Forged in military intelligence, DoD, and Silicon Valley, we build high-performance security programs and the teams behind them that reduce risk, improve resilience, and deliver business outcomes. Our experience is earned, not theoretical.
Stratagem Cyber is a boutique security advisory firm that partners with organizations at every stage of their security journey — from first program build-out to enterprise-scale optimization. We bring military intelligence discipline, DoD experience, and Silicon Valley-tested execution to every engagement.
Our advisors have built security programs from the ground up, developed high-performance security teams, and guided leadership through the full spectrum of risk — from compliance and cyber insurance readiness to board-level reporting and fractional CISO services.
We don't hand you a framework and walk away. We stay in the work — advising, building, and developing the people and programs that protect your organization long after the engagement ends.
Each engagement phase is scoped to where you are today and where you need to be. Phases build on each other — or engage at the point of greatest need.
Rapid risk identification and prioritization. We assess your current security posture against industry frameworks, quantify exposure in business terms, and deliver a ranked remediation roadmap your leadership team can fund and execute against.
Most organizations are overspending on security tools that duplicate coverage or underperform against real threats. We map your existing stack against your actual risk profile, identify consolidation opportunities, and align vendor investments to measurable outcomes.
Security programs stall when operations are inefficient, workflows are undefined, and teams lack the structure to scale. We assess and redesign your security operations to eliminate friction, increase throughput, and build a team that executes consistently under pressure.
Security programs fail when leadership can't see them. We design KPI frameworks that translate security operations into business metrics, build board-ready reporting packages, and ensure your security narrative drives decisions — not confusion.
Ongoing fractional CISO engagement delivered through flexible annual advisory packages. Your retained Stratagem Cyber advisor — embedded in strategic decisions, vendor negotiations, board preparation, and the ongoing development of your security team — without the full-time executive overhead. Four tiers to match your scale and maturity.
Specialized engagements designed to address specific organizational needs — available independently of the phased engagement model.
The difference between a reactive security team and a high-performance, resilient one is leadership, structure, and culture. Stratagem Cyber partners with executives and security leaders to build teams that don't just respond to threats — they anticipate them, execute with discipline, and grow stronger over time. Grounded in Special Operations Force leadership principles and real-world program management experience, this engagement is designed for organizations serious about building security capability that lasts.
Ransomware remains the most financially damaging cyber threat facing organizations today. The Stratagem Cyber Ransomware Readiness Assessment is based on the CISA Ransomware Readiness Assessment framework — a structured evaluation of your organization's ability to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from a ransomware attack. We assess your current controls, identify critical gaps, and deliver a prioritized remediation plan tied to real-world ransomware attack patterns.
Every engagement is led by a senior advisor with real operational history — SOC leadership, executive risk programs, and intelligence community experience. Experience is the product.
Recommendations are anchored in CIS Controls v8, CIS Benchmarks, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, and CMMC — not proprietary methodologies designed to create dependency.
Security exists to protect business value. Every recommendation is filtered through impact on operations, revenue, and risk tolerance — not security theater that looks good on paper.
Client interest comes first. Always. Where vendor referral relationships exist, we disclose them transparently — so you can evaluate our recommendations with full context and confidence.
Security programs are only as strong as the teams behind them. We build capability, not dependence — so your organization is stronger after every engagement.
We deliberately limit the number of active engagements to ensure every client receives full advisory attention. We're not a staffing firm. We're your firm.
These tools are free to use — no form fill, no follow-up required. Built to give you real signal about your security posture so you arrive at any advisory conversation informed.
A structured 25-question assessment across five security domains. Receive a scored posture grade, domain-level findings, and a prioritized list of gaps — in under 10 minutes.
Answer a guided set of questions about your organization, risk environment, and current capabilities. Receive a tailored 12-month security program roadmap with phased priorities.
Model the true business cost of a ransomware event against your organization's profile — downtime, recovery, regulatory exposure, reputational impact, and ransom considerations.
Start with a no-obligation discovery conversation. We'll tell you what we see, what it means, and whether we're the right fit for your organization.
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