About

Independent expertise. No sales agenda. Just good engineering.

Christopher M. Fraser — Owner

Mercury Rising Security brings more than 20 years of progressive leadership and hands-on experience designing, securing, and scaling enterprise networks across data center, cloud, and distributed environments.

We have worked with organizations ranging from regional enterprises to national service providers, delivering:

  • SD-WAN rollouts across multi-site enterprise environments
  • Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks security stack deployments
  • Data center migrations with minimal downtime
  • Cloud networking builds on AWS and Azure
  • Multi-year network refresh programs from planning through execution

We bring Director-level expertise directly to your organization — without the overhead. No vendor agenda, no quota. Just outcomes that hold up under real-world conditions.

20+ Years Experience
$250K+ SD-WAN Projects Delivered
40+ Location Network Upgrades

Core Competencies

Networking

  • BGP & OSPF Routing
  • VPN Design & Implementation
  • LAN / WAN Architecture
  • VLAN Design & Segmentation
  • Load Balancing
  • IoT Network Connectivity

SD-WAN

  • VMware VeloCloud
  • Fortinet SD-WAN
  • Cisco Meraki
  • Cloud On-Ramp Integration
  • Intelligent Traffic Steering
  • Automated Failover Design

Security / SASE

  • Palo Alto Networks NGFW & Panorama
  • Fortinet FortiGate, FortiManager & FortiAnalyzer
  • FortiAuthenticator & FortiClient EMS
  • Zero Trust Architecture
  • Micro-segmentation (VMware NSX DFW)
  • SSL Pre-Logon & Firewall Rule Optimization

DDoS Protection

  • Netscout / Arbor DDoS Platform
  • Volumetric Attack Defense
  • Traffic Scrubbing
  • Threat Mitigation Strategies
  • IoT Security Architecture

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • AWS Transit Gateway & VPC
  • Azure vWAN & ExpressRoute
  • VMware NSX-T Distributed Firewall
  • Cisco Nexus 9K & UCS
  • F5 Big-IP LTM
  • Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)

Leadership & Management

  • Enterprise Network Architecture Strategy
  • Capital Budget Planning & Ownership
  • Vendor Evaluation & Selection
  • Multi-Year Network Refresh Programs
  • Engineering Team Leadership
  • Agile Project Delivery

How We Engage

Transparent Communication

You'll know exactly where the project stands. No surprises, no jargon walls.

Security by Design

Security is not a feature — it's a design constraint applied from the first diagram.

Respect for Timelines

Enterprise projects run on schedules. We plan meticulously and communicate early when anything changes.

Thorough Documentation

Every engagement ends with clean, complete documentation your team can actually use.

Let's work together.

Reach out to discuss your project and see if we're a good fit.

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