VETERAN-OWNED · PLANO, TEXAS
Strace is a veteran-owned cybersecurity firm built around one principle — when threats hit, expertise has to respond. Fast, decisively, and with the technical depth to actually solve the problem.
Built by practitioners. Trusted when it counts.
We help organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats.
WHAT WE DO
Strace is organized around four practical functions — respond to incidents, prepare for assessment, harden cloud environments, and train the people attackers target first.
01 · IR
See practiceWhen the breach happens, every minute changes the cost. We contain, trace, recover — and hunt for what is already there.
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02 · ADV
See practiceFractional CISO leadership, security strategy roadmaps, governance and risk advisory, and cyber insurance readiness for firms without an in-house security executive.
03 · CLD
See practiceA significant share of business breaches now begin in cloud platforms. We assess your Microsoft 365, Azure, and cloud identity posture against the gaps attackers actually exploit.
04 · TRN
See practiceExecutive briefings, phishing readiness, and hands-on cyber training.
WHERE MOST CLIENTS START
A fixed-scope assessment of your Microsoft 365 and Azure tenants — identity configuration, conditional access, admin roles, mailbox security, SharePoint/OneDrive sharing, and audit logging — measured against current Microsoft and CISA hardening guidance. Most engagements complete in two to three weeks.
Fixed-scope engagement available
HOW CLIENTS WORK WITH US
Fixed-scope assessment
Written report, clear deliverables, defined timeline.
Active response engagement
Live incident, attacker present, leadership reporting.
Remediation project
Hands-on execution of findings or compliance controls.
Advisory retainer
Standing relationship, monthly cadence, strategic input.
Training program
Executive, role-based, phishing simulation, or productized.
Quarterly review
Ongoing oversight, drift detection, audit-readiness maintenance.
WHO WE WORK WITH
OUR APPROACH
01 — Practitioner-led
Engagements led by senior cybersecurity practitioners with military and enterprise backgrounds. The person scoping your engagement is the person executing it.
02 — Built for response friction
Pre-negotiated contracts, standardized methodology, and practitioners who've done this exact work before. Clear intake, fast leadership reporting, no learning on your environment.
03 — Cost-controlled engagements
Fixed deliverables, clear timelines, and pricing you can defend internally. No surprise hours. No scope creep.
INSIGHTS
2026.05
ADVISORY
The job description rarely matches the actual work. The first three months of a fractional CISO engagement are less about strategy decks and more about answering the questions leadership did not realize they had.
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2026.04
CLOUD
Most business breaches we investigate begin with identity, email, or Microsoft 365 configuration gaps. These are five settings that close common exposure paths.
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2026.03
IR
Most retainer agreements look the same on paper. The differences only show up when the phone rings outside business hours.
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READY WHEN YOU ARE
Schedule a 30-minute consultation — no obligation, no scripted sales call, just a direct conversation with a senior practitioner.