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BTI Inland Empire, served from our Santa Fe Springs office

Cybersecurity Services in Ontario, Riverside and the Inland Empire

Managed detection and response, email security, MFA, patching, backups and testing for Inland Empire warehouses, plants, public agencies and offices, run through our 24/7 NOC/SOC by BTI Communications Group, LTD.

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  • Over 40 years in business
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What BTI clients say

Bob Bullock
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BTI Communications Group does a solid job. From the proposal process straight through to job completion and subsequent support, everyone does exactly what they say they will. We had a solution installed at one location as a test of sorts. Based on the success of that, we are now getting ready to install at a third location.
Rebecca Gadomski
★★★★★
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BTI has been exactly what our growing company has needed for so long! They provide friendly, professional service and have consistently been willing to go above and beyond to ensure our complete satisfaction. Would highly recommend and happy to talk with anyone who has questions and would like more feedback on their exceptional service.
Jeff Valencia
★★★★★
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Very friendly staff! Jodi was able to provide us support by scheduling a tech out for a job walk the same day as requested. She has been proactive and responsive, which is greatly appreciated. Thanks Jodi!
Dave Tourjé
★★★★★
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The entire team at BTI that I had the pleasure of working with exceeded my expectations. They tool my company to the technology and security level I needed. They were always very attentive and responsive if we had any questions. Would highly recommend!
Andy Wieser
★★★★★
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Very responsive and good at troubleshooting/problem solving.
Jorge Fonseca
★★★★★
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Great Company! Amazing service and friendly staff!
Michael Gadomski
★★★★★
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Dave and his BTI Team have been a great resource to help our growing business succeed. He continues to be responsive with providing the support that we need from initial setup to modifications of our current system in a timely manner. Dave has created a friendly and encouraging relationship which has been recognized by the Edgewood staff as well. His team has been an asset to Edgewood.
  • Over 40 years in business
  • SOC 2 NOC/SOC
  • ISO 27001 compliant
  • GSA contract holder (47QTCA21D00BA)
  • Cisco Select Partner
  • Cisco Meraki partner
  • Axis Gold Partner
  • CMAS and TESMA contract awardee (California)
  • Licensed Alarm Company Operator, ACO #7670
  • C-7 License 807767
  • ISNetworld member

100% financing for parts, labor and licensing at 3.99% for five years

BTI service truck at the Santa Fe Springs office that serves the Inland Empire

Security operations for Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Riverside teams

Most security work happens in our 24/7 NOC/SOC, so distance does not slow detection or response. When hardware needs hands on site, engineers drive east from Santa Fe Springs on the 60 or the 91.

The short answer

BTI Communications Group, LTD. provides managed cybersecurity to businesses in the Inland Empire from its Southern California office in Santa Fe Springs, and has been in business for over 40 years. Our 24/7 NOC/SOC runs detection and response, email security, identity protection, patching and backups for companies in Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, Corona, Fontana and San Bernardino, and penetration testing is run with our independent testing partner. Call 323-510-8003 or book a free consultation and pen test.

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Cybersecurity in the Inland Empire at a glance

QuestionDirect answer
Who provides it?BTI Communications Group, LTD., through a 24/7 NOC/SOC, with engineers based at our Southern California office in Santa Fe Springs.
How far is the office?About 23 miles from Chino, 26 miles from Ontario and 39 miles from Riverside in a straight line. Remote support starts right away; farther sites get scheduled service days.
What does a program include?Managed detection and response, email security, MFA, patching, backups, testing and a written incident plan.
Can you help with insurance or customer questionnaires?Yes. We put the technical controls in place and document them for your carrier or customer.
Can you work with our IT team?Yes. Security can be fully managed or co-managed alongside your internal IT lead or current provider.
How do we start?A free consultation and a credential-free Level 1 pen test of 3 to 5 machines you choose.

Free consultation and pen test

A BTI engineer reviews your risks, compliance needs and insurance requirements with you. Then we run a credential-free Level 1 penetration test of 3 to 5 machines you choose, with our independent testing partner.

  • A plain language report with every finding ranked
  • A roadmap for what to fix now, what to plan and what to monitor
  • No cost and no obligation

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What Inland Empire clients usually ask us to look at first

  • Admin accounts left behind by a former IT provider
  • Remote access for vendors who service plant floor or warehouse equipment
  • Backups that have never been restored end to end
  • Shared logins on shop floor, warehouse or yard devices
  • Cameras, gate controllers and timeclocks sitting on the office network

What Ontario, Fontana and Riverside businesses are up against

The Inland Empire mixes distribution centers, cross docks and 3PL buildings along the I-10, the 60 and the 15, plants in Corona, Riverside and Chino, and cities, special districts and water organizations across Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Each one draws a different kind of attack.

Ransomware on distribution centers

Warehouses in Ontario, Fontana, Rialto and Moreno Valley cannot ship when WMS, scanner or yard networks are down, which is exactly why attackers target them. Detection plus tested, offline backups decide whether an attack is an incident or a shutdown.

Water and public agencies

Cities, special districts and water organizations need segmented networks and monitored control systems. Water organizations in the region that work with BTI include Western Municipal Water District and Fontana Water Company.

Freight and payment fraud

Spoofed broker emails, fake load tenders and payment change requests hit logistics and finance teams across the region. Email filtering, MFA and verified call back rules stop most of them.

Cyber insurance renewals

Carriers ask about MFA, endpoint detection and response, backups and training before they renew. Gaps mean higher premiums or exclusions.

Growth across several sites

A new building or an acquired office often lands on a different network, with different admin accounts and no shared baseline. We bring every site onto one standard with documented exceptions.

Building systems on the network

Cameras, door controllers and timeclocks are often the least protected computers a company owns. See IoT security and AI data loss prevention.

The security layers we run for Inland Empire clients

LayerWhat it doesLearn more
Managed detection and responseWatches endpoints and cloud accounts around the clock and isolates threats.MDR
Managed SIEMCollects and correlates logs for detection and audit evidence.Managed SIEM
Email security and trainingFilters phishing and trains staff with simulated attacks.Email security and awareness training
Identity and device securityMFA, conditional access and device management.Identity and device security
Endpoint protectionNext generation antivirus and control of what runs on each device.Endpoint protection
Network securityFirewalls, DNS filtering, network access control and SASE.Network security
Patching and vulnerability managementUpdates and scans tracked to closure, with vCISO oversight.Patching and vulnerability management
Testing and evidenceOngoing testing by an independent testing partner, with Cyber Liability Essentials and Cyber Watch plans.Cyber Liability Essentials and Cyber Watch
vCISO and governancePolicies, risk reviews and board level reporting.vCISO services

Compliance and cyber insurance support

Most Inland Empire clients come to us with a deadline: an insurance renewal, a customer questionnaire or an audit. We map the controls you have against what is being asked and close the gaps in order.

  • Cyber insurance questionnaires: MFA, EDR, backups, training and incident response
  • CCPA and CPRA data protection practices for California businesses
  • California breach notification readiness under Civil Code 1798.82
  • PCI DSS for businesses that take cards
  • NIST based programs and CMMC readiness for defense suppliers

See cyber insurance readiness and governance, risk and compliance. Our own practices follow ISO 27001 compliant governance.

A ransomware readiness checklist

Each unchecked item is a common way attacks succeed.

  • MFA on email, remote access and every admin account
  • Endpoint detection and response on every computer and server
  • Email filtering for phishing and impersonation
  • Offline or immutable backups, with a tested restore in the last quarter
  • Patching on a schedule that avoids production and shipping windows
  • Admin rights removed from everyday user accounts
  • A written incident response plan with phone numbers that work when email is down
  • Vendor and remote access accounts reviewed and removed when no longer needed

Not sure how many you can check? The free consultation and pen test answers that for you, or start with a cybersecurity assessment.

How Inland Empire clients get started

  1. Free assessment and pen test. We learn your environment and test 3 to 5 machines.
  2. Ranked roadmap. Findings are sorted into fix now, plan and monitor.
  3. Quick wins. MFA, email filtering and backup checks usually come first.
  4. Managed protection. MDR, patching and monitoring move to our 24/7 NOC/SOC.
  5. Testing and evidence. Recurring scans and tests show risk going down over time.
  6. Review. Regular reviews with leadership keep the plan current.

Testing frequency varies by client requirement and compliance scope. By default, BTI recommends monthly vulnerability scans and quarterly penetration tests. Financing at 3.99% is available for qualified buyers, subject to credit approval, for security hardware and projects.

If you are hit: what incident response looks like

  1. Contain. Affected devices and accounts are isolated so the attack stops spreading.
  2. Investigate. Logs and endpoint data show how the attacker got in and what they touched.
  3. Recover. Systems are cleaned or rebuilt and data restored from tested backups.
  4. Notify. We support your legal counsel and insurer with the facts they need, including for California breach notification under Civil Code 1798.82.
  5. Harden. The gap that let the attacker in is closed, and the roadmap is updated.

Call your insurer first if you have cyber coverage, since many policies name the response firms you must use. We work alongside them.

Cyber Liability Essentials or Cyber Watch?

Both plans give you ongoing testing by our independent testing partner and reports that show risk going down over time.

Cyber Liability Essentials covers the baseline many insurers ask about. Cyber Watch is our pen testing plan for organizations that want testing on a regular schedule. Your engineer recommends one after the free pen test.

Details: compare the plans.

Managed or co-managed security

Some companies in the Inland Empire have no internal IT staff; others have one IT lead covering several buildings. Either way, each tool gets a named owner.

Fully managedCo-managed
Good fit forNo internal IT staffAn IT lead or small team
Alert handlingBTI 24/7 NOC/SOCBTI 24/7 NOC/SOC, with your team on agreed escalations
Patching and MFABTISplit by system, in writing

See co-managed IT.

Security that works with your IT, your projects and your building

Security tools fail when no one owns them. Because BTI also runs IT support, the same team that patches your servers responds to alerts and fixes what a test finds. Clients who want both use managed IT in the Inland Empire or managed IT across Los Angeles.

Opening a new building, moving offices or replacing a firewall? Our Los Angeles IT project team builds security into the network from day one. Teams adopting AI tools can add managed AI automation in Los Angeles with AI governance and a Shadow AI and PII data assessment.

We also secure the cameras and door controllers we install, so building systems are not the weak link. See security cameras and access control in the Inland Empire.

Read the 2026 Executive Guide to Managed IT and Cybersecurity.

BTI Communications Group office building in Santa Fe Springs
Engineers and the parts warehouse work out of 12155 Mora Dr in Santa Fe Springs.

Cities we serve in the Inland Empire

Security operations run around the clock from our 24/7 NOC/SOC. When a device has to be replaced or a site visited, engineers leave from our Santa Fe Springs office. Distances are approximate straight-line miles, not promised drive times.

CityDistance from our office
Chino23 miles
Ontario26 miles
Corona29 miles
Rancho Cucamonga30 miles
Fontana38 miles
Riverside39 miles
San Bernardino46 miles
Moreno Valley48 miles
Victorville61 miles
Temecula62 miles
Palm Springs88 miles

West Inland Empire

The closest part of the region to our office, about 23 to 38 miles away in a straight line. Warehouses and distribution centers along the I-10, the 60 and the 15, plus office parks around Ontario International Airport and Rancho Cucamonga.

  • Ontario
  • Rancho Cucamonga
  • Chino
  • Chino Hills
  • Upland
  • Montclair
  • Fontana
  • Eastvale
  • Jurupa Valley

Riverside and Corona

About 29 to 48 miles from Santa Fe Springs. County and city government, manufacturers in Corona, and the large logistics buildings along the 215 in Moreno Valley and Perris.

  • Riverside
  • Corona
  • Norco
  • Moreno Valley
  • Perris

San Bernardino and Redlands

About 46 to 55 miles away. County agencies, distribution centers near San Bernardino International Airport, medical groups around Loma Linda and offices in Redlands.

  • San Bernardino
  • Redlands
  • Rialto
  • Colton
  • Loma Linda
  • Highland
  • Yucaipa

Temecula Valley

About 62 miles away. Business parks, light industrial buildings, medical offices and growing professional firms along the I-15.

  • Temecula
  • Murrieta
  • Menifee
  • Lake Elsinore
  • Wildomar

High Desert

About 60 miles or more over the Cajon Pass. Distribution and industrial sites that need hardware rated for heat, wind and dust.

  • Victorville
  • Hesperia
  • Apple Valley
  • Adelanto
  • Barstow

Coachella Valley

About 85 to 110 miles away. Offices, medical groups and hospitality businesses that plan on site work as scheduled service days.

  • Palm Springs
  • Palm Desert
  • Indio
  • Cathedral City
  • La Quinta
  • Rancho Mirage

See all BTI services on the BTI Inland Empire hub, or cybersecurity in nearby areas: Los Angeles, Orange County, Irvine.

Related services include Commercial alarm installation in the Inland Empire.

BTI Communications Group, LTD., Santa Fe Springs office

12155 Mora Dr, Units 1 & 2
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Cybersecurity and IT: 323-510-8003
Main office: 562-298-5000
24/7 support: 800-HELP-BTI (800-435-7284)

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Licensed Alarm Company Operator, ACO #7670
C-7 License 807767

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Southern California service areas

BTI Communications Group, LTD. serves Southern California from our Santa Fe Springs office. Pick your region for local services.

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Cybersecurity questions from Inland Empire businesses

Common questions

Who provides cybersecurity services in the Inland Empire?

BTI Communications Group, LTD. provides managed cybersecurity to businesses in the Inland Empire from its Southern California office in Santa Fe Springs, including MDR, email security, identity protection, patching, backups and penetration testing with an independent testing partner, run through our 24/7 NOC/SOC. Call 323-510-8003.

What is included in the free consultation and pen test?

A working session with a BTI engineer on your risks and requirements, plus a credential-free Level 1 penetration test of 3 to 5 machines you choose, run with our independent testing partner. You keep the report and the ranked roadmap. There is no cost and no obligation.

Does BTI have an office in the Inland Empire?

No. Our Southern California office is at 12155 Mora Dr, Units 1 and 2, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670, about 23 miles from Chino and 26 miles from Ontario in a straight line. Security monitoring runs from our 24/7 NOC/SOC, and site visits are planned from Santa Fe Springs.

What should we do first if we think we have been hacked?

Disconnect affected devices from the network without turning them off, call your cyber insurer if you have coverage, and call your security provider. Do not pay a ransom or wipe systems before evidence is preserved.

Do you help defense suppliers with CMMC?

Yes. CMMC and other compliance work is completed and contracted by BTI and its partners, including top industry professionals in each category.

How often should we run penetration tests and vulnerability scans?

Testing frequency varies by client requirement and compliance scope. By default, BTI recommends monthly vulnerability scans and quarterly penetration tests as part of ongoing security monitoring.

What does managed cybersecurity in Inland Empire include?

BTI can operate identity and endpoint protection, threat investigation, email defenses, patching, testing and governance for your organization. The itemized proposal identifies the services selected, the assets covered and the responsibilities your staff keep. For Inland Empire, discovery specifically addresses warehouse operations, supplier access and recovery sequencing.

How much do cybersecurity services in Inland Empire cost?

A warehouse with shared workstations, servers, several firewalls and supplier access should not be priced from headcount alone. We identify protected users and assets, agreed operating hours, log sources, recovery needs and testing scope before quoting the recurring program.

How quickly can managed clients get technical support?

Managed clients receive technical support in real time by phone and within 15 minutes by email. Those are support-response standards, not a promise that an engineer will arrive at a Inland Empire site in that time. Field work is prioritized and arranged under the service agreement.

Do you provide on-site cybersecurity help in Inland Empire?

Our team serves the Riverside and San Bernardino county business corridors from Santa Fe Springs. On-site work is planned around site access, urgency and travel conditions; there is no BTI office in the Inland Empire. Farther sites require a location-specific service plan rather than the same arrival promise as a nearby office.

Can BTI work with our existing IT team?

Yes. Co-managed security assigns agreed controls and investigations to BTI while your internal team or current provider retains its defined duties. For this region, the handoff plan should explicitly cover warehouse operations, supplier access and recovery sequencing, including who authorizes an operational change.

Can you help with customer requirements and cyber insurance?

We compare requested controls with deployed settings and supporting records, then organize the gaps into a practical plan. Industry-specific requirements are scoped to your business; no provider can guarantee an insurance decision, legal compliance or a successful certification outcome.

Which Inland Empire communities do you serve?

We cover Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Corona, Fontana, Redlands and Moreno Valley, with additional Inland Empire sites reviewed during discovery.

Is incident response included for managed security clients?

Incident response is included in BTI managed security as defined in the service agreement. Your written plan identifies authorized containment, evidence handling and recovery responsibilities. If cyber insurance applies, involve the insurer promptly because its policy may specify the response firms it requires.

Planning across several Inland Empire sites

Where should an Inland Empire business start with cybersecurity?

Trace one shipment, production task or client-record workflow through its accounts and applications. Include shared devices and supplier connections at the relevant sites. An authorized assessment should identify operating safeguards and missing owners before you compare another product bundle.

Will a scan of office laptops cover an Ontario warehouse?

Only the systems in the agreed scope are examined. List shared shipping devices, the warehouse platform and outside access separately. A penetration test also has a defined authorization and method. Require a readout that explains the unexamined dependencies as well as confirmed findings.

How do MDR, SOC and SIEM apply to an Inland Empire distributor?

The SOC is the operating function, SIEM relates logs and MDR includes investigation with agreed action. Compare those roles against the shipping and identity systems you use. Ask who may contain an account while receiving remains active and which events the service can actually investigate.

Does device protection verify a supplier payment change?

No. Endpoint protection does not establish that an instruction is authorized. Pair email and identity safeguards with a separate finance verification channel. If a familiar mailbox may be compromised, connect the payment concern with the security investigation instead of treating it only as unwanted mail.

What should an Inland Empire recovery test demonstrate?

Show that authorized staff can complete a representative receiving or shipping task with restored information, clean accounts and the required application connection. Record incomplete dependencies and the manager accepting the result. A successful copy alone does not establish that warehouse work can resume.

Who owns security in an externally hosted warehouse application?

Confirm the host's application duties and your own account, network and approval responsibilities. Ask which logs and recovery options are available. Keep the vendor contact in the same operating plan as local devices so an important handoff is not assumed to belong to somebody else.

Who approves isolating an account during a loading operation?

Name the authorized operator, operating manager and alternate before the incident. Specify immediate permitted actions and decisions needing approval. The shipping workflow's dependencies should be understood before containment depends on finding the one front-office contact who has already left.

Does CCPA/CPRA apply to every Inland Empire organization?

No. Applicability depends on the organization, data and statutory conditions; the CCPA generally does not apply to government agencies or nonprofits. Confirm the legal position with your adviser, then assign applicable access, retention and request-handling responsibilities. A cyber subscription does not guarantee a compliance result.

Which logs help investigate a compromised shipping identity?

Identify the identity, email and application events needed to follow its activity. Confirm collection, access and retention for those sources, including records held by a warehouse-platform vendor. Endpoint reporting does not automatically supply a complete history of actions in another provider's service.

Can the Inland Empire rollout be phased around shifts?

Use an agreed roadmap to separate urgent access problems from changes needing an operating window or application test. Each phase requires an owner, acceptance evidence and an explicit remaining-risk decision. Phasing should clarify current coverage rather than imply unfinished work is already protecting the facility.

How is cybersecurity installation in the Inland Empire arranged?

Discovery establishes selected controls, shared devices, supplier paths and site permissions. Agree reporting tests, documentation and handover before accepting deployment. Field work from Santa Fe Springs is planned for actual access and travel conditions; a remote software installation does not automatically include every industrial-site change.

Can BTI take over security while our warehouse provider stays?

Yes, with an authorized transition defining the duties each team retains. Inventory account ownership, documentation and coverage first. Verify new monitoring, recovery and escalation before retiring old tools or access. Use the regional managed IT and co-managed guidance to close the actual handoff gap.

  • Over 40 years in business
  • SOC 2 NOC/SOC
  • ISO 27001 compliant
  • GSA contract holder (47QTCA21D00BA)
  • Cisco Select Partner
  • Cisco Meraki partner
  • Axis Gold Partner
  • CMAS and TESMA contract awardee (California)
  • Licensed Alarm Company Operator, ACO #7670
  • C-7 License 807767
  • ISNetworld member

100% financing for parts, labor and licensing at 3.99% for five years

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