Gillware

Gillware

Speciality: Penetration Testing

Madison, United States 28 employees
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[01] About

IT Services and IT Consulting company specializing in data recovery and digital forensics; 23 employees, $10.8M revenue, founded 2004, Madison, WI; offers data recovery, digital forensics, and penetration testing services, with a focus on complex cases in a clean environment lab.

Gillware is located in Madison, Wisconsin and is a worldwide leader and pioneer in all forms of data recovery, from troubled hard drives and RAID devices to flash cards and solid-state drives. Since its founding, Gillware has grown to offer exceptional digital forensics, incident response, and risk management services. Founded in 2004 by Brian and Tyler Gill, Gillware's mission was to be the best value in the data recovery industry by providing superior data recovery engineering at an extremely competitive cost. Gillware pioneered the concept of only charging for successful data recoveries. Through thousands of successful data recoveries and digital forensics cases per year, Gillware has developed a robust and scalable remote data backup solution aimed at helping our data recovery clientele avoid any future data loss, as well as inventive forensics and incident response techniques so businesses and individuals can recover from data compromise or misconduct. Gillware has been a member of the Better Business Bureau for over 5 years and has maintained at least an "A" rating since joining. Gillware Inc. is an active member of IDEMA, an organization committed to advancing hard drive technology, and has been named the number one data recovery laboratory for three years in a row by TopTepReviews. Company Culture At Gillware, every day is an opportunity to collaborate with brilliant minds like your own to discover innovative engineering solutions to recover clients' lost data. We foster a booming, vibrant, Silicon Valley type environment right here in Madison, WI. Our collaborative, dynamic culture has led us to be a leader in the data recovery and digital forensics industries. If you are interested in joining our Gillware team, please visit our website today.
[02] Services
Data Recovery Services Including Hard Drive
RAID
Flash
Virtual Server
Phone Recovery
Along With Penetration Testing And Cybersecurity Services.
[03] Certifications
SOC 2 Type II

SOC 2 Type II Certification


Origin


SOC 2 (Service Organization Control 2) was developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in 2011 as part of their Service Organization Control reporting framework. It was created to address the growing need for standardized security and privacy assurance as more organizations began storing data in the cloud and relying on third-party service providers. The certification was designed to evaluate how well service organizations manage customer data based on five "Trust Services Criteria": security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. Type II specifically requires organizations to demonstrate these controls over a minimum period of time (typically 3-12 months), rather than just at a single point in time.


Industry Value


SOC 2 Type II certification is highly valued because it provides independent verification that a company has implemented and maintained robust security controls over an extended period. For service providers, achieving this certification demonstrates credibility and commitment to data protection, often becoming a competitive differentiator and a prerequisite for winning enterprise clients. Many organizations, particularly in healthcare, finance, and technology sectors, require their vendors to be SOC 2 Type II compliant before sharing sensitive data or establishing business relationships. The certification gives customers confidence that their service providers have been audited by qualified third parties and meet industry-recognized standards for protecting information assets.

ISO-5 Class 100
[05] Notable Clients
  • VMWare
  • Dell
  • Micro Center