Needling Worldwide's certification and compliance expertise pairs with KBR's physical and cybersecurity capabilities to give clients one path to cybersecurity.

GREENVILLE, SC, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Needling Worldwide, a certification and compliance advisory firm, today announced a strategic partnership with KBR Commercial Security & Cyber Services (KBR CSCS), a division of KBR focused on protecting government and commercial clients against digital and physical threats.

The partnership brings together two firms that already sit on the same side of the table for many of their clients — Needling Worldwide builds and certifies the compliance programs organizations are required to have, while KBR CSCS supplies the personnel security, physical security and cybersecurity operations that keep those programs running day to day. Bringing the two together gives clients one coordinated relationship instead of stitching compliance and security services together themselves.

"Compliance and security have always been treated as separate disciplines with separate vendors, separate timelines and separate points of failure," said Paige Needling, CEO at Needling Worldwide. "Our clients don't experience their risk in silos, so they shouldn't have to manage it in silos either. Partnering with KBR lets us hand clients a certificate that's backed by real operational security."

Together, Needling Worldwide and KBR CSCS will offer clients a combined portfolio spanning:

- CMMC readiness and assessment support — both firms are Cyber AB Registered Practitioner Organizations (RPOs), giving defense contractors and their supply chains a single team for CMMC preparation

- Certification and compliance consulting across ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 22301, ISO 20000, ISO 9001, ISO 42001, SOC 1 Type 1 & 2, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, CMMC, TISAX, HIPAA, FFIEC, as well as other nationally known certification and compliance standards

- Internal audit and audit defense, so organizations rehearse before the external auditor arrives and have support in the room when the audit happens

- vCISO and security awareness training, giving organizations ongoing security leadership and workforce readiness without a full-time hire

These combined services are available to new and existing clients across defense contractors, government agencies and commercial enterprises that need to satisfy overlapping regulatory, contractual and security obligations.

Needling Worldwide is a certification and compliance advisory firm supporting organizations through ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 22301, ISO 20000, ISO 9001, ISO 42001, SOC 1 Type 1 & 2, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, CMMC, TISAX, HIPAA, FFIEC and other engagements — from certification readiness and policy development through risk assessment, internal audit, audit defense, security awareness training and vCISO services. The firm is a Cyber AB Registered Practitioner Organization for CMMC and a WOSB-certified small business, led by CEO Paige Needling, CISA, PMP, ITIL, an ISO Certified Lead Auditor and 2023 ISSA Security Professional of the Year. Needling Worldwide is based in Greenville, South Carolina. Learn more at needlingworldwide.com.

KBR Commercial Security & Cyber Services works with government and commercial clients to combat emerging digital and physical threats before they cause harm, delivering personnel security, physical security and cybersecurity services. KBR CSCS is a Cyber AB CMMC Registered Practitioner Organization, and its staff includes experienced, cleared facility security officers, Department of Defense and Intelligence Community policy experts, information system security professionals and technology control specialists. KBR CSCS is part of KBR, Inc., which delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world, employing approximately 35,000 people with customers in more than 80 countries. Learn more at kbr.com.

Paige Needling, CISA, PMP, ITIL
Needling Worldwide
paige.needling@needlingworldwide.com
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