Cybersecurity
Layered security, documented controls, and a clear response plan for regulated organizations.
Our cybersecurity services help regulated organizations detect threats sooner, contain incidents faster, and document the controls that auditors and insurers expect to see. We work with healthcare practices, defense contractors, financial firms, and law firms that need a security program they can defend, not a pile of disconnected tools. The work covers 24/7 monitoring, endpoint protection, testing, staff training, and incident response, all tied to a written risk assessment and a clear plan for what happens if something goes wrong.
Each part below is a core piece of the program.
Around-the-clock threat monitoring, alert triage, and incident response. Attackers do not keep business hours, so coverage is built to shorten the time between detection and action, including overnight and on weekends.
Scheduled and on-demand testing that looks for exploitable weaknesses a routine vulnerability scan can miss. The results give you a clear, prioritized list of what to fix, which is also the kind of evidence many compliance frameworks and insurers ask for.
Ongoing staff training and phishing simulations that help people recognize social engineering and satisfy regulatory training expectations. Human error is involved in most breaches, so this is treated as a control, not a one-time slideshow.
Continuous monitoring of dark web forums, breach databases, and credential markets for your organization's data. Early notice of exposed credentials gives you time to reset access before those credentials are used against you.
A formal assessment of threats, vulnerabilities, likelihood, impact, and remediation priorities. This documented baseline is what HIPAA, CMMC, and many cyber insurance applications expect you to have. It is more thorough than our free Security and AI Readiness Check, which is a useful starting point.
A written incident response plan, with defined escalation steps, so your team is not improvising during a ransomware event or suspected breach. We help you contain the issue, document what happened, and support the notifications your industry may require.
These controls sit alongside the core services above.
Endpoint detection and response, with antivirus protection, across managed workstations and servers.
Blocks malicious domains, phishing sites, and unwanted content at the DNS layer, before a connection is made.
Structured patch deployment for operating systems, applications, and firmware, because unpatched systems remain a common ransomware entry point.
Inbound threat filtering, data loss prevention policies, and phishing response so email is less of an open door.
Mobile device management that enforces encryption, supports remote wipe, and reduces the risk that a personal phone becomes a breach path.
Application containment powered by ThreatLocker, which restricts what software can do and where it can connect, even after it is allowed to run.
These cybersecurity services are built for regulated organizations that have to prove their controls, not just install tools. If that sounds like your industry, start here:
These case studies show how security controls, documentation, and response planning work in real regulated environments.
About the author
Ken Satkunam, CISM
President & Founder, NorthStar Technology Group
Ken has spent over 25 years in IT leadership, serving in roles from technical support to CIO for organizations as large as 23,000 employees. He founded NorthStar Technology Group in 2000 to help regulated organizations build secure, compliant, and operationally resilient technology environments. Ken holds the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) credential from ISACA and is the co-author of the Amazon best-seller "Cyber Attack Prevention." He has been quoted in industry publications including eWeek and DM News, and NorthStar has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list in both 2024 and 2025.
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