Building Security from the Ground Up: Carbide

Carbide is located at the heart of Nova Scotia’s historical mines, where miners used to carry carbide lamps to illuminate a path through the darkness. Inspired by Cape Breton’s rich history, DNS Member, Carbide, an information security and data privacy management platform, enables high-growth organizations to build enterprise-class security, helping them avoid unexpected missteps and hazards along the way. Dedicated to showing clients the clearest path forward in their security and privacy journey, the Carbide team possesses decades of experience both as cybersecurity professionals and as entrepreneurs. The result is a comprehensive platform and service offerings that address the unique needs of startups and high-growth companies looking to prioritize security and privacy. The team at Carbide advocates for moving away from a framework-centric approach, instead encouraging their clients to focus on the spirit of security, rather than the letter of the law. They encourage embedding security and privacy into everyday operations to avoid security debt and implement consistent best practices across their client’s organizations. In short, Carbide operationalizes security from the ground up, turning security into a business enabler rather than an obstacle. When their product was first conceptualized, Carbide wanted to challenge the status quo of security and privacy, particularly within the startup space. Ultimately, they aimed to disrupt what had been to create what could be - a solution that could best support companies who didn’t have the capacity to build a security and privacy program in-house or didn’t have the opportunity to develop one from the very start. Carbide works closely with their clients to build out a sustainable, resilient security and privacy program that leverages the right tools. The holistic solution helps companies not only pass audits but also build and maintain robust policies, procedures, and controls. Combined with their comprehensive services, Carbide also continuously boosts their client’s security posture, manages risks, and creates a culture of security within the customer’s organization. Their passion doesn’t stop at making enterprise-class security and privacy accessible, Carbide is a tight-knit, spirited team. As a remote-first company, the Carbide team works hard to maintain an authentic and diverse remote environment and workplace culture. A quick look on their website will show you that! In case you were wondering, their growing team includes some cool statistics- they have 14 musicians, collectively speak 6 languages, and have an average of 2.3 pets per person!

“We believe that humans - and their data - should be treated with respect and dignity.” - Darren Gallop, Founder and CEO

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Carbide is excited to provide useful resources to empower our community to prioritize cybersecurity. Interested in learning how to implement the best security practices? Check out Carbide’s website, join their mailing list at carbidesecure.com/subscribe and p.s. They’re hiring!