Cybersecurity Intern - GPSU
About the job
- Be physically located within the United States for the entire internship.
- Be available for full-time hire no later than September 2027.
- Attend mandatory in-person onboarding in Tampa, Florida.
- Have a basic understanding of information technology, networking, operating systems, and security, clearly reflected on the resume and application.
- Demonstrate willingness to learn and use artificial-intelligence-enabled tools.
- Have demonstrated efforts toward entering cybersecurity, such as obtaining certifications, attending trainings, pursuing formal education, participating in industry organizations, or contributing to personal or industry projects.
- Work a majority of hours between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, for 25–29 hours per week.
- Have a personal computing device and access to high-speed internet during working hours.
- Complete in-house training programs while working on projects that enhance security knowledge and skills.
- Gain hands-on technical development experience.
- Gain experience with real-world security response.
- Participate in collaborative project work.
- Participate in team and position shadowing.
- Attend partner-led vendor training and certifications.
- Attend training and shadowing opportunities scheduled between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
- Complete a virtual technical assessment and technical interview as part of the evaluation process.
- A genuine passion for information security.
- Motivation and eagerness to learn new skills.
About the company
GuidePoint Security helps organizations assess and reduce cybersecurity risk through a mix of security technologies, consulting, and managed security services for enterprise and government clients. It works by assessing a client’s security posture, recommending and deploying appropriate tools and controls, and continuously monitoring and managing security operations to detect and respond to threats. The company differentiates itself with deep industry knowledge and hands-on practitioner experience from the DoD, Intelligence Communities, and Fortune 500, enabling tailored solutions for complex, mission-critical needs instead of generic products. Its goal is to help clients make informed security decisions, lower risk exposure, and defend against evolving cyber threats using a combination of technology, expertise, and managed services.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Founded
2011
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What believers are saying
- September 29, 2026 Optery partnership expands employee and executive data-removal demand.
- August 24, 2026 SOCRadar collaboration strengthens external threat intelligence for GuidePoint customers.
- September 15, 2026 IAM services align with rising AI-agent and machine-identity security budgets.
What critics are saying
- Audax-backed growth capital pressures GuidePoint to expand faster and sustain margins by 2027.
- Reseller partnerships with SOCRadar, Optery, JumpCloud, and Astelia leave vendors controlling product differentiation.
- Okta, SailPoint, and Microsoft Entra compress IAM services; GuidePoint needs repeatable proprietary outcomes.
What makes GuidePoint Security unique
- GuidePoint bundles advisory, integration, and resale across enterprise and public-sector security.
- September 15, 2026 IAM launch targets agentic AI, IDV, and non-human identities.
- September 2, 2026 Astelia partnership adds reachability-first exposure management on existing scanners.
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↑ 18%Optery now offered through GuidePoint Security in reseller partnership expansion. September 29, 2026 09:00 ET | Source: Optery New reseller partnership gives GuidePoint Security customers access to Optery for Business to remove the personal data threat actors use to target employees and executives SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Optery, the leading provider of enterprise-grade personal data removal software, today announced a new reseller partnership with GuidePoint Security, the leading cybersecurity solution provider that helps organizations make better decisions that minimize risk. Through the partnership, GuidePoint Security customers can now purchase Optery for Business to find and remove personal information about employees and executives from data broker and people-search sites. Threat actors use personal and professional details exposed on data broker sites to research and target people inside organizations with both cyber and physical threats. Security teams often have limited visibility into this external exposure. Optery for Business helps reduce that attack surface at scale, helping prevent social engineering, account takeovers, doxxing, and physical targeting. "Organizations have invested heavily in protecting corporate systems, but attackers often bypass those defenses by targeting the people with access to them," said Lawrence Gentilello, CEO and founder of Optery. "Making Optery available through GuidePoint Security gives customers a practical way to reduce the exploitable personal and professional data that fuels targeted social engineering and physical threats, helping lower the volume of attacks against their employees and organizations." Optery for Business combines patented search technology, advanced matching, monthly rescans, and automated and custom removals across hundreds of data broker and people-search sites. Before-and-after screenshots verify exposure and removal results. A self-service administrative dashboard lets security and IT teams enroll employees, monitor exposure, track removal status, and measure organization-level progress. Enterprise capabilities include SSO, SCIM, APIs, MCP, and webhooks, and Optery is SOC 2 Type II attested. Independent evaluations have repeatedly validated Optery's effectiveness and industry leadership. CNET named Optery Editors' Choice and the Best Overall Data Removal Service of 2026, ranking it number one among leading data removal services. PCMag has named Optery Editors' Choice for five consecutive years. In a TechCrunch evaluation, Optery found nearly 50 exposed profiles that had remained after the journalist used a competitor. Optery is the most awarded personal data removal service in the industry, with major cybersecurity and technology recognition from CNET, PCMag, Cyber Defense Magazine, the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, the Globee(R) Awards, SiliconANGLE, the Fortress Cybersecurity Awards, Fast Company and Evan Kirstel's GovCloud Network Love Tech Awards. "As attackers exploit employees' personal information to tailor and launch attacks, organizations need to account for employee and executive exposure as part of their overall risk posture," said Mark Thornberry, senior vice president of partnerships at GuidePoint Security. "Reducing that exposure is necessary as part of a layered defense against social engineering, impersonation, and other identity-based threats." Optery for Business is now available through GuidePoint Security. To learn more, visit optery.com/business. About Optery Optery is the first company to offer a free report with dozens of screenshots showing where your personal information is being posted by hundreds of data brokers online, and the first to offer security teams a completely self-service platform for finding and removing employee personal information from the web. Optery subscription plans automatically remove customers from these sites, clearing your home address, phone number, email, and other personal information from the Internet at scale. The service provides users with a proactive defense against PII-based threats. Optery has completed its AICPA SOC 2, Type II security attestation, and distinguishes itself with unparalleled search technology, data removal automation, visual evidence-based before-and-after reporting, data broker coverage, and API integration options. Over one million people and 1,000 businesses use Optery to prevent attacks and keep their personal information off the Internet. For more information, visit www.optery.com. Contact Sara Trammell [email protected]
Audax Private Equity invests in cybersecurity solutions provider to fuel expansion HERNDON, Va. (October 10, 2023) — GuidePoint Security, a […]
GuidePoint Security has launched three new Identity and Access Management (IAM) service offerings: Agentic AI, Identity Verification (IDV), and Non-human Identity (NHI). The services help organisations assess, govern, and secure various identity types throughout their lifecycle. An IDC study sponsored by GuidePoint found that whilst 77.3% of organisations report high confidence in their visibility across human and non-human identities, only 18.5% run continuous identity discovery. Among non-human identities, only 41.5% include bots and AI agents in their identity management programmes. The new offerings build on GuidePoint's existing expertise across identity governance and administration, access management, privileged access management, customer identity and access management, and Microsoft identity. The Agentic AI service establishes control over AI agents, IDV strengthens defences against identity fraud, and NHI improves visibility across non-human identity lifecycles.
GuidePoint Security expands IAM practice with three new services. ET By Editorial Team September 15, 2026 GuidePoint Security, the cybersecurity advisor and services partner organizations rely on to protect what matters most, today announced the expansion of its Identity and Access Management (IAM) practice with three new service offerings: * Agentic AI * Identity Verification (IDV) * Non-human Identity (NHI) Together, these offerings help organizations assess, strengthen and modernize identity capabilities across the identity lifecycle, from onboarding and authentication to privileged access and machine identity governance. Addressing evolving identity risks. Identity fraud continues to climb, while the tactics behind it are changing. A new IDC study on identity and agentic AI, sponsored by GuidePoint Security, found that 77.3% of organizations report high or very high confidence in their visibility across human and non-human identities. However, only 18.5% conduct continuous identity discovery. Among non-human identities, bots and AI agents have the lowest coverage, with only 41.5% of organizations including them in their identity management programs. "The gap between perceived visibility and actual readiness is exactly where risk lives. Organizations often assume their identity and access management programs are stronger than they actually are, and that gap tends to surface at the worst possible time," said Kevin Converse, Vice President, Identity and Access Management at GuidePoint Security. "Our comprehensive IAM services give security and identity leaders the evidence to prioritize investment and close gaps before they become findings, without adding friction for legitimate users." Expanded IAM capabilities. GuidePoint's expanded IAM capabilities build on its established expertise across: * Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) * Access Management (AM) * Privileged Access Management (PAM) * Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) * Microsoft Identity (AD/Entra) The three new offerings include: Agentic AI. Agentic AI services establish visibility, security and control over AI agents by: * Discovering and inventorying agent identities * Establishing trust boundaries * Implementing identity lifecycle governance Identity Verification. Identity Verification (IDV) strengthens defenses against identity fraud across: * Onboarding * Authentication * Account recovery The service uses maturity and gap analysis benchmarked against frameworks including CMMI and NIST SP 800-63. Non-human Identity. Non-human Identity (NHI) services improve visibility, ownership and control across the NHI lifecycle by: * Discovering and assessing non-human identities * Establishing clear accountability * Improving privilege and credential security Supporting identity programs across industries. GuidePoint has already deployed these expanded services with customers across industries including retail, airlines and manufacturing. The services use independent assessments to identify gaps, prioritize risk and help organizations build identity programs that keep pace with evolving threats. GuidePoint's IAM practice addresses the full spectrum of identity and access requirements across workforce, customer, privileged, machine and emerging AI identities. Engagements are tailored to an organization's position on the identity maturity curve and may include vendor-objective technology evaluations. These evaluations help teams compare identity solutions and select options that align with their environment, risk profile and existing architecture.
CrowdStrike names 2026 partner award winners at Fal.Con. Mark Bowen 3 September, 2026 NVIDIA, AWS, Accenture, Carahsoft, Kroll and Zscaler are among the companies recognised by CrowdStrike for their contribution to its global partner ecosystem. CrowdStrike has announced its 2026 partner award winners, recognising companies across its global channel ecosystem at Fal.Con 2026 in Las Vegas. NVIDIA was named Global Partner of the Year, while Accenture received the Global System Integrator of the Year award and Amazon Web Services (AWS) was recognised as Global AI Partner of the Year. Carahsoft was named Global Distribution Partner of the Year, with Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) taking Global Services Partner of the Year and GuidePoint Security receiving the Global Solution Provider of the Year award. Other winners included Ignition Technology as Global Technical Champion of the Year, Kroll as Global MSSP Partner of the Year and Sekuro as International Partner of the Year. SHI International was recognised as Global Flex Partner of the Year, while Zscaler received the Global Technology Alliance Partner of the Year award. CrowdStrike also introduced its Circle of Excellence awards, recognising partners that delivered net-new customer growth across its reseller and distribution ecosystem during the first half of 2026. The winners included Asper Tecnologia and Kroll as Partner MVPs, Carahsoft as Distributor Velocity Partner and GuidePoint Security as Global New Logo Growth Partner. CDW was named Regional New Logo Value Partner for the Americas, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corporation received the equivalent award for JAPAC and Softcat was recognised for Europe. Otsuka Corporation was named International New Logo Growth Partner, while Gamma Ingenieros received the Breakthrough Emerging Partner award. "The Crowd is our advantage," said Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer at CrowdStrike. "Our customers are raising the bar for what's possible in cybersecurity, and our partners multiply that impact around the world. This year's winners show what happens when the world's leading organisations build, innovate, and win together on the most critical risk of today: securing AI." CrowdStrike also recognised five customers with its Customer Impact Awards. Anthropic, Mondelēz International, Providence Health & Services, Salesforce and United Airlines received awards covering leadership, community impact, transformation, Artificial Intelligence and platform adoption. Fal.Con 2026 attracted more than 10,000 attendees representing 4,000 organisations across 71 countries, alongside more than 150 partner sponsors.