Cycurion

What Cycurion does

Cycurion, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYCU) is a publicly traded, AI-driven cybersecurity and IT services company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, serving U.S. government agencies (federal, state, municipal, county), regulated industries including healthcare and public safety, and complex enterprises. The company sells integrated cybersecurity, IT operations, and operational resilience solutions primarily through multi-year Master Services Agreements and IDIQ contracts, with active delivery across federal agencies (via Fortune 500 channel partners), major U.S. municipalities, state agencies such as Florida's Department of Management Services, healthcare agencies including NACCHO, and county-level public guardian offices.

Its core technology stack centers on the proprietary ARx™ active cyber defense platform (a cloud-native reverse proxy and intelligent web application firewall incorporating the Bot Hunter™ algorithm), the Cyber Shield™ managed security platform (consolidating identity, email/user threats, SaaS protection, and external attack surface monitoring under a Zero Trust model), and a portfolio of acquired capabilities including Panoptic (risk-logic vulnerability management via Secuvant), Halo Link (secure messaging via Halo Privacy), and HavenX (digital investigations). The platform combines behavioral analytics, deception techniques, real-time inspection, and AI-augmented threat intelligence aligned with MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain methodologies, and extends protection to AI agents through a Secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration developed jointly with IQSTEL's Reality Border subsidiary.

The company generates revenue through four primary streams: professional services under multi-year government contracts (the $112M backlog supports $15-17M per year through 2028), SaaS-style recurring revenue from the Panoptic platform (~$3M annualized for FY2026 with $1.5M expected EBITDA), managed security services and MRR/ARR from Cyber Shield subscriptions and SOC contracts, and high-margin subscription revenue from Halo Link secure communications ($5.5M ARR at 55% gross margins, with ~80% trailing ARR mix). Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales, channel partnerships with three Fortune 500 firms and major U.S. telecom carriers (which deliver Cycurion solutions to government end-customers), the IQSTEL global distribution alliance reaching 600+ telecom operators across 20+ countries, and an inside sales buildout led by a Chief Revenue Officer appointed February 2026. As a minority-owned business enterprise, Cycurion leverages diversity procurement advantages to access government and corporate contracts.

Name

Cycurion

Legal name

Cycurion, Inc.

Website

https://cycurion.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cycurion, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYCU) is a McLean, Virginia-based AI-driven cybersecurity and IT services company serving U.S. federal, state, municipal, healthcare, and enterprise clients through its proprietary ARx™ and Cyber Shield™ platforms and integrated managed security offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Software & Managed Security Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity Operations Outsourcing (SOC / SecOps) (BPAEAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Attack Detection & Response for Cloud/SaaS (SOC for Cloud) (HDADAGAJ), Cybersecurity Architecture & Security Integration (BPAEAAAL), Cloud Network Security (Microsegmentation, Cloud Firewall) (HDADADAH), Security Management Platforms Integration (PSIM/SOC, Command & Control) (BPAKAGAH)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity services
• Managed security platform
• Cyber defense software
• IT operations support
• Operational resilience

Headquarters

HQ city

Mclean

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government and Enterprise Cybersecurity Services: Professional consulting services including cybersecurity, IT solutions, data analytics, and organization consulting delivered under multi-year Master Services Agreements/IDIQ contracts. Revenue is recognized on contracts with major U.S. municipalities, federal agencies, healthcare agencies, and Fortune 500 companies supporting government end-customers. The company has $15-17 million in secured revenue for each of 2026, 2027, and 2028 from a $112 million contracted backlog.
2. SaaS/Subscription Cybersecurity Software (Panoptic): Premium SaaS-like recurring revenue capability from the Panoptic cybersecurity platform acquired via Secuvant merger. Provides continuous threat visibility, vulnerability management, and risk prioritization capabilities with performance-based earn-out structure. Expected to contribute approximately $3 million in annualized revenue and $1.5 million in EBITDA during fiscal year 2026.
3. Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) Secure Communications: From Halo Privacy acquisition, $5.5 million in annual recurring revenue with approximately 80% trailing ARR mix and 55% gross margins. Combined platform offers government-grade privacy, secure communications (Halo Link), and active defense capabilities targeting government agencies, investment banks, healthcare, and law firms.
4. Managed Security Services / MRR: Managed security service contracts including five new contracts worth ~$1 million in September 2025 expected to generate ~$75,000 in monthly recurring revenue, plus $1.165 million in new annual recurring revenue from public health sector contracts. Includes 24/7 SOC-as-a-service, managed detection and response, Cyber Shield™ platform subscriptions.
5. Video Solutions & Evidence Management Subscriptions: From planned acquisition of Kustom Entertainment's legacy video solutions segment, expected to contribute approximately $5.1 million in annual revenue and $8.0 million backlog from established subscription contracts for body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, and digital evidence management solutions for law enforcement and public safety.
6. Public Health Sector Cloud & Cybersecurity Projects: One-year task orders under multi-year and 10-year frameworks with healthcare government agencies (e.g., NACCHO - National Association of County and City Health Officials) for cloud-based public health systems incorporating advanced cybersecurity, enterprise resiliency, and cloud infrastructure capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cycurion delivers an integrated cybersecurity, IT operations, and operational resilience offering built around its proprietary AI-driven ARx™ active cyber defense platform and Cyber Shield™ managed security platform. The company combines cloud-native reverse proxy and web application firewall technology with behavioral analytics, deception techniques, managed detection and response, SOC-as-a-service, virtual CISO advisory, and acquired platforms (Panoptic, Halo Link, HavenX) to protect internet-facing applications, identities, SaaS environments, and external attack surfaces for government and enterprise clients.

Product overview

Cycurion offers a platform-plus-modules architecture organized around an Integrated Security & Resilience framework. The core managed security platform is Cyber Shield, which delivers continuous threat detection, Email & UserThreats protection, and managed detection & response. The active cyber defense platform Cycurion ARx provides real-time behavioral analysis, adaptive threat scoring, and deception-based defense, including a secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) framework for AI agent security. Layered on top are the Security Operations Center (SOC) for 24/7 monitoring, the Virtual CISO (vCISO) for executive security leadership and regulatory advisory, Managed IT Services for operational IT support, and the Operational Resilience Program for business continuity. Acquired brands extend the portfolio: Panoptic (via Secuvant) adds continuous threat visibility and behavior-based risk scoring, while Halo Link and HavenX (via Halo Privacy) add secure communications and digital investigations. Together these products form a unified offering that combines platform-led protection with modular managed services for government and enterprise customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cyber Shield™: Cycurion's managed security platform delivering unified protection across identity, email, SaaS, and external attack surfaces, including zero trust, email threat detection, SaaS backup/recovery, and dark web monitoring.
• ARx™ (Cycurion ARx)

Products and services

• Cyber Shield Managed security platform that delivers continuous threat detection, Email & UserThreats protection, Zero Trust identity-first security, SaaS protection and recovery, and external attack surface / dark web monitoring. Functions as the foundational managed services layer extending across Cycurion's portfolio for government and enterprise clients.
• Cycurion ARx Active cyber defense and deception platform providing real-time behavioral analysis, adaptive threat scoring, zero-day exploit protection, proprietary Bot Hunter bot differentiation, geo-gate filtering, and runtime application self-protection for web applications and APIs. Also supports a secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) framework for AI agent security.
• Managed IT Services Outsourced IT management service that supports the applications and infrastructure protected by ARx, providing operational IT support across the cybersecurity stack delivered with Cyber Shield, SOC, and vCISO for government and enterprise clients.
• Operational Resilience Program Resilience and business continuity offering focused on keeping critical operations running through incidents. Combines with Cyber Shield, SOC, vCISO, and Managed IT as part of the integrated portfolio.
• Security Operations Center (SOC) 24/7 managed SOC delivering threat monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, attack surface management, and dark web monitoring. Operates on top of Cyber Shield telemetry and ARx active defense.
• Virtual CISO (vCISO) Executive cybersecurity leadership service providing strategic security advisory, regulatory and compliance guidance (ISO, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, NIST), and board-level reporting. Combines with Cyber Shield, SOC, ARx, and Operational Resilience.
• Panoptic Risk-logic platform acquired through the Secuvant acquisition (closed June 2026) that provides continuous threat visibility, vulnerability management, and behavior-based risk scoring. Integrated into the Cycurion portfolio as a continuous threat visibility module.
• Halo Link Secure communications application acquired through the Halo Privacy Solutions acquisition, providing privacy-first messaging and government-grade secure communications targeted at government agencies, investment banks, healthcare, and law firms.
• HavenX Digital investigations arm brought in through the Halo Privacy Solutions acquisition, providing digital forensics, investigations, and active defense capabilities through the Nemesis attribution system.

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability10 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major acquisition target / strategic divestiture, major m&a; reverse merger with wholly owned subsidiary status, major acquisition; strategic expansion into secure communications, major multi-year channel relationship, strategic public health sector relationship, major state-level contract / public sector partnership, major federal contract delivery channel, subsidiary relationship — data modernization delivery and flagship / core strategic alliance.

• Kustom Entertainment, Inc.major acquisition target / strategic divestitureStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Binding agreement for Cycurion to acquire Kustom Entertainment's legacy video solutions division for up to $5.5 million (cash and secured debt) plus 2,000,000 warrants. Structure: $1.25 million upfront cash and $4.25 million secured promissory note payable over 36 months at 7% interest. Closing expected July 2026 (revised from earlier June 2026 target). Adds approximately $5.1 million in annual revenue and $8.0 million backlog from established subscription contracts.
• Secuvant, LLCmajor m&a; reverse merger with wholly owned subsidiary statusStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026Acquisition closed June 2, 2026 as reverse merger for approximately $2.875 million ($875,000 cash + 888,888 shares of preferred stock), with Secuvant surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary. Adds Panoptic cybersecurity platform (continuous threat visibility, vulnerability management, risk prioritization) and Cyber7 framework; performance-based earn-outs tied to Panoptic's future success through 2028. Expected to contribute approximately $3 million in annualized revenue and $1.5 million in EBITDA for FY2026.
• Halo Privacy (and HavenX)major acquisition; strategic expansion into secure communicationsStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Binding agreement to acquire Halo Privacy and integrate HavenX digital investigations arm; transaction expected to close by end of June 2026 (within 45 days of announcement). Halo Privacy generated $7 million in total revenue in 2025, including $5.5 million in annual recurring revenue (~80% trailing ARR mix) at 55% gross margins; ~95% of business from U.S. government agency contracts. Adds Halo Link secure messaging application and Nemesis attribution system.
• Fortune 500 Company (unnamed) supporting U.S. Government Agencymajor multi-year channel relationshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 8 April 2026Multi-year partnership (minimum five-year term) where a Fortune 500 company delivers Cycurion's AI-driven cybersecurity solutions and application transition support for a major U.S. government agency. Initial contract value approximately $1 million for the first year with provisions for expansion; focuses on modernizing critical applications securely and efficiently.
• NACCHO (National Association of County and City Health Officials)strategic public health sector relationshipOthers · 25 March 2026Expanded partnership for cloud-based public health system implementation incorporating advanced cybersecurity, enterprise resiliency, and cloud infrastructure capabilities. NACCHO contract valued at $185,000 in 2026, part of approximately $1.35 million in combined public health sector revenue.
• Florida Department of Management Servicesmajor state-level contract / public sector partnershipOthers · 2 December 2025Awarded statewide management consulting services term contract by the Florida Department of Management Services, enabling Cycurion to provide consulting services to Florida state agencies and support operational modernization and service improvement goals.
• Major Telecommunications Company (unnamed)major federal contract delivery channelChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 10 November 2025Awarded contract via a major telecommunications company to modernize emergency warning network infrastructure for a leading U.S. government agency across over 1,300 sites in all 50 states and U.S. territories; project duration 24-36 months with value exceeding $1 million.
• SLG Innovation, Inc. (subsidiary)subsidiary relationship — data modernization deliveryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025SLG Innovation is a Cycurion subsidiary that secured a $1.145 million contract to modernize legacy data systems for a large county-level public guardian office, migrating sensitive data to a Microsoft SQL Server platform over four months.
• IQSTEL Inc. (Reality Border subsidiary)flagship / core strategic allianceStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2025Strategic AI Cybersecurity Alliance announced September 2025 (MOU signed August 2025). Co-developing AI-driven cybersecurity technologies, threat intelligence applications, and identity-driven security solutions targeting telecom operators, financial institutions, and enterprise clients across 20+ countries. Joint program delivers secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for AI agents (Airweb.ai, IQ2Call.ai) protected by Cycurion's ARx platform, enabling proactive threat detection and neutralization. Companies maintain cross-shareholdings and distributed $500,000 share dividends to each other's shareholders on December 30, 2025.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• CACI International: Major federal IT and cybersecurity services prime competing for many of the same federal/state/municipal contracts as Cycurion. Both deliver integrated cybersecurity, IT modernization, and managed services to government clients, with CACI operating at vastly greater scale but a similar mission focus.
• ManTech International (now Constellation Software / ManTech): Directly comparable federal cybersecurity and IT services prime that delivers MSSP-style managed security, cyber operations, and IT modernization to federal/state agencies. The two firms frequently compete for IDIQ and MSA vehicles in the same government buying offices.
• SecureWorks: Pure-play managed cybersecurity services provider (MSSP) with comparable MDR, SOC-as-a-service, and threat intelligence offerings. Both target government and enterprise clients with subscription-based managed security, though SecureWorks is significantly larger and was recently taken private by Sophos.
• Arctic Wolf: Leading pure-play MDR / SOC-as-a-service provider delivering 24/7 managed detection and response. Comparable to Cycurion's Cyber Shield + SOC + ARx platform offering for enterprise and mid-market clients, with a similar subscription-based recurring revenue model.
• Optiv Security: Large cybersecurity solutions integrator delivering managed security services, advisory (vCISO), and integrated security platforms. Direct overlap with Cycurion's portfolio of Cyber Shield, vCISO, and SOC services, particularly in commercial and regulated industries.
• eSentire: Pure-play MDR and managed security services provider delivering 24/7 SOC, threat hunting, and incident response. Direct competitor to Cycurion's SOC and Cyber Shield offerings, particularly in the mid-market enterprise segment.

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large federal cybersecurity and IT consulting firm with deep government client overlap to Cycurion. Both offer vCISO-style advisory, managed detection, and cyber operations services, but Booz Allen operates at incumbent scale with a broader portfolio across defense, intel, and civil agencies.
• Leidos: Federal IT and cybersecurity services incumbent with overlapping capabilities across managed security, SOC operations, and federal IT modernization. Cycurion's federal contracts and MBE channel position compete for similar task orders, though Leidos operates at vastly larger scale.
• Parsons Corporation: Federal solutions integrator with significant federal cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure protection practice. Comparable to Cycurion in the federal cybersecurity services space, with broader capabilities across defense, intelligence, and infrastructure markets.
• Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC): Federal IT and cybersecurity services prime that competes for many of the same federal and state contracts as Cycurion. Overlap spans managed security, IT modernization, and federal cyber operations, though SAIC operates at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A4 records

Investments1 record

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