Creating a safer, more secure society
The Mission of Rose Guard
Rose Guard, Inc. is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission to empower at-risk individuals, groups, and organizations with essential knowledge and skills in physical, technical, and cyber security. We believe that robust security should be accessible to all, regardless of budget constraints and income level, especially as lower income individuals are heavily targeted by threat actors.
We are dedicated to:
- Educating the public to enhance their security awareness and acumen across physical, technical, and cyber domains;
- Raising awareness about current and emerging security threats, fostering a more informed and resilient community; and
- Providing expert guidance and support to those who lack access to dedicated security resources, ensuring that effective security practices are accessible to all.
Through these efforts, we strive to create a safer, more secure society where everyone has the tools and understanding to protect themselves and contribute to the overall security of their communities.
The Rose Guard
Our Security Expertise
With over 20 years (and counting) of federal security expertise in physical, technical, and cyber security, Rose Guard is uniquely positioned to provide security guidance based on federal standards and experience against some of the most aggressive threats in the world.
After seeing the statistics that showed lower-income and minority groups were prime targets for criminals, we knew that we had to levy our expertise to help those communities and businesses. Rose Guard was founded to provide no-cost education, skills training, and threat awareness to everyone, regardless of the income level and budget constraints.
Our passion is in creating a safer, more secure society. Our goal is to ensure that crime becomes so difficult, it won’t be worth it.
We believe that everyone should have access to top-tier security advice and site security assessments that fit their goals and needs, without compromise.
Rose Guard, Inc.
The Organization
Rose Guard, Inc. was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a national non-profit 501(c)(3). The organization consists of a Board of Directors whose purpose is to manage the business and affairs of the Corporation. Rose Guard’s Directors take no salary for their work, greatly reducing our administrative costs and ensuring that the majority of our funding goes towards the execution of our mission.
Rose Guard’s day-to-day affairs are managed by an Executive Director (known simply as “Chief”). In addition to the Executive Director, Rose Guard is staffed by volunteer Rose Guardians that serve to perform our site assessments; stay aware of new threats; and draft security news, reports, and publications for the public.
The Rose Guard logo is a knight’s shield emblazoned with a golden compass rose underneath a magnificent blue rose. The knight’s shield denotes our dedication to the protection and security of those that are unable to provide for their own defenses. The compass rose indicates our resolve to provide guidance and direction to the public and the blue rose is a fantastical and mythical emblem that indicates secrecy and privacy, principles that we at Rose Guard believe are fundamental rights to all people, regardless of status or income. The overall blue theme is intended to indicate our role as a “Blue Team”, which is a term used for a team of defensive security professionals working diligently to reinforce an organization’s security defense.
The logo is symbolic of our promise and dedication to our mission of creating a safer, more secure society.