About Us
Bringing elite, enterprise-level cybersecurity strategies down to main street.
Lucas Pralle
Founder & Principal Risk Analyst
Expertise Rooted in the Enterprise, Driven by the Community
With years of experience serving as a Senior Information Security Risk Analyst for large corporations, Hometown Cyber was founded on a simple premise: small and medium-sized businesses deserve the same caliber of protection as the Fortune 500.
Large enterprises have vast resources to dedicate to comprehensive risk assessments, incident response teams, and complex security infrastructure. Local businesses often lack these resources, making them prime targets for threat actors looking for an easy entry point.
My mission is to level the playing field. I established Hometown Cyber to translate complex corporate cyber defense concepts into pragmatic, actionable, and affordable controls that allow local business owners to operate with confidence and peace of mind.
Our Guiding Principles
We approach cybersecurity differently. We are your neighbors, your partners, and your local defense experts.
Trust First
Security is inherently about trust. We treat your data and business continuity as if it were our own.
Pragmatic Solutions
We bridge the gap between "perfect security" and your business realities, implementing controls that actually make sense.
High-Level Expertise
We bring certified, senior-level risk analysis to our community, stripped of the corporate jargon.