What Reveal Risk does

Reveal Risk is a privately held, boutique cybersecurity consulting firm founded in 2018 by former Eli Lilly security executives Aaron Pritz and Tim Sewell, headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. The firm delivers practitioner-led advisory services to enterprise and mid-market clients, with a primary vertical focus on Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences and secondary practices in Retail, Manufacturing, and Non-Profit. Its core offerings include vCISO and Fractional CISO engagements, Cyber Roadmapping, Human Risk Management, Third-Party Risk Management, Compliance Readiness, and technical services such as Penetration Testing and Security Architecture; its proprietary intellectual property is concentrated in the Three-Layer Human Risk Maturity Framework, a structured methodology for advancing organizations beyond compliance-driven awareness training into behavioral measurement and continuous process redesign.

The firm is not a software product company; revenue is generated through project-based and retainer consulting engagements sold via a consultative, enterprise field-sales motion, supplemented by demand generated through the Simplifying Cyber Podcast, gated resource guides, blog thought leadership, and the CEO's LinkedIn newsletter. Its go-to-market explicitly positions against Big 4 consultancies by emphasizing firsthand enterprise security-program ownership, budget-conscious solutions, and a "teach them to fish" sustainability philosophy. The team of 11–50 employees blends former enterprise CISOs and security leaders, including senior practitioners with regulated-industry backgrounds at Eli Lilly, Elanco Animal Health, and Midwest-based MSPs.

As of the latest available data, the firm shows no external institutional investment, no M&A activity, no parent company, and no subsidiaries; it operates exclusively in the United States with a concentration in the Midwest. Strategic emphasis in 2024–2026 has shifted toward AI-driven threat advisory — notably deepfake awareness training and content around AI voice agents and agentic social engineering — and toward formalizing leadership depth through internal Managing Director promotions and regional ecosystem engagement via the TechPoint Mira partnership.

Name

Reveal Risk

Legal name

Reveal Risk

Website

https://revealrisk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reveal Risk is a privately held boutique cybersecurity consulting firm, founded in 2018 by former Eli Lilly executives and headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. It provides vCISO, fractional CISO, Human Risk Management, and technical security services to enterprise and mid-market clients, primarily in healthcare, pharmaceutical, and life sciences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Consulting

akta.pro primary industry

Insider Threat Program Design & Risk Assessments (BPAKADAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Phishing, Social Engineering & Business Email Compromise (BEC) Training (EDABAGAB)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity consulting
• Virtual CISO services
• Human risk management
• Third-party risk management
• Penetration testing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Carmel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Cybersecurity Consulting Services: Reveal Risk generates revenue through billable consulting engagements including vCISO services, fractional CISO arrangements, cyber risk assessments, GRC advisory, Human Risk Management programs, technical security services, and compliance readiness engagements. Revenue model is project-based and retainer-based engagements rather than product sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Reveal Risk is a boutique cybersecurity consulting firm that delivers strategic advisory and technical services to enterprise and mid-market clients. Its core offerings include vCISO and Fractional CISO leadership, Cyber Roadmapping, Human Risk Management, Third-Party Risk Management, Penetration Testing, Security Architecture, and Compliance Readiness across regulated industries such as healthcare, pharmaceutical, retail, and manufacturing.

Product overview

Reveal Risk is a boutique cybersecurity consulting firm offering a portfolio of advisory and technical services rather than a unified software platform. The core offerings include vCISO and Fractional CISO services for strategic cyber leadership, Cyber Roadmapping for long-term security planning, Human Risk Management for workforce-focused risk reduction, Third-Party Risk Management for supply chain security, and technical services including Penetration Testing and Security Architecture. Services are delivered by practitioner-led teams with enterprise experience, and the company specializes in regulated industries including healthcare, pharma, biotech, retail, and manufacturing. The company also produces the Simplifying Cyber Podcast as a thought leadership resource.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• vCISO (Virtual CISO) On-demand cybersecurity leadership providing full-service expertise including program assessment, strategic development, policy building, risk management processes, and continuous advisory support for organizations needing senior cyber leadership.
• Fractional CISO Part-time, integrated CISO leadership for organizations needing consistent senior guidance without full-time executive commitment, tailored to specific needs for strategic development and program enablement.
• Office of the CISO Expert guidance and advisory services for in-house CISO, CIO, IT leaders, or security teams to assist on program strategy and operations, managing acute issues and driving initiatives forward.
• Cyber Roadmapping Multi-year strategic planning dedicated to enhancing cybersecurity posture to securely achieve business objectives, tying strategy to executable initiatives with prioritization and success criteria.
• Human Risk Management (HRM) Behavior-driven risk reduction program moving beyond awareness training to measurable change, including principle-based training, deepfake awareness, and organizational change management.
• Third-Party Risk Management Expert services for managing supply chain security, vendor oversight, and information classification to provide vigilance against third-party and supply chain vulnerabilities.
• Penetration Testing Technical security assessment services examining IT infrastructure vulnerabilities through authorized simulated attacks.
• Security Architecture Technical advisory services for designing and evaluating security infrastructure and controls.
• Compliance Readiness Services helping organizations meet compliance standards including HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, CMMC, DFARS, and other regulatory requirements.
• Incident Response Planning Planning services helping organizations prepare for and respond to security incidents effectively.
• Business Continuity Planning Services ensuring organizational resilience and continued operations during disruptions.
• Deepfake Awareness Training Training programs helping employees recognize and respond to AI-generated voice and video deepfake social engineering attacks, including live deepfake demonstrations using executives on stage.
• M&A Security Security assessment and integration services for mergers and acquisitions, evaluating and managing cyber risks during corporate transactions.
• Policy & Standard Management Development and management of organizational security policies and standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations typically stuck at Layer 1 (Compliance-Driven Awareness) can progress to Layer 2 (Behavioral Measurement) and Layer 3 (Continuous Process Redesign) for durable human risk reduction

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TechPoint MiracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReveal Risk was named TechPoint Mira Innovation Service Partner, recognizing the firm's innovative contributions to the cybersecurity consulting space. TechPoint is Indiana's technology and innovation initiative supporting and celebrating tech companies in the region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NCC Group: NCC Group is a global cybersecurity consulting and assurance firm offering advisory, managed detection, and software resilience services, representing a larger incumbent competing for the same regulated-industry cyber advisory budgets as Reveal Risk.
• Optiv: Optiv is a large cybersecurity solutions integrator and advisory firm offering the full cyber lifecycle from strategy to managed services, positioning it as a broader incumbent that competes with Reveal Risk on enterprise cyber advisory engagements.
• Mandiant: Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud) is a global incident response and cyber advisory firm that competes with boutique advisory firms on enterprise cyber strategy, incident response planning, and threat intelligence engagements.

Direct peers

• Pondurance: Pondurance is a mid-market-focused cybersecurity services firm combining managed detection and response with advisory and risk services, mirroring Reveal Risk's blend of strategic cyber advisory and technical delivery for regulated mid-market buyers.
• NetSPI: NetSPI is a cybersecurity firm specializing in penetration testing, attack surface management, and adversary simulation, overlapping with Reveal Risk's technical services and risk-reduction positioning for enterprise buyers.
• TrustedSec: TrustedSec is a boutique cybersecurity consulting firm founded by former practitioners with a practitioner-led culture similar to Reveal Risk, offering advisory, penetration testing, and incident response to enterprise and mid-market clients.
• A-LIGN: A-LIGN is a boutique cybersecurity and compliance firm providing audits, assessments, and advisory services for regulated industries, comparable to Reveal Risk's compliance readiness and GRC advisory practice for healthcare and pharma clients.
• Coalfire: Coalfire is a cybersecurity advisory and assessment firm with deep healthcare, financial services, and federal compliance expertise, directly comparable to Reveal Risk's regulated-vertical cyber risk and compliance advisory practice.
• Schellman: Schellman is a boutique cybersecurity assessment and advisory firm combining compliance attestation with risk advisory, directly comparable to Reveal Risk's compliance readiness, GRC, and cyber risk advisory offerings.
• Bishop Fox: Bishop Fox is a boutique offensive security and advisory firm combining technical security testing with strategic advisory, comparable to Reveal Risk's blend of technical services (penetration testing, security architecture) and vCISO advisory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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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