I Have 3 Retainer Spots Left β€” Here’s Exactly What You Get (And What You Don’t) | Stack of Truths

I Have 3 Retainer Spots Left β€” Here’s Exactly What You Get (And What You Don’t) | Stack of Truths

I Have 3 Retainer Spots Left. Here’s Exactly What You Get β€” And What You Don’t.

May 29, 2026 β€” 5 min read β€” Pedro Jose

You know you need security. Big firms quoted you €25K. You laughed. I don’t blame you.

€25K for a junior with a scanner and a 200‑page PDF full of noise. A dashboard you’ll never log into. An account manager who doesn’t know your infrastructure from a coffee machine.

There’s a better way. It’s called a solo pentester retainer. No juniors. No dashboards. Just me.

⚑ THE HARD TRUTH

You’re not paying for security. You’re paying for a logo. The big firm protects itself. I protect you. That’s the difference.

The Math β€” Retainer vs. Breach

Cost of a breach (real numbers):

  • Ransomware recovery: €50k – €500k+
  • GDPR fine (4% of turnover): €200k – €20M
  • Legal fees + remediation: €50k – €200k
  • Lost clients + reputation damage: priceless

Cost of a retainer:

  • Monthly scans: included
  • Quarterly full pentests: included
  • 24/7 support: included
  • Total: €1,500/month

You’re not paying for a retainer. You’re paying to avoid a fine that will end your business. €1,500/month is cheap insurance. A breach is expensive reality.

πŸ“Œ THE BREACH MATH

€1,500 Γ— 12 months = €18,000/year.
GDPR fine for a small breach = €200,000+.

One breach covers 11 years of retainers. You’re not gambling on security. You’re gambling on not getting caught. Attackers are patient.

What You Get

  • βœ… Personal testing. I test everything myself. No juniors. No handoffs. The person who scopes the test runs the test.
  • βœ… Real reports. Not 200 pages of false positives. 10–20 pages. Every finding is real. Every fix is actionable.
  • βœ… Someone who actually calls you. Critical finding? You get a call before I finish writing the note. No ticket system. No “let me escalate.” Just me.
  • βœ… Monthly vulnerability scans. Not automated noise. Scans that actually find things, reviewed by a human who knows your infrastructure.
  • βœ… Quarterly full pentests. Deep dives. Chain exploitation. Business logic flaws. The stuff scanners miss.
  • βœ… 24/7 support. Breach at 3 AM? You call me. I answer.
  • βœ… Pre‑renewal attestation reports. For your insurance, your board, your compliance audit. Proof that you actually tried.

What You Don’t Get

  • ❌ Fancy dashboards. Dashboards don’t stop breaches. They just make you feel productive.
  • ❌ Account managers. You don’t need a middleman. You need the person who actually breaks things.
  • ❌ 50‑page PDFs nobody reads. Your team doesn’t have time to chase false positives. Neither do I.
  • ❌ Automated scan dumps. Scanners are tools, not testers. I use them. I don’t let them write the report.
  • ❌ “We recommend…” fluff. You get “here’s the exact code change. Let me know when it’s done.”
  • ❌ Billable hour anxiety. Fixed monthly price. No surprises. No “we need to extend the engagement.”
🧠 THE SCARY PART

Most retainers are designed to make the vendor money, not to make you secure. They bill for dashboards you won’t use and reports you won’t read.

I bill for results. That’s the difference.

The 3‑Spot Scarcity β€” Why Only 8 Clients

I personally test everything. Every scan. Every pentest. Every late‑night call. That means I can only handle 8 clients at a time.

Not because I want artificial scarcity. Because quality requires focus. You don’t want the person testing your infrastructure to be juggling 20 other clients.

5
TAKEN
3
AVAILABLE
8
MAX SPOTS

5 spots are taken. 3 are left. When they’re gone, they’re gone. I won’t add more. I won’t hire juniors to scale. You get me or you don’t get the retainer.

πŸ” WHAT THE RETAINER INCLUDES

πŸ” Monthly external vulnerability scans (human‑reviewed)
βš”οΈ Quarterly full penetration tests (manual + automated)
πŸ“ž 24/7 emergency support (breach response, questions, anything)
πŸ“‹ Pre‑renewal attestation report for insurers
πŸ› οΈ Fix guidance with exact code examples
πŸ”„ Free retesting after fixes

No hidden fees. No billable hours. Just €1,500/month.

Who This Is For

  • βœ… Small businesses who can’t afford a full‑time security team
  • βœ… SaaS startups who actually care about customer data
  • βœ… Professional services firms (law, accounting, consulting) with client confidentiality requirements
  • βœ… Anyone tired of big‑firm nonsense and 200‑page noise reports

Who This Is Not For

  • ❌ Companies who need a compliance stamp from a specific big‑four firm
  • ❌ Anyone who prefers dashboards over direct access
  • ❌ People who want to pay €25K for a logo and feel good about it
⚠️ THE BOTTOM LINE

You know you need security. You’ve been quoted stupid prices. You’ve seen the 200‑page reports full of noise.

There’s a better way. €1,500/month. No juniors. No dashboards. Just me.

5 spots taken. 3 spots left. When they’re gone, they’re gone.
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3 spots left. When they’re gone, they’re gone.

Security retainer: €1,500/month. Monthly scans, quarterly pentests, 24/7 support. No juniors. No dashboards. Just me.

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