IBSS Corporation of Silver Spring

IBSS Corporation is an IT support and cybersecurity firm in Silver Spring, Maryland. The company works across cybersecurity and enterprise IT, management and professional services, and oceans, coasts, weather, and satellite programs. It holds an authorized C3PAO designation from The Cyber AB and helps organizations prepare for CMMC Level 2, implement Zero Trust Architecture, and strengthen endpoint detection and response. IBSS has been in business for more than 30 years and holds a rating of 4.40 from customer reviews.

IBSS is a woman-owned small business with a management infrastructure built to scale with client needs. Its work spans engineering; governance, risk management, and compliance; and security operations, with cybersecurity disciplines that include email security, cloud security, computer defense, data loss prevention, firewalls and edge protection, identity and access management, managed detection and response, risk assessment, vulnerability management, and zero trust. The company runs a Maryland registered Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program that combines content-based and hands-on learning for aspiring cybersecurity professionals. Community work includes a Thanksgiving food drive, park and beach clean ups, school supply drives, and toy drives.

Sonya Velasco is owner and chief executive officer, with more than 30 years of management experience and a B. Arch degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Bruce Arvand is president and co-founder, with more than 30 years of leadership experience in the IT industry; under his management the company grew from a two-person operation in 1992 to a mid-sized company serving Federal Government contracts. IBSS has received awards from Federal Government agencies, including SDB Contractor of the Year from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The office sits on Bonifant St, about a tenth of a mile from Georgia Avenue, Gene Lynch Urban Park, the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center, the Silver Spring train station, and the NOAA Science Center.

IBSS pairs more than three decades of Federal IT and cybersecurity work with a Silver Spring base, and its 4.40 rating reflects how customers regard that work.