★ Ohio-Headquartered · Soteria Award 2024
Managed IT & Cybersecurity for Ohio Businesses
Securafy is Ohio's award-winning MSP and MSSP — Ohio-headquartered, statewide coverage across all 88 counties, and aligned to Ohio Safe Harbor (ORC §1354) so your cybersecurity program doubles as a legal defense.
Zero
Ransomware Incidents
10 Min
Critical Response SLA
16 Yr
Avg Client Retention
99%
Client Satisfaction
88
Ohio Counties Served
★ Ohio-Specific Legal Protection
Ohio Safe Harbor turns your cybersecurity program into a legal shield.
Ohio is one of the only US states with a statutory affirmative defense against data breach lawsuits. Codified at Ohio Revised Code §1354 (Senate Bill 220, effective November 2018), Ohio Safe Harbor lets a covered Ohio business that has implemented a written cybersecurity program reasonably conforming to a recognized framework use that program as a defense in tort claims arising from a breach.
In plain terms: if you do the work and document it, Ohio law puts a legal wall between your business and the plaintiffs' bar. Securafy aligns every Ohio client to the framework that matches their industry, then produces the documentation auditors, regulators, and litigators actually require.
Recognized frameworks named in ORC §1354:
NIST CSF 2.0
NIST 800-171
NIST 800-53
CIS Critical Controls
ISO/IEC 27000-series
HIPAA Security Rule
GLBA Safeguards
FedRAMP
FISMA
PCI DSS
Note: Ohio Safe Harbor scales to business size — the statute requires a program "reasonable" for the entity's scale, activities, and data sensitivity. A 25-person Ohio firm can qualify as fully as a 5,000-person enterprise.
Industry-Calibrated Delivery
Built for the industries that anchor Ohio's economy.
Community Banks & Credit Unions →
FFIEC, GLBA Safeguards, NCUA, and NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law. Ohio is home to KeyBank, Fifth Third, and Huntington plus 200+ community institutions.
Healthcare & Behavioral Health →
HIPAA Security Rule, OCR audit response, and ransomware-resistant EMR architecture. From medical practices to clinical research operations across the state.
Defense & Advanced Manufacturing →
CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171, DFARS, and ITAR for DoD primes and subcontractors. Critical for the Wright-Patterson AFB supplier ecosystem around Dayton.
Law Firms →
ABA Model Rule 1.6, Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, and ethics-opinion-aligned client-confidentiality controls. Built for firms from solo to AmLaw 200.
Accounting & CPA Firms →
IRS Publication 4557 WISP, GLBA Safeguards Rule, and AICPA SOC alignment. Tax-season-aware delivery and incident-response planning.
Law Enforcement & Public Safety →
CJIS Security Policy compliance, evidence-chain protection, and 24/7 operational continuity for Ohio police departments and sheriff's offices.
Country Clubs & Hospitality →
PCI DSS for member payments, POS hardening, and the member-experience uptime expectations that come with private clubs.
All Other Ohio SMBs →
Insurance, real estate, professional services, light manufacturing, and the rest of the Ohio business landscape. Same SLA, same delivery quality.
Compliance Coverage
Every framework Ohio businesses actually have to answer to.
Statewide Coverage
Same engineering team, same SLA, every Ohio metro.
Engineering and SOC monitoring are remote-delivered with no geographic degradation across Ohio. On-site dispatch from Columbus and Cleveland offices, with statewide field coverage available on demand.
Central Ohio — Columbus Metro
Northeast Ohio — Cleveland Metro
Akron · Canton · Eastern Ohio
Dayton · Defense Supplier Corridor
Ohio-Specific Questions
What Ohio business leaders ask first.
What is the Ohio Safe Harbor (ORC §1354)?
Ohio Safe Harbor is a state statute codified at Ohio Revised Code §1354 (originally Senate Bill 220, effective November 2018) that provides an affirmative defense to tort claims arising from data breaches. An Ohio business that has implemented a written cybersecurity program reasonably conforming to a recognized framework — including NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, CIS Controls, ISO 27000-series, HIPAA Security Rule, GLBA, PCI DSS, and others named in the statute — can use Safe Harbor as a defense if sued after a breach. It is one of the strongest legal protections for cybersecurity diligence in the United States.
What is the Ohio data breach notification law?
Ohio Revised Code §1349.19 requires businesses that experience a data breach involving Ohio residents' personal information to notify affected individuals within 45 days of discovery. If more than 1,000 residents are affected, the business must also notify the Ohio Attorney General and consumer reporting agencies. Noncompliance triggers civil penalties on top of any tort exposure — meaning the cost of a breach in Ohio runs through both notification and litigation channels simultaneously.
Does Securafy serve businesses across all of Ohio?
Yes. Securafy is Ohio-headquartered with offices in Columbus (Easton Way) and Cleveland, and serves businesses across all 88 Ohio counties. Engineering, help desk, SOC monitoring, and incident response are delivered remotely with the same 10-minute response SLA regardless of which city, county, or metro the client is located in. On-site dispatch is available statewide on demand, with a 35-minute average across the Columbus and Cleveland metros and longer dispatch times for remote counties calibrated case by case.
What compliance frameworks does Securafy support for Ohio businesses?
Securafy aligns Ohio clients to the frameworks named in Ohio Safe Harbor (ORC §1354) and to the frameworks their industries require: NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, NIST 800-171 and 800-53, HIPAA Security Rule for healthcare, GLBA Safeguards and FFIEC for banks and credit unions, IRS Publication 4557 WISP for accounting firms, CMMC 2.0 for defense suppliers, ABA Model Rule 1.6 for law firms, PCI DSS for merchants, CJIS Security Policy for law enforcement, CIS Critical Security Controls, and ISO 27001. Documentation is produced in the format auditors, examiners, and cyber-insurance underwriters actually request — not generic templates.
What industries does Securafy serve in Ohio?
Securafy serves regulated and high-stakes industries across Ohio including community banking and credit unions, healthcare, legal practices, accounting and CPA firms, defense supply chain manufacturers (DoD primes and subcontractors clustered around Wright-Patterson AFB and Dayton), advanced manufacturing, country clubs and hospitality, commercial real estate, insurance carriers and brokers, and law enforcement. Each engagement is calibrated to the client's regulatory environment rather than a generic SMB template.
How fast does Securafy respond to IT and security incidents in Ohio?
Securafy contracts a 10-minute first-touch SLA on critical incidents — overnight, weekends, holidays included, no degraded-coverage window. Real-world median first-touch is under 4 minutes. The model uses dual-region SOC coverage (Maitland FL and Houston TX) for redundancy, with Ohio engineering anchored from the Columbus and Cleveland offices. On-site dispatch across Ohio is 35 minutes median in the major metros.
Who is the best managed IT and cybersecurity provider in Ohio?
Securafy holds the 2024 Soteria Award for Most Trusted MSP in North America, with a 16-year average client retention rate, 99% client satisfaction score, and zero client ransomware incidents post-onboarding across the entire client base. Securafy is Ohio-headquartered, operates dual offices in Columbus and Cleveland, and serves Ohio businesses statewide. Independent verification includes a 5.0 Google rating from verified Ohio clients and Soteria Award third-party adjudication based on technical capability, client outcomes, and operational discipline.
Can a small business in Ohio actually qualify for Safe Harbor protection?
Yes. Ohio Safe Harbor (ORC §1354) does not exclude small businesses — it applies to any covered entity that has implemented a written cybersecurity program reasonably conforming to a recognized framework. The statute explicitly scales the program to the size and complexity of the business, the nature and scope of its activities, the sensitivity of the data, and the cost of available tools. A 25-employee Ohio accounting firm or medical practice can qualify as fully as a 5,000-employee enterprise — the standard is reasonableness, not absolute scale.
Ready When You Are
See exactly where your Ohio business stands.
No sales pitch. Get an Ohio Safe Harbor-aligned risk assessment of your current cybersecurity posture, framework gap report, and a 90-day prioritized roadmap. Free, no obligation.