What CyberSN does

CyberSN is a Boston-based, founder-controlled cybersecurity and IT workforce intelligence and staffing company founded in September 2014 by Deidre Diamond and operating as Cyber Security Network, LLC. The company serves CISOs and enterprise cybersecurity/IT leaders through two integrated capabilities: a Workforce Intelligence Service that provides continuous visibility into how teams are organized, how talent is utilized, and how workforce aligns to strategic goals — modeling FTEs, contractors, consultants, MSPs, AI agents, and interns as a single interconnected ecosystem — and Talent Solutions that fill capability gaps through direct hire, statement-of-work, and contract/contract-to-hire engagements. The offering is underpinned by a proprietary Cyber & IT Job Taxonomy covering 340 standardized roles across 8 functional categories, maintained quarterly and aligned with the NICE Framework, and is delivered through the CyberSN Platform with capability coverage scoring, workforce risk analytics, and a Talent Matching engine claiming 94% match rates and a 100% money-back guarantee with 45-day placement versus an industry-standard 81-98 days.

Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring managed-services engagements (Workforce Intelligence subscriptions), placement fees for direct hire (retained or contingent search), fixed-scope SOW project delivery, and day-rate contract staffing, with pricing quoted based on role complexity, engagement type, and client scope rather than published tiers. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by heavy thought-leadership content (annual Cybersecurity Job Posting Data Reports covering 179,472 postings mid-year 2024, Salary Data Reports, blogs, podcasts), event presence at major conferences (RSA, ISC2, Forrester, ISACA), community initiatives including Secure Diversity and the Day of Shecurity Conference, and partnerships with SANS/GIAC, Cyversity, Cybermindz.org, and the NICE Framework. Named enterprise customers span financial services (Zions Bancorporation, an unnamed Fortune 500 CISO), healthcare (ECU Health), insurance (Toa Reinsurance), and technology (EDB, Datto). The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding, operating from a single Boston headquarters address while serving clients nationally through a remote-ready workforce.

Name

CyberSN

Legal name

Cyber Security Network, LLC

Website

https://cybersn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CyberSN is a Boston-based cybersecurity and IT workforce intelligence and staffing firm founded in 2014, serving enterprise CISOs and security leaders with a proprietary 340-role taxonomy, a workforce intelligence platform, and direct-hire, contract, and SOW talent solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity and IT Workforce Intelligence & Staffing

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity Staffing (BPACADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cybersecurity & Identity Consulting (BPAHAEAG)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity staffing
• IT workforce intelligence
• Talent matching
• Managed hiring
• Contract augmentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed Workforce Intelligence: Ongoing intelligence service providing continuous visibility into workforce capabilities, gaps, and risk. Includes capability assessments, gap analysis, workforce risk insights, budget justification, and talent retention planning. Typically structured as recurring managed service engagements.
2. Talent Solutions - Direct Hire: Direct placement for permanent cybersecurity and IT roles from CISO to SOC analyst, AppSec to GRC. Offered as retained or contingent search. Average fill time 3-8 weeks. Covers all 340+ roles in taxonomy.
3. Statement of Work Projects: Outcome-based project delivery for scoped outcomes such as pen test program build, CMMC readiness, IR runbook hardening. Fixed scope and fixed price. Typically 4-16 week engagements with senior consultants.
4. Contract & Contract-to-Hire Staffing: Flexible day-rate contractor arrangements for surge work, project ramp, or bridge coverage. W-2 and 1099 options available. Contractors can convert to FTE at any time. Average start time 5-10 days with vetted bench.
5. GTM Talent for Cybersecurity Companies: Specialized staffing services for cybersecurity vendors and startups needing go-to-market talent alongside technical cyber roles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CyberSN provides managed workforce intelligence and specialized talent solutions for cybersecurity and IT organizations. Its offering combines the CyberSN Platform (workforce visualization, capability coverage, and risk analytics built on a proprietary 340-role Cyber & IT Job Taxonomy) with staffing services including direct hire placement, contract and contract-to-hire staffing, and outcome-based Statement of Work project delivery. The service is targeted at CISOs, cybersecurity leaders, and enterprise security teams that need to assess capability gaps, quantify workforce risk, and fill roles across cyber and IT functions.

Product overview

CyberSN offers a unified workforce intelligence platform for cybersecurity and IT leaders, combining three integrated capabilities: (1) the Workforce Intelligence Service for capturing organizational structure, talent utilization, and strategic alignment; (2) Talent Solutions & Staffing for filling capability gaps through direct hire, statement of work, and contract arrangements; and (3) the CyberSN Platform for transforming workforce data into dynamic visualization of structure, capabilities, and maturity. The offering is underpinned by the Cyber & IT Job Taxonomy covering 340 standardized roles across 8 functional categories. Additional services include Talent Matching for precision candidate-to-role matching, Workforce Risk Management for retention and development planning, and a Startup Security Program for early-stage companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Managed Workforce Intelligence A managed intelligence service that provides cybersecurity and IT leaders with continuous operational visibility into workforce ecosystem, capability coverage, gaps, and risk insights, with budget justification and talent retention planning support.
• Talent Solutions & Staffing Full-stack staffing offering for cybersecurity and IT roles covering direct hire, contract and contract-to-hire staffing, SOW project teams, and GTM talent for cybersecurity companies. Targets enterprise hiring organizations that need specialized cyber and IT talent.
• CyberSN Platform Technology platform providing dynamic visualization of workforce structure, capabilities, coverage gaps, and risk profiles, with dashboards tracking maturity over time. Underpins the Workforce Intelligence Service.
• Talent Matching Service Precision matching service leveraging the CyberSN taxonomy to connect qualified and interested cybersecurity professionals to open roles based on skills, compensation, and culture alignment, with a 100% money-back guarantee to deliver candidates in 45 days or less.
• Managed Hiring (Direct Hire Placement) Full-service direct hire placement service for permanent specialized cyber and IT roles (CISO to SOC analyst, AppSec to GRC), offered as retained or contingent search with an average fill time of 3-8 weeks.
• Contract Workforce Augmentation (Staff Augmentation) Contract, contract-to-perm, and SOW arrangements providing vetted cybersecurity and IT contractors for surge work, project ramp, or bridge coverage, with W-2 and 1099 options and the ability to convert to FTE at any time.
• Statement of Work (SOW) Project Teams Outcome-based, fixed-scope and fixed-price project delivery for defined outcomes such as pen test program build, CMMC readiness, and IR runbook hardening, typically 4-16 weeks staffed with senior cybersecurity consultants.
• Workforce Risk Management Solution Comprehensive workforce risk management services including salary alignment recommendations, resource gap identification, custom career development plans, organizational capability assessment, and diversity strategy development for cybersecurity teams.
• Startup Security Program Custom cybersecurity program build for early-stage technology companies, providing right-sized security strategy, hands-on implementation by security experts, and flexible phased approaches to bound downside risk and produce documented security programs for investors and partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45 days average time-to-hire vs 81-98 days industry standard (SANS data)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Secure DiversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by CyberSN's Deidre Diamond, Secure Diversity advocates for programs creating opportunities for underrepresented groups in cybersecurity. Runs the Day of Shecurity Conference providing platform for women and non-binary individuals to engage, network, and grow in the industry. Core to CyberSN's DEI mission.
• CyversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on empowering women, underrepresented communities, and veterans by providing access to education, mentorship, and leadership development. Aims to build a more diverse and inclusive cybersecurity workforce. Joint initiative with CyberSN's diversity staffing solutions.
• Cybermindz.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit led by cyber and mental health pioneers bringing peer-informed, military-proven, neuroscience-based burnout prevention services to cyber teams. Partnership offers combined solutions including workforce risk management, talent optimization, year-long stress reduction training, and leadership support. Aims to reduce burnout-related attrition by up to 50%.
• SANS Institute / GIACflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCyberSN contributed to the 2024 SANS/GIAC Cyber Workforce Research Report launched at the White House. Contributed key survey questions and analysis frameworks for understanding cybersecurity workforce challenges. Partnership positions CyberSN as a thought leader in workforce intelligence alongside premier cybersecurity research organization.
• NICE Framework (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education)coreTechnology or IntegrationCyberSN's proprietary taxonomy is aligned and extended upon the NICE Framework, ensuring accurate matching and reducing cost to match cybersecurity talent. This alignment enables interoperability with national workforce standards and facilitates adoption by organizations following federal workforce guidelines.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TEKsystems: A large IT services and staffing firm providing cybersecurity and IT hiring across enterprise clients; competes broadly with CyberSN's contract and direct-hire streams while offering a much larger bench and broader managed services portfolio.
• Insight Global: One of the largest U.S. staffing firms providing IT and cybersecurity contract and direct-hire staffing to enterprise clients, offering overlapping capabilities as part of a much wider portfolio including managed services and consulting.
• Robert Half (Protiviti / Technology): A global staffing and consulting firm whose Technology division places cybersecurity professionals and whose Protiviti subsidiary provides cyber consulting — overlapping with CyberSN on enterprise hiring and cyber-risk advisory but as part of a much broader portfolio.

Others

• iCIMS: An enterprise talent acquisition software suite used by organizations hiring cybersecurity roles; sits adjacent to CyberSN rather than competing directly, providing infrastructure that some CyberSN enterprise clients may already use for ATS/CRM.

Emerging players

• Visier: A workforce analytics and people intelligence platform competitor to CyberSN's Workforce Intelligence Service, addressing capability visibility, risk, and headcount planning for enterprise HR leaders — though broader than cyber-specific.
• Eightfold AI: A venture-backed AI talent intelligence platform offering talent matching, capability insights, and workforce planning; competes conceptually with CyberSN's platform vision of intelligence-driven talent decisions, with greater R&D and capital scale.
• Tandym Group (Cyber Practice): A specialized staffing firm with an established cybersecurity and IT vertical offering contract and direct hire placements; competing for similar enterprise cyber hiring engagements with broader service-line scale than CyberSN.

Direct peers

• Tiro Security: A cybersecurity-focused recruitment and staffing firm offering contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire services across the same functional cyber categories CyberSN targets, competing for the same enterprise CISOs and security leaders seeking specialized talent.
• Swoon (cyber practice): A specialty staffing firm with a dedicated cybersecurity and IT infrastructure practice delivering contract and direct hire placements, overlapping with CyberSN's contract/contract-to-hire and statement-of-work offerings for the same enterprise customer base.
• Artico Search: A specialized cybersecurity executive search firm that directly competes with CyberSN for permanent placements of CISOs and senior security leaders, sharing the same cyber-only domain focus and enterprise buyer (CISO/VP Security) in financial services, technology, and healthcare.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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