Madison, WI

Managed IT, Cybersecurity & Compliance Services in Madison, Wisconsin

Armorstack is a national Managed Intelligence Provider serving Madison’s government & public sector, higher education & research, and biotech & health systems sectors with a converged stack of strategic advisory, managed IT, cybersecurity, and physical security — delivered as one operating model, not four vendor relationships.

Madison is the Wisconsin state capital, home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison research enterprise (the third-largest in the U.S. by federal R&D spend), Epic Systems in nearby Verona, UW Health, Exact Sciences, Promega, and the headquarters of American Family Insurance. Madison runs on data nobody can afford to lose — clinical genomes, federal grant research, and state government records. Armorstack’s CMMC, NIST 800-171, and FedRAMP-aligned advisory pairs with SENTRY’s continuous monitoring to give research labs and biotech firms the controls posture their funders now demand. Madison is a 75-minute drive west of Waukesha HQ via I-94. Armorstack maintains a regular Madison route with on-site presence multiple times per week, and remote SOC coverage is 24/7/365.

Our four portfolios, delivered locally

VERITY

Strategic Advisory

vCIO, vCISO, IT roadmaps, NIST & CMMC governance, board-level risk reporting, AI risk assessments.

CORE

Managed IT

24/7 help desk, infrastructure, cloud, Microsoft 365, network, backup & DR, vendor consolidation.

SENTRY

Cybersecurity

SOC, SIEM, MDR, EDR, dark-web monitoring, penetration testing, incident response.

CITADEL

Physical Security

Access control, IP video surveillance, AI analytics, intrusion detection, cyber-physical convergence.

Industries we serve in Madison

Government & Public SectorHigher Education & ResearchBiotech & Health Systems

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Why Madison businesses choose Armorstack

Madison sits 75 minutes west of our Waukesha headquarters and is Wisconsin’s capital, home to state government, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its research enterprise, UW Health, and the most concentrated cluster of biotech, health-tech, and public-sector employers in the state. Epic Systems in Verona is the single largest software-industry employer in Wisconsin and the anchor of a surrounding health-IT ecosystem — consulting firms, Epic implementation partners, and adjacent SaaS vendors — that drives distinctive cybersecurity and compliance demands.

Madison’s economy also includes American Family Insurance headquarters, CUNA Mutual (TruStage), Exact Sciences, Promega, Spectrum Brands, and a substantial professional services bench serving state government contracts. Armorstack’s same-day on-site response covers Madison and the surrounding Dane County communities, with local engineers and Madison-specific compliance expertise spanning HIPAA, state government security standards, FERPA, and research-institution requirements.

Industries we serve in Madison

  • Health technology and Epic ecosystem. Epic Systems’ Verona campus drives an ecosystem of consulting firms, implementation partners, and adjacent SaaS vendors. HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and Epic-integration security are core concerns.
  • Biotech, research, and life sciences. Exact Sciences, Promega, and UW-Madison research programs. FDA 21 CFR Part 11, NIH cybersecurity requirements, and IP protection.
  • State government and government contractors. Wisconsin state agencies and firms doing business with them. CJIS, Wisconsin IT security standards, and state open-records compliance.
  • Insurance and financial services. American Family Insurance, CUNA Mutual (TruStage), and regional banks. NAIC, GLBA, and federal banking supervisor expectations.
  • Higher education. UW-Madison and affiliated programs. FERPA, PCI-DSS (student payments), NIH research cybersecurity, and researcher data security.
  • K-12 and municipal. Madison Metropolitan School District and City of Madison operations. CIPA, FERPA, CJIS, and Wisconsin-specific rules.

Compliance frameworks relevant to Madison clients

  • HIPAA. The dominant framework across Madison’s health-tech and biotech ecosystem. Epic-adjacent firms and UW Health business associates face continuous audit pressure.
  • SOC 2 Type II. Required for nearly every Madison health-tech or SaaS vendor selling into enterprise customers. Epic partnerships often require Type II attestation.
  • FERPA. UW-Madison, Madison Metropolitan School District, and any vendor handling student data.
  • NIST 800-171 and CMMC 2.0. Madison-area DoD research contractors and state government contractors with federal-data flowdown.
  • GLBA Safeguards Rule. American Family-adjacent firms, CUNA Mutual-adjacent credit union service organizations, and Dane County financial institutions.

Local partnerships and coverage

Madison is 75 minutes from our Waukesha HQ via I-94. Same-day on-site response is supported, with engineers dispatched early-morning for Madison projects to arrive within a standard workday window. Adjacent Dane County communities we serve at the same tier include Middleton, Verona, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Monona, and Waunakee. Our CITADEL physical security practice handles Madison research-institution and healthcare access control projects regularly.

Madison cybersecurity threat landscape

Madison has a distinctive threat profile: state government agencies are persistent ransomware targets (Wisconsin and neighboring states have experienced multiple state-level incidents in recent years), UW-Madison and affiliated research programs face nation-state-adjacent IP theft, Epic-ecosystem firms attract healthcare-focused threat actors pursuing downstream PHI access, and Madison’s biotech cluster faces research-data exfiltration attempts. Armorstack SENTRY runs Madison-specific detection rules aligned to these patterns and coordinates with the Milwaukee FBI field office and Wisconsin state law enforcement on incidents that meet reporting thresholds.

Frequently asked questions

Do you travel to Madison for on-site work?
Yes. Madison is 75 minutes from our Waukesha HQ. Same-day on-site response is standard — engineers are typically dispatched for morning arrival.
Are you familiar with Epic Systems ecosystem requirements?
We do not represent Epic, but we work with Epic-ecosystem consulting firms, implementation partners, and SaaS vendors. Our team has the HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and Epic-integration security experience required.
Can you handle UW-Madison research cybersecurity requirements?
Yes. We support UW-adjacent researchers and affiliated programs with NIH cybersecurity, FISMA-low and FISMA-moderate alignment, and CUI handling. Research-institution engagements are scoped with FERPA and NIH requirements.
How fast can you respond to a ransomware incident in Madison?
For active ransomware with a retainer in place, engineers are typically on-site within 90-120 minutes during business hours. For overnight or weekend incidents, our Madison-area on-call roster provides faster local response.
What’s a typical engagement for a Madison mid-market firm?
Madison mid-market engagements (50-300 employees) typically run $8,500-$32,000 per month for managed IT plus $4,500-$12,500 for VERITY Compass if HIPAA, SOC 2, or state-contract compliance is in scope.

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Same-day response for most of southeast Wisconsin. Call 877-890-5508 or request a scoping call.

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