Cybersecurity in Raleigh, backed by a Triangle office.
Defensible serves Raleigh-based SaaS, healthcare, financial-services, and non-profit organizations from our Cary, NC office — 15 minutes from downtown Raleigh. Senior-led vCISO, managed security, and incident response for companies growing past the point where an all-purpose IT vendor is enough.
Serving Downtown Raleigh, North Hills, and Wake County.
The capital's growth is outpacing local security capacity.
Raleigh's status as one of the fastest-growing large US cities, combined with expanding state-government contracting, health systems, and venture-backed SaaS in Downtown Raleigh and North Hills, has raised the target profile of local employers. Ransomware groups, wire-fraud attackers, and enterprise vendor reviewers are all showing up more often.
Defensible's Raleigh clients get a security partner who works the way the national market does — senior consultants, documented programs, insurer-grade evidence — while still meeting in person when the work benefits from it.
State & municipal contractors
Companies doing business with NC state agencies face NIST 800-171 and StateRAMP-aligned control requirements.
Healthcare & payer data
Raleigh-area providers, digital-health startups, and payer vendors carry HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 obligations.
SaaS selling upmarket
Raleigh-founded SaaS companies hit enterprise SOC 2 and questionnaire gates faster than they expect.
BEC on growing finance teams
Wire-fraud and vendor-impersonation attacks scale with headcount and A/P volume.
Insurance & renewal pressure
NC brokers are declining renewals without MFA everywhere, EDR coverage, and tested IR plans.
Distributed Wake County teams
Hybrid workforces across Raleigh, Cary, and Durham need consistent identity and endpoint controls.
Local meetings. National-grade security work.
Raleigh clients get in-person scoping and on-site work from our nearby Cary office, plus the depth of a firm founded by former Stroz Friedberg senior leaders.
In-person engagements across Downtown Raleigh, North Hills, Brier Creek, and Wake County.
HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST 800-171, and PCI programs for Raleigh's healthcare, SaaS, and services firms.
We produce the evidence NC-market carriers and brokers require for renewal.
IR led by former Stroz Friedberg leaders, not junior analysts.
The security program growing Raleigh companies actually need.
Delivered from our Cary office and on-site across Raleigh and Wake County.
vCISO & advisory
Senior security leadership without a full-time hire.
- Fractional / vCISO — Board and investor reporting, vendor reviews, and program strategy — on-site in Raleigh as needed.
- SOC 2 program build — End-to-end readiness for Raleigh SaaS companies selling into enterprise.
- HIPAA & healthcare compliance — Policies, BAAs, and safeguards for Raleigh-area providers and health-tech.
Managed security & IT
24/7 MDR and managed IT with a senior escalation path.
- Managed detection & response — 24/7 monitoring for endpoints, identity, and cloud — not a ticket queue.
- Managed IT — Endpoint, identity, and productivity stack for Raleigh and hybrid Wake County teams.
- Email & identity hardening — Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace tuned for SOC 2 and HIPAA.
Assessments & pen testing
Independent testing your board, buyers, and insurers will accept.
- Penetration testing — External, internal, web app, and cloud pen tests scoped to your compliance needs.
- Comprehensive risk assessment — NIST-aligned assessment mapped to your growth stage.
- Cyber insurance readiness — Close the gaps NC carriers are flagging before renewal.
Incident response & DFIR
Founded by former Stroz Friedberg senior leaders.
- 24/7 IR retainer — Pre-negotiated response for Raleigh-headquartered clients.
- Ransomware & BEC — Containment, forensics, and regulator notification support.
- Compromise assessment — Detect active intrusions and dormant attacker access before they escalate.
Built for the sectors anchoring the capital region.
Every industry has its own regulators, buyers, and attackers. We know how to talk to yours.
SOC 2 Type II, enterprise vendor reviews, and board reporting for Raleigh-founded SaaS.
HIPAA, HITRUST, and payer/provider vendor requirements for Wake County health organizations.
RIAs, fintech, and services firms subject to SEC, FINRA, and NC Department of Insurance oversight.
Donor data, grant reporting, and Form 990 governance expectations for Raleigh-based non-profits.
A five-step engagement, from intro to steady state.
Predictable, senior-led, sized to your stage of growth.
- STEP 1Intro call
30 minutes to understand your business, regulators, and buyers.
- STEP 2On-site scoping
Meet us in Raleigh, at your office, or at our Cary location.
- 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
Does Defensible have an office in Raleigh?+
We serve Raleigh from our Cary, NC office at 15000 Weston Parkway, Office 163 — 15 minutes from Downtown Raleigh and central to Wake County. On-site engagements are available across Raleigh, North Hills, Brier Creek, and the greater Wake County area.
Which Raleigh-area neighborhoods do you serve?+
We serve on-site engagements across Downtown Raleigh, North Hills, Brier Creek, Cameron Village, and throughout Wake County, plus Cary, Apex, Morrisville, RTP, and Durham.
Can you support HIPAA for Raleigh healthcare organizations?+
Yes. We build and operate HIPAA programs, execute BAAs, and run risk analyses for providers, digital-health companies, and payer vendors headquartered in the Raleigh area.
Do you take Raleigh SaaS companies through SOC 2?+
Yes. We run SOC 2 Type I and Type II readiness end-to-end and stay on as vCISO for annual maintenance so the report never lapses.
Do you offer 24/7 incident response in Raleigh?+
Yes. Our incident response practice, founded by former Stroz Friedberg senior leaders, is on call 24/7 for Raleigh-area clients. Call (646) 349-4252 for an active incident.
What are your local hours?+
Our Cary office (which serves Raleigh) is staffed Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET. Incident response is 24/7.
Talk to a Defensible consultant in Raleigh.
Book a scoping call and we'll show you how a Triangle-based team, backed by a national senior bench, would approach your program.