01 · RESPOND
See practiceIncident response & digital forensics
When the breach happens, every minute changes the cost. We contain, trace, recover, and hunt for what is already there.
Active incident? Call(469) 489-4601
Active incident?Call (469) 489-4601
PRACTITIONER-LED · PLANO, TEXAS
Cybersecurity that responds when it matters most.
Strace is a cybersecurity firm built around one principle: when threats hit, expertise has to respond. Fast, decisively, and with the technical depth to solve the problem.
Built by practitioners. Trusted when it counts.
HOW ORGANIZATIONS START WITH STRACE
Start from where you are.
WHAT WE DO
Respond when it matters. Assess before it does.
02 · ASSESS
See practicePenetration testing & security assessment
Authorized testing of external networks, internal networks and Active Directory, and web applications. We prove what an attacker could actually reach, with findings your engineers can reproduce.
03 · ADVISORY
See practiceSecurity leadership & risk advisory
Fractional CISO leadership, security strategy, governance, and cyber insurance readiness.
04 · MODERN
See practiceMicrosoft cloud & modern security
We assess Microsoft 365, Azure, and cloud identity posture against the gaps attackers actually exploit.
WHO WE SERVE
Mid-market organizations
Companies large enough to be targeted, without enterprise-scale security staff. Leadership accountable for cyber risk, IT teams stretched across everything else.
Defense & government contractors
Organizations in the Defense Industrial Base and the government supply chain, operating under security requirements that flow from primes, agencies, and contracts.
Channel & engagement partners
MSPs needing senior security depth, legal counsel coordinating incident response, and cyber insurance stakeholders directing policyholders to hardening work.
Our work concentrates in these segments; engagements span industries and geographies.
OUR APPROACH
Practitioner-led. Outcome-focused.
01 — Practitioner-led
Engagements led by senior cybersecurity practitioners with military and enterprise backgrounds. Senior practitioners stay accountable from scoping through delivery.
02 — Prepared to respond
Defined intake and response methodology. Retainers establish terms and response SLAs before an incident.
03 — Agreed scope
Deliverables, timelines, and pricing are agreed before work begins. Scope changes are agreed before additional work proceeds.
- SBA-Certified SDVOSB
- Plano, Texas
- Practitioner-led
- U.S.-based
INSIGHTS
Field notes from the work.
2026.05
ADVISORY
What a vCISO actually does in the first 90 days
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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2026.05
CLOUD
Microsoft 365 hardening: five settings to review
Review forwarding, authentication, privileged access, sharing, and audit retention, with licensing and recovery considerations for each.
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2026.04
IR
What an IR retainer actually buys you at 2 AM
What a retainer puts in place before the 2 AM call: a practitioner who answers, signed terms, pre-approved authority, and documented context.
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READY WHEN YOU ARE
Whether you need help today or a partner for what's coming, we're built to answer.
Request a 30-minute consultation: no obligation, no scripted sales call, just a direct conversation with a senior practitioner.