Attacks through government contractors
Criminal and state-backed groups target the smaller firms that connect to state systems and hold agency data, because a contractor is often easier to break into than the agency itself.
Sacramento does business with the State of California, and attackers know it. We help the region’s contractors, healthcare organizations and food producers find their weak spots, watch their systems and respond fast.
Sacramento’s economy is anchored by the Capitol. Hundreds of consultants, IT vendors, engineering firms, associations and nonprofits work with state agencies, and many of them handle data about Californians that agencies entrust to them. The region is also a major healthcare center, with large health systems and the clinics, labs and billing firms around them, and it sits at the heart of one of the country’s richest farming regions, from the rice fields of the valley to food processors and distributors along I-5 and I-80.
Each of those sectors attracts its own kind of attacker. Agency contractors are a path into government data, healthcare holds records that sell well, and farms and processors run equipment that can’t stop during harvest. StrikeProof helps Sacramento organizations get ahead of them with penetration testing, around-the-clock monitoring and a tested incident response plan, so when something happens you know quickly what was touched and who needs to be told.
Documented controls aligned to NIST, penetration test results to show agencies and a response plan that meets contract notice terms.
HIPAA risk assessments, ransomware defense and monitoring for systems that hold patient records.
Protection for plant and office networks, defense against supplier invoice fraud and a recovery plan built around the season.
Microsoft 365 hardened against account takeover and member and donor data kept safe.
Attackers go where the money and the data are. In the Sacramento region, these are the threats we see shaped by the local economy.
Criminal and state-backed groups target the smaller firms that connect to state systems and hold agency data, because a contractor is often easier to break into than the agency itself.
Growers, packers and food processors work to tight seasonal windows. Attackers time ransomware to those windows, when a day of downtime costs the most.
Grant payments, association dues, vendor invoices and settlement funds move by email. Attackers who take over a mailbox can quietly redirect them for weeks before anyone notices.
Since January 1, 2026, California has required businesses to notify affected residents within 30 calendar days of discovering or being notified of a breach, with limited room for law enforcement needs and for determining the scope of the breach. Notices must follow a set format with headings such as “What Happened” and “What You Can Do”, and when more than 500 Californians are affected, a sample goes to the Attorney General. Residents can also sue for statutory damages when a breach results from a failure to maintain reasonable security. Your attorney handles the notices; we help you find out quickly what happened and what was exposed.
General information, not legal advice. Confirm your obligations with your attorney.
Offense informs defense. We test like attackers, monitor around the clock, and respond fast, all from one team.
A 24/7 line for Sacramento businesses facing ransomware, a compromised mailbox or a fraudulent wire. Containment and forensics start remotely within minutes of your call.
Explore incident responseNetwork, web application, cloud and phishing tests that show how an attacker would get in, with a prioritized fix list and a retest.
Explore VAPTAround-the-clock monitoring of your endpoints, cloud accounts and email, so account takeovers and intrusions are caught and stopped early.
Explore SOC & MDRGap assessments, control implementation and audit-ready evidence for the frameworks Sacramento businesses are held to.
Explore complianceCustomers, regulators and insurers in the Sacramento 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.
Our monitoring, testing and incident response are delivered over secure remote connections, so every business in the Sacramento region gets the same team, the same speed and the same pricing, downtown or out in the suburbs.
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