Site Information
brightdefense.com
Link authority for brightdefense.com (registrable domain: brightdefense.com) from the Common Crawl web graph: PageRank and harmonic centrality history since 2017, current scores, and the site's top backlink sources.
Link authority data (PageRank, harmonic centrality) and backlinks come from the Common Crawl web graph.
Current Scores
Web-graph authority (0-100)
Domain scores measure brightdefense.com as a whole: every subdomain's links rolled up into one node of Common Crawl's domain-level web graph. Host scores measure the exact hostname brightdefense.com. WWW scores cover the www variant of that hostname, which the graph tracks as its own entry since January 2026 (before that, www and bare host were merged). A big gap between domain and host usually means the domain's authority lives on other subdomains. PageRank is link-endorsement authority: how much weight the sites linking here carry themselves. Harmonic centrality measures reach: how close this site sits to the rest of the web when following links, which favors broadly connected sites over ones boosted by a few heavy linkers. All are normalized 0 to 100 within each crawl snapshot; a dash means that series does not exist for this site.
24
Domain PageRank
1
Host PageRank
19
WWW PageRank
95
Domain Harmonic Centrality
94
Host Harmonic Centrality
94
WWW Harmonic Centrality
Site Intelligence
Homepage
What brightdefense.com presents on its own homepage: the page title, description, and the social share markup it publishes. Pulled from https://brightdefense.com.
| Title | Continuous Cybersecurity Compliance | Bright Defense |
|---|---|
| Description | We provide managed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and CMMC compliance services for small and mid-size businesses through CISSP certified experts. |
| OG Title | Continuous Cybersecurity Compliance | Bright Defense |
| OG Description | We provide managed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and CMMC compliance services for small and mid-size businesses through CISSP certified experts. |
| OG Site Name | Bright Defense |
| Twitter Card | summary_large_image |
Site Intelligence
Social accounts and contact points
Where this site maintains a presence and every reachable route its homepage exposes: social accounts, contact pages, addresses, and content feeds.
| brightdefense (business) | |
| X | BrightDefense |
| brightdefense |
Site Intelligence
Structured data (JSON-LD)
The schema.org markup this homepage publishes: the machine-readable identity search engines and AI systems read. Types found: WebPage, ImageObject, BreadcrumbList, WebSite, Organization, FAQPage.
JSON-LD block (3,863 bytes)
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We collect evidence throughout the year, and address all sorts of compliance issues before they become audit findings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our service plans include pre-audit readiness roadmaps, audit support, monthly compliance reviews and annual third-party audits, resulting in lower compliance costs and reduced risk of non-compliance penalties.<\/span><\/p>"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is Fractional CISO and how can it help my business?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fractional CISO (virtual CISO or vCISO) is a part-time security executive who guides an organization's information security and compliance program at a fraction of the cost of a full-time CISO.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47% lack a dedicated cybersecurity expert or team. Our certified <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightdefense.com\/solutions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vCISOs at Bright Defense<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fill that gap by developing security strategies, performing risk assessments, overseeing compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI and NIST frameworks, delivering security awareness training and building incident response plans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clients receive hands-on leadership on a monthly basis without full-time executive overhead, gaining a clear security roadmap shaped around their budget and risk tolerance.<\/span><\/p>"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What does Penetration Testing include?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penetration testing is a security exercise in which a cybersecurity expert simulates real-world attacks to find and exploit vulnerabilities in applications, networks or other systems before malicious actors can.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bright Defense evaluates web applications, APIs, cloud environments and networks through three phases:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reconnaissance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 Assess user input areas, application functionality and attack surface mapping.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Exploitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 Check for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, API fuzzing and authentication weaknesses.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reporting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 Deliver a detailed report with prioritized findings and remediation recommendations.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><table style=\"height: 278px;\" width=\"706\"><tbody><tr><td><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Plan<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Hours<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Endpoints<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>API Endpoints<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Pages<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><td style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; 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In fact, I did, as we are now working together for PCI and SOC2.","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"bestRating":5,"worstRating":1},"datePublished":"2025-03-07T00:14:10-08:00"},{"@type":"Review","name":"Exceptional Support and Guidance for Compliance Readiness","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Anonymous Client"},"reviewBody":"Bright Defense has been instrumental in helping us streamline our compliance processes with Drata. Their expertise in managing and preparing for audits, documenting evidence, and developing tailored policies has ensured we maintain compliance standards like SOC 2 and PCI DSS. Their approach integrates continuous monitoring and transparent communication, allowing us to stay audit-ready and improve our security posture with ease. We truly value their collaborative spirit.","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"bestRating":5,"worstRating":1},"datePublished":"2025-03-07T00:13:38-08:00"},{"@type":"Review","name":"Great support and communication. A huge benefit to our security improvement.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Anonymous Client"},"reviewBody":"Bright Defense has assisted us in our security enhancement, and it has been worth the time and attention. Helping us understand the necessary standards and offering advice and insight has given us confidence in our growing approach to security compliance. We are grateful to Bright Defense for their support and help.","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"bestRating":5,"worstRating":1},"datePublished":"2025-03-07T00:13:02-08:00"},{"@type":"Review","name":"Reliable, communicative, and professional","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Anonymous Client"},"reviewBody":"The Bright Defense team is incredibly communicative, reliable, and professional. We are happy that we made the right choice regarding our security compliance needs, and we wouldn’t hesitate at all to recommend their services.","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"bestRating":5,"worstRating":1},"datePublished":"2025-03-07T00:12:22-08:00"},{"@type":"Review","name":"Excellent Service","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Anonymous Client"},"reviewBody":"Fantastic people, and excellent service. They take what is normally a painful process and give me a lot of comfort in knowing they’re doing it right and taking care of me. Really couldn’t ask for more.","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"bestRating":5,"worstRating":1},"datePublished":"2025-03-07T00:11:56-08:00"},{"@type":"Review","name":"Partnering with Bright Defense has made staying compliant very easy","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Anonymous Client"},"reviewBody":"We have been working with Bright Defense for a year now and the experience has been great. They had made the process of staying compliant much easier, reducing the stress we normally went through to prepare for our SOC 2 audit. Working with Tim has been a pleasure.","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"bestRating":5,"worstRating":1},"datePublished":"2025-03-07T00:11:23-08:00"},{"@type":"Review","name":"Great team, very smooth process","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Anonymous Client"},"reviewBody":"It was great working with the Bright Defense team to complete our ISO 27001 preparation, certification, and audit. Regular cadence moved the process along and kept us on schedule. We were well prepared for the audit and passed it with no issues. Thank you!","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"bestRating":5,"worstRating":1},"datePublished":"2025-03-07T00:10:42-08:00"},{"@type":"Review","name":"Ultimate Startup Cybersecurity!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Anonymous Client"},"reviewBody":"Bright Defense has been an incredible cybersecurity compliance partner for my startup. They truly get the fast-paced nature and budget constraints of the startup world. It’s such a relief to have a team I can trust for compliance advice, letting me focus on growing and scaling my business. Thank you, Bright Defense!","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"bestRating":5,"worstRating":1},"datePublished":"2025-03-07T00:10:21-08:00"}]}Web-Graph History
Authority over time
Every Common Crawl web-graph release since 2017, roughly quarterly. The domain series goes back to 2017; Common Crawl only began publishing the host-level graph in 2020, so host lines start there. Click a legend entry to show or hide that line. Flat lines are normal for established sites; watch for sustained rises or drops, which track real gains or losses in who links here.
A note on www: through the end of 2025 the source web graph merged www and non-www hostnames into the bare name, so one host line covers both. Starting in January 2026 the graph splits them into separate entries, which is why www can carry its own scores going forward.
Backlink Data
Backlink counts
Unique linking domains seen in Common Crawl's link graphs. This is a different dataset than the 0-100 authority scores above: these are raw counts, host-level for brightdefense.com and domain-level for brightdefense.com with all its subdomains combined. Common Crawl covers a large sample of the web, not all of it, so treat counts as comparable between sites rather than absolute totals.
31
Host Backlinks
447
Domain Backlinks
Backlink Data
Top backlinks in the domain graph
Common Crawl publishes two link graphs. The DOMAIN graph connects whole domains: every link from any page of one domain to any page of another. This table shows the highest-authority domains linking to brightdefense.com (including its subdomains), ranked by the linker's PageRank. The table shows the top 447; the download carries the full stored list (up to 10,000 linkers) as JSON. Click a linker for its own site profile.
Backlink Data
Top backlinks in the host graph
The HOST graph connects exact hostnames, so subdomains count separately. This table shows the highest-authority hosts linking to brightdefense.com specifically, ranked by the linker's PageRank. The table shows the top 31; the download carries the full stored list (up to 10,000 linkers) as JSON. Click a linker for its own site profile.
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| www.brightdefense.com | 44 | 18 |
| www.centraleyes.com | 42 | 19 |
| www.preveil.com | 37 | 19 |
| www.glasscubes.com | 33 | 17 |
| www.decube.io | 29 | 21 |
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| empigo.com | 26 | 15 |
| www.bristowholland.com | 26 | 14 |
| cyber.netsecops.io | 25 | 17 |
| www.getgen.ai | 25 | 16 |
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| sda.company | 22 | 14 |
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| soemailsecurity.com | 20 | 20 |
| www.discovercybersolutions.com | 20 | 14 |
| www.autosuite.app | 20 | 13 |
| www.stingrai.io | 19 | 15 |
| www.digitalshields.info | 19 | 14 |
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| examples.tely.ai | 15 | 15 |
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| tamzidahmed.com | 11 | 14 |
| www.valuealigners.com | 10 | 9 |
| www.freeformagency.com | 8 | 13 |
| cygnostic.io | 6 | 13 |
| www.humanr.ai | 6 | 12 |
| fraxtional.co | 6 | 10 |
| www.ciostudio.nz | 5 | 11 |
| tueariscyber.com | 3 | 11 |
| legacy.thenextgentechinsider.com | 2 | 11 |