Saratoga.com logo
Saratoga.com logo
  • Places to Stay
  • Things To Do
  • Food & Drink
  • Events
  • Businesses
  • Travel Guides
Saratoga Business Journal
  • Home
  • New Businesses
  • Business News
  • Business Reports
  • Business Briefs
  • Business Registrations
  • Personnel Briefs
  • Contact Us
Home  »  Business News  »  New OrbitalFire Security Service Is Launched To Help Small Businesses
Business News

New OrbitalFire Security Service Is Launched To Help Small Businesses

Posted onJune 19, 2020June 19, 2020
Reg Harnish is the chief operating officer of OrbitalFire, a cybersecurity business.
Courtesy Reg Harnish

By Andrea Harwood Palmer

OrbitalFire, a managed security service provider headquartered in Queensbury, launched a  new service platform in early June. It is designed to help small businesses.

“OrbitalFire provides cybersecurity solutions specially designed for small and medium-sized businesses, including regulatory compliance, risk management, assessment, training, security monitoring and other services that have traditionally been available only to enterprises,” according to CEO Reg Harnish.

“Cybersecurity is confusing for most businesses—they don’t know where to start. Our goal at OrbitalFire is to redefine cybersecurity for small businesses. Your small to medium business doesn’t look like Target, or Walmart, or Boeing. So you shouldn’t think about cybersecurity in the same way they do,” he said.

He said the company exists for “every small- and medium-sized business owner who has ignored cybersecurity, or who has felt neglected, or has done their best to invest and do the right things in cybersecurity and still felt alienated …  We want to help them solve this problem in a way that scales with their business, is affordable and,  from a best practice standpoint, delivers effective cybersecurity without treating you like you’re the Pentagon.”

Harnish is no stranger to the tech space. He is the founder of GreyCastle Security in Troy and continues to sit on its board of directors.

He recently launched Slingshot Cyberventures, a cybersecurity advisory service firm targeting early-stage cybersecurity companies. He has been doing startups since 1995 and has been through several initial public offerings (IPOs) and acquisitions. He  is the former chief technology officer of the Autotask Corp.

Harnish partnered with Kimbal Musk, brother of Elon Musk’s—a noted engineer, industrial designer, technology entrepreneur and philanthropist—on internet venture FunkyTalk.com.

“Cybersecurity in general has become a highly visible, important undertaking for most businesses. Larger organizations have the benefit of more resources—people, time, energy, money—and small businesses have really suffered. Whether its technology or service providers, the industry has historically focused on medium to larger sized businesses because there is more margin and bigger contracts. Meanwhile, smaller businesses have gotten left behind,” said Harnish.

He said small businesses have distinct advantages in cybersecurity. They don’t have as much data, they tend to be less complex, have fewer business partners and often have a better general sense of where their data is stored.

“Security really relies on your ability to understand what kind of data you have, who has access to it, where it goes. Small businesses can do that. Large businesses can’t, because there’s just too much of it,” Harnish said.

“In our quest here, we want to take some of these implicit advantages that small businesses have, leverage those and start to redefine what makes sense for a small business to do from a security standpoint.”

“While some of this dialog has been going in the industry for some time, no one has really come up with a good solution for small managed practices. They’ve really been left behind. We’re going to take care of that,” he said.

OrbitalFire has been working in “stealth mode,” as Harnish referred to their pre-launch strategy. They have nearly 40 clients.

The company will partner with managed security service providers (MSSPs) and IT providers. StoredTech in Queensbury is the first MSSP partner from the region to come on board.

OrbitalFire will partner with other firms both locally and throughout the U.S. The firm has several other silent partners from various sub-sectors the tech services space, according to Harnish.

He anticipates close to $1 million in gross revenue during the first 12 months.

“We’ve got a good grounding here. We’re starting from a good point,” he said.

Though the company is currently in Queensbury, that could change in the future.

OrbitalFire can be reached at media@orbitalfire.com or at 1-800-ORB-FIRE. The website is www.orbitalfire.com.

Previous Article Thermal Camera Screening System Can Detect Elevated Body Temperaturess
Next Article Northway Exit 16 Self Storage Offers Climate Controlled Units, Around-The-Clock Access
Subscribe to Our Newsletter View the Latest Virtual Edition

Categories

  • 50-Plus
  • Banking
  • Banking / Asset Managment
  • Building Trades
  • Business Briefs
  • Business News
  • Business Registrations
  • Business Reports
  • Commercial / Residential Real Estate
  • Community Services
  • Construction
  • Construction Planning
  • Corporate Tax / Business Planning
  • Cyber / Tech
  • Dining Guide
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Outlook 2016
  • Economic Outlook 2017
  • Economic Outlook 2018
  • Economic Outlook 2019
  • Economic Outlook 2020
  • Economic Outlook 2022
  • Economic Outlook 2023
  • Economic Outlook 2024
  • Economic Outlook 2025
  • Education/ Training/ Personal Development
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environment / Development
  • Financial Planning / Investments
  • Fitness / Nutrition
  • Health / Community Services
  • Health & Fitness
  • Health & Wellness
  • Healthcare
  • Holiday Guide
  • Holiday Shopping
  • Home / Energy
  • Home / Insurance
  • Home & Real Esate
  • Insurance / Employee Benefits
  • Insurance / Medical Services
  • Leadership Development
  • Legal / Accounting
  • Meet The Chef
  • New Businesses
  • Non-Profit
  • Office / Computer / New Media
  • Office / HR / Employment
  • Office/ Technology/ E-Commerce
  • Outlook 2021
  • Personnel Briefs
  • Retirement Planning
  • Senior Living / Retirement
  • Summer Construction
  • Uncategorized
  • Wellness
  • Women In Business
  • Workplace / Security / Legal
  • Year-End Tax Planning

Archives

  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
Connect With Us

Follow, like and subscribe to Saratoga.com on social media

Account Sign In Submit An Event
Saratoga.com logo
  • Home
  • Places To Stay
  • Things To Do
  • Food & Drink
  • Events
  • Real Estate
  • Businesses
  • Guides
  • Contact Us
  • Blogs
  • Sweepstakes
  • Advertising
Visit Saratoga.com For Everything Saratoga
Full-Service Internet Marketing: Search Engine Optimization, Website Design and Development by Mannix Marketing, Inc.
Mannix Marketing, Inc. is headquartered near Saratoga Springs in Glens Falls, New York
Saratoga.com All Rights Reserved © 2025
Disclaimer & Privacy Policy / Terms of Use / Copyright Policies
[uc-privacysettings]

We strive to insure accuracy on Saratoga.com however accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Information is subject to change.
Please alert us if there is any inaccurate information here.

Having trouble using this site? Accessibility is our goal, please contact us with site improvements.