Built by operators who know pressure

Emberline was founded by security and infrastructure leaders who've managed real incidents, built resilient systems under constraint, and learned what actually matters when crisis happens.

Our story

Emberline was founded on a simple observation: too many organizations have security and disaster recovery plans that look good on paper but fall apart under real pressure.

Eleanor Whitcombe and her founding team spent decades on the front lines — responding to ransomware attacks at 3 AM, coordinating recovery for operations that couldn't afford downtime, and explaining security decisions to boards and regulators. We saw what worked and what didn't.

What we learned: the best security isn't about the loudest technology or the most imposing framework. It's about calm, competent people who understand your business, prepare relentlessly, and respond with clarity when things go wrong.

Emberline doesn't promise to eliminate risk. We promise to help you understand your risk, prepare for failure, and recover faster when it happens. We partner with organizations — not to sell them more tools, but to help them operate with confidence.

How we operate

Bias toward action

When a threat shows up, we respond in minutes, not days. When your recovery plan needs testing, we schedule it. We move fast because we understand the cost of delay.

Transparent in what we find

No sugar-coating. If your recovery plan has gaps, we say so. If a vendor tool isn't working for you, we'll tell you. Honest reporting builds trust.

Accountable for outcomes

We're not here to collect billable hours. We're here to help you reach measurable outcomes: threats detected, systems recovered, teams prepared.

Human-led support

You'll work with named people who understand your environment and care about your success. Not a rotating helpdesk or an automated ticketing system.

Continuity over churn

We build long-term partnerships. The same team that helped you assess risk will help you respond to incidents and prepare for regulatory audits.

Prepare for real conditions

Recovery plans aren't tested with pristine data and a quiet lab. We run exercises that include network latency, partial failures, and human error.

Meet the team

Emberline is a team of 12 security, infrastructure, and operations leaders. We collaborate across disciplines because the best incident response, disaster recovery, and compliance work happens when teams communicate clearly.

Eleanor Whitcombe

Founder & Chief Resilience Officer

Eleanor founded Emberline after two decades leading security and incident response at distributed logistics and healthcare organizations. She believes the best security is invisible and human-centered.

Marcus Ellery

Director of Managed Security

Marcus leads the 24/7 security operations center. He spent 15 years building detection engineering teams and believes that a good alarm is one your team learns to trust.

Priya Nanduri

Head of Detection Engineering

Priya designs the detection logic and machine learning models that power Emberline's threat identification. She brings deep expertise in behavioral analytics and threat hunting.

Thomas Bevan

Principal Infrastructure Architect

Thomas architects resilient cloud and hybrid infrastructure for Emberline's clients. He has deployed multi-region disaster recovery systems for some of the largest operations in North America.

Amelia Rowe

Incident Response Lead

Amelia leads our incident response team and teaches clients how to stay calm under pressure. She has coordinated response to hundreds of security incidents and knows exactly what operational teams need.

Daniel Hargreaves

Director of Client Operations

Daniel ensures every client receives the same high standard of support and responsiveness. He believes that operations is where strategy becomes reality.

Chloe Ashford

Security Assurance Manager

Chloe builds Emberline's compliance programs and ensures our clients meet their audit and regulatory obligations. She speaks the language of auditors and frameworks fluently.

Nathaniel Brooks

Cloud Reliability Engineer

Nathaniel specializes in AWS and Azure infrastructure automation, resilience testing, and disaster recovery validation. He obsesses over availability and failover orchestration.

Imogen Clarke

Identity Security Specialist

Imogen leads our identity and access management practice. She has deployed MFA, PAM, and zero-trust networking at scale across dozens of complex environments.

Lewis Fairchild

Network Defense Engineer

Lewis designs network architectures built for visibility and threat containment. He brings deep experience in network segmentation, firewall policy, and zero-trust principles.

Harriet Venn

Recovery Systems Manager

Harriet oversees backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning for all clients. She has tested and validated recovery plans for organizations where downtime is not an option.

Oliver Sloane

Client Success Partner

Oliver is the primary point of contact for many of our clients. He combines technical knowledge with the ability to listen and translate between business and security teams.

What drives us

Real-world resilience matters

We're driven by the fact that when your systems go down, people depend on you. When you're breached, customers are affected. Our work matters in the real world.

Security shouldn't be punitive

We believe the best security teams enable the business to move fast while reducing risk. We help you balance operational speed with security discipline.

Preparation beats panic

We invest in planning, testing, and team training because the time to figure out your incident response is not during an incident. Preparation builds confidence.

Relationships are built on trust

We partner with your team over the long term, learning your business, understanding your constraints, and earning the right to advise you on critical decisions.

Ready to work with a team that gets it?

Let's talk about how Emberline can help you build and maintain the resilience your organization needs.

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