Managed IT & Security for Government
Trust, privacy, and continuity for cities, counties, agencies, and special districts—delivered with predictable cost
What keeps government leaders up at night
- Ransomware and business email compromise impacting essential services
- Public-records retention, eDiscovery, and chain-of-custody gaps
- Identity sprawl across departments, contractors, and seasonal staff
- Vendor sprawl across CAD/RMS, permitting, finance, and collaboration tools
- Audit findings, insurance questionnaires, and budget predictability
Outcomes TorchLight delivers
- Compliance-ready controls, policies, and evidence for audits
- Hardened identity, secure collaboration, and tested recovery
- Service uptime targets aligned to department operations
- Vendor coordination and single-point accountability
- Quarterly Business Reviews with health scorecards and next steps
Why TorchLight for Government?
Because you need a partner that understands public-sector workflows, coordinates vendors without drama, and reports to leadership and auditors with clarity. We deliver trust, security, and stability—so your teams can deliver essential services.
Secure, Predictable IT for Government
Friendly service desk support, endpoint security, patching, backups, and cloud productivity are the basics. We implement them consistently so your business stays secure and operational, without slowing your team down.
Endpoint Detection and Response
Lightweight protection that monitors in real time, quarantines threats, and auto-remediates—without interrupting your day.
Vulnerability Management and Patching
Automated OS and app updates happen after hours to reduce disruption and close security gaps quickly.
Reliance Backups
Disaster-recovery-ready backups for workstations, servers, and cloud data—including M365 email and SharePoint.
Microsoft 365 Support
Simplified administration for email, identities, SharePoint, and Azure AD—managed in one pane of glass by our team.
24x7x365 Security Monitoring
We watch your business 24×7 and protect you in real time from threat actors.
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)
ITDR protects your business by monitoring and responding to suspicious account activity to keep user identities and data secure.
Governance & Resilience — What’s Included
Compliance readiness: policies, risk assessments, BAAs where required, and evidence aligned to common public-sector controls (e.g., CJIS expectations for law enforcement records, IRS Pub 1075 data-handling guidance, statewide IT standards).
Operational resilience: maintenance windows aligned to department schedules; change management and test plans for critical systems.
Vendor oversight: coordinated escalation with application vendors; due-diligence evidence for committees and boards.
Cyber-insurance support: control implementation plans and attestations to stabilize renewals.
Leadership visibility: QBRs and scorecards translating IT risk to service impact and next actions.
Identity & access controls: MFA, SSO, conditional access, least privilege, and privileged account vaulting with approvals and logging.
Endpoint & server protection: managed AV/EDR, patching, and configuration baselines with 24/7 response.
Backups & recovery: Reliance Backups for endpoints, servers, and M365 with tested restores and reporting.
Secure collaboration: hardened M365 tenants, secure file sharing, mobile device management, and guidance for GCC/GCC High adoption pathways.
Incident response: named handlers, rapid containment, forensic coordination, and post-incident reporting.
The Way Forward – TorchLight Blog
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Financial Institutions and Ransomware
Get ahead of attackers and protect valuable assets from impending ransomware attacks. Here are a few things that financial institutions should know about ransomware – its current trends, targets, and tactics.
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Enterprise Business and Ransomware
The manufacturing industry has embraced automation and digitization as timelines have gotten tighter and business continuity has become essential. These aspects, along with the high-value data that manufacturing enterprises own (intellectual property, trade secrets, etc.) have made these types of companies more attractive cyber attack targets. Keep your supply chain running smoothly by protecting against…
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Manufacturing and Ransomware
The manufacturing industry has embraced automation and digitization as timelines have gotten tighter and business continuity has become essential. These aspects, along with the high-value data that manufacturing enterprises own (intellectual property, trade secrets, etc.) have made these types of companies more attractive cyber attack targets. Keep your supply chain running smoothly by protecting against…
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Healthcare and Ransomware
For the past several years, healthcare systems and hospitals have been high-profile victims of ransomware and other attacks. Find out what vectors for ransomware the healthcare sector faces.
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SUEX, Crypto, and Ransomware
This year, the cryptocurrency platform SUEX was the first to be identified and sanctioned by the U.S. Government for its role in the ransomware payment chain, but it will likely not be the last. Here’s what you should know about SUEX and other cryptocurrencies.
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Email Security in Ransomware Defense
Email security is an essential first step in patching vulnerabilities and protecting your business from malware and ransomware threats.
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The Evolution of Ransomware
Over the past 40 years, the threat of ransomware has grown exponentially from initial generalized threats to targeted and specialized takedowns. New technology and the organization of perpetrators have evolved, and ransomware demands have never been higher.
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The Seven Steps in the Ransomware Kill Chain
Ransomware can be a large concern for businesses – it compromises resources critical to operation and locks them in an encrypted environment until a ransom is paid. While every business should be aware of ransomware, not all understand the many steps involved in a full attack.
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Channel Daily News Podcast with TorchLight’s Bo Wheeler
Bo Wheeler, Chief Revenue Officer at TorchLight, recently appeared on the Channel Daily News podcast with Don Witt to speak about the company, its mission, and the cybersecurity protection it provides for its customers.
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Current Trends in Ransomware
Ransomware has been around almost as long as companies, institutions, and governments have been reliant on customer and constituent data. But there are ups and downs in popularity, tactics, and targets that can affect your company’s risk profile.