
Chief Technology Officer, Uprite Services
Pete Rullman
Pete Rullman is Chief Technology Officer of Uprite Services, a managed IT and cybersecurity provider serving small and mid-sized businesses across Texas.
About Pete Rullman
Pete Rullman is the Chief Technology Officer of Uprite Services, a managed IT and cybersecurity provider serving small and mid-sized businesses across Texas. He writes about IT strategy, cybersecurity, innovation, and building secure, scalable technology environments.
His writing tends to start where the marketing stops. Rather than describing what managed IT is, his articles work through the parts buyers actually get stuck on: what the first 72 hours of a ransomware event really decide, how the CMMC 2.0 timeline lands on Texas defense contractors, what it takes to secure operational technology in a plant without stopping the line, and how to read an MSP service level agreement so the response time number means something.
That same approach runs through his cost and vendor work, from calculating the real cost of an hour of downtime to breaking down what a support ticket actually costs in the Dallas market. If you are weighing a provider, comparing models, or trying to get a straight answer on a compliance deadline, his articles are written to be usable rather than reassuring.
Learn more about the company on the About Uprite page, or contact our team to talk through your IT and security needs.
At a glance
- Chief Technology Officer, Uprite Services
- Focus areas: cybersecurity, compliance, cloud and IT strategy
- Writes on ransomware response, CMMC 2.0, OT security and MSP operations
- Based in Texas, serving Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio
What Pete writes about
Cybersecurity and incident response
What actually happens during a ransomware event, and which decisions in the first three days determine whether a business recovers or rebuilds.
Ransomware recovery in TexasCompliance and regulated industries
Deadlines, assessment levels and evidence requirements for the frameworks Texas businesses are being held to, without the consultant hedging.
CMMC 2.0 compliance timelineCloud and Microsoft 365
Migration sequencing, tenant configuration and the licensing and security steps that get skipped and then cause problems later.
Microsoft 365 migration checklistIT strategy and MSP operations
How to read a service level agreement, what response time benchmarks mean in practice, and what downtime is costing while you decide.
Texas MSP SLA benchmarksArticles by Pete Rullman

October 29, 2026
What It Costs to Meet Cyber Insurance Requirements in Dallas: MFA, EDR and Backup Pricing (2026)
Last updated: October 29, 2026. Written by Pete Rullman, CTO at Uprite Services. TL;DR Meeting a cyber insurer’s control list costs a
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October 29, 2026
Best IT Companies in Dallas-Fort Worth for Cyber Insurance Readiness (2026)
Uprite Services, which publishes this page, scores highest among Dallas-Fort Worth IT firms on cyber insurance readiness for 2026, at 8.20 out
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October 29, 2026
Cyber Insurance Renewal Checklist for DFW Businesses: MFA, EDR, Backups and the Questionnaire
A cyber insurance renewal checklist for a DFW business comes down to 4 proofs, MFA on email, remote and admin logins, EDR
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October 29, 2026
Best Incident Response Companies in Houston (2026)
DYOPATH ranks first among Houston incident response companies in 2026 with a Response-Ready Score of 6.71, ahead of Kroll at 6.58 and
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October 29, 2026
Incident Response Cost in Houston: Retainers, Hourly Rates and Ransomware Recovery Pricing (2026)
Published incident response retainers start around $25,000 a year, break-fix work runs $350 to $600 an hour without one, and ransomware recovery
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October 29, 2026
Why Cyber Insurance Claims Get Denied in 2026, and What DFW Businesses Need to Prove
A cyber insurance claim denied after an attack usually traces to 1 of 6 causes. An application answer that wasn’t accurate. A
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October 29, 2026
Who to Report a Ransomware Attack To: FBI, CISA and Texas Breach Notice Rules for Houston Businesses
Report a ransomware attack once to the FBI, CISA or the Secret Service, because they pass it along, then call your insurer
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October 29, 2026
Hit by Ransomware in Houston? What to Do in the First Hour
In the first hour of a ransomware attack, disconnect the affected systems from the network without powering them off, call your IT
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October 28, 2026
Best Managed IT Services in New Braunfels, TX (2026)
Uprite Services, which publishes this page, scores highest among managed IT providers serving New Braunfels for 2026 at 8.03 out of 10,
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