnDefend. This culture of curiosity and empowerment enables our team to think differently, act decisively, and continuously push boundaries beyond what’s thought possible in cybersecurity.

Barrier Breaking Innovation

Solving Complex Problems Others Have Not

The OnDefend proprietary cybersecurity solutions are specifically engineered to confront the evolving, multifaceted challenges that shape today’s threat landscape. By leveraging automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and intelligence-driven efficiencies, we turn those challenges into opportunities for greater insight, speed, and resilience.

Intelligence Fusion

Combining Global and Proprietary Insights to Continuously Anticipate What’s Next

By integrating external threat intelligence with proprietary data and methodologies from each engagement we correlate trends across sectors to expose hidden risks and evolving attack paths. This allows us to move beyond known threats, we act like a persistent adversary to protect an organization from one.

Collaborative Partnership

Listening, Solving, and 
Succeeding Together

We partner closely with organizations to understand their unique challenges, cocreate practical solutions, and deliver lasting impact. Our teams approach every engagement with openness, creativity, and a shared sense of purpose.

Our Vision

A world where every organization is
prepared for and defended against real-world cybersecurity threats.  

Our Mission

We advance offensive security testing by combining elite adversary expertise with proprietary technology and adaptive programs that evolve alongside an organization’s environment and real-world attacker tactics.

Core Values

Creativity. Authenticity. Curiosity. Humility.Integrity. Sincerity. Passion. Empathy. Having Fun.

Our Team

OnDefend is powered by a team of creative, intelligent, and deeply committed professionals who genuinely care about each other and our mission. We’ve built a community united by common goals – solving complex problems, securing our world, and having a blast while doing it.

Our Innovations

At OnDefend, we build proprietary technology to solve real customer problems and empower our team to deliver exceptional outcomes. By leveraging automation, AI, and emerging technologies, we drive measurable impact through greater efficiency, smarter optimization, deeper insights, and meaningful risk reduction.

Our Management Team
Meet the OnDefenders

Chris Freedman

Chief Executive Officer
Managing Partner

Ben Finke

Chief Technology Officer
Managing Partner

Billy Steeghs

Chief Operating Officer
Managing Partner

Aaron Rosenmund

Managing Director of Tradecraft & Programs

Terin Williams

Director of Strategic Policy Initiatives

Mike McDermott

Director of Software Engineering

Lauren Verno Patrick

Director of Marketing & Communications

Zac Hardy

Director of Operations

Wayne Loveless

Managing Director of Strategic Services

Tim Tomes

Director of Training & Programs

Ave Lokietek

Director of Human Resources

David Hanika

Director of Global Sales

Emily Rhodin

Chief Financial Officer

Mike Bittner

Chief Legal Counsel

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