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Cybersecurity services in Washington DC

In Washington, your data interests foreign intelligence services as well as criminals. We help contractors, associations, nonprofits and law firms test their defenses, watch them 24/7 and meet federal requirements.

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Cybersecurity in Washington DC

Security built for how Washington DC does business

Business in the DC area revolves around government. Federal contractors fill the office parks of Tysons, Reston and Herndon along the Dulles corridor; trade associations, think tanks and nonprofits line K Street and Dupont Circle; and law, lobbying and consulting firms advise the people making policy. Many of these organizations hold information foreign intelligence services want, such as policy positions, contract details, research and membership lists, and they face attackers who are patient and well funded.

Federal customers have also made security a contract requirement. Defense contractors handling controlled unclassified information must implement NIST SP 800-171 and now face CMMC assessments, and cloud providers serving agencies need FedRAMP. StrikeProof helps DC-area organizations meet those requirements with readiness assessments, penetration testing and 24/7 monitoring, and responds quickly when a targeted attack gets through.

Federal and defense contractors

NIST SP 800-171 implementation, CMMC readiness, SPRS scoring support and DoD incident reporting procedures.

Associations, nonprofits and think tanks

Protection for donor, member and research data, phishing defense and monitoring sized for a small IT team.

Law, lobbying and consulting firms

Defense against targeted phishing, secure handling of client and policy material, and answers to client security reviews.

Government technology and cloud providers

FedRAMP-aligned controls, application and cloud penetration testing, and continuous monitoring evidence.

The local threat landscape

What Washington DC businesses are up against

Attackers go where the money and the data are. In the DC metro area, these are the threats we see shaped by the local economy.

Nation-state espionage

State-backed groups target contractors, think tanks and policy firms for long-term access, using spear phishing and stolen cloud credentials rather than noisy malware.

Spear phishing of staff and executives

Messages impersonating agencies, journalists, conference organizers or colleagues are tailored to each recipient, often using details from public bios and filings.

Ransomware on nonprofits and associations

Organizations with lean IT teams and valuable donor or member data are an attractive target, and an outage can disrupt advocacy, events and fundraising for weeks.

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Breach and privacy law in DC

DC’s notice threshold is low, and federal contracts add their own

DC law requires businesses to notify affected residents of a breach in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, and to notify the Attorney General when 50 or more District residents are affected, one of the lowest thresholds in the country. If Social Security or taxpayer ID numbers are exposed, the business must also offer 18 months of free identity theft protection, and the law requires reasonable security safeguards. Defense contractors face a separate clock: DFARS requires reporting cyber incidents involving covered defense information to the Department of Defense within 72 hours. Offices in Virginia and Maryland follow those states’ laws as well.

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

How we help

Full‑spectrum cybersecurity for Washington DC

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 Washington DC 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 Washington DC businesses are held to.

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Standards that apply

What Washington DC businesses are held to

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

CMMC
Defense contractors
NIST SP 800-171
Controlled unclassified info
FedRAMP
Cloud services for agencies
NIST CSF
Security program baseline
Areas we serve

Across the DC metro area, and nationwide

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

  • Washington DC
  • Downtown DC
  • K Street
  • Capitol Hill
  • Arlington
  • Alexandria
  • Tysons
  • McLean
  • Reston
  • Herndon
  • Fairfax
  • Bethesda
  • Silver Spring
Washington DC FAQ

Cybersecurity in Washington DC: common questions

Can StrikeProof certify us for CMMC?
No. CMMC Level 2 certification assessments are performed by authorized third-party assessment organizations (C3PAOs), and we are not one. We help you get ready: scoping your CUI environment, implementing the NIST SP 800-171 controls, preparing your system security plan and testing that the controls work before the assessor arrives.
We’re a nonprofit with a two-person IT team. Is 24/7 monitoring realistic for us?
Yes. That is exactly the situation managed detection is built for. Our SOC watches your accounts, endpoints and cloud services around the clock and handles the first response, so your team isn’t on call every night and weekend.
We think we’ve been breached. How fast can you help a Washington DC 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 Washington DC 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 Washington DC?
Not for the work we do. Monitoring, testing, compliance and incident response are all delivered over secure remote connections, so a business in the DC metro area gets the same team, the same speed and the same price as one next door to our Tacoma headquarters.

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