The Guardianshield Team
Meet the founder of Guardianshield Cybersecurity, LLC.

Carlos Lugo
Managing Member, Guardianshield Cybersecurity, LLC
Carlos Lugo founded Guardianshield Cybersecurity, LLC to give small and mid-sized defense suppliers clear, practical security.
Book a short call with Carlos to talk through your contracts, your data and the systems you run.
Company credentials
- CAGE 9N5A7
- SAM UEI X5AMV2F3EG37
- NAICS 541690 (primary) · 541512 · 541511 · 541513 · 541519
- Maryland Qualified Cybersecurity Seller
- Maryland MBE certified (DoSEM #24-506)
- Member, Google Cloud Partner Advantage
- Tenable Assure Partner
- Veteran-led
- Current authorized C3PAO, with a separate assessment practice
Approach
We tell you plainly what your contracts require, then design, build and document it with you.
How our assessment and consulting work stay separate. Guardianshield operates two separate wings: an Authorized C3PAO assessment practice, and a consulting and implementation practice. Independence rule: Guardianshield's C3PAO will not perform a CMMC Level 2 certification assessment for any organization to which we have provided consulting, implementation, or CMMC products (including SSP, POA&M, or remediation work) in the previous three years; those organizations must use a different, independent Authorized C3PAO from the Cyber AB Marketplace (32 CFR 170.8(b)(17)(ii)(G); Cyber AB R2002 C.4.1.8). If our C3PAO assesses you, no one at Guardianshield will provide advice, remediation or implementation help during that assessment.
Talk With Carlos
A short call, no obligation, and a written estimate afterward.
Schedule a Free Consultation301-453-2983