GuidePoint Research and
Intelligence Team (GRIT®)

GRIT® brings together GuidePoint Security’s expert threat researchers and incident response professionals to build a coalition with one goal: to shield our customers from cyber-attacks by arming them with the information and strategies they need.

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GRIT® Resources

GRIT Q1 2026 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Insights Report

Trends and threats from the past quarter, with insights to protect your organization.

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GRIT Q1 2026 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Insights Report Presentation

Join GuidePoint Security’s Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) for a breakdown of the latest ransomware trends shaping the threat landscape. In this quarterly session, GRIT analysts will walk through key findings from Q1, highlight emerging attacker behavior and explain what these shifts mean for the months ahead.

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A Day in the Life: Threat Actor Communications

Threat actor communications is an art and a science. One misstep can have serious implications. Follow along a Day in the Life of a Ransomware negotiator.

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GRIT® INSIGHTS

    Team Leadership

    Tony Cook

    Tony Cook, Vice President of Service Strategy & Threat Intelligence | Twitter | LinkedIn

    Tony Cook is Vice President of Service Strategy & Threat Intelligence at GuidePoint Security, where he shapes service strategy around emerging threats and customer risk priorities. He brings deep expertise in threat intelligence and digital forensics and incident response, with prior roles leading the Defense Health Agency SOC, directing malware analysis and forensics for the Naval Cyber Defense Operations Command and building threat intelligence teams at The Crypsis Group. Tony is also active in the local security community, where he volunteers his time teaching at area colleges.

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    Your Elite, Highly-trained Team

    GPS Certified GDAT
    GPS Certified GCFA
    GPS Certified GCFE
    GPS Certified GCA
    GPS Certified GCIH
    OSCP
    OSED Certified