About Redharbor Systems

Redharbor Systems was founded to make cybersecurity more operationally useful, understandable, and durable for organizations that cannot afford downtime or confusion during an incident.

We work with American organizations across distributed operations and international infrastructure. Our practice focuses on reducing operational risk through integrated security services, resilient infrastructure operations, and incident readiness. Rather than implementing point solutions, we help clients develop operating models that survive real pressure.

The team draws on experience building security and incident response functions for regulated businesses, service organizations, and mission-critical infrastructure. We understand the constraints that shape real decisions: limited budgets, stretched teams, regulatory requirements, and the complex logistics of operations across multiple sites and time zones.

Every service we offer is designed to fit your organization as it actually exists—not as it should be in theory. We measure success by whether your security practice becomes easier to manage and more effective at reducing risk.

Our Team

Mara Ellison

Mara Ellison

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Mara leads Redharbor's operating strategy and works with executive teams preparing for complex security and continuity decisions. She previously directed technology risk programs for multi-location service organizations.

Daniel Brooks

Daniel Brooks

Chief Information Security Officer

Daniel translates threat intelligence into practical controls, response plans, and measurable security improvements. His work centers on detection engineering and incident leadership.

Priya Nanduri

Priya Nanduri

Vice President, Resilient Systems

Priya designs durable infrastructure operations across identity, endpoints, backups, and cloud environments. She is known for turning scattered technical work into clear operational standards.

Elliot Hayes

Elliot Hayes

Director of Cloud Security Engineering

Elliot leads cloud architecture reviews and secure modernization programs. He specializes in access design, logging strategy, segmentation, and recovery-aware engineering.

Naomi Carter

Naomi Carter

Director of Managed Response

Naomi manages the analysts and workflows behind Redharbor's managed defense practice. She focuses on faster triage, calm communication, and disciplined escalation.

Lucas Bennett

Lucas Bennett

Principal Security Architect

Lucas helps clients replace brittle inherited environments with layered, maintainable security foundations. His specialty is connecting technical design decisions to business continuity.

Grace Okafor

Grace Okafor

Client Operations Director

Grace oversees onboarding, service reviews, and client communication rhythms. She ensures every engagement has clear ownership, visible progress, and actionable next steps.

How We Work

Practical Over Theoretical

We design for your constraints and your reality, not best practices abstractions.

Measurable Progress

You see clear metrics: detection time, recovery time, control coverage, compliance status.

Durability First

Resilience means systems stay standing when pressure increases, not just passing audits.

Clear Ownership

Every engagement has a single point of accountability for progress and outcomes.

Incident-Driven Testing

We validate your plans and processes through regular exercises and real scenarios.

Long-Term Partnerships

We help you build durable capabilities, not create dependency on external vendors.

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