The Seattle Sounders are a powerhouse in Major League Soccer. But like the game itself, the digital landscape they inhabit is fast-paced and rapidly evolving. With operations spanning global ticket sales, media production, player privacy, and e-commerce, the Sounders' brand is as multi-dimensional as it is visible.
With the organization set to host two major World/Club Cup Series in the coming years, the "next level" of digital demand has already arrived. To protect this global enterprise, the Sounders’ lean, highly capable security team needed a partner that wouldn't just keep pace; it needed to lead. That is where Redapt and CrowdStrike come in.
Expertise that Matures the Business
The Sounders found immediate value in Redapt’s Executive Advisory Services. By leveraging a virtual CISO (vCISO) and a virtual CTO (vCTO), the organization gained the high-level technical expertise required to assess its environment, identify gaps, and implement industry-leading remediation actions.
This depth of service is anchored by Redapt’s acquisition of Ember River, a cybersecurity consulting firm bringing decades of defense and commercial experience. This integration enabled Redapt to deliver a sophisticated blend of solution architecture and compliance assessment that smaller internal teams cannot replicate on their own.
The Redapt Edge
Redapt performed a critical assessment of the Sounders’ environment using the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) framework. This wasn't a surface-level scan; it was a deep dive that established a baseline and developed a risk-based gap analysis. The resulting "image of action" provided a breakthrough in clarity: 74% of the required security actions were programmatic, while only 26% required a technical solution.
A partnership that shifts “Reactive” to “Proactive”
Before engaging Redapt, the Sounders worked with an MSP that offered limited, "black box" security tools that couldn't scale. Visibility was incomplete, leaving the team to react to threats rather than prevent them. Redapt transformed this dynamic by introducing CrowdStrike Falcon Shield. This suite, including Device Control, Adversary Overwatch Cloud, and Threat Protection, exponentially increased the Sounders' visibility and response capabilities.
Security that Wins
By going all-in with Redapt, the Seattle Sounders have gained a "force multiplier." They now leverage a single source of capacity to protect every business vertical—from the front office to the pitch. This partnership has transformed security from a reactive necessity into a strategic enabler, protecting the club's intellectual property and revenue streams that drive its future success.
