About Quantum Shield Secure
Quantum Shield Secure LLC is a cybersecurity consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations operate securely and confidently in a digital world.
Our Approach
Real-World Resilience
Our team brings hands-on experience across multiple industries and security disciplines. We work closely with leadership, IT teams, and staff to build sustainable security programs — not just reports that sit on a shelf. We believe effective cybersecurity should be:
Scalable
Aligned with your organization’s size and needs
Practical
Focused on real-world threats
Clear
Easy to understand and communicate
Scope
Security Only. Not an MSP.
Quantum Shield Secure does cybersecurity, CMMC readiness, and penetration testing. That is the whole list. We do not run helpdesks, administer networks, or sell managed IT — and the boundary is deliberate. The team that installs and tickets your network should not be the only one judging whether it is safe. We stay separate from your MSP so that judgment stays independent.
What we do
- Managed security stack, with SOC coverage on Stack + SOC
- CMMC and NIST 800-171 readiness consulting
- Penetration testing and vulnerability assessments
- Cyber risk assessments and virtual CISO engagements
- Security awareness training, phishing simulation, and dark-web monitoring
- Incident response
What we do not do
- Managed IT services. We are not an MSP and are not trying to become your helpdesk.
- Network installation, ticketing, or day-to-day IT administration.
- CMMC certification. We are not a C3PAO and cannot issue CMMC certificates — we prepare you for the assessment that does.
The Firm
Who You Are Hiring
- Legal entity
- Quantum Shield Secure LLC
- Ownership
- A Technology Innovation Partners Inc. company. Quantum Shield Secure and TIP are operated as separate services.
- Headquarters
- 2525 Pointe Center Court, Suite 200, Dumfries, Virginia 22026
- Coverage
- CONUS organizations running 200–1000 endpoints. Above 1000 we quote rather than publish a per-endpoint price.
- Leadership
- Sebastian P. Paliath, MBA (Chief Executive Officer); Mark A. Putiyon (President); William Burke IV (Chief Information Security Officer); Terry L. Stockholm, PMP, CISM, CCP, CCA (Facilities Security Officer).
The credentials behind the work are named and public: military cyber operations, co-founding the DHS Red Team, and vulnerability evaluations at CISA on the offensive-security side; CCP and CCA credentials on the CMMC side. We publish who does the work instead of customer testimonials.
Meet the Team
Built to Protect What Matters
Connect with our team to strengthen your defenses, reduce risk, and build a security strategy designed to grow with your business.
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