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What We Do
Cybersecurity Engineering & Assurance
Cybersecurity Engineering & Assurance
Cybersecurity Engineering & Assurance
Hands-on security engineering, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, incident response, control implementation, and technical assurance for regulated and high-trust environments. We help organizations identify weaknesses, respond to security events, reduce technical risk, and strengthen systems across IT, cloud, and mission environments.
Compliance & Framework Readiness
Cybersecurity Engineering & Assurance
Cybersecurity Engineering & Assurance
Practical implementation and readiness support across NIST SP 800-171, RMF, FISMA, CMMC, and other federal or regulated cybersecurity requirements. We help teams interpret requirements, identify gaps, implement controls, organize evidence, and build defensible programs that can withstand assessment and operational scrutiny.
ATO & Authorization Readiness
ATO & Authorization Readiness
ATO & Authorization Readiness
Control validation, evidence preparation, remediation, and readiness support that helps move systems toward authorization. We work with program and technical teams to identify gaps, strengthen control implementation, organize supporting evidence, and improve readiness for assessment and authorization activities.
APPLICATIONS, AUTOMATION & AI
ATO & Authorization Readiness
ATO & Authorization Readiness
Custom applications, workflow automation, systems integration, process optimization, and AI-enabled solutions designed around real operational needs.
We help organizations replace manual, fragmented, or inefficient workflows with focused technology that improves speed, accuracy, visibility, and decision-making.
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Get a concise overview of our cybersecurity, compliance, authorization, and technology capabilities, along with certifications, NAICS codes, and contracting information.
why cactus
Hands-On
Built for Regulated Environments
Built for Regulated Environments
We work beyond recommendations. Our team implements controls, tests systems, validates evidence, supports remediation, and helps move security work into practice.
Built for Regulated Environments
Built for Regulated Environments
Built for Regulated Environments
Our work is shaped by the realities of federal, defense, and other high-trust environments where cybersecurity, compliance, and operations have to work together.
Direct Access
Built for Regulated Environments
Direct Access
Clients work closely with the people doing the work. That means faster decisions, clearer communication, and solutions designed around real technical and program constraints.
BUILT BY CACTUS
Meet ThornScan™
A cybersecurity workflow and compliance platform built from real implementation work in regulated environments.
Manage controls, evidence, remediation, and readiness in one centralized workspace.
TRADEWINDS AWARDABLE
ThornScan is designated Awardable through the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, giving eligible federal buyers a streamlined path to evaluate and procure the platform.
Explore the procurement pathway, supporting materials, and acquisition details.
who we work with
Government & Defense
Regulated & High-Trust Organizations
Regulated & High-Trust Organizations
Cybersecurity, authorization, and technical support for federal programs, mission systems, and defense environments.
Regulated & High-Trust Organizations
Regulated & High-Trust Organizations
Regulated & High-Trust Organizations
Security, compliance, incident response, and technical assurance for organizations where risk, regulation, and operational continuity matter.
Growing & Complex Businesses
Growing & Complex Businesses
Growing & Complex Businesses
Workflow automation, systems integration, cybersecurity, and process improvement for organizations outgrowing manual or fragmented ways of working.
Primes & Technology Teams
Growing & Complex Businesses
Growing & Complex Businesses
Specialized cybersecurity, compliance, and engineering capabilities that extend existing delivery teams and fill targeted technical gaps.
CREDENTIALS & CONTRACTING
NAICS 541512 · 541519 · 541611 · 541990
