Valtik Studios
Monthly retainers

A security shop on call, every month.

One-off audits find what was broken last month. A retainer catches what breaks next week, gives you a number to call at 3am, and proves to customers and regulators that someone's actually watching.

Small business
$500
/ month
1–25 employees, 1 primary domain
  • Monthly external security scan (same tooling we ship paid audits with)
  • Monthly 2-page plain-English report, emailed and attached as PDF
  • Grade-over-time tracking — shows steady improvement to prove value
  • Inbox access to Tre for the "hey, got a weird email — is this legit?" kind of question
  • 2 hours / quarter of hands-on security work (configure DMARC, review an app, etc.)
  • 30-day out. No contracts.
Start the small-business retainer
most clients pick this
Growth
$1,500
/ month
25–200 employees, multiple domains or 1 SaaS product
  • Everything in Small Business
  • Weekly external scans across all domains and subdomains
  • Continuous certificate-transparency monitoring (we see new subs you stand up before attackers do)
  • Monthly 1-hour walkthrough over video (concrete action items, not a slide deck)
  • 6 hours / quarter hands-on (incident response, code review, policy writing)
  • Priority Slack / Discord / Teams channel — same-day response during business hours
  • Written quarterly executive summary suitable for board or client due-diligence requests
Start the growth retainer
Enterprise / regulated
$3,500+
/ month
200+ employees, PCI / HIPAA / SOC 2 / NYDFS / CMMC in scope
  • Everything in Growth
  • Compliance framework mapping (PCI DSS 4.0 / HIPAA / SOC 2 / NYDFS 23 / CMMC 2.0)
  • Custom pentest engagements scoped quarterly
  • Vendor / third-party due-diligence reviews on demand
  • Dedicated incident response SLA (4-hour initial response, 24/7 pager)
  • Quarterly 2-hour onsite or video walkthrough with leadership
  • 12+ hours / quarter hands-on, scoped to whatever moves the needle
  • Ghost-written security blog posts or trust-center copy on request
Talk through an enterprise retainer

What every retainer includes

Continuous external scanning
Same tooling we use to produce the research papers on our blog — passive, safe, no false-positive fatigue.
Monthly written report
Plain English. Your bookkeeper understands it. Your board accepts it for due diligence.
Plain pricing
Fixed monthly fee. No per-ticket charges, no surprise hourly bills. Unused hours roll one month.
30-day out
No 12-month lock-in. If we aren't earning it, you shouldn't be paying for it.
Direct access to Tre
You're talking to the founder, not a help-desk pod. Every retainer.
Confidentiality
We sign a standard NDA on request. We never publish customer-specific findings.

Frequently asked

Why retainer instead of one-off pentest?+

One-off pentests are snapshots. Your attack surface changes every week as you push code and sign up for new SaaS. A monthly retainer catches the drift — new subdomains that show up without email auth, cert expirations, abandoned staging environments. It also means when you have a "holy crap, we got breached" Monday morning, you already have a number to call instead of hiring a stranger under pressure.

What does "hands-on hours" actually mean?+

Real work, not advisory calls. We configure your DMARC records, write your security.txt, audit a new vendor you're signing, run a pentest on a feature before it ships, write an incident response playbook, draft the security section of an RFP — whatever actually moves your posture forward that month. Unused hours roll forward one month.

How do you bill?+

Monthly invoice via Stripe or ACH, paid in advance. First month is prorated to day 1. 30-day cancellation notice at any time — no long-term contracts, no termination fees.

Can I start on the basic tier and upgrade?+

Yes, any time. Most growth-tier customers started on small-business for 2–3 months before jumping up when they saw the reports and wanted more coverage.

Do you work with managed service providers (MSPs)?+

Yes — we co-brand reports for MSPs who want a cybersecurity specialist on retainer without hiring full-time. Reach out and we'll structure a partner rate.

What if we already have in-house security?+

Even better. We backstop your internal team — extra pair of eyes, independent validation, and coverage during PTO. Especially useful when you're between hires or ramping a new CISO.

Ready to stop guessing?

30-minute call. Zero sales pressure. We'll look at what you've got and tell you honestly whether a retainer makes sense yet or if a one-off audit is the right first step.

Book the 30-minute call
Already know which tier you want? You can also sign up directly. Cancel anytime, no long-term contract, 30-day notice.