Seattle aerospace suppliers face DoD cybersecurity requirements, and Washington has strict rules on consumer health data. We put layered protection in place for Seattle businesses as part of full managed IT.
Layered protection
MFA, endpoint protection, email filtering, access controls and tested backups give you several layers instead of one.
Protecting defense suppliers in Seattle
We help defense suppliers prepare for CMMC Level 1 and Level 2 (NIST SP 800-171) with a gap review, policies and security controls.
Training your staff
Security awareness training and phishing practice teach staff to spot fake invoices and login pages.
Monitoring for warning signs
We watch for suspicious sign-ins, new mailbox forwarding rules, unexpected admin changes and unusual email activity across your Seattle accounts. During office hours an engineer reviews alerts and acts: locking an account, resetting credentials or isolating a device.
Backups that survive ransomware
Backups are kept separate from your network and protected from deletion, then tested on a schedule, so ransomware cannot take your data and your recovery copy together. See backup and disaster recovery.
Cyber insurance
Insurers now ask about MFA, endpoint protection, backups and training before they quote. We help Seattle clients put those controls in place and answer the questionnaire accurately. Read our guide to cyber insurance requirements.
The 2024 attack on the Port of Seattle
In August 2024, ransomware hit the Port of Seattle and disrupted systems at Sea-Tac Airport, from baggage handling and check-in kiosks to Wi-Fi and display screens. Staff fell back on handwritten bag tags and whiteboards. Smaller organizations face the same attackers with fewer people to respond. We help you plan for that day: which systems must come back first, who decides, how staff keep working on paper or personal phones and how you talk to customers while it is fixed.
Cloud accounts are the front door
Seattle businesses run heavily on cloud services, so stolen sign-ins matter more than an open firewall port. We enforce phishing-resistant multifactor sign-in for administrators, block legacy sign-in methods, review which outside apps have access to your Microsoft 365 or Google data and alert on risky sign-ins from new countries or devices.
Office hours in Seattle
Office hours for Seattle clients are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific. The help desk, monitoring and security response all run during these hours. Read more about cybersecurity or see all IT services in Seattle.