Unique outlook, changing the approach to cyber security. Growing pains are being addressed. - Anonymous employee Root9B Employee Review

5.0
16 Feb 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Exciting, challenging work. Lots of opportunities to be innovative and create new unique capabilities. Opportunity to work with top-notch talent in cyber security field. Very competitive compensation. Lots of improvements over the last year: better benefits, improved holiday/sick/PTO policy, formalized training and conference attendance budget. Unique approach to cyber security - challenging the status quo is likely to cause waves with individuals that don't subscribe to the methodology, and want to hold on to the methods of the last 2 decades (that don't work).

Cons

401k employer matching needs significant improvement to be competitive (rumor is this is being revamped soon). Being a public-traded company means there are regulations & requirements that employees that have previously only worked for private companies / government don't fully understand. Additionally, sales processes/timelines are not fully understood by lower-level employees resulting in occasional misunderstandings. Company has experienced significant growth over the last couple of years -- business processes appear to be catching up to accommodate the growth, but in the interim can lead to some challenges.

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5.0
27 July 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

miss the culture and the great people, as well as the mission

Cons

It was acquired and sadly no longer exists, but would love to work with this team again.

5.0
22 June 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

root9B sets high standards, and consistently delivers. Top-level management is extremely experienced and has a great sense of vision and planning for the direction of this company. Their mission is quite simple: “Providing global cybersecurity solutions through technical innovation, tailored operations, and professional excellence.” From what I have seen to date accomplishment of their mission is a team effort that root9B is laser beam focused on delivering.

Cons

root9B Official Merchandise store has yet to launch. (Glassdoor mandates Cons) - I have worked for many different companies and organizations. Many times, the vision of the organizations was not clear. root9’s vision is clear and so darn important in today’s times. “A corporate America with an information security infrastructure impervious to the adversary.” The men and women in this company see clearly and understand why the vision is a goal they must strive to achieve for our country. I have trained many troops in the Army Intelligence field and within the DoD sector. Thinking back to the root9B vision; root9B believes in learning by doing. root9B’s training methodology is to immerse cyber warriors in scenario driven environments to learn and practice the methodologies being taught; our methodology reflects this philosophy. root9B’s cyber training is world class, taught by seasoned operators that have been in the field utilizing what they are teaching.

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