What Cybersecurity Ventures does

Cybersecurity Ventures is a privately held media and market intelligence firm focused exclusively on the global cybersecurity industry. Founded around 2018 and headquartered in a newsroom and production studio at 83 Main Street in Northport, New York (with a small satellite PR office in Sausalito, California and remote contributors in London and Melbourne), the company publishes Cybercrime Magazine and operates a multi-channel content portfolio spanning a website with 1,800+ archived posts, the Cybercrime Magazine YouTube channel (1.2M+ subscribers, YouTube Gold Creator Award 2025), the Cybercrime Magazine Podcast (ranked in the top 5% of 3.1M+ podcasts globally per Listen Notes), and WCYB Cybercrime Radio, a 7x24x365 internet radio station. The company also produces flagship research franchises including the Official Cybercrime Report, the Cybersecurity Almanac, the annual CISO Report (with Sophos), and the annual Cybersecurity Market Report (with Evolution Equity Partners), as well as curated industry lists such as the Pure-Cyber 100 and CISO-500.

The company's products are editorial, audio, and video content rather than software; there is no API, SDK, or proprietary technology platform described. Audience-facing content is provided free of charge, and revenue is generated entirely through advertising and sponsorships paid by cybersecurity vendors and related organizations who advertise on the firm's properties and sponsor research. Core customers are cybersecurity vendors and large enterprise buyers of cybersecurity marketing reach, while end audiences are segmented horizontally across CIOs, CISOs and security practitioners, cybersecurity founders and CEOs, venture capitalists and corporate investors, business and finance executives, HR professionals, and government cyber defense leaders. The firm is led by founder and Editor-in-Chief Steve Morgan, with a small full-time production and editorial team and a broader contributor network of Editors-at-Large and industry practitioners.

Cybersecurity Ventures' commercial position rests on its brand authority within cybersecurity ("According to Cybersecurity Ventures" is described as one of the most popular phrases in the community), its owned-and-operated distribution footprint, and multi-year anchor research partnerships with Sophos and Evolution Equity Partners. Coverage and citations in Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, WIRED, and USA Today extend its reach, and a media partnership at Black Hat USA 2026 plus ongoing RSA Conference coverage formalize its event-based monetization layer. The firm operates without disclosed outside investment and does not publish financial data.

Name

Cybersecurity Ventures

Legal name

Cybersecurity Ventures

Website

https://cybersecurityventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cybersecurity Ventures is a privately held cybersecurity media and market intelligence firm that publishes Cybercrime Magazine and operates YouTube, podcast, and radio channels for a global audience of CISOs, vendors, and investors, monetized through advertising and sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Media & Research

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity & Identity Consulting (BPAHAEAG)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity research
• Market intelligence
• Cybercrime reporting
• Cybersecurity media
• Industry statistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Menlo Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorships: Cybersecurity vendors and related organizations pay to advertise on the Cybersecurity Ventures and Cybercrime Magazine site and media, and to sponsor research. Content is provided free to the audience.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cybersecurity Ventures is a media and market intelligence firm that publishes free cybersecurity research reports, industry lists, podcasts, video content, and operates a 24/7 internet radio station under the Cybercrime Magazine brand. Its core outputs include annual industry reports (CISO Report, Cybersecurity Almanac, Official Cybercrime Report), curated lists (Pure-Cyber 100, CISO 500), and a podcast/video ecosystem used by IT executives, CISOs, cybersecurity practitioners, and investors.

Product overview

Cybersecurity Ventures operates Cybercrime Magazine as a media platform publishing cybersecurity research reports, industry lists, podcasts, and video content. The portfolio includes the annual 2026 CISO Report and 2025 Cybersecurity Almanac (published in partnership with Sophos and Evolution Equity Partners respectively), the Official Cybercrime Report tracking global cybercrime costs, the Pure-Cyber 100 list of leading cybersecurity companies, and a Women in Cybersecurity program. Content distribution spans the Cybercrime Magazine Podcast (also known as Cybercrime Radio/WCYB Digital Radio - a 7x24x365 Internet radio station), the award-winning Cybercrime Magazine YouTube Channel with over 1.2 million subscribers, and various research publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Official Cybercrime Report Annual research report projecting global cybercrime costs and damages, including specific predictions for ransomware damages and cryptocrime costs, aimed at IT executives, CISOs, and security practitioners seeking industry-level threat economics data.
• 2025 Cybersecurity Almanac Annual almanac compiling 100 facts, figures, predictions, and statistics about the global cybersecurity market, cybercrime costs, spending forecasts, and industry trends, aimed at IT executives, CISOs, and the broader cybersecurity community.
• 2026 CISO Report Annual research report co-produced with Sophos covering global CISO statistics, the evolving role of the CISO, the shortfall of CISO resources, workforce data, compensation analysis, and the role of MSPs and MSSPs in filling the CISO gap, targeted at security leadership and vendors.
• Cybersecurity Market Report (with Evolution Equity Partners) Annual cybersecurity market report produced in partnership with Evolution Equity Partners, projecting global spending on cybersecurity products and services through 2031 and covering enterprise and consumer spending growth, market consolidation, and investment themes around securing agentic AI systems.
• Pure-Cyber 100 Annual curated list of the world's 100 hottest pure-play cybersecurity companies, used by enterprise buyers, investors, and vendors for industry visibility and competitive benchmarking.
• Cybercrime Magazine Podcast (Cybercrime Radio / WCYB Digital Radio) Award-winning podcast and accompanying 7x24x365 internet radio station (WCYB Cybercrime Radio) featuring interviews with cybersecurity luminaries, ex-criminals, Fortune 500 CISOs, and industry experts, distributed free of charge via SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms to a global audience of security professionals.
• Cybercrime Magazine YouTube Channel Award-winning YouTube channel with over 1.2 million subscribers featuring cybersecurity interviews, documentaries, CISO demo videos, short videos, and documentary specials; awarded the Gold Creator Award by YouTube in 2025 and serves as the company's largest video distribution asset.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• SophoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Cybersecurity Ventures and Sophos co-produce the annual CISO Report, examining the evolving role of the CISO, the shortfall of CISO resources, and the role of MSPs and MSSPs in filling the CISO gap. The partnership also covers cybercrime cost projections and workforce gap analysis.
• Evolution Equity PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Cybersecurity Ventures, in partnership with Evolution Equity Partners, releases the annual Cybersecurity Market Report projecting global spending on cybersecurity products and services. The report highlights enterprise and consumer spending growth, market consolidation, and investment themes around securing agentic AI systems.
• Various Cybersecurity CompaniessupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCybersecurity vendors and related organizations pay to advertise on Cybersecurity Ventures site and media, and to sponsor research. Companies include cloud security, endpoint security, penetration testing, identity management, and other cybersecurity solution providers featured in their advertising and sponsorship programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dark Reading: Dark Reading is a leading B2B cybersecurity news, analysis, and research site owned by Informa. It targets the same CISOs, security practitioners, and IT executives as Cybersecurity Ventures and monetizes through vendor advertising and event sponsorships, making it the closest direct competitor in cybersecurity trade media.
• SecurityWeek: SecurityWeek is an independent cybersecurity news, analysis, and events platform covering cyberattacks, vulnerabilities, and industry trends. Like Cybersecurity Ventures, it serves CISOs and security leaders and is supported by cybersecurity vendor advertising, sponsorships, and its annual Cyber‑Threat Intelligence Conference (CyberWeek).
• The Hacker News: The Hacker News is one of the most widely read cybersecurity news sites globally, distributing breach reporting, vulnerability analysis, and feature stories to a B2B and practitioner audience. It overlaps directly with Cybersecurity Ventures' news and cybercrime coverage and competes for the same vendor sponsorship dollars.
• Bleeping Computer: Bleeping Computer is a cybersecurity news and technical support site covering malware, ransomware, and vulnerability disclosures for IT and security professionals. Its audience profile and vendor-supported business model closely mirror those of Cybersecurity Ventures' Cybercrime Magazine properties.
• SC Media / SC Magazine: SC Media (formerly SC Magazine) is a long-running cybersecurity trade publication covering news, analysis, and product reviews for CISOs and security leaders. It competes directly for the same executive readership and vendor advertising budgets that fund Cybersecurity Ventures.
• CSO Online: CSO Online is an IDG-owned publication covering security leadership, risk, and strategy for CISOs and senior security executives. It targets the same CISO persona as Cybersecurity Ventures' CISO Report and market intelligence content and is funded by the same cybersecurity vendor ecosystem.
• Krebs on Security: Krebs on Security is an influential independent cybersecurity investigative blog covering cybercrime, data breaches, and threat actors. It competes for the same cybersecurity-practitioner attention and brand authority that Cybercrime Magazine monetizes, and is frequently cited alongside Cybersecurity Ventures in mainstream coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Gartner: Gartner is the dominant IT advisory and research firm whose cybersecurity research, Magic Quadrants, and CISO surveys are widely cited across the industry. It is a much larger, broader incumbent that competes with Cybersecurity Ventures' market intelligence and CISO research from a position of vastly greater scale and subscription revenue.
• Forrester Research: Forrester Research is a global research and advisory firm producing cybersecurity Wave reports, CISO studies, and enterprise security forecasts. It overlaps with Cybersecurity Ventures' research and CISO-report themes but operates as a subscription-based incumbent at significantly greater scale.

Emerging players

• Cybersecurity Insiders: Cybersecurity Insiders is a community-driven cybersecurity media and research site offering news, reports, and surveys targeted at security practitioners. It is a smaller, emerging competitor in the same B2B cybersecurity publishing niche that Cybersecurity Ventures leads.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cybersecuritysf
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CybercrimeMagazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/cybercrimemag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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