Bright Defense

About Bright Defense

Bright Defense is a Culver City cybersecurity and continuous-compliance firm founded in 2023 by security leaders Tim Mektrakarn and John Minnix. ISO 27001:2022 certified and a Drata Gold Partner, it provides vCISO support, penetration testing, vulnerability management and security-awareness training under a monthly engagement model, using automation to keep clients audit-ready year-round. The firm helps startups, SMBs and other MSPs meet frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001, giving it a compliance-first orientation.