We believe in a safe and secure online environment for everyone.
Our Values
Protect with Purpose
Protection is not just a service. We are committed to providing comprehensive and innovative cybersecurity solutions that help our clients achieve their goals, without having to worry about data breaches or cyber attacks.
Your Best Friend in Cybersecurity
We’re committed, loyal, and dedicated. We are dedicated to our clients and their security needs, always going above and beyond to ensure their peace of mind.
Relentlessly Resourceful
There is always a solution, no matter how rough the problem. At HanaByte, we are relentlessly resourceful, using our expertise and creativity to find the best possible solutions for our clients.
Unwavering Integrity
We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards and are unwavering in our commitment to integrity and transparency. Our clients can trust that we will always act in their best interests, providing honest and straightforward advice and services.
Our Credentials
Leading the Pack: Your Remote-First Cybersecurity Team
We are a team of skilled, empathetic individuals with a passion for cybersecurity. We believe in creating a safe and secure online environment for everyone, and we're committed to the pursuit of that mission.
Eric is an advocate for cloud security in AWS and GCP. Eric has over a decade of IT experience with most recent roles as a Security Consulting Director, Principal Cloud Security Consultant, and DevSecOps Engineer.
AWS GovCloud Kubernetes-based Environment Setup Established a FedRAMP Moderate environment with EKS, including setting up FIPS modules for EKS nodes and AMI hardening.
Multi-Cloud Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Streaming Data Created a secure enclave for sensitive data in AWS and GCP
Google Cloud Forensics Capabilities Created cloud-native functionality for artifact acquisition and analysis.
About
Kat Evans
Chief Executive Officer
Kat has extensive business liaison and coordination experience that she brings to the table, cultivated after her graduation from UGA. She is focussed on development of marketing strategies, business operations and the client relation components of business. She excels at communication, leading in culture and building successful employee programs to promote growth in the company. She is working on expanding event opportunities, expanding our Employee Enrichment programs and fostering new business partnership contracts.
Pioneering a new approach to the Cyber Security Consultancy field by bringing a fresh outlook that’s driven by innovative methodologies, a highly selective curation of talent, and a focus on adaptability at the core of each initiative.
Driving revenue with attention to often-overlooked client-bases including small and medium business units and novice partners looking for support in an often overwhelming and quickly evolving industry.
Revolutionizing the industry standard of consultancy with boutique services that offer highly personalized interactions that educate, while providing fortification strategies, to reinforce security for both the present and the future.
About
Logan Dabbs
Creative Designer
Culture Ambassador
Logan is a creative who has been providing freelance branding services and graphic design work for 7 years. She also has over 8 years of fortune 500 corporate escalation & client relation experience. Logan has credentials obtained in graphic design from CalArts specializing in the language of design. As Creative Designer she is in charge of making decisions that protect and enrich branding and maintain visual harmony. Additionally, Logan is the lead culture ambassador for HanaByte, an internal marketing role that enriches the employee experience.
Creator & Developer of the Volunteer Collaboration Program, HanaByte Hearts
Professional liaison for corporate outreach
Event coordination & Collaboration lead
Conference & Event Coordinator
Booking, marketing, and booth coordination
Internal & External Newsletter, Written Publication Manager
Serving as editor in chief and sole contributor, publications provide educational material and culture highlights that keep a pulse on achievement, opportunity and learning
In-house Design Manager
Creates social media framework designs
Provides custom illustrations on demand for infographics, flyers, blogs and more
Talent Enrichment Program Leader
Coordination and coaching for Lunch N Learns, blog collaboration and leading workshops for honing non-technical industry skills such as writing and speaking
About
Michael Greenlaw
Senior Consultant
Co-Founder of HanaByte
Michael is a proponent of automation and cloud security in AWS. Michael has over a decade of IT experience with most recent roles as Senior DevSecOps Consultant and DevOps Engineer.
Established a FedRAMP Moderate environment with EKS, including setting up FIPS modules for EKS nodes, GovCloud Disaster Recovery, and implementation of Terraform Automation and Collaboration Software.
AWS EKS and Azure DevOps Environment development
Combined Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines to automate releases across legacy EC2 and EKS environments.
About
Robert Labrada
Senior Consultant, HanaByte
Robert is an experienced software engineer with over eight years of professional experience in the software development industry. He has expertise in building scalable, secure, and reliable software applications using Python, Java, JavaScript, Typescript, NodeJS, and other technologies. Robert has experience developing RESTful APIs, optimizing server-side performance, integrating third-party services, and building microservices architecture. His contributions have enabled companies to build strong reputations, experience growth, and create robust and scalable software platforms.
Application Rewrite for a Financial Services Company
Followed software engineering best practices in developing software and applications that interface with data warehousing and third-party applications
About
Patrick Davis
Senior Consultant, HanaByte
Patrick has over a decade of experience designing and deploying highly available infrastructure spanning on-prem, cloud, and multi-site organizations. His most recent roles were as a Sr. Network Engineer and a Sr. Network Security Engineer. He has an advanced understanding of AWS networking with VPC and network access management. He is interested in AWS’s data offerings and is actively pursuing his Snow Pro Core certification.
Developed Information Security Program for a Healthcare Company
Performed gap assessment of existing security policy
Wrote information security program with special attention to HIPAA regulations and PCI-DSS requirements.
SD-WAN Deployment
Designed and implemented SD-WAN solution for hybrid cloud environment
Designed and implemented mobile SD-WAN solution for public safety vehicles
About
Jenny Tang
Staff Consultant
Jenny has been working in Cybersecurity for over a year. After obtaining her masters in Cybersecurity Technology, she accepted a position as a Staff Consultant with HanaByte. She has experience with AWS, GCP, secure cloud Infrastructure, federal compliance, and penetration testing. She would like to continue to work on proficiency in Terraform and automating FEDRamp.
Utilized both automated and manual steps for developing a comprehensive report
Provided remediation steps and instructions for AWS controls
FedRAMP Assessment and Architecture for an Emerging Technology Company
Provided a gap analysis using 325+ NIST 800-53 Controls
Assisted Lead Architect in providing recommendations
Secure Architecture for Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Created event-oriented serverless architecture for an IAM solution
Terraform coding
About
Jeff Pemberton
Staff Consultant
Jeff has been in the IT industry for 14 years and has been focussed on the security industry within the last year. Their most recent role was as an associate consultant with HanaByte, where they were quickly promoted to Staff Consultant. They are working on furthering their proficiency of Google Cloud Products and Services. They are looking to continue to grow their understanding of the security field and continue to work on expanding their knowledge and potential with HanaByte.
Security Assessment evaluation of Google Cloud environment
Exploration of client’s environment with reporting details containing personalized risk mitigation strategy
Assisted with implementation strategy for fortifying Cloud environment
About
Simon Abisoye
Staff Consultant
Simon has been working in the cybersecurity industry for over a year. He was working in a governmental role as a cybersecurity analyst previously, before joining HanaByte as a Staff Consultant. Simon is experienced with AWS Security Specialty and architecture, Incident response, CrowdStrike, and Google Cloud. He is interested in obtaining his CISSP, his CCSK & Red Hat certified systems administrator. He is working on proficiency in infrastructure through code, Terraform, Kubernetes, automation, and AWS DevOpsPro. He is excited to take on a role as a mentor in the industry in the future.
Otis has been working in cybersecurity this year. He was recently promoted from an Associate Consultant to a Staff Consultant due to his dedication and promise in the industry. Otis is focussed on the Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification. He is interested in moving into automation and AI centered work in the cloud security industry as his specialty.
Noah has been working in the technology industry for over 3 years. Noah joins HanaByte with experience in IT and cloud consulting as a Staff Consultant. He has experience with infrastructure as code, Google Cloud Platform & AWS. He would like to focus on Cloud Security.
Working on obtaining GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification
About
Kayla Delcoure
Human Resources
Social Media Manager
Kayla is an experienced and dedicated HR professional with a strong background in communication that makes her a skilled social media manager as well. She takes pride in helping others, and remains committed to promoting a positive work culture. The Human Resources profession wasn’t even on her radar until after spending six years as a military spouse. During that time she discovered her love for helping other military spouses in need. Combining her passion for helping others and her appetite for success, she’s found the perfect balance as the Human Resources and Social Media Manager.
Executed project within one week of joining the Ohana!
Created and enhanced guidelines for improving company, client, and employee growth
Social Media & Media Engagement Analytics
Provides social media reporting, structuring and evaluation expertise
Coordinates and Plans Social Media Content
About
Catherin Wairachu
Associate Consultant
Catherine is working on her first year in cybersecurity. She has a bachelor’s in information systems [science] and a master’s in Applied Information Technology, majoring in security and assurance. She has 5 years of experience in the IT industry. She is currently working on learning about AWS and studying Terraform. Catherine is interested in cloud engineering, and would like to focus more on Compliance in the future.
Hassan has been studying cybersecurity for 3 years. He has been working on IT, video game design and computer building and troubleshooting.since his teen years. Hassan will be graduating next year with a bachelor in Cybersecurity. He’s currently working on Azure and Terraform, as well as cloud infrastructure during his associate mentorship. He’s most excited to work with clients in the future as a consultant.
Sarah has been working in cybersecurity for 2 years. She has extensive experience in technical project management for 4 years and has been working in IT since 2012. She’s currently working to create landing zones and learning about GCP. Sarah would like to work in cloud security architecture and continue to gain knowledge in cloud engineering.
Zainab is working on her first year in the cybersecurity industry. She has a master’s in Cybersecurity (Security management) and 4 years of experience in business management. She is working on automation processes using AWS and Terraform. Zainab would like to continue to learn about the cloud and move into vulnerability assessment in the future.
Bethany has been working in marketing for a year and a half. She has a Bachelor of science degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing. She has experience in marketing through her work with her previous company, where she was in charge of social media, website management, and search engine optimization. She is currently working to drive social media for increased social engagement with HanaByte. Bethany would like to create real change in social media and continue to learn how new industries are utilizing social engagement online.