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 Q3 2026 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Insights Report

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

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GRIT Q3 2026 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Insights Report Presentation

Join the GuidePoint Security’s Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) for a breakdown of the very latest ransomware trends shaping the threat landscape.

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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.

    Your Elite, Highly-trained Team

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    GPS Certified GCFA
    GPS Certified GCFE
    GPS Certified GCA
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    FAQs

    GRIT is GuidePoint Security’s Research and Intelligence Team. The team brings together expert threat researchers and incident response professionals to track threat actors, analyze attacker behavior and publish findings that help security teams defend against active threats.

    GRIT analysts track ransomware insights using publicly available resources, vendor threat research and internal incident response case data. The team also collects open-source intelligence from illicit forums and marketplaces.

    GRIT publishes a ransomware and cyber threat insights report every quarter. Each release includes a webinar where the team presents key findings and answers questions live. The team also publishes original threat research on the GRIT blog throughout the year.

    GRIT arms security teams with the information and strategies they need to defend against active cyber threats. The team publishes quarterly ransomware reports, conducts original threat research and shares findings through the GRIT blog.