Herve Schauer Consultants

What Herve Schauer Consultants does

Herve Schauer Consultants (operating as HS2) is a privately-held French professional training company specializing in inter-company cybersecurity education. Founded in 1989 and headquartered at the Campus Cyber facility in Paris La Défense (Puteaux), HS2 delivers scheduled, in-person training cohorts to working professionals across five primary customer segments: information security practitioners, business continuity managers, technical security consultants, SOC/CSIRT engineers, and data protection officers. The company holds exclusive official ISC² partnership status for CISSP certification preparation in France and Luxembourg, alongside Qualiopi certification required for French professional training funding eligibility.

HS2's product is a catalog of 22 inter-company training courses spanning four domains: privacy and cybersecurity law (including GDPR-aligned ISO 27701 PIMS training), business continuity (RPCA certification, ISO 22301), organizational cybersecurity (CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, ISO 27005 Risk Manager, EBIOS RM, NIS2 Lead Implementer, RSSI/CISO training), and technical cybersecurity (penetration testing, web application security, cloud security, digital forensics, mobile forensics, industrial OT/ICS penetration testing, incident detection and response, and AI system security). Courses run in 4-5 day boot camp format with hands-on exercises and exam preparation; the SECUIA course on AI system security and the NIS2 Lead Implementer course represent recent catalog additions responsive to emerging regulatory and technology shifts.

HS2's business model is event-driven professional services revenue: course fees are not publicly disclosed (prospective customers contact HS2 directly or consult individual training sheets), with pricing quoted on a per-course basis and certain courses eligible for CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation) funding. The company sells primarily through its website (hs2.fr), training calendar, and industry events, with distribution centered on the Campus Cyber venue. No revenue figures, headcount, funding history, or ownership structure are publicly disclosed; HS2 appears to operate as an independent, bootstrapped specialty training firm with no parent company, institutional investors, or M&A activity on record.

Name

Herve Schauer Consultants

Legal name

HS2

Website

https://schauer.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HS2 (Herve Schauer Consultants) is a privately-held French cybersecurity training company, founded in 1989, that delivers inter-company boot camp courses in information security, privacy, business continuity, and technical security to professionals at the Campus Cyber in Paris La Défense.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Training Services

NAICS

Other Computer Related Services (541519)

akta.pro primary industry

Penetration Testing, Red Team & Ethical Hacking (EDAOAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Systems Administration & Infrastructure (Windows/Linux) (EDAOAIAE)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity training
• Information security certification
• Penetration testing courses
• Business continuity training
• Data privacy compliance training

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuilly-sur-seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Inter-company Professional Training: HS2 generates revenue through professional inter-company training sessions in cybersecurity, data privacy law, and business continuity. Training is offered on a scheduled basis with multiple course dates throughout the year, covering topics such as CISSP preparation, ISO 27001 implementation, penetration testing, digital forensics, and incident response.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HS2 (Herve Schauer Consultants) is an inter-company professional training organization delivering scheduled cybersecurity, data privacy, and business continuity courses at the Campus Cyber facility in Paris La Défense. Its catalog comprises 22+ named multi-day boot camps covering CISSP certification preparation (as official (ISC)² partner for France and Luxembourg since 1989), ISO 27001/27005/27701 Lead Implementer tracks, NIS2, EBIOS Risk Manager (ANSSI methodology), penetration testing (web, cloud, industrial), digital forensics, SOC/CSIRT detection and response, security architecture, CISO/RSSI, and business continuity.

Product overview

HS2 is an inter-company cybersecurity training organization offering continuous professional development courses in four main areas: private life and cybersecurity law (including GDPR compliance), business continuity, organizational cybersecurity (including CISO functions and risk management), and technical cybersecurity (offensive and defensive security, digital forensics). The portfolio includes 22 named training courses covering certification preparation (CISSP, ISO 27001, ISO 27005, NIS2), technical skills (penetration testing, web security, incident detection and response, forensic analysis, industrial systems security), and management roles (CISO, Business Continuity Manager). Training courses are held at Campus Cyber in Paris with some courses available at other dates throughout the year.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• SECUARCH – Formation Sécurité des Architectures A 5-day training course teaching secure network and application architecture design, covering base components of complex network architectures, associated risks, and deployment of specific architectures for cloud migration and supervision infrastructure.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• (ISC)²coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHS2 is the official partner of (ISC)² for France and Luxembourg, offering CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification preparation. The partnership enables HS2 to deliver official CISSP boot camp training aligned with the (ISC)² CBK (Common Body of Knowledge), covering all eight domains of information systems security professional practice.
• Campus CybercoreOthersHS2 conducts most of its training sessions at Campus Cyber in Paris La Défense, located at 5 Rue Bellini, 92800 Puteaux. Campus Cyber is a cybersecurity hub hosting multiple organizations in the field. Training sessions include cybersecurity, privacy law, business continuity, and technical security courses.
• ANSSI (Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information)minorOthersHS2 offers training on EBIOS Risk Manager, a method designed by ANSSI (France's National Cybersecurity Agency) published in October 2018. The EBIOS method is recommended by ANSSI for risk assessments in projects and ISMS (Information Security Management Systems).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SANS Institute: SANS is the global benchmark for technical cybersecurity training via intensive boot camps (SEC401, SEC504, etc.), aligned with GIAC certifications. Like HS2, SANS delivers expert-led, multi-day in-person and live-online courses across offensive, defensive, and management domains, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• OffSec (Offensive Security): OffSec created the OSCP and runs the well-known penetration-testing training ecosystem (PEN-200, OSCP). It is the direct global competitor to HS2's PENTEST1, PENTESTCLOUD, and PENTESTINDUS offerings in the offensive security training category.
• INE Security: INE delivers hands-on, instructor-led cybersecurity and networking training with strong penetration testing, incident response, and cloud security tracks. Its course catalog depth and certification alignment make it a closely comparable technical-training peer to HS2.
• Global Knowledge: Global Knowledge is a major IT and cybersecurity training provider with multi-vendor authorization (Cisco, AWS, Microsoft, cybersecurity vendors) and French/European delivery. Overlaps with HS2's full cybersecurity catalog at the multi-vendor authorized-training-provider tier.

Broad incumbents

• EC-Council: EC-Council owns major credentials (CEH, ECSA, LPT) and runs its own authorized training partner network worldwide. Like HS2 is the official (ISC)² partner for France/Luxembourg, EC-Council sits at the certification-body tier with a broader global footprint, making it a structurally comparable incumbent.

Regional players

• M2i Formation: M2i Formation is one of France's largest IT and digital training organizations, with extensive cybersecurity course offerings delivered through inter-enterprise and intra-enterprise formats. It is a direct French-market competitor to HS2 across its organizational and technical tracks.
• ORSYS: ORSYS is a long-established French professional training firm with a deep cybersecurity, IT, and management catalog delivered through inter-enterprise sessions. Like HS2, it operates a French training-center network and competes for the same corporate-buyer segment in France.
• ENI Ecole Informatique: ENI is a major French IT training brand covering systems administration, development, cloud, and cybersecurity tracks with CPF-eligible courses. It overlaps with HS2 on the entry-to-intermediate technical audience and CPF-funded individual demand pool.

Emerging players

• Pluralsight: Pluralsight is a large online tech-and-cybersecurity learning platform with skills assessments and hands-on labs. It competes with HS2 on individual learner demand and increasingly on enterprise upskilling budgets, though via a self-paced rather than in-person model.
• Cybrary: Cybrary is an online cybersecurity training platform offering certification-aligned paths (CISSP, Security+, CEH) at lower price points. It represents the lower-cost, self-paced alternative that could erode HS2's inter-enterprise course sign-ups in entry-level categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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