Cybersecurity in Cary, North Carolina — from a Triangle office.
Defensible now operates from 15000 Weston Parkway in Cary, serving fast-growing Research Triangle companies with the same senior-led cybersecurity and IT practice trusted by New York SaaS, PE, and financial-services firms.
Now serving the Research Triangle from Cary, NC.
RTP growth attracts the wrong kind of attention.
The Triangle's biotech, health-tech, ed-tech, and SaaS boom has made Cary, Raleigh, Durham, and RTP one of the fastest-growing tech corridors in the Southeast. That growth attracts business email compromise, ransomware groups targeting mid-market healthcare and life-sciences firms, and stricter enterprise vendor reviews as Triangle startups start selling nationally.
Defensible's Cary practice brings the same senior response and program-build work we deliver in New York to a market where most local options are still generalist IT shops.
Life-sciences & health data
HIPAA, HITRUST, and BAA obligations for the biotech and digital-health companies clustered around RTP.
SOC 2 for Triangle SaaS
Enterprise buyers require Type II reports before Triangle-born SaaS companies can close upmarket deals.
BEC on growing finance teams
Wire-fraud attacks scale with headcount — a common gap for Cary companies moving past 50 employees.
Insurance & board pressure
As Triangle startups raise Series B/C, insurers and boards require documented programs, not spreadsheets.
Vendor & university ties
Contracts with Duke, UNC, NC State, and RTP anchors bring third-party security review requirements.
Hybrid Triangle workforces
Distributed teams across Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, and remote need consistent identity and endpoint controls.
Local presence, senior bench, national experience.
Our Cary team is small, senior, and backed by the full Defensible practice. Triangle clients get local meetings without giving up the depth of a firm built by former Stroz Friedberg leaders.
In-person work at your Cary, Morrisville, RTP, Durham, or Raleigh office.
HIPAA, HITRUST, and BAA workflows for the region's health-tech and biotech firms.
SOC 2, vendor questionnaires, and enterprise diligence for growing Triangle software companies.
Emergency IR for Triangle-based clients with escalation to senior forensics leaders.
Full-stack cybersecurity and IT for Triangle companies.
Delivered from 15000 Weston Parkway and remotely across the Research Triangle.
Cybersecurity & vCISO
Fractional security leadership for growing Triangle companies.
- Fractional / vCISO — Board and investor reporting, program strategy, and vendor reviews — on-site in Cary as needed.
- SOC 2 & HITRUST — End-to-end readiness for Triangle SaaS and health-tech companies.
- HIPAA program build — Policies, BAAs, and technical safeguards for RTP life-sciences firms.
Managed IT & MSSP
Local IT operations plus 24/7 managed detection and response.
- Managed IT — Endpoint, identity, and productivity stack for Cary, Morrisville, and hybrid Triangle teams.
- MDR / MSSP — 24/7 monitoring with a senior escalation path — not a ticket queue.
- Microsoft 365 hardening — Identity, email security, and data protection tuned for HIPAA and SOC 2.
Assessments & pen testing
Independent testing your board, buyers, and insurers will accept.
- Penetration testing — External, internal, web app, and cloud pen tests for Triangle SaaS and health-tech.
- Comprehensive risk assessment — NIST-aligned assessment mapped to your growth stage.
- Cyber insurance readiness — Close the gaps carriers are flagging on Triangle renewals.
Incident response & DFIR
Founded by former Stroz Friedberg senior leaders.
- 24/7 IR retainer — Pre-negotiated response for Triangle-headquartered clients.
- Ransomware & BEC — Containment, forensics, and regulator notification support.
- Post-breach hardening — Root-cause fixes and program upgrades so it doesn't happen twice.
Built for the sectors driving the Research Triangle.
Local economy, national buyers, sector-specific regulators — we work across all of them.
HIPAA, HITRUST, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and BAA workflows for RTP-based companies.
Security programs that survive payer, provider, and enterprise diligence.
SOC 2 Type II, vendor questionnaires, and Series B/C board reporting.
Vendors serving Duke, UNC, NC State, and their affiliated research programs.
A five-step engagement, from intro to steady state.
Same predictable, senior-led model we run for our New York clients.
- STEP 1Intro call
30 minutes to understand your business, regulators, and buyers.
- STEP 2On-site or virtual scoping
Meet us at our Cary office or yours across the Triangle.
- STEP 3Assessment
A written baseline you can share with your board, insurer, or acquirer.
- STEP 4Roadmap
Prioritized remediation with owners, timelines, and cost.
- STEP 5Ongoing partnership
vCISO, managed IT, MDR, or IR retainer — sized to your stage.
"I've worked with Defensible for years, and they're in a different league from other MSPs and security providers."
— Max Everett, Former CIO, The White House and U.S. Department of Energy; CISO, Shaw Industries
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Defensible's Cary, NC office?+
Our North Carolina office is at 15000 Weston Parkway, Office 163, Cary, NC 27513 — inside the Weston corporate corridor, minutes from I-40, RTP, Morrisville, and Raleigh.
Which Triangle cities do you serve on-site?+
We serve on-site engagements across Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Research Triangle Park, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh.
Can you support HIPAA and HITRUST for Triangle life-sciences companies?+
Yes. We build and operate HIPAA programs, execute BAAs, and run readiness engagements for HITRUST i1 and r2 for biotech, digital-health, and health-tech firms in RTP.
Do you take Triangle SaaS companies through SOC 2?+
Yes. We run SOC 2 Type I and Type II readiness end-to-end, including auditor coordination, and stay on as vCISO for annual maintenance.
Do you offer 24/7 incident response in North Carolina?+
Yes. Our incident response practice, founded by former Stroz Friedberg senior leaders, is on call 24/7 for Triangle clients. Call (646) 349-4252 for an active incident.
What are your Cary office hours?+
Our Cary office is staffed Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET. Incident response is 24/7.
Talk to a Defensible consultant in the Triangle.
Book a scoping call and we'll show you how a Cary-based team, backed by a national senior bench, would approach your program.