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Managed cybersecurity for Washington, DC businesses
Associations, nonprofits and contractors in Washington, DC hire Ford to run their security and keep the compliance evidence in order for the contract that requires it. The monitoring, endpoint protection, backups and training run every month, and every control gets a written record. Our team can put a quote together for you.
Why Washington businesses call
- A ransomware story from a company down the road hit close to home.
- A HIPAA, PCI or CMMC requirement landed on your desk.
- The current provider patches machines but nobody watches the network.
- Premiums went up and the carrier wants proof of controls before renewal.
- You'd rather set this up before an incident than during one.
If any of those sound familiar, start with the free assessment. It's the same first step for every client.
Serving the DC area from our headquarters
700 Laurel DrConnellsville, PA 15425
(800) 633-3673
Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Help desk and monitoring for Washington run remotely around the clock. On-site visits are scheduled from this office. After hours, monitored systems page the on-call team.
What's included
Managed cybersecurity is the core of what Ford does for Washington, DC businesses. A single package covers monitoring and response, compliance support, assessments, network security, email protection and training, backups, dark web monitoring and penetration testing. Help desk, network management and hardware are available under the same agreement.
24/7 monitoring and threat response
It's a night shift you don't have to hire. Our security operations center watches every endpoint and the network traffic between them, around the clock. When the EDR software sees something that looks like an attack rather than a known virus, a technician reviews it, isolates the machine if it's real, and calls you. You get the summary in the morning.
Compliance IT services
Washington businesses that reach this page are usually being held to something, HIPAA for a practice, PCI for anyone taking cards, CMMC for a contractor, or a cyber insurance questionnaire that reads like all three. We map your existing controls to the framework, fill the gaps, keep the evidence, and handle the technical items on the list. The managed compliance services page covers each framework.
Security assessments and vulnerability scanning
We inventory what's on your network, scan it for known weaknesses, and write up what an attacker could reach and what to fix first. The scans then repeat on a schedule so a new gap doesn't sit open for months. Washington clients use the report for insurance renewals and customer security questionnaires as much as for planning.
Network security and firewall management
The firewall was set up by whoever installed it, and nobody has logged in since. That's the state of most Washington networks we take over. We manage the firewall, intrusion prevention and web filtering, prune the rules that shouldn't be there, and patch operating systems and applications on a schedule. Devices that can't be patched get walled off from the ones that can.
Email protection and phishing training
Email is where attacks start, so it's where the training starts. Advanced filtering handles spam, spoofed senders and malicious attachments. Then we run simulated phishing tests against your own staff and train the people who click. Over a year the click rate drops, and the one real message that slips through gets reported instead of opened.
Backup and business continuity
Any backup you've never restored from is a guess. Servers, workstations and virtual machines all get backed up. We test the restores and write a continuity plan that says who does what if the office is offline on a Monday morning. Ransomware is survivable when the backup is clean and separate from the network.
Dark web monitoring and exposure alerts
Staff reuse passwords, and those passwords end up in breach dumps. We watch for your domain, alert you when a credential appears, reset it and make sure two-factor authentication is on for that account. Two-factor is required in every package, because it's the single control that stops the most attacks for the least money.
Penetration testing
A penetration test is one of our people trying to break in the way a criminal would, then writing down exactly how far they got and what stopped them. Washington companies buy it when a customer contract, a cyber insurance renewal or a board wants evidence instead of a checklist. External and internal tests are scheduled, not surprise.
Who this is for
Companies with roughly 10 to 250 employees that can't afford a full-time security person but can't afford a breach either. It fits Washington, DC associations and nonprofits, government contractors and subcontractors, law and consulting firms, and medical practices.
It works whether you have an internal IT person or not. If you do, we take the security layer and the 2 a.m. alerts off their plate. If you don't, pair this with our managed IT services and one team handles all of it.
How it works
Talk
A 20-minute call about what you run, what worries you, and what you're required to comply with.
Assess
We inventory your Washington environment and scan it. You get a written report of what's exposed, whether or not you hire us.
Decide
We propose a package, a flat monthly price, and a timeline. No surprise line items later.
Onboard
Agents go on every machine, the firewall gets configured, backups start, and your staff gets their first training session.
Review
Quarterly business reviews go over what we caught, what changed, and what to plan for next.
Packages
Proactive Threat Management and Security Hardening
The full stack. 24/7 monitoring, EDR, patching, email and web protection, two-factor, training, root cause analysis and remediation when something happens.
Essential Network Security and Support
Firewall, monitoring and baseline protection for offices that have an IT person and need the security layer covered.
Dark Web Monitoring
Credential exposure alerts for your domain, with reset and two-factor enforcement when something turns up. Often the first thing a new client adds.
Penetration Testing
Scheduled external and internal tests with a written report. Sold on its own or added to any package.
Prices depend on user count and what you already have in place. The free assessment sets the number, and the number stays flat.
What clients say
"When you call, they answer the phone and you don't have a waiting time. They are an awesome company and have been doing business with them since 2006 in Uniontown, PA."
"Repaired within 1 day of calling to report the issue. Martin was professional and pleasant. He explained the repair and tests completed to make sure the problem was solved."
Washington cybersecurity questions we get asked
How much does managed cybersecurity cost for a Washington business?
It's priced per user per month and the number depends on how many people you have and what's already in place. A 25-person Washington office with a decent firewall pays less than a 25-person office starting from scratch. The assessment is free and it produces a fixed quote. Call (800) 633-3673 or use the form below and we'll get you a number.
Which Ford office handles the DC area?
Our Connellsville, PA headquarters. DC-area clients get 24/7 remote monitoring and help desk, with on-site visits scheduled in advance.
What happens when your monitoring catches something at 2 a.m. in Washington?
Someone on the team looks at the alert. If it's a real threat, we isolate the affected machine, stop the spread, and call your designated contact. You hear from us before you hear from anyone else. In the morning you get a summary of what happened and what we changed.
We already have an IT person in Washington. Do we still need this?
Usually yes, and your IT person is often the one who asks. One generalist can't watch alerts around the clock, keep up with patching, run phishing simulations and answer help desk tickets. We take the security layer, they keep everything else, and the two of us talk every quarter.
Do you handle CMMC and federal contractor requirements?
We handle the technical controls and the evidence for CMMC, HIPAA and PCI requirements. Our managed compliance services page covers the details.
Do you serve businesses outside the District?
Yes. The District, Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland, and Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County in Virginia.
Looking for day-to-day IT support in Washington?
Help desk, network management, cloud and hardware are on our managed IT services page. Many clients run both under one agreement.
Areas we serve around the DC area
- Washington, DC
- Arlington and Alexandria
- Bethesda and Chevy Chase
- Silver Spring and Takoma Park
- Rockville and Gaithersburg
- Tysons and McLean
- Fairfax and Falls Church
- College Park and Greenbelt
- Bowie and Largo
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Northern Virginia
Get a free security assessment
Tell us a little about your company and we'll set up a 20-minute call. If you'd rather talk now, the phone gets answered by a Ford employee, not a call center.
(800) 633-3673Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Existing clients with an urgent issue should use the help desk request form.
What happens next
- A 20-minute call about what you run and what worries you.
- A free inventory and scan of your environment.
- A written report of what's exposed and a fixed monthly quote.
No obligation. The report is yours whether or not you hire us.