CyberRisk Alliance is a business intelligence company created to serve the high-growth, rapidly evolving cybersecurity and information risk management marketplace through a diversified portfolio of services that inform, educate, build community and facilitate commerce.
CyberRisk Alliance brings together leading brands – the best of breed companies – in each platform category.
Our Strategy
CyberRisk Alliance comprises an ensemble of highly specialized businesses producing information, events, digital marketing services and other professional intelligence resources with a shared mission of informing, educating and training business professionals on the subject of cybersecurity and information risk management, while building community and facilitating industry commerce.
CyberRisk Alliance (CRA) offers a range of business intelligence products delivering unique services of maximum value by publishing high-quality distinctive content, producing exclusive events and other specialized services, while orchestrating the ‘inner circle’ of top industry leaders, and curating community discussion to enable learning and networking.
Serving as a marketing platform, CRA also connects leading technology and service providers with the community of cyber risk professionals. CRA’s portfolio was formed through a combination of organic product development and a series of highly targeted platform acquisitions and partnerships.
The company brings together leading brands – the best of breed companies – in each platform category and is led by a collaborative and accomplished team of entrepreneurs, operators and investors.
Our growing portfolio of cybersecurity brands includes:
SC Media provides critical content and a range of other information and marketing services to cybersecurity executives, business leaders and the security and IT communities at large with timely, independent news and features; expert guidance; trusted product reviews; online and live events; digital and specialized marketing services; and professional recognition and awards programs. Its services are accessed through its robust website, resource library, event portfolio and SC Magazine. The SC Media brand has assembled an audience of over 800,000 members and is recognized as a champion of cybersecurity and executive leaders.
InfoSec World Conference and Expo is recognized as “The Business of Security” conference, for information security professionals from every industry, government agency, healthcare and academic organization. The annual event draws over 1,300 professionals from around the world and has over 10,000 square feet of exhibition space. In addition to its flagship conference, InfoSec World provides other events and services including the Security Leadership Exchanges, invitation-only networking and educational forums for Chief Information Security Officers and senior cybersecurity professionals, produced in partnership with nGage Events.
Security Weekly is an information security-focused podcast and video production company that informs and entertains a loyal subscriber base of cybersecurity professionals. Leveraging experienced security practitioner hosts and a roster of high-profile industry guests, Security Weekly’s programs deliver the quintessential insider’s take on developing an effective cybersecurity strategy and running a successful security operation in a range of business environments. Its unique Market Validation model gives solution providers an engaging environment to address technical issues that are top-of-mind for industry practitioners.
Cybersecurity Collaborative is a private, member-only peer council that facilitates collaboration among the senior most security leaders of large corporations, government agencies and municipalities, healthcare institutions, academia and non-profit organizations. By leveraging the platform, member CISOs strengthen the security readiness and defense of their respective organizations, as well as help expand the knowledge of the broader cybersecurity community. The company plans to introduce a new membership council for small-to-medium-businesses and non-profit organizations with small IT teams and limited resources.
CyberSecurity Collaboration Forum is a series of regional invitation-only events. CyberSecurity Collaboration Forum’s mission is to bring together top executives from corporations, government, healthcare and education to facilitate the exchange of information, best practices and collaboration between Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), C-suite executives and senior-level security professionals to defend, preserve and protect against cyber risk and enterprise vulnerability. One of the company’s principal goals is to support high risk security decision-making with access to market leading information and intelligence.
Investment Criteria
CyberRisk Alliance invests in businesses serving the cybersecurity and information risk management marketplace with the following characteristics:
Leading brands providing high-quality services, respected by their customers and rewarded with high renewal rates
Experienced innovative leadership with a strong understanding and passion for the cyber risk industry
Ownership seeking an operating or investment partner to enable a transitional or staged exit strategy
Businesses with a differentiated product or service, including those that require operating investment to unlock high-growth potential
CyberRisk Alliance is flexible about transaction and partnership structures to create mutually fulfilling relationships.
CyberRisk Alliance is highly experienced in business transactions and partnerships. Leadership is fair-minded and operates confidentially and decisively.
