PROTECT YOUR MEMBERS. SATISFY YOUR EXAMINERS. STRENGTHEN YOUR TEAM. ALL IN ONE PLATFORM BUILT EXCLUSIVELY FOR CREDIT UNIONS.

Cybersecurity Built for Credit Unions. Because Your Members Come First.

Trusted by 200+ U.S. financial institutions to reduce risk, simplify NCUA exam readiness, and extend lean IT teams with 24/7 banking-expert SOC support.

Trusted by
200+ financial institutions
G2
4.7★ MDR & SIEM
SLA
95%+ compliance
80M+
Events a day per institution, filtered to ~3 that need a person
<3Minutes
To detect
16,000+
Controls mapped

Four Reasons Credit Unions Choose DefenseStorm Over Generalist Providers

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Built for Credit Unions Specifically.

DefenseStorm is the only unified cyber risk platform built exclusively for U.S. credit unions. Not retrofitted. Purpose-built for NCUA, FFIEC, and GLBA from day one. 10,000+ mapped controls. 200+ FI customers.

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Unified Cyber Risk Management

MDR, cyber risk, and governance in one platform, so your lean team stops swivel-chairing across five consoles. DefenseStorm clients save an average of $170K/year from tool consolidation. One platform. One vendor. One view of your risk posture.

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Always-On Expertise. A True Extension of Your Team.

Our Collaborative SOC of banking-fluent cybersecurity analysts understands NCUA examiner expectations. A human owns your alert in about 5 minutes, and detection is typically under 3 minutes. For credit unions without dedicated security staff, it provides expertise that would otherwise require 3 to 5 full-time hires. Available as 24x7x365 or After-Hours coverage.

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Proven Exam Readiness

DefenseStorm automates the evidence and control documentation NCUA and state examiners expect. Every incident and control check maps across 16,000+ controls, generating thousands of audit-ready artifacts a year and cutting exam prep by about 70%.

One Platform. Four Outcomes for Your Credit Union.

MDR for Banking

Our anchor service. SIEM, EDR, and a 24x7 Collaborative SOC, built only for banks and credit unions. Powered by GRID Active, our intelligent data engine that takes in about 80 million events a day per institution and surfaces only the few that need a person. Banking-fluent cybersecurity analysts triage every alert in banking context, so you see real threats, not noise.

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Risk & Governance

Continuous control monitoring, threat-informed risk assessments, and board- and examiner-ready evidence, all on the same platform that runs your MDR. Give your second line independent visibility into how your program is actually performing, and prove it works every day, not just at exam time.

ABOUT RISK & GOVERNANCE
Collaborative SOC

A 24x7, US-based team of banking-fluent cybersecurity analysts who monitor, investigate, and guide response as an extension of your team. A senior analyst on every case, detections built from real banking attacks, and escalations in language your examiner understands.

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Add-Ons

Extend your coverage with targeted modules built for financial institutions.

  • Vulnerability Management: Continuous scanning and risk-prioritized remediation
  • Brand Protection: Protection against phishing, deepfakes, and impersonation
  • Security Awareness: Managed phishing simulation and training
  • Extended Archive Storage: Long-term log retention

What Credit Union Leaders Say About DefenseStorm

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"By implementing DefenseStorm, we now have a unified, single pane of searchability. Everything is consolidated in one place, providing a single source of truth for conducting investigations and event correlation."

Chad Jaenke

Chief Information Officer, Space Coast Credit Union ($8.8B assets, 677,000 members)

Source: Published case study

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"DefenseStorm's quick response to any network anomaly has been extremely impressive. When a critical incident is triggered, the CTS Ops team calls immediately, armed with evidence."

Kevin Quinn

Chief Information Officer, NuMark Credit Union ($875M assets, 62,000 members)

Source: Published case study

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"The DefenseStorm solution allows us to prove we are looking around the clock at logs and firewalls, aggregating this information, and keeping accounts safe."

Manuel Zapien

Director of IT, Canvas Credit Union ($4B assets, 300,000+ members)

Source: Published case study

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Quantified Results from Credit Unions Using DefenseStorm

80

M+
Events a day per institution, filtered to ~3 that need a person
Regulatory Controls
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3

Minutes to detect
MTTR

5

Minutes - a human owns your alert
Triage SLA compliance

16000

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Controls mapped
Detection triggers

1000

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Audit-ready artifacts produced a year
Risk score

70

%
About less exam prep
Exam-ready

Frequently Asked Questions About Cybersecurity for Credit Unions

What is credit union cybersecurity?
Credit union cybersecurity is the practice of protecting a credit union's digital infrastructure, member data, and financial systems from cyber threats while maintaining compliance with NCUA and state regulatory requirements. Federally insured credit unions are examined by the NCUA through its risk-focused exam program and the Automated Cybersecurity Examination Tool (ACET). All credit unions must comply with GLBA safeguards for member data.
How is cybersecurity for credit unions different from generic cybersecurity?
Credit unions face NCUA examiners who evaluate cybersecurity as part of their risk-focused exam program. Generic cybersecurity tools produce technical reports. Credit union cybersecurity requires NCUA-aligned evidence, mapped controls, board-ready reporting for volunteer directors, and a managed service model that works for lean IT teams.
What is MDR for credit unions?
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for credit unions combines SIEM monitoring, endpoint detection, and expert SOC analysts into one managed service for institutions with lean IT teams. Credit union MDR embeds NCUA regulatory knowledge into detection and response workflows, so exam evidence generates continuously. DefenseStorm's MDR is the only MDR solution built exclusively for credit unions.
How does DefenseStorm help credit unions meet NCUA requirements?
DefenseStorm maps over 16,000+ controls, produces thousands of artifacts a year, resulting in about 70% less prep.
Does DefenseStorm support credit unions with lean IT teams?
Yes. DefenseStorm's CTS Ops, our Collaborative SOC, acts as an extension of your existing IT staff. Many credit unions using DefenseStorm operate without a dedicated CISO. CTS Ops provides 24x7 banking-expert threat monitoring, triage, and guided response, delivering expertise that would otherwise require 3-5 full-time hires.
How does DefenseStorm pricing work for credit unions?
DefenseStorm uses predictable, employee-count-based pricing with unlimited data ingestion. No surprise overages as your membership grows and data volumes increase. Pricing depends on institution size, coverage tier (24x7 or After-Hours), and solution mix. Contact us for a quote.
Can DefenseStorm integrate with our existing security tools?
Yes. DefenseStorm integrates with CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Carbon Black, and other leading endpoint tools. GRID Active, our intelligent data engine, ingests data from your existing infrastructure including core systems like Symitar and Corelation, with most parsers included by default.
Is DefenseStorm available to credit unions of all sizes?
DefenseStorm serves U.S. credit unions from under $100M to $10B+ in assets. The platform scales from Essentials for smaller credit unions to full-stack MDR, Governance, and Cyber Risk & Compliance for Champions and Expanders. Over 200 financial institutions currently use DefenseStorm.