About Sidechain
Founded on encryption. Built for regulated industries.
Sidechain Security began as a specialized data security firm deploying encryption, key management, and hardware security modules for Fortune 500 companies. Nearly a decade later, we are a full managed security provider for organizations where a breach is also a regulatory event.
Organizations Sidechain has served
GoogleMastercardWalmartAT&TIBMZoomUnitedLexTJXMolina HealthcarePremera Blue CrossDelta DentalUNFCUUS-Rx Care
Our story
How we got here.
- The beginning
A data security specialist
Sidechain is founded in Oregon to design and deploy enterprise encryption and key management. Early clients include some of the largest companies in the world, and the work is encryption and key management at a scale few firms see.
- Years 1 to 5
Fortune 500 scale
Engineers deploy and operate Thales CipherTrust, Luna HSMs, Entrust, and cloud key management for Google, Mastercard, Walmart, AT&T, IBM, Zoom, and others. Sidechain earns Thales Platinum Partner status and keeps it every year since.
- The expansion
Managed security for regulated industries
Clients in healthcare, financial services, insurance, and retail ask for more than encryption. Sidechain builds a managed security program around the most common causes of breaches, with a named engineer for every client and documentation built for auditors.
- Today
One partner for IT, security, and data protection
IT management, 24/7 monitoring, endpoint and email protection, backup and recovery, private cloud, office security, assessments, penetration testing, AI red teaming, and the encryption practice it all grew from.
- 2026
Timberline
Sidechain builds and operates Timberline, a private AI workspace for healthcare knowledge work, so healthcare teams can use modern AI without sending PHI to public model APIs.
Explainer
Sidechain in one minute.
A short animated overview of what a Sidechain managed security program covers: threats stopped before they reach the business, audits passed with documentation ready, and a named engineer who does the work in-house.
Principles
What we believe.
Start at the data
Perimeters change. Data is what regulators, attackers, and customers care about. Protect it first and the rest of the program has a foundation.
Do the work in-house
The engineer who scopes your engagement is the engineer who performs it and the one who debriefs you. No subcontractors, no handoffs.
Write it down
A control that is not documented does not exist to an auditor. Every program we run produces evidence as a byproduct of the work.
Be the kind of people you want to work with
Clear communication, honest scoping, and no fear-based selling. Our clients say it better than we do.
Client voices
In our clients’ words.
Sidechain’s team are great communicators, they know their products, and they’re knowledgeable. They’re also just nice people, the kind of people you want to work with.
Of the countless things on my team’s plate, managing encryption infrastructure isn’t a priority. I’m happy to let Sidechain handle all of that so my engineers can focus on what moves our business forward.
Sidechain transformed our encryption nightmare into a seamless solution. Finally, data security that just works.
Sidechain brought expertise and innovation to bear in a niche area for sensitive data encryption. Their work is of exceptionally high quality.
After two years of trying to manage our encryption platform alone, Sidechain operates it smoother than I ever thought possible.
Thank you for your superb expertise and service. Your work enables our business to continue to be secure and compliant.
Sidechain’s pen test uncovered three critical vulnerabilities our previous vendor missed entirely. The remediation plan was clear, prioritized, and our team had everything fixed within two weeks.
What set Sidechain apart was the debrief. They didn’t just hand us a PDF. They walked our engineering team through every finding and helped us understand the real-world impact.
Facts
At a glance.
- Headquarters
- 525 3rd St. Suite 200, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
- Founded
- Nearly a decade ago, as a data security consultancy
- Clients
- 250+ organizations in healthcare, financial services, insurance, retail, technology, and professional services
- Enterprise work
- Google, Mastercard, Walmart, AT&T, IBM, Zoom, UnitedLex, TJX, Molina Healthcare, Premera Blue Cross, Delta Dental, UNFCU, US-Rx Care
- Partnerships
- Thales Platinum Partner (8 consecutive years), Entrust, Huntress, NinjaOne, Fortinet, Tenable, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
- Products
- Timberline, private AI for healthcare; Sidechain Data Vault for Microsoft 365
Work with us.
Whether you need a managed program, a single assessment, or an encryption engineer who has run the platform you are stuck with, start with a call.
(503) 389-3174 · info@sidechainsecurity.com · Portland, Oregon