Our Co-Founder - Jason Read
Who We Are
RTB Technologies is a cybersecurity firm built on strategic leadership, operational discipline, and a relentless focus on reducing business risk.
Our name—RTB, short for "Return to Base"—comes from a military term signaling the end of a mission and a safe return home. For us, it represents something more: the clarity, resilience, and confidence we help our clients achieve in a threat-filled digital world.
Founded by former U.S. Air Force Cyber Operations Officers and Intelligence Community veterans, we bring tested experience to the private sector. We’ve served at the highest levels of national security. Now, we help businesses navigate growing cybersecurity obligations, evolving threats, and mounting pressure from insurers, regulators, and customers.
RTB Technologies was built on a new kind of pressure: the need to demonstrate cybersecurity maturity not just to auditors—but to attorneys, insurers, and anyone who shows up after an incident asking, “What did you do to prevent this?” As former military cyber operators, we know that resilience doesn’t come from tools alone. It comes from leadership, documentation, and accountability that can stand up in a courtroom—not just a compliance checklist.
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Our Mission
To help small and mid-market companies reduce cyber liability, improve their security posture, and lead with confidence—without the need for an in-house security team.
Our Approach
We focus on real-world business risk. That means:
- Mapping cyber risk to legal, financial, and contractual exposure
- Providing third-party assessments that actually stand up to scrutiny
- Supporting executive teams with clear, board-level communication
- Leading with strategy—not just tools or technical fixes
Who We Serve
We work with growth-oriented businesses that:
- Operate in regulated industries (healthcare, financial services, legal, etc.)
- Need to validate cybersecurity for insurance, compliance, or vendor contracts
- Are scaling fast and need risk oversight that keeps pace
Meet Our Founders
Zach Bartsch
Co-Founder
Zach Bartsch is a Co-Founder of RTB Technologies. He collaborates with businesses across diverse sectors to offer comprehensive Compliance, Cybersecurity, and Information Technology consulting services. Zach believes, as a former Air Force Cyber Operations Officer, that compliance is an ongoing process that needs to be continually monitored and addressed. While in the Air Force, Zach led the development of multiple IT and software development programs that had to meet the highest levels of government security and compliance. Currently, he has helped companies forge a path to continued compliance as well as implementing newer technologies to keep companies’ and their clients safe. Zach has been certified in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Security+ and holds a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity from the University of Maryland University College.
Jason Read
Co-Founder
Jason Read is the Co-founder of RTB Technologies, LLC, collaborating with organizations across various industries in the areas of Information Technology, Cyber Security, and Compliance. As a former Air Force Cyber Operations officer, Jason believes that prevention and education are the best approach to cyber security. While serving, he led Buckley AFB to performing the second highest of all Air Force bases in the world through their Cyber Readiness inspection. In his current role, he has helped business in healthcare and other professional services industries achieve high levels of technology efficiencies and security. Jason is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with a Master’s degree in Information Technology Management from Trident University.
Why It Matters
Cybersecurity isn’t just about stopping attacks. It’s about protecting everything you’ve built—and proving to the people who matter most that you’ve done the work.
RTB Technologies provides the strategy, structure, and oversight to make that possible.
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