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Conversant Group

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Conversant Group
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Conversant Group
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Private
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2009
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Conversant Group is a Chattanooga-based private IT services and consulting firm founded in 2009, now operating under the Fenix24 brand focused on cyber resilience services for organizations facing breach and ransomware events.

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Operating
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51–100
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HeadquartersChattanooga, United States
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Chattanooga
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
IT services, cybersecurity consulting, cyber resilience, managed IT services, incident response services
Industry3 codes
1Business Continuity, Crisis Management & Operational Resilience
CodeBPAHAFAKPrimaryYes
2Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Managed Services
CodeBPAEADAJPrimaryNo
3Supply Chain Risk, Resilience & Business Continuity
CodeBPAHAHAHPrimaryNo
NAICS code3 codes
  • Management Consulting Services54161
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services54151
  • Other Management Consulting Services541618
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Management Consulting Services8742
  • Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design7373
Product category
IT and Cybersecurity Services
Social media profiles1 record
Cost components3 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
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B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
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Conversant Group provides IT services and consulting to organizations, with its cyber resilience capabilities consolidated under the Fenix24 brand. The firm operates as a services-oriented business delivering technology and security advisory and support across client engagements.

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Problem solved
Product and service2 records
1IT Services and Consulting
CategoryIT and Cybersecurity Services
Description

IT services and consulting offered by Conversant Group to business clients. The firm also brands its cyber resilience services under the unified Fenix24 name.

2Fenix24 (unified brand for cyber resilience services)
CategoryCybersecurity Services
Description

Unified brand under which Conversant Group delivers its cyber resilience services, reflecting the firm's consolidation of cyber capabilities under the Fenix24 name.

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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Fenix24 is the unified cyber resilience brand under which Conversant Group now operates, focused on incident response and ransomware recovery; it is a direct peer to itself by virtue of being the same entity's specialized brand and the most obvious comparison anchor for the cyber resilience niche.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Mandiant is a leading incident response and cyber resilience provider acquired by Google Cloud; it directly competes with Conversant Group/Fenix24 in IR, threat intelligence, and post-breach restoration while operating at far larger scale and with a global footprint.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

CrowdStrike's Services division delivers incident response, proactive assessments, and cyber resilience consulting alongside its endpoint protection platform, making it a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise breach-response budgets as Conversant Group/Fenix24.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Unit 42 is Palo Alto Networks' threat intelligence and incident response unit, providing cyber resilience consulting and ransomware recovery to enterprises; it competes directly for IR engagements and benefits from Palo Alto's broader security platform reach.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Arete is a specialized incident response and ransomware recovery firm of comparable mid-market scale to Fenix24/Conversant Group, focused exclusively on cyber restoration services for organizations affected by cyber attacks.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Coveware provides ransomware incident response, negotiation, and recovery services; it overlaps with Fenix24's core mission of restoring operations after ransomware attacks and serves a similar enterprise and mid-market client base.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Kroll's Cyber Risk practice offers incident response, breach notification, and digital forensics services; it competes with Fenix24 in post-breach recovery while leveraging Kroll's broader risk advisory footprint across enterprise clients.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Optiv is a large cybersecurity solutions integrator that, while broader in scope, increasingly bundles incident response and cyber resilience advisory into its enterprise offerings, making it an adjacent competitor for cyber services engagements.

TypeEmerging player
Description

At-Bay is a cyber insurance provider that bundles incident response services into its policies, creating a channel-adjacent competitor that can route cyber recovery work to in-house responders rather than independent firms like Fenix24.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Coalition is a cyber insurance and active insurance provider that offers incident response and breach recovery services to policyholders, representing an emerging competitive threat as insurance carriers internalize cyber resilience delivery.

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Conversant Group

IT and Cybersecurity Servicesconversantgroup.com

Conversant Group is a Chattanooga-based private IT services and consulting firm founded in 2009, now operating under the Fenix24 brand focused on cyber resilience services for organizations facing breach and ransomware events.

Conversant Group firmographics

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Name
Conversant Group
Legal name
Conversant Group
Website
https://conversantgroup.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2009
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Short description
Conversant Group is a Chattanooga-based private IT services and consulting firm founded in 2009, now operating under the Fenix24 brand focused on cyber resilience services for organizations facing breach and ransomware events.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Conversant Group industry classification

Industry
Product category
IT and Cybersecurity Services
NAICS
Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)
SIC
Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
akta.pro primary industry
Business Continuity, Crisis Management & Operational Resilience (BPAHAFAK)
akta.pro secondary industries
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Managed Services (BPAEADAJ), Supply Chain Risk, Resilience & Business Continuity (BPAHAHAH)

Keywords

  • IT services
  • Cybersecurity consulting
  • Cyber resilience
  • Managed IT services
  • Incident response services

Where Conversant Group is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Chattanooga
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Conversant Group business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Conversant Group product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Conversant Group provides IT services and consulting to organizations, with its cyber resilience capabilities consolidated under the Fenix24 brand. The firm operates as a services-oriented business delivering technology and security advisory and support across client engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • IT Services and Consulting IT services and consulting offered by Conversant Group to business clients. The firm also brands its cyber resilience services under the unified Fenix24 name.
  • Fenix24 (unified brand for cyber resilience services) Unified brand under which Conversant Group delivers its cyber resilience services, reflecting the firm's consolidation of cyber capabilities under the Fenix24 name.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Conversant Group competitors and assessment

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Direct peers

  • Fenix24: Fenix24 is the unified cyber resilience brand under which Conversant Group now operates, focused on incident response and ransomware recovery; it is a direct peer to itself by virtue of being the same entity's specialized brand and the most obvious comparison anchor for the cyber resilience niche.
  • Arete Incident Response: Arete is a specialized incident response and ransomware recovery firm of comparable mid-market scale to Fenix24/Conversant Group, focused exclusively on cyber restoration services for organizations affected by cyber attacks.
  • Coveware: Coveware provides ransomware incident response, negotiation, and recovery services; it overlaps with Fenix24's core mission of restoring operations after ransomware attacks and serves a similar enterprise and mid-market client base.

Broad incumbents

  • Mandiant (Google Cloud): Mandiant is a leading incident response and cyber resilience provider acquired by Google Cloud; it directly competes with Conversant Group/Fenix24 in IR, threat intelligence, and post-breach restoration while operating at far larger scale and with a global footprint.
  • CrowdStrike Services: CrowdStrike's Services division delivers incident response, proactive assessments, and cyber resilience consulting alongside its endpoint protection platform, making it a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise breach-response budgets as Conversant Group/Fenix24.
  • Unit 42 (Palo Alto Networks): Unit 42 is Palo Alto Networks' threat intelligence and incident response unit, providing cyber resilience consulting and ransomware recovery to enterprises; it competes directly for IR engagements and benefits from Palo Alto's broader security platform reach.
  • Kroll Cyber Risk: Kroll's Cyber Risk practice offers incident response, breach notification, and digital forensics services; it competes with Fenix24 in post-breach recovery while leveraging Kroll's broader risk advisory footprint across enterprise clients.
  • Optiv: Optiv is a large cybersecurity solutions integrator that, while broader in scope, increasingly bundles incident response and cyber resilience advisory into its enterprise offerings, making it an adjacent competitor for cyber services engagements.

Emerging players

  • At-Bay: At-Bay is a cyber insurance provider that bundles incident response services into its policies, creating a channel-adjacent competitor that can route cyber recovery work to in-house responders rather than independent firms like Fenix24.
  • Coalition: Coalition is a cyber insurance and active insurance provider that offers incident response and breach recovery services to policyholders, representing an emerging competitive threat as insurance carriers internalize cyber resilience delivery.

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Conversant Group financial estimates

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Conversant Group leadership team

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Profiles5 records

Conversant Group funding detail

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Conversant Group M&A and investment

M&A and investment

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Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Conversant Group

What does Conversant Group do?

Conversant Group provides IT services and consulting to organizations, with its cyber resilience capabilities consolidated under the Fenix24 brand. The firm operates as a services-oriented business delivering technology and security advisory and support across client engagements.

Is Conversant Group a public or private company?

Conversant Group is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Conversant Group founded?

Conversant Group was founded in 2009. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Conversant Group based?

Conversant Group is headquartered in Chattanooga, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Conversant Group's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Fenix24, Arete Incident Response and Coveware. Broad incumbents are Mandiant (Google Cloud), CrowdStrike Services, Unit 42 (Palo Alto Networks), Kroll Cyber Risk and Optiv. Emerging players are At-Bay and Coalition.

Does Conversant Group have an API?

No public API is recorded for Conversant Group.

What industry is Conversant Group in?

Conversant Group's product category is IT and Cybersecurity Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAFAK, Business Continuity, Crisis Management & Operational Resilience, with a secondary code of BPAEADAJ, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Managed Services. Its NAICS code is 54161 and its SIC code is 8742.

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PR NewswireConversant Group Selected for Inc. 5000, Among America's Fastest-Growing Private CompaniesConversant Group has been selected for the 2024 Inc. 5000 list, marking its eighth consecutive year as one of America's fastest-growing private companies. The recognition highlights the cybersecurity firm's rapid revenue growth and expansion within the infrastructure solutions sector. This achievement underscores the company's ability to navigate economic challenges while maintaining its mission-based approach to ransomware recovery and security.PR NewswireConversant Group and Sister Company, Grypho5, Named Winners in the Cybersecurity Excellence AwardsConversant Group and its sister company Grypho5 were named winners in the 2024 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, with Conversant Group winning the Integrated Risk Management category and Grypho5 winning the Managed Security Services category. The companies reported strong growth in 2023, with Conversant achieving a 73% increase in customers and 96% growth in revenue. Fenix24, another sister company within the group, serves as the ransomware restoration partner and feeds threat intelligence to Grypho5's managed protection services.PR NewswireConversant Group and Its Sister Companies Earn Four Gold Awards in Globee Cybersecurity Awards ProgramConversant Group and its sister companies Fenix24 and Grypho5 won four gold awards at the 20th Annual 2024 Globee Cybersecurity Awards, with Conversant Group being named Hot Security Company of the Year and earning gold for Achievement in Products and Services Growth. Fenix24 was awarded gold in the Ransomware Recovery category and Grypho5 in the Real Time Security category. Conversant Group reported 73% customer growth and 96% revenue growth last year, while Fenix24 handled over 200 breach events in its second year of operation.PR NewswireConversant Group Recognized as Tech Company of the Year in Chattanooga Technology Excellence AwardsConversant Group was recognized as Tech Company of the Year at the 2023 Chattanooga Technology Excellence Awards, with CEO John A. Smith also named a finalist for CxO of the Year. The award acknowledges the company's rapid growth in cybersecurity services, its commitment to the Chattanooga community through philanthropy and job creation, and its "Secure First" managed services approach serving over 500 customers for 14 years. The recognition was presented at the TechX Awards ceremony on September 28, 2023, hosted by the Chattanooga Technology Council.PR NewswireConversant Group Hires Tod Grantham as VP of Professional ServicesConversant Group has appointed Tod Grantham as its vice president of Professional Services to lead the delivery of infrastructure and security solutions. Grantham brings over 30 years of experience from previous roles at BT Global Services, Oracle, and Xerox to drive scalable processes and customer satisfaction. This appointment supports Conversant's ongoing growth in providing 'Secure First' cybersecurity services.PR NewswireConversant Group Hires Josh Nardo as Vice President of Advisory ServicesConversant Group, a provider of cybersecurity and IT infrastructure services, hired Josh Nardo as Vice President of Advisory Services on May 31, 2023. Nardo brings over 25 years of experience in technology consulting and advisory businesses, and he will oversee the company's Athena7 division, which offers IT security assessments, virtual CISO services, and strategy consulting.PR NewswireTwo Conversant Group Employees Named Young Professionals to Watch in the ILTA 2023 Distinguished Peer AwardsConversant Group announced that two of its employees, Michael Williams and Leland Smith, were recognized by the International Legal Technology Association as Young Professionals to Watch in the 2023 Distinguished Peer Awards Program, taking two of the 27 available winner slots. Williams serves as Director of Demand Generation and has been with the company for over six years, while Smith is the Assessments and Innovation Manager with over 10 years of IT and legal experience. ILTA, which serves over 25,000 international legal technology professionals, has been running its annual awards program for 14 years.PR NewswireConversant Group Hires Slate of Senior Leaders to Scale with Robust Customer DemandConversant Group hired four senior business leaders to accelerate the deployment of technology solutions and drive scaling in technical sales, operations, and business processes. This strategic expansion follows a period where the company grew revenues by over 50% in 2022 and expanded its employee base by more than 50%. The new hires aim to support the company's three specialized battalions focused on cybersecurity and infrastructure services.PR NewswireConversant Group Adds Chief Revenue Officer to Senior Leadership TeamConversant Group, a provider of cybersecurity and infrastructure services, has appointed Dave Burkitt as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Burkitt brings 25 years of leadership experience in strategic planning, operational optimization, and sales within technology and consulting organizations. The company stated that Burkitt will help drive its aggressive growth by building revenue operations systems and processes needed for scaling.Breaking NewsJohn Anthony Smith: Many Companies And Government Agencies Are Shockingly Exposed To Malicious Internet AttacksJohn Anthony Smith, president of the Conversant Group, argues that many organizations are critically exposed to malicious internet attacks due to weak password policies and a lack of multi-factor authentication. He highlights the Conti ransomware gang's attack on Ireland's Health Service Executive as a prime example of the severe disruptions caused by such vulnerabilities. The article serves as a warning for organizations to implement stronger security measures to prevent similar data breaches and operational failures.