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Charlotte, North Carolina

Cybersecurity services in Charlotte

Charlotte is a banking capital, and banks hold every vendor to their standards. We test, monitor and defend the financial, energy and industrial businesses of the Charlotte region, and answer our incident line 24/7.

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Cybersecurity in Charlotte

Security built for how Charlotte does business

Uptown Charlotte is home to the headquarters of some of the largest banks in the country, and a whole economy has grown up around them: fintech companies in South End, payment processors, consultants, software vendors and service firms that plug into bank systems every day. The region is also an energy and industrial hub, with utilities, manufacturers and distributors spread from Mooresville to Rock Hill.

Banks manage third-party risk closely, which means their vendors face detailed questionnaires, evidence requests and contract clauses on incident notice. StrikeProof helps Charlotte companies meet that bar with penetration testing, 24/7 SOC monitoring and compliance readiness mapped to the frameworks bank examiners use, and gives them an incident response team that’s ready to move before a contractual deadline does.

Banks and credit unions

Testing and monitoring aligned with FFIEC expectations, incident plans that meet federal notification rules, and board-ready reporting.

Fintech and bank vendors

SOC 2 readiness, application penetration testing and clean evidence for bank due-diligence reviews.

Energy and utilities

Segmentation between corporate and operational networks, NERC CIP support and incident response for control systems.

Manufacturing and distribution

Ransomware defenses for plants and warehouses, and answers for customer security questionnaires.

The local threat landscape

What Charlotte businesses are up against

Attackers go where the money and the data are. In the Charlotte region, these are the threats we see shaped by the local economy.

Third-party compromise

Attackers target the fintechs, processors and service providers connected to large banks, using their trusted access or data feeds as a way in.

Business email compromise

Spoofed executives, vendors and clients push urgent wire and ACH changes. In a finance-heavy city, a single successful email can move very large sums.

Ransomware on energy and industry

Utilities, manufacturers and distribution centers run operations that can’t stop, and ransomware crews target exactly that pressure.

Every breach
Breach and privacy law in North Carolina

North Carolina wants to hear about every breach, and banks want to hear faster

North Carolina requires businesses to notify affected residents without unreasonable delay, and to notify the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division of every breach that requires notice to residents, regardless of size. When more than 1,000 people are notified, the consumer reporting agencies must be told as well. Financial firms carry federal rules on top: banks must alert their primary regulator within 36 hours of a significant computer-security incident, bank service providers must alert their bank customers as soon as possible when an incident disrupts services, and non-bank financial firms under the FTC Safeguards Rule must report certain breaches to the FTC within 30 days.

General information, not legal advice. Confirm your obligations with your attorney.

How we help

Full‑spectrum cybersecurity for Charlotte

Offense informs defense. We test like attackers, monitor around the clock, and respond fast, all from one team.

Incident response

A 24/7 line for Charlotte businesses facing ransomware, a compromised mailbox or a fraudulent wire. Containment and forensics start remotely within minutes of your call.

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Penetration testing

Network, web application, cloud and phishing tests that show how an attacker would get in, with a prioritized fix list and a retest.

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24/7 SOC & managed detection

Around-the-clock monitoring of your endpoints, cloud accounts and email, so account takeovers and intrusions are caught and stopped early.

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Compliance readiness

Gap assessments, control implementation and audit-ready evidence for the frameworks Charlotte businesses are held to.

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Standards that apply

What Charlotte businesses are held to

Customers, regulators and insurers in the Charlotte region increasingly want proof of security, not promises. We map your controls to the frameworks that apply to you and help you produce the evidence.

GLBA
Financial customer data
FFIEC
Bank examiner expectations
SOC 2
Bank vendor assurance
NERC CIP
Bulk electric system
Areas we serve

Across the Charlotte region, and nationwide

Our monitoring, testing and incident response are delivered over secure remote connections, so every business in the Charlotte region gets the same team, the same speed and the same pricing, downtown or out in the suburbs.

  • Charlotte
  • Uptown
  • South End
  • SouthPark
  • Ballantyne
  • University City
  • Matthews
  • Huntersville
  • Mooresville
  • Concord
  • Gastonia
  • Fort Mill
  • Rock Hill
Charlotte FAQ

Cybersecurity in Charlotte: common questions

A bank is reviewing us as a vendor. What will it ask for?
Usually a completed security questionnaire, a recent penetration test, your incident response plan and often a SOC 2 report. We can test your environment, help you close the gaps and get the evidence ready, so the review becomes a formality rather than a blocker.
What does the 36-hour rule mean for a bank service provider?
The federal rule puts the 36-hour deadline on banks, but it requires their service providers to notify the bank as soon as possible when an incident has disrupted, or is likely to disrupt, services for four hours or more. Your attorney and your contracts set the details; 24/7 monitoring is what lets you spot the incident in time to make that call.
We think we’ve been breached. How fast can you help a Charlotte business?
Call our 24/7 incident response line at +1 (253) 448-3030. We’re remote-first, so we begin containment and forensics over secure remote access within minutes of your call, with no waiting for someone to drive to your office.
Do you offer penetration testing for Charlotte companies?
Yes. We test external and internal networks, web applications, cloud environments and your people (phishing), and deliver a prioritized report your team can act on, followed by a retest once fixes are in.
Does it matter that StrikeProof isn’t based in Charlotte?
Not for the work we do. Monitoring, testing, compliance and incident response are all delivered over secure remote connections, so a business in the Charlotte region gets the same team, the same speed and the same price as one next door to our Tacoma headquarters.

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