Elite Partner
Bright Defense
Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
Resources
Regions Covered
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia
- Canada
- Europe
- India
- Israel
- Latin America
- Middle East
- United Kingdom
- United States
Supported Languages
- English
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Mandarin Chinese
Compliance Framework Expertise
- CCPA
- CMMC
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27001 - Internal Audit
- Microsoft SSPA
- NIST 800-171
- NIST 800-53
- NIST CSF
- PCI
- SOC 2 Type 1
- SOC 2 Type 2
Ideal Client Size
- SMB (1-300 FTE)
- Mid Market (301-1,000 FTE)
Services Offered
- Incident Response
- Managed Security Services
- Penetration Testing
- vCISO
Industry Specialization
- Construction
- Cryptocurrency
- Finance
- Government
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Insurance
- Manufacturing
- Private Equity
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Technology
- Transportation
Partner Powered Frameworks
- CIS
- CMMC
- ISO 9001
- NIST 800-171
- NIST Privacy Framework
- StateRamp
- TXRAMP
About Bright Defense
Bright Defense is a Drata Elite Partner and Drata's Channel Rising Star Partner for 2024-2025!
Continuous Cybersecurity Compliance: Our CISSP and CISA-certified security experts will develop and execute a cybersecurity plan to meet compliance frameworks. Our continuous compliance service includes:
- Gap Analysis
- Risk Assessment
- Policy Generation and Implementation
- Business Continuity Planning
- Remediation
- Certification Assistance
Managed Compliance Automation: Automate your compliance journey with a single platform for all your frameworks that allows you to monitor your compliance status continuously.
Managed Security Awareness and Phishing: Security awareness training modules, AI-driven phishing tests, and reporting and progress monitoring.
Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO): Our experienced and certified vCISOs work with your team through every phase of the compliance journey to ensure your security program is tailored to your unique business requirements
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Clients
Reviews
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Reliable, Expert Compliance Partner
Aug 11, 2026
We had a great experience partnering with Bright Defense for our SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance needs. Their team was knowledgeable, responsive, and made the compliance process much more straightforward for us. They provided clear guidance, helped us navigate the requirements efficiently, and were supportive throughout the engagement. We would definitely recommend Bright Defense to organizations looking for a reliable compliance partner.
Bright Defense is a pleasure to work with
Aug 10, 2026
All my interactions with the Bright Defense team have been positive. We completed our SOC2 preparations and SOC2 audit in short order with their help. Call out to John C., who is managing our compliance efforts at Bright Defense, for doing a stellar job.
Very smooth pen test
Aug 07, 2026
The Bright Defense team communicated well and went through pen testing very professionally.
Bright Defense's engagement with Cybersign for the ISO 27001 surveillance audit.
Jul 22, 2026
On behalf of Cybersign, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Bright Defense for trusting us to support our ongoing ISO 27001 compliance since achieving our certification last year and our surveillance audit this year. We extend a special note of appreciation to John Albert Clave, who has been an exceptional partner since day one. The ongoing follow-through and invaluable guidance from both Bright Defense and John enabled us to complete our surveillance audit with the high standard.
Bright Defense got our resource-strapped startup SOC 2 Type 2 audit-ready. Win.
Jun 29, 2026
As a B2B startup, trust is everything—but resources are tight. Bright Defense did an excellent job getting us audit-ready for our first SOC 2 Type 2, and I'm thrilled to share it went great.
Smooth, well-run SOC 2 penetration test from start to finish
Jun 16, 2026
We engaged Bright Defense for a SOC 2 penetration test and had a great experience from start to finish. The team was responsive and professional throughout, from the first call through project close.
Onboarding was straightforward, communication was clear and consistent, and the final report and remediation tracking were well organized. They made a technical engagement easy to manag. I'd happily work with them again and recommend them.