DefenseStorm

DefenseStorm offers a cyber risk management platform designed exclusively for banks and credit unions, combining managed detection and response, continuous risk intelligence, and governance and evidence reporting in a single system. The platform is built on GRID Active, described by the company as its intelligent data engine, in which security events, risk signals, AI outputs, and governance artifacts are consolidated. The company positions the offering as a replacement for separately procured SIEM, EDR, SOC, risk assessment, vulnerability management, brand management, security awareness training, and governance tools.

The threat operations component pairs AI-enhanced triage with a 24x7x365 "Collaborative SOC" of U.S.-based, banking-focused analysts who investigate escalations and frame them for examiners; the company states that roughly 80 million daily events per institution are filtered to about three requiring human attention, with detection typically under three minutes and analyst ownership in about five minutes. Continuous risk intelligence applies control monitoring across more than 16,000 controls in place of static annual assessments. The governance layer converts alerts, investigations, and decisions into structured evidence mapped to the CRI Profile, NIST CSF 2.0, and examination procedures, producing evidence exports for examiners and summary reporting for boards.

AI capabilities are governed by seven "Built for Banking" principles that the company maps to the NIST AI RMF and CRI FS AI RMF, with stated commitments to explainability for non-technical stakeholders, inventoried and documented capabilities, human-in-the-loop boundaries, and human sign-off before autonomy expands.

Business model

Vendor of a subscription-style security and risk platform bundled with a managed 24x7x365 SOC service, sold as a single provider alternative to multiple point security and governance tools.

Traction

More than 200 banks and credit unions use the platform; the company cites continuous monitoring across 16,000+ controls, thousands of audit-ready artifacts produced annually, and average yearly savings of about $170,000 per institution.