Dataway

What Dataway does

Dataway is a privately held, founder-owned cybersecurity services firm founded in 1994, specializing in enterprise and cloud-based network security. The company delivers Managed Services (Security, Network, WAN/MPLS/Internet/VPN, SIEM, and Unified Communications), Professional Services (compliance, access control, networking, threat mitigation, next-generation data center, and unified communications), and Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (IAM, data discovery and lifecycle, risk assessment, vulnerability management, incident response, MDM, and security awareness training). Operations are anchored in San Francisco, California and Dublin, Ireland, enabling around-the-clock security monitoring, with monitoring and correlation performed using best-in-class enterprise security tools, some developed in-house. The firm targets highly regulated and high-risk verticals — primarily financial and legal, plus healthcare — with secondary focus on technology, government, education, e-commerce, and media, and sells through direct enterprise field sales with custom-scoped engagements.

The business is run as a long-term strategic partnership rather than a transactional vendor, supported by an engineering team with an average tenure of 10+ years and a broad technology partnership ecosystem spanning CheckPoint, Palo Alto Networks, F5, Juniper, Qualys, RSA, IronKey, and others. The company holds SOC 2 Type II certification and supports compliance mandates including PCI, HIPAA, SOX, GLBA, NERC, and GDPR. Dataway has not raised institutional funding, has no disclosed parent company, and is operated independently under Founder/CEO/CFO Eoghan O'Neill (since 1994) and Managing Director of European Operations Stephen Moreau (since 1998). No revenue, headcount detail, pricing, or contract data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Dataway

Legal name

Dataway

Website

https://dataway.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dataway is a founder-owned, US-and-Ireland-based cybersecurity services firm founded in 1994, providing 24/7 managed security, network, and GRC services to enterprise clients in financial, legal, healthcare, and other regulated sectors using a partner-led delivery model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Security & Privacy Services (DLP, Encryption, Privacy Ops) (BPAKAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Security & Privacy Managed Services (DLP/Encryption) (BPAEADAL), Compliance, Risk & Audit Management (SOC 2/ISO/PCI) (HDABANAK), Data Access Governance & Entitlement Management (DSPM / CIEM-for-Data) (HDADAFAG)

Keywords

• Managed network security
• Cybersecurity consulting services
• Managed SIEM services
• Compliance management services
• Enterprise firewall management

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed Services: Around-the-clock security monitoring and management services delivered from headquarters in California and Ireland. Includes security monitoring, backups, change control, emergency response, disaster recovery, configuration changes, vulnerability assessment and remediation, policy review and optimization, and log archival. Can fully manage client security needs or provide extension to internal teams.
2. Professional Services: Consulting and implementation services including network security, compliance services, access control, security policy, threat mitigation, next-gen data center, and unified communications. Strategic advice, proper implementation, and ongoing engagement as true partner and advisor.
3. Governance, Risk and Compliance Services: Compliance experts providing discovery and scope assessment, policies and procedures, security awareness training, identity and access management, data discovery and protection, risk assessment, incident response programs, vulnerability management, and secure business operations assessment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Dataway is a cybersecurity services company that provides around-the-clock enterprise network security monitoring and management from its headquarters in California and Ireland, along with professional consulting and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) services. Its managed services portfolio covers security, network, WAN/MPLS/Internet/VPN, SIEM, and unified communications management, using best-in-class enterprise security tools, some developed exclusively in-house, to sort and analyze thousands of security logs in near real time for anomaly and breach detection. The company designs, implements, and maintains security infrastructure for clients in financial, healthcare, retail, technology, government, education, e-commerce, and media sectors.

Product overview

Dataway is a cybersecurity company specializing in enterprise and cloud-based network security, founded in 1994. The company offers a portfolio of Managed Services and Professional Services organized around five core managed service offerings: Managed Security Service, Managed Network Service, Managed WAN/MPLS/Internet/VPN Service, Managed SIEM Service, and Managed Unified Communications Service. Professional Services encompass Compliance Services, Access Control & Security Policy, Content Security, Networking, Security Process, Threat Mitigation, Next Gen Data Center, and Unified Communications. Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Services include Discovery and Scope Assessment, Policies and Procedures, Security Awareness Training, Identity and Access Management, Data Discovery and Protection, Data Lifecycle Management, Risk Assessment, Risk Management Program, Incident Response and Management, Vulnerability Management, Secure Business Operations Assessment, and Mobile Device Management. The company operates 24/7 security monitoring from headquarters in California and Ireland, using best-in-class enterprise security tools to deliver around-the-clock protection for clients in financial, retail, healthcare, and other sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Managed Security Service Comprehensive 24/7 security monitoring and management service providing monitoring, backups, change control, emergency response, disaster recovery, vulnerability assessment and remediation, policy review and optimization, log archival, and full systems maintenance, delivered from Dataway's headquarters in California and Ireland for enterprise clients.
• Managed Network Service Network infrastructure management service providing monitoring, backups, change control, emergency response, configuration changes, continual device security assessment, vulnerability remediation, regulatory compliance checks, complete life cycle management, comprehensive inventory management, and detailed reporting and analytics for enterprise networks.
• Managed WAN/MPLS/Internet/VPN Service Wide area network management service covering monitoring, backups, change control, emergency response, BGP configuration and maintenance, quality of service and traffic shaping, site-to-site and remote access VPN, voice and videoconferencing, WAN acceleration, and ISP and carrier support for enterprise clients.
• Managed SIEM Service Security Information and Event Management service providing information collection, storage and management for event and logging data from all existing network and security infrastructure components, including event correlation, threat detection, database monitoring, log analysis and retention, intrusion detection and prevention, compliance reporting, and baselining.
• Managed Unified Communications Service Unified communications management service providing monitoring, backups, change control, emergency response, voice/video and teleconference management, and updates/upgrades for enterprise clients.
• Professional Services Consulting and implementation services covering network security, compliance, access control and security policy, content security, networking (routing, switching, wireless, VPN, load balancing, WAN acceleration), security process, threat mitigation, next-generation data center, and unified communications, provided as strategic advice, proper implementation, and ongoing engagement for enterprise clients.
• Governance, Risk and Compliance Services GRC consulting services providing discovery and scope assessment, policies and procedures development, security awareness training, identity and access management, data discovery and protection, data lifecycle management, risk assessment, risk management program design, incident response and management program development, vulnerability management program creation, secure business operations assessment, and mobile device management for enterprise clients.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CheckPointcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership where Dataway recommends CheckPoint products based on client business needs. Dataway leverages CheckPoint expertise for firewall and security solutions.
• Palo Alto NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary security partner highlighted in whitepapers for advanced endpoint protection. Dataway evaluates and recommends Palo Alto Networks products as part of security solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Secureworks: Global MSSP offering managed detection and response, vulnerability management, and compliance services. Direct functional competitor to Dataway's Managed Security and Managed SIEM services, but operates at much larger scale with a broader portfolio.
• Trustwave: Established MSSP and MDR provider delivering managed security, threat detection, and GRC services. Highly comparable to Dataway's portfolio, especially around SIEM, vulnerability management, and compliance advisory.
• Rapid7: Security analytics and MDR provider built around its SIEM (InsightIDR) and vulnerability management products. Competes with Dataway's Managed SIEM and vulnerability management offerings while also serving as a tool partner in the broader ecosystem.
• Atos (Eviden cybersecurity): Global IT services and managed security provider with SOC operations across multiple continents. Comparable to Dataway on managed security and GRC, but at vastly larger scale and with broad enterprise system-integration capabilities.

Emerging players

• Arctic Wolf: Fast-growing MDR and managed risk provider focused on SMB and mid-market. Competes with Dataway on managed security monitoring and SIEM-as-a-service but with a more platform-centric, multi-tenant delivery model.
• Expel: Transparent MDR provider that monitors cloud, endpoint, and network environments. Direct overlap with Dataway's Managed SIEM and threat detection services, with a more software-led delivery model.
• ReliaQuest: Managed detection and response provider with a 'security operations platform' overlay across multiple SIEM and EDR vendors. Comparable to Dataway in multi-vendor tool management and 24/7 SOC services, but at greater scale.
• eSentire: MDR and managed security services provider focused on mid-market and enterprise. Closely comparable to Dataway across managed detection, incident response, and vulnerability management.
• Binary Defense: MDR provider combining managed SIEM, threat hunting, and Open XDR. Direct competitor to Dataway's Managed SIEM and threat mitigation services for mid-market buyers.

Others

• Forescout (managed services): Network security vendor whose technology often appears in MSSP tool stacks. Adjacent rather than directly competitive; useful comparable for the technology-partner model Dataway runs with CheckPoint, Palo Alto, and Juniper.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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