Third consecutive year on the region's most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing privately held companies — continuing a run of national and regional Inc. recognition.
Tampa, FL — March 31, 2026 Talk to a Pro Explore ServicesRidge IT Cyber, a Tampa-based MSSP and managed IT firm, has been named to the Inc. Regionals: Southeast 2026 list — its third consecutive year on the ranking. The Southeast list recognizes the fastest-growing privately held companies across Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Tennessee, with this year's honorees posting a median two-year revenue growth rate of 89 percent.
Ridge IT Cyber also holds three consecutive appearances on the national Inc. 5000 (2023, 2024, 2025), was ranked the #1 MSSP on the Inc. 5000 in both 2023 and 2024, and was named to the CRN MSP 500 in 2025. The company protects more than 700 organizations and 2.5 million users globally, has completed over 1,500 Zero Trust-related projects, and specializes in compliance frameworks including CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, and PCI-DSS. Ridge IT Cyber is headquartered in Tampa, FL, with offices in Washington DC and Miami.
Consistent, independently verified growth over multiple years is an uncommon achievement in the MSSP market — particularly for an independently owned firm competing against well-funded national platforms and private equity-backed roll-ups. Here's what that track record looks like in data.
The Inc. Regionals: Southeast list recognizes the fastest-growing independently owned private companies across 10 states: South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Puerto Rico. It is a regional extension of the national Inc. 5000, determined by verified percentage revenue growth over a two-year period.
Companies on this year's Southeast list posted a median two-year revenue growth rate of 89 percent. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and fully independent — not subsidiaries or divisions of parent companies. Rankings are earned, not purchased. Complete results are available at inc.com/regionals/southeast.
| Recognition | Year(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Inc. Regionals: Southeast | 2024, 2025, 2026 | Third consecutive year 3× |
| Inc. 5000 — #1 MSSP in America | 2023, 2024 | Top-ranked managed security services provider in the country, back-to-back years |
| Inc. 5000 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Three consecutive years on the national list |
| CRN MSP 500 | 2025 | Recognized among most innovative MSPs in North America |
The managed security services market has experienced significant consolidation over the past 24 months. Private equity-backed roll-ups have acquired regional MSSPs at an accelerating pace, often disrupting client relationships and creating continuity gaps during integration. Ridge IT Cyber has grown through this period without acquisition, without outside capital, and without subcontracting its technical work.
Ridge IT Cyber's third consecutive appearance on the Inc. Regionals: Southeast list reflects more than a single strong year — it reflects a sustained track record of growth in one of the most competitive and fastest-evolving sectors in technology.
"Making this list three years in a row is something we're proud of, but it's not the point. The point is that we've grown because clients stay with us and refer others. We don't treat security like a product — we treat it like an operating discipline. When you test your environment properly, investigate every alert instead of just the critical ones, and make sure clients always own their tools and their data, they don't leave. That's the business model."— Chad Koslow, CEO, Ridge IT Cyber
Ridge IT Cyber currently protects more than 700 organizations and 2.5 million users globally, with a client base spanning hospitality, legal, manufacturing, defense contracting, financial services, healthcare, and government. The company maintains offices in Tampa, Washington DC, Atlanta, and Miami.
Ridge IT Cyber's growth reflects a managed security approach that differs from most national MSSP platforms in three measurable ways.
The Security Operations Center performs a complete triage on every alert — not just critical-severity events. Each response includes persistence checks, PowerShell command inspection, and command-and-control analysis. Most MDR and managed SOC providers filter and forward alerts; Ridge IT Cyber investigates them.
Ridge IT Cyber operates a live cyber range where it has tested endpoint detection and response platforms under real attack conditions. CrowdStrike Falcon — the platform Ridge IT Cyber deploys for managed endpoint security — significantly outlasted every other platform tested. That data informs every client deployment recommendation.
Every client owns their security tools outright — CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Microsoft 365, Okta — with full administrative access at all times. Ridge IT Cyber manages and operates those tools as part of the client's environment, not as a gatekeeper to it. Clients grow their own security infrastructure. This is standard at Ridge IT Cyber. It is not standard in the managed security industry.
Ridge IT Cyber's client base spans hospitality, legal, manufacturing, defense contracting, financial services, healthcare, and government. The company specializes in regulatory compliance across CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, and PCI-DSS — serving both defense contractors navigating DoD requirements and commercial organizations managing industry-specific mandates.
Ridge IT Cyber protects more than 700 organizations and 2.5 million users globally — from solo-IT small businesses to multi-subsidiary defense contractors and large-scale hospitality operations. The breadth of that client base, and the depth of vertical expertise behind it, is what allows Ridge IT Cyber to serve each client as a true technical extension of their team.
The Inc. Regionals: Southeast list recognizes the fastest-growing privately held, independent companies across Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It is published by Inc. (Mansueto Ventures LLC) as a regional extension of the national Inc. 5000 and is determined by verified two-year revenue growth rates. Companies on this year's Southeast list posted a median two-year revenue growth rate of 89 percent. Full results are at inc.com/regionals/southeast.
The Inc. 5000 ranks the fastest-growing private companies in America by revenue growth. Ridge IT Cyber ranked as the top-rated managed security services provider on that list in both 2023 and 2024 — meaning no other MSSP in the country showed faster verified revenue growth in those years. Combined with three consecutive Inc. Regionals: Southeast appearances and the 2025 CRN MSP 500 recognition, it represents a consistent, externally verified growth record uncommon in the MSSP market. Learn more about Ridge IT Cyber's managed security services.
No. Ridge IT Cyber is independently owned and owner-operated. The company has grown without outside capital and without acquiring other firms. This matters in today's MSSP market: private equity-backed roll-ups have acquired regional MSSPs at an accelerating pace over the past 24 months, frequently disrupting client relationships during integration. Ridge IT Cyber's growth has come entirely through client retention and referral — which is why every client always owns their tools and their data, regardless of what happens in the broader market.
All technical work at Ridge IT Cyber is performed by in-house engineers — not third-party contractors or offshore teams. The engineers who monitor SOC alerts are the same engineers who built your environment and who will respond to an incident. There are no handoffs to subcontractors, no coverage gaps from staffing agencies, and no variation in quality based on who's on shift. Learn more about Ridge IT Cyber's managed IT approach.
Yes — always. Every client owns their licenses outright from day one: CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Microsoft 365, Okta, and all other deployed tools. Clients maintain full administrative access at all times. Ridge IT Cyber operates those tools as a managed extension of the client's team. If a client ever moves on, they take their tools and their data with them. No proprietary walled gardens, no lock-in enforced through license control. Explore our approach to Zero Trust Architecture and why client ownership is foundational to it.
Yes. Ridge IT Cyber is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and serves organizations nationwide. The company maintains offices in Tampa, Washington DC, Atlanta, and Miami. For defense contractors and government clients, the Washington DC office and CMMC Registered Practitioner Organization (RPO) status make Ridge IT Cyber a natural partner for organizations navigating DoD cybersecurity requirements. Learn more about Ridge IT Cyber's CMMC compliance services.
Three years of independently verified growth. Zero subcontracting. Every alert investigated. Every client owns their tools.
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