What templar shield does

Templar Shield, Inc. is a privately held, San Diego-headquartered advisory and implementation firm specializing in information security, risk management, identity, and AI governance, exclusively delivered on the ServiceNow platform as a ServiceNow Elite Partner. The firm builds and operates integrated risk, security, and compliance programs spanning Integrated Risk Management (IRM), Security Operations (SecOps), AI Governance, Enterprise Asset Management, and OT/IT security, supported by its proprietary ServiceNow Flightpaths methodology, the VVET AI Oversight Framework, and pre-built AI+ and OT+ Regulatory Content Packs covering 20+ global frameworks (NERC CIP, TSA, IEC 62443, NIS2, NIST, ISO 27001). Core proprietary offerings include AI Guardian (responsible AI monitoring with bias detection, explainability, and automated compliance), OT/IT Guardian (unified OT and IT security with 24/7 monitoring), CTEM (continuous threat exposure management), USEM (unified security enforcement and mitigation), and CAASM (cyber asset attack surface management), with deep integrations into Veza (identity), Armis (asset intelligence), Moveworks (conversational AI), and OT/ICS platforms (Dragos, Claroty, Nozomi, Forescout, Radiflow, Cyber Vision).

The company earns revenue through three streams: professional services (advisory, implementation, and training engagements structured via the Flightpaths methodology), managed services (recurring multi-year contracts for risk, compliance, vulnerability, and security operations on ServiceNow), and technology enablement/training. Go-to-market is consultative enterprise field sales targeting Fortune 1000 and government entities across BFSI, energy & utilities, healthcare & life sciences, federal & public sector, telecommunications, manufacturing, and technology verticals, with channel acceleration through a January 2026 strategic partnership with CDW (global contracting model), a Wrangu B.V. alliance for EMEA, and Carahsoft for federal/public sector. Templar Shield reports 400+ client engagements, 300+ clients, 95% client CSAT, 98% retention, and average 30% client operational efficiency gains, and was named ServiceNow 2026 Americas Risk & Security Partner of the Year.

Name

templar shield

Legal name

Templar Shield, Inc.

Website

https://templarshield.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Templar Shield is a San Diego-based ServiceNow Elite Partner that delivers advisory, implementation, and managed services for integrated risk management, cybersecurity, OT/IT security, and AI governance to Fortune 1000 enterprises and government entities across regulated industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity & Risk Management Services

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Services, Nec (8900)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive/Board Security Advisory & Risk Briefings (BPAKADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Insider Threat Program Design & Risk Assessments (BPAKADAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (HDADAAAC)

Keywords

• Integrated risk management
• Cybersecurity consulting services
• AI governance solutions
• OT security advisory
• ServiceNow implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Advisory, implementation, and consulting engagements for ServiceNow IRM, SecOps, AI governance, and OT security transformations. Delivered through structured Flightpaths methodology with flexible engagement models.
2. Managed Services: Ongoing managed services on the ServiceNow platform including risk and compliance management, vulnerability monitoring, security incident response, IAM, and regulatory content management. Recurring revenue from long-term managed service contracts.
3. Technology Enablement & Training: ServiceNow technology training and enablement services for client teams, supporting adoption and internal capability building alongside implementation engagements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Templar Shield is a professional services firm that designs, implements, and manages integrated risk management, cybersecurity, operational technology (OT) security, identity, and AI governance programs on the ServiceNow platform for Fortune 1000 companies and government entities. It delivers its work through a proprietary Technology Flightpaths methodology, supplemented by standalone offerings such as AI Guardian, OT/IT Guardian, AI Governance Frameworks, AI Footprint Assessment, and pre-built AI+/OT+ Regulatory Content Packs covering 20+ global compliance frameworks.

Product overview

Templar Shield is an advisory and implementation firm specializing in integrated risk management, cybersecurity, and AI governance built on the ServiceNow platform. Their core platform consists of ServiceNow IRM (Integrated Risk Management), ServiceNow SecOps (Security Operations), AI Governance, and Enterprise Asset Management, supported by their proprietary Technology Flightpaths methodology. Key offerings include AI Guardian (responsible AI monitoring), OT/IT Guardian (operational and IT security protection), AI Footprint Assessment (AI performance insights), AI Governance Frameworks (comprehensive AI lifecycle control), Regulatory Content Packs covering AI+ and OT+ compliance across 20 global regulations, and solution accelerators including CAASM (Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management), USEM (Unified Security Enforcement and Mitigation), and CTEM (Continuous Threat Exposure Management). Strategic integrations with Veza (identity risk visibility), Armis (asset intelligence), Moveworks (conversational AI automation), and leading OT security platforms (Nozomi, ClarOTy, Forescout, Dragos, Radiflow, Cyber Vision, Tenable) extend the platform capabilities across IT, OT, IoT, and cloud environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ServiceNow IRM Implementation Implementation and optimization of ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management for risk and compliance, policy management, internal audit, third-party risk, regulatory change, vulnerability and security incident response, and identity and access management. Sold to Fortune 1000 enterprises and government entities.
• ServiceNow SecOps Implementation Implementation of ServiceNow Security Operations enabling vulnerability management, security incident response, and threat detection integrated with AI governance.
• AI Governance Solutions Advisory and implementation of AI governance on ServiceNow, providing structured oversight, continuous performance evaluation, and compliance-ready frameworks for responsible AI adoption.
• Enterprise Asset Management Implementation Implementation of ServiceNow Enterprise Asset Management providing unified asset visibility and governance for IT, OT, and field service management environments.
• AI Guardian Standalone responsible AI monitoring solution on ServiceNow that safeguards AI by monitoring performance, detecting risks, ensuring compliance, preventing failures, protecting data, and building trust through real-time monitoring and ethical checks.
• OT/IT Guardian Standalone OT and IT security solution delivering advanced protection, compliance, and performance monitoring for operational and information technology systems with real-time threat detection and unified visibility.
• AI Footprint Assessment Standalone assessment offering that provides complete visibility into an organization's AI footprint, identifying risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities while ensuring ethical and regulatory compliance across all AI systems.
• AI Governance Frameworks Standalone framework offering covering the full AI lifecycle including model registry and versioning, bias and fairness auditing, automated compliance monitoring, explainability dashboards, ethical risk scoring, and lifecycle governance.
• Regulatory Content Packs (AI+ and OT+) Standalone pre-built compliance framework packages for AI and OT systems covering 20+ global regulations and laws (including NERC CIP, TSA, IEC 62443, NIS2, NIST, ISO 27001) with policies, controls, and monitoring tools.
• CAASM Standalone Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management solution accelerator that continuously identifies, normalizes, and correlates enterprise assets into a single trusted source of truth for cybersecurity and risk programs.
• USEM Standalone Unified Security Enforcement and Mitigation operating model that integrates policy-aware enforcement, identity enforcement via Veza, and OT/AI-safe mitigation into ServiceNow workflows.
• CTEM Standalone Continuous Threat Exposure Management operating model that aggregates vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, identity risk, and AI risk into a living risk program rather than static point-in-time vulnerability management.
• Technology Flightpaths & Enablement Standalone proprietary methodology and implementation service that structures technology enablement and transformation across IRM, SecOps, AI Governance, and Enterprise Asset Management domains on ServiceNow.
• Program Advisory & Strategy Standalone strategy and advisory service that helps organizations design and mature integrated risk, security, resilience, and AI governance programs, typically preceding or running alongside Technology Flightpaths implementation engagements.
• SN Managed Services Recurring managed services on the ServiceNow platform covering risk and compliance management, vulnerability monitoring, security incident response, IAM, and regulatory content management.
• ServiceNow Technology Training Standalone training and enablement service that builds client team capability on ServiceNow platforms alongside advisory and implementation engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% average operational efficiencies gained by clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and supporting.

• CDWcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 January 2026Templar Shield and CDW announced a strategic partnership on January 5, 2026, to deliver global risk, security, operational technology (OT), and AI governance solutions on the ServiceNow AI platform. Under the agreement, Templar Shield sells and delivers its ServiceNow Flightpaths under CDW's global contracting model, enabling frictionless access for CDW clients while allowing CDW to support Templar Shield clients with scalable IT workflow delivery. The partnership combines CDW's extensive global reach with Templar Shield's specialized expertise across integrated risk management, security operations, AI governance, and OT domains.
• Wrangu B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2025Templar Shield Inc. and Wrangu B.V. announced a strategic alliance to support ServiceNow customers in North America and EMEA by providing risk management, security, and AI governance solutions. The partnership leverages combined expertise to deliver end-to-end risk, resilience, and cybersecurity services, integrating these into ServiceNow platforms.
• ServiceNowcoreTechnology or IntegrationServiceNow Elite Partner specializing in integrated risk management, cybersecurity, and AI governance. Templar Shield delivers its solutions exclusively on the ServiceNow AI platform, leveraging deep ServiceNow ecosystem expertise across IRM, SecOps, AI Governance, and Enterprise Asset Management through proprietary Flightpaths methodology.
• VezakeyTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for identity and access risk visibility across the enterprise. Templar Shield implements Veza as a risk intelligence layer for identity, providing authorization visibility across cloud, SaaS, data platforms, and infrastructure integrated with ServiceNow IRM, IAM, GRC, and audit workflows.
• ArmiskeyTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for agentless, real-time asset intelligence across IT, OT, IoT, cloud, and unmanaged environments. Templar Shield implements Armis as a risk and governance enabler integrated with ServiceNow CMDB, IRM, SecOps, and Incident Response.
• Moveworks.aikeyTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for conversational AI automation in IT, security, and risk operations. Templar Shield implements Moveworks with governance, risk, and control built in, integrated with ServiceNow workflows for IT service management, SecOps, IRM, and IAM.
• ForescoutsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing advanced device visibility and control spanning IT to OT environments, integrated into Templar Shield's ServiceNow-based OT/IT security solutions.
• DragossupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner specializing in industrial cybersecurity for ICS environments, integrated into Templar Shield's OT security offerings for threat detection, response, and proactive protection.
• ClarotysupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for industrial cybersecurity providing comprehensive platform integration for threat detection and operational insights in OT environments.
• Nozomi NetworkssupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for OT and IoT security providing enhanced visibility and security for industrial networks, integrated into Templar Shield's OT/IT Guardian solutions.
• Foxguard SolutionssupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Foxguard Solutions, a leader in OT vulnerability management, supporting Templar Shield's managed service program for critical infrastructure companies.
• BlackKitesupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party risk intelligence technology partner integrated into Templar Shield's third-party risk management solutions.
• OneTrustsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPrivacy and data governance technology partner integrated into Templar Shield's data governance and compliance solutions.
• BigIDsupportingTechnology or IntegrationData intelligence and privacy automation technology partner integrated into Templar Shield's data governance and security offerings.
• Clear SkyesupportingTechnology or IntegrationIdentity governance technology partner providing IGA solutions integrated into Templar Shield's identity and access management services.
• TaniumsupportingTechnology or IntegrationEndpoint management and security technology partner integrated into Templar Shield's vulnerability and security operations offerings.
• CarahsoftsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGovernment technology solutions aggregator and channel partner supporting Templar Shield's federal and public sector go-to-market motion.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Slalom Consulting: Slalom is a ServiceNow Elite Partner with a dedicated GRC, risk, and security transformation practice serving Fortune 1000 clients. It competes directly with Templar Shield on ServiceNow IRM, SecOps, and AI governance implementations and shares the same elite-tier ecosystem positioning.
• Crossfuze: Crossfuze is a specialist ServiceNow Elite Partner focused on enterprise GRC, risk, and asset management implementations. It is closely comparable to Templar Shield in size, ServiceNow-only delivery model, and enterprise risk/compliance footprint.
• GlideFast Consulting: GlideFast is a pure-play ServiceNow Elite Partner that delivers IRM, SecOps, and ITSM implementations to enterprise and mid-market customers. Its boutique ServiceNow-only model and risk/security practice overlap directly with Templar Shield's offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte: Deloitte's Risk & Financial Advisory practice delivers enterprise GRC, regulatory compliance, cyber risk, and AI governance programs to large regulated clients. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same Fortune 1000 and public-sector transformation mandates as Templar Shield.
• Accenture: Accenture operates a large Security and Risk Consulting practice and is a global ServiceNow partner delivering IRM, SecOps, and GRC transformations to Fortune 1000. It competes for the same enterprise RFPs as Templar Shield, but as a broad incumbent across many technology stacks.
• Optiv: Optiv is a large cybersecurity advisory and solution provider delivering risk management, security operations, and GRC services to mid-market and enterprise clients. It is a broad incumbent competing for many of the same OT/IT security and risk transformation engagements.
• EY (Ernst & Young): EY's Risk Consulting and Cybersecurity practices deliver enterprise GRC, regulatory compliance, and digital trust programs to multinationals. It is a broad incumbent that competes for Fortune 1000 risk transformation mandates touching AI, BFSI, and energy verticals.
• Cognizant: Cognizant's Security and Risk services practice delivers enterprise GRC, identity, and security operations to large regulated clients. It is a broad incumbent competing for IT/OT and risk transformation work in BFSI, healthcare, and manufacturing.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen is a major federal- and commercial-cybersecurity and risk-management consultancy with deep public-sector relationships. It directly competes with Templar Shield's federal and critical-infrastructure engagements as a broader portfolio incumbent.
• KPMG: KPMG's Advisory practice delivers GRC, cyber, and regulatory compliance services and is a ServiceNow partner for risk transformation. It is a broad incumbent competing for enterprise IRM and AI governance engagements in regulated industries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TemplarShield

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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