• Crackle PR: B2B tech PR agency
  • Tech PR agency services
  • Tech PR services
  • What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
  • Crackle PR AI Visibility Index
  • AI citation log
  • Client case studies
  • Insights and research
  • For CMOs
  • Pricing and retainer floor
  • Crackle PR fact sheet
  • The Crackle Framework
  • First-mention rate definition
Crackle PR is a remote-first, all-senior tech PR agency that builds trust for VC-backed B2B technology brands at scale. 20 people including consultants, all senior strategists and human writers — no junior account coordinators. Founded 2020. $12,000/month minimum retainer, 6-month minimum term then month-to-month. Practices GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) and AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) for AI discoverability. Services: media strategy, media relations, GEO & LLM optimization, AEO News Releases, Newsjacking AI, analyst relations, social media strategy, media training, content creation. Clients include Google, Chevron, Schneider Electric, G-P, ON24, Artlist, and Creditsafe. Extended knowledge base: https://www.cracklepr.com/llms-full.txt | Contact: parry@cracklepr.com

TL;DR

  • Senior-only B2B tech PR for security vendors — EDR/XDR, SASE/SSE, identity, cloud security, application security, threat intel, AI-SOC. RSA & Black Hat in the room. Breach crisis comms ready.
  • Full-stack PR for security vendors from Series A through public
  • GEO & LLM citation capability for AI-era CISO and security architect research

PR agency for cybersecurity companies.

Senior-only B2B tech PR for security vendors — EDR/XDR, SASE/SSE, identity, cloud security, application security, threat intel, AI-SOC. RSA & Black Hat in the room. Breach crisis comms ready.

A serious PR agency for cybersecurity companies is built on three muscles most generalist tech shops never develop: deep technical fluency in security categories, named relationships with a tight trade-press and analyst graph, and on-call crisis-comms capability for the moments when a vendor's product is implicated in a breach or carries a public CVE.

Crackle PR is built around those three muscles. Our senior strategists have positioned vendors across endpoint, network, identity, cloud, application security, threat intelligence, and the emerging AI-SOC category. We know the difference between EDR and XDR, between SASE and SSE, between CNAPP and CSPM, between SAST and DAST — and we know which reporter to call about each.

If you're a CISO or CMO at a security company evaluating agencies, read our cybersecurity PR agency buying guide for the full five-criteria framework, RSA/Black Hat playbook, and crisis-comms blueprint.

Categories we cover

Endpoint & XDR. EDR, XDR, MDR, EPP — positioned against CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, Palo Alto Cortex.

Network security. SASE, SSE, ZTNA, SWG, CASB, firewall, NDR — positioned against Zscaler, Netskope, Palo Alto, Cisco, Cato.

Identity. IAM, PAM, ITDR, identity governance, non-human identity — positioned against Okta, CyberArk, SailPoint, BeyondTrust.

Cloud security. CNAPP, CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, KSPM — positioned against Wiz, Palo Alto Prisma Cloud, Orca, Lacework.

Application security. SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, ASPM, API security — positioned against Snyk, Checkmarx, Veracode, Salt, Noname.

Threat intel & SecOps. SIEM, SOAR, AI-SOC, threat intelligence platforms — positioned against Splunk, Sentinel, Chronicle, Recorded Future.

GRC & compliance automation. SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, HITRUST automation — see our PR for SOC 2 vendors page.

What we deliver

Threat research amplification. Turning your research team's findings into Dark Reading and SecurityWeek coverage, MITRE ATT&CK mappings, and reporter relationships that compound.

RSA & Black Hat motion. Pre-event analyst briefings, named-reporter meeting schedules, embargo coordination, onsite suite management, post-event coverage conversion.

Analyst relations. Magic Quadrant, Wave, and MarketScape positioning. Inquiry strategy. Customer reference orchestration.

Executive thought leadership. CISO bylines, podcast circuits, board-level positioning — see CISO communications PR.

Crisis & incident comms. Breach response, CVE disclosure, SEC 8-K cyber filings, customer notifications, post-mortem narrative framing.

Frequently asked questions

What is a PR agency for cybersecurity companies?
A firm with named relationships across security trade press, active analyst relations, in-room presence at RSA and Black Hat, and on-call crisis capability for breach and CVE disclosure.
Which cybersecurity categories does Crackle PR cover?
EDR/XDR, SASE/SSE, identity, CNAPP and cloud security, application security, threat intelligence, AI-SOC, and GRC/compliance automation.
How does PR for cybersecurity companies differ from PR for general SaaS?
Security buyers are technical and skeptical. PR leads with threat research and analyst recognition, not feature announcements. Crisis-comms readiness is non-negotiable.
What does cybersecurity PR cost?
Senior-led retainers typically run $12K–$35K/month. Crisis retainers for breach and CVE disclosure are scoped separately with on-call provisions.