Vision

Imagine a world where you're not worried about the next threat

From our origins in offensive security testing to next-generation endpoint security, our mission has always been to preempt cyberthreats by helping organizations know if they are protected with complete assurance. 

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What's in a name?

The prelude to peace of mind

Prelude was founded to support organizations and combat threats before business impact by asking questions of their security tools—and then the very nature of security.

Prelude

Noun
ˈprel-ˌyüd
A waveform of the word "Prelude"

1. an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter

"That misconfigured security policy was a prelude to our breach."

synonyms

preliminary, opening, introduction, start, herald, harbinger, precursor, forerunner, preparation

Why us?

We believe better security starts with asking the right questions

Since our founding, we've always focused on asking hard questions. The answers to those questions have inspired the research we've done, the people we've hired, and the tools we've built. All in the interest of making it easier for organizations to answer those questions for themselves.

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Making it easy for organizations to validate their defenses

Whether a new threat has made headlines, or a rival firm has been breached—teams are forced to spend cycles finding out if they're vulnerable. We built testing and emulation capabilities to make it easier to find out.  

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Decreasing the time it takes to validate your security tools

Security and IT teams spend crucial hours jumping between consoles and wiring up dashboards just to understand if their tools are doing their job. We built our monitoring capabilities to put more time back in their day.

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Understanding why defensive tools don't work as expected

These questions taught us more about our existing defensive tools—and how adversaries exploit them. Over months of research, we uncovered what needs to be built to augment how organizations defend themselves. Then we built it.

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The team

A team purpose-built to reimagine endpoint security

Our team combines a depth and breadth of expertise with relentless passion for our mission. Attracting leaders and creators from CrowdStrike, Tanium, SpecterOps, and more—we are uniquely positioned to build the next generation of endpoint security.

The investors

Built by experts, backed by leaders in the field

Prelude has partnered with some of the world’s leading investors to develop the next generation of endpoint security. 

We're waiting for you

What great works haven't started with a prelude?

You don't reinvent the wheel alone. Whether you're seeking our expertise or think you'd augment it, join the fun.

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