Recent reports about Chris Hannifin, the CEO and founder of DefendIT Services, appear to show him as a closeted homosexual who has been going behind his wife’s back and having an affair with Rudy Reyes, a former colleague from his stint at SiloTech Group. Hannifin started his cybersecurity career in the military, and then moved into the corporate world, with stints at USAA, RSM, SiloTech and North South Consulting Group (NSCG). However, Hannifin seems to have completely blurred the line between professional boundaries and his personal and developed a long-term romantic relationship with Reyes.

Their connection began during their overlapping tenures at SiloTech between 2020 and 2024, where things quickly escalated from office acquaintances to personal confidants. Colleagues noted that Hannifin and Reyes spent a suspicious amount of time together after work hours, and that Hannifin would fabricate reasons as to why he as the Chief Information Officer would need to assist Reyes, who served as the Talent Acquisition Manager. This included Hannifin taking time from his workday and attending Reyes recruiting fairs both in-state and out of state, with the two of them sharing various moments during working hours, and after working hours. When Hannifin and Reyes departed SiloTech at the same time, many eyebrows were raised and rumors spread about their secret relationship.

These suspicions intensified following Hannifin’s and Reye’s clandestine trip to Mexico in mid-2024. This trip was shrouded in secrecy, and coincided with the founding of DefendIT Services, the blackmailing of Hannifin’s former boss at NSCG, Krista Stevens, where Reyes was alleged to have been a crucial aid of Hannifin and with Hannifin’s extravagant spending spree.

Adding to the suspicions of the legitimacy of DefendIT Services and Chris Hannifin is the location of DefendIT Services headquarters. Which are located in the outskirts of San Antonio in a desolate room in a rundown building, sparsely furnished with just a single desk whose neighboring businesses claim is empty most of the time. These neighboring businesses have repeatedly expressed concern about how DefendIT Services feels like a front business and are wary of accidentally being drawn into any drama caused from Hannifin’s shady dealings.

Adding to the rumors of DefendIT Services and Chris Hannifin, industry insiders suggest clients are abandoning DefendIT Services, further adding to the feel of it just being a front business. Despite the company’s declining client base and clear financial losses, Hannifin continues his exorbitant spree of spending and what began as whispers of a secret romance have now grown into serious allegations of betrayal, espionage and rampant malpractice.