CASE STUDY: Word & Brown
Using a culture of security as a baseline, Word & Brown achieved compliance because of its security journey — not in spite of it.
Securing ALL Industries
Lares has partnered with the leading organizations in Agriculture, Construction, Education, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Hospitality, Legal, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Software, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, Utilities, and more.
60+
Financial Institutions
45+
Manufacturing Companies
55+
Software Companies
30+
Insurance Companies
15+
Energy & Utilities
15+
City, State, & Local Government
22+
Law Firms
20+
Retail Companies
CASE STUDY: Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Speciality Metals
Ulbrich Stainless Steel and Specialty Metals were able to benefit greatly from the services provided by Lares. By engaging with Lares for penetration testing and vCISO services, Ulbrich continues to identify and address vulnerabilities, improve its security posture, and protect their business from cyber threats.
Some of Our Delighted Customers
"The expertise and professionalism that Lares' Purple Team brings to the table are unmatched. We will definitely be bringing them back for future engagements."
SVP & CISO, Hyatt
"They wanted to see us succeed as much as we wanted to see us succeed. This is why, 10 years later, we are still having this conversation."
(Former) Chief Compliance & Security Officer, The Word & Brown Companies
"The biggest benefit of having a Lares vCISO is getting guidance on how to tackle security issues and determining a realistic approach on how to address them."
Corporate Director of Technical Services, Ulbrich Stainless Steel and Speciality Metals Inc.
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The TTX + TTP Replay FAQ: Executive and Practitioner Guide to Evidence-Backed Cyber Defense Validation
The Top 5 Security Threats CISOs Actually Care About in 2026
Audit Success vs Operational Resilience: Understanding the Gap
Purple Teaming: The Fastest Way to Improve Detection and Response
From Low-Value Identity to High-Value Impact: A Realistic Attack Chain
How Adversaries Actually Test Enterprise Environments
TTX and TTP Replay: The Win-Win Combo We Undervalue
From Compliance to Combat: Why Financial Services Still Bleed
AI Didn't Breach You. Your Configuration Did.
The MFA That Wasn’t (Part 2)
We authenticated, then watched the CRM leak full names, departments, employee IDs, and account IDs into the browser.
Everything trusted the login.
And that trust is what got them compromised.
