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San Jose, California

Cybersecurity services in San Jose

Silicon Valley’s designs, source code and customer data are some of the most targeted assets in the world. We test, monitor and defend the San Jose companies that build them, and answer our incident line 24/7.

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Cybersecurity in San Jose

Security built for how San Jose does business

San Jose sits at the center of the world’s densest concentration of semiconductor, hardware and networking companies. Chip designers, equipment makers, contract manufacturers and the engineering consultancies that serve them fill North San Jose, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, alongside SaaS and AI startups building on top of all that hardware. What they produce, from chip layouts to model weights to source code, is exactly what foreign intelligence services and well-funded criminals want.

Customers here are some of the most demanding security buyers anywhere. A supplier to a large chipmaker or a startup selling to Fortune 500 companies will be asked for penetration test results, a SOC 2 report and detailed answers about export-controlled data. StrikeProof helps San Jose companies get there with product, cloud and network penetration testing, 24/7 monitoring of the identity and cloud systems attackers aim for, and readiness work that turns real controls into evidence.

Semiconductor and hardware companies

Network segmentation for design environments, insider threat monitoring and controls for export-controlled technical data.

SaaS and AI startups

SOC 2 readiness, cloud and application penetration testing and protection for models, code and customer data.

Contract engineering and manufacturing

Secure access to customer systems, encrypted devices and clean answers to customer security reviews.

Networking and device makers

Product and firmware penetration testing, vulnerability disclosure processes and secure development practices.

The local threat landscape

What San Jose businesses are up against

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

Nation-state IP theft

Chip designs, manufacturing processes and source code are strategic targets. Sophisticated groups use spear phishing, compromised suppliers and insiders to reach them, and can stay hidden for months.

Insider and departing-employee risk

In a market where engineers change jobs often, files and code walk out the door with people. Without monitoring and clean offboarding, a company may never know what left.

Product and firmware vulnerabilities

Devices, firmware and APIs ship to customers who expect them to be secure. A flaw found by attackers first becomes a breach for every customer at once.

CPRA

Breach and privacy law in California

California’s privacy law reaches employee data, and lets residents sue

For businesses it covers, the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the CPRA, protects employee, job applicant and business-contact data as well as customer data, so HR and CRM systems need the same safeguards as your product databases. Residents can sue for statutory damages when certain personal information is breached because a business failed to maintain reasonable security. Newer regulations require covered businesses whose processing presents significant risk to perform risk assessments and, phasing in from 2028, annual independent cybersecurity audits. Breach notices to residents are due within 30 days of discovery. Your attorney should confirm what applies to you.

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

How we help

Full‑spectrum cybersecurity for San Jose

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 San Jose 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 San Jose businesses are held to.

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Standards that apply

What San Jose businesses are held to

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

SOC 2

Enterprise customer assurance

ISO 27001

Global customer requirements

CCPA / CPRA

California personal data

EAR and ITAR

Export-controlled tech data

Areas we serve

Across Silicon Valley, and nationwide

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

San Jose
Downtown San Jose
North San Jose
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Mountain View
Palo Alto
Cupertino
Milpitas
Campbell
Los Gatos
Fremont
Morgan Hill

San Jose FAQ

Cybersecurity in San Jose: common questions

Can you penetration test our hardware or firmware, not just our network?

Yes. Product testing covers devices, firmware, companion apps and the APIs and cloud services behind them. We report findings with enough technical detail for your engineers to fix them and can retest before release.

Will we need California’s new cybersecurity audit?

The audit requirement applies to businesses covered by the CCPA whose processing presents significant risk, with deadlines phased in by company size starting in 2028. Your attorney should confirm whether and when it applies to you; we can assess your program against it now so the audit holds no surprises.

We think we’ve been breached. How fast can you help a San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose?

Not for the work we do. Monitoring, testing, compliance and incident response are all delivered over secure remote connections, so a business in Silicon Valley gets the same team, the same speed and the same price as one next door to our Tacoma headquarters.

Ready to find out where San Jose stands?

Book a no‑pressure consultation, or if you’re dealing with an incident right now, call our response line.

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