About Tercion
Security, intelligence, governance, and resilience advisory for complex environments.
Tercion helps organizations strengthen cybersecurity, improve resilience, prepare for disruption, and make clearer decisions in high-risk operating environments.
Our Name
Discipline, structure, and impenetrable resolve.
Tercion is drawn from the Spanish tercio — the infantry formation that redefined European warfare in the sixteenth century. A tercio fused pikemen, swordsmen, and early firearms into a single disciplined unit: a revolutionary integration of capability that made it, for more than a century, effectively unbeatable in the field.
The name also carries a literal meaning — "a third" — a reference to the disciplined structure of combining distinct capabilities into one cohesive force. We apply that same principle to advisory work: cybersecurity, intelligence, governance, and resilience are not separate services bolted together. They are one integrated practice, built on structure, discipline, and quiet strength.

Who We Are
A veteran-owned advisory firm built around practical mission outcomes.
Our Mission
To strengthen the cybersecurity, resilience, and governance of public and private sector organizations so they can execute their missions with confidence.
Our Approach
We integrate cybersecurity, strategic intelligence, governance, and operational resilience to deliver practical, evidence-based guidance that helps organizations reduce risk, strengthen decision-making, and execute their missions with confidence.
What Shapes Us
Experience across security, intelligence, cyber operations, and public-sector resilience.
Security & Mission Leadership
Rooted in military leadership, security operations, planning, and decision-making under pressure.
Cybersecurity & Intelligence
Experience spanning cyber defense, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, investigations, and executive reporting.
Governance & Resilience
Compliance, audit readiness, disaster recovery, and operational resilience support.
Markets We Support
Advisory support for commercial, federal, and SLTT organizations.
Commercial
Advisory support for private-sector organizations seeking practical cybersecurity, governance, continuity, and executive risk guidance.
Federal
Cybersecurity, intelligence, compliance, and resilience support for federal partners and prime contractors.
SLTT
Support for state, local, tribal, and territorial organizations strengthening cybersecurity and operational resilience.
Leadership
Experience across military leadership, cyber operations, governance, and public-sector resilience.

Michael J. Hooper, M.S., CISSP
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Fortune 50 strategic intelligence and cybersecurity leadership, senior U.S. Army Cyber Command experience, and a distinguished record of military and enterprise leadership.
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Rebecca M. Copperberg
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Privacy Officer
State government audit and compliance leadership, Chief Privacy Officer experience, and a track record of operational leadership and process improvement.
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