Cyber Defense Magazine

What Cyber Defense Magazine does

Cyber Defense Magazine (d/b/a CDM; legal entity Cyber Defense Media Group, domiciled in Nevada, USA) is a privately held B2B cybersecurity media company founded in 2012 by Gary S. Miliefsky, who serves as Chairman & CEO. The company publishes a monthly e-magazine and operates a portfolio of media properties including Cyber Defense TV, Cyber Defense Radio, Cyber Defense Webinars, and Cyber Defense Wire, serving IT security professionals, CISOs, and information security decision-makers globally. Its flagship commercial assets are three award franchises — Global InfoSec Awards, Top InfoSec Innovator Awards, and Black Unicorn Awards — which evaluated more than 3,000 cybersecurity companies in their most recent cycle and confer recognition in partnership with RSA Conference, Black Hat, and GISEC GLOBAL.

Name

Cyber Defense Magazine

Legal name

Cyber Defense Media Group

Website

https://cyberdefensemagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cyber Defense Magazine is a privately held cybersecurity media company publishing a monthly e-magazine and operating award programs, conferences, TV, radio, and webinars for IT security professionals and CISOs globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Media and Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Cyber Incident & Data Breach Communications (MPAAAOAM)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity media publication
• Infosec awards program
• Cybersecurity conferences
• B2B technology journalism
• Cybersecurity advertising platform

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Monthly e-magazine subscriptions delivered as downloadable PDFs, with print edition available for longer subscription terms. The magazine offers free electronic subscriptions as well as paid print editions.
2. Advertising and Sponsorships: Primary revenue driver derived from advertising, sponsorships, and content distribution programs. The company's privacy policy explicitly states that revenue is primarily derived from advertising and sponsorships supporting free industry research and media coverage.
3. Awards Programs and Events: Revenue generated through Global InfoSec Awards, Top InfoSec Innovator Awards, Black Unicorn Awards, and CyberDefenseCon events. Companies pay to participate in award programs and conference sponsorships.
4. Third-Party Content Distribution: White papers, analyst reports, webinars, and research document distribution where companies (Content Providers) pay for visibility to the cybersecurity professional audience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cyber Defense Magazine publishes a monthly cybersecurity e-magazine delivered as a free downloadable PDF, with paid print subscriptions available for terms of one year or more. The company also operates award programs (Global InfoSec Awards, Top InfoSec Innovator Awards, Black Unicorn Awards), an annual CyberDefenseCon conference, and complementary media platforms including Cyber Defense Radio, TV, Webinars, and Wire, along with curated Top 100 industry lists.

Product overview

Cyber Defense Magazine operates as a cybersecurity media publication company offering a portfolio of award programs, media platforms, and editorial content. The core offerings include the Global InfoSec Awards, Top InfoSec Innovator Awards, and Black Unicorn Awards programs that recognize cybersecurity innovators. The company publishes a monthly e-magazine and operates complementary media platforms including Cyber Defense Radio, Cyber Defense TV, Cyber Defense Webinars, and Cyber Defense Conferences. Additional content includes various Top 100 curated lists covering cybersecurity startups, CISOs, women in cybersecurity, and other industry topics. The company is currently celebrating its 14th year in operation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global InfoSec Awards: Annual cybersecurity awards program recognizing innovation in information security
• CyberDefenseCon
• Cyber Defense Awards
• Cyber Defense Radio
• Cyber Defense TV
• Cyber Defense Webinars
• Cyber Defense Wire

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• GISEC GLOBALmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 September 2026GISEC GLOBAL is the largest cybersecurity gathering in the Middle East & Africa, bringing together 25,000+ infosec professionals from 180+ countries. CDM serves as a media partner for this event.
• Black Hat USA 2026majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2026Black Hat is the cybersecurity industry's most established security event series. CDM promotes the event and covers it as a media partner.
• CyberDefenseCon 2026coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2026CyberDefenseCon is the magazine's flagship annual conference held at The Ritz Carlton in Orlando, Florida (October 20-21, 2026). The event features Top InfoSec Innovator Awards, Black Unicorn Awards, and Innovator Showcase partnerships.
• RSA Conference (RSAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2026Cyber Defense Magazine partners with RSA Conference to present the Global InfoSec Awards annually during the RSAC conference in San Francisco. The partnership provides a platform for next-generation security leaders to gain industry recognition.
• TradePubminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContent distribution platform through which Cyber Defense Magazine content is syndicated and made available to professional audiences.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dark Reading: Dark Reading is one of the most established cybersecurity news and analysis portals, serving IT security professionals with daily news, threat intelligence, and vendor content — directly overlapping with CDM's target audience and content categories.
• The Hacker News: The Hacker News is a widely-read cybersecurity news site covering breaches, vulnerabilities, and threats, competing with CDM for the same IT security professional readership and vendor sponsorship budgets.
• Help Net Security: Help Net Security is a daily cybersecurity news publication targeting infosec professionals with news, vendor content, and interviews, directly comparable to CDM's daily news + vendor-sponsored content model.
• Infosecurity Magazine: Infosecurity Magazine is a cybersecurity trade publication covering industry news, features, and analysis for security professionals, with strong ties to the Infosecurity Group events — directly comparable to CDM's editorial + events offering.
• CSO Magazine / CSO Online: CSO is a leading security leadership publication serving CISOs and security executives with editorial content, awards (CSO Awards, CSO Hall of Fame), and events — directly comparable to CDM's editorial and awards portfolio.
• SC Media (SC Magazine): SC Media is a long-running cybersecurity trade publication offering news, analysis, and awards (SC Awards), competing head-to-head with CDM in the cybersecurity editorial and awards space for vendor marketing dollars.
• CyberScoop: CyberScoop is a cybersecurity news outlet focused on government, policy, and enterprise security coverage — competing for overlapping readership and federal/enterprise vendor sponsorships.
• SecurityWeek: SecurityWeek is a cybersecurity media outlet delivering news, analysis, and events (e.g., ICS Cybersecurity Conference) targeted at IT security professionals, mirroring CDM's news + events + audience model.
• Cybersecurity Ventures / Cybercrime Magazine: Cybersecurity Ventures and its Cybercrime Magazine publication produce cybersecurity research, lists (e.g., Cybersecurity 500), and editorial content for the industry — overlapping with CDM's Top 100 lists and editorial franchise.

Emerging players

• Krebs on Security: Krebs on Security is an investigative cybersecurity blog by Brian Krebs covering data breaches, cybercrime, and threat actors, reaching the same IT security professional audience but operating as a solo journalism brand rather than a multi-platform media company.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cyberdefensemag
• Facebookfacebook.com/cyber-defense-magazine-1400404460172085
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cyber-defense-magazine

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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