CyAlliance

What CyAlliance does

CyAlliance is a privately held cybersecurity advisory and executive ecosystem firm founded in 2019 by former CISO Tammy Moskites, operating as CyAlliance, LLC from Charlotte, NC with a secondary office in Key West, FL. The firm is structured as a boutique professional services practice with 1-10 employees, deliberately positioning itself as a trusted long-term partner rather than an event company. Its core business is connecting cybersecurity innovators with enterprise CISOs and security leaders through strategic advisory, seed-stage investing, executive networking dinners, and a newly added executive search/talent practice.

The company's revenue is generated across four streams: strategic advisory engagements with seed-stage startups through market leaders (CyAlliance Advisory Services, including on-demand CISO/vCISO and mentorship), seed investments in emerging cybersecurity companies, executive networking and dining experiences with CISO moderators, and CyAlliance Talent Services, which launched in 2024 and provides executive retained search, fractional CISO/interim leadership, and cybersecurity staffing with a 100% placement guarantee. In 2024 the firm also productized the Career Canvas workshop (based on Moskites' book) and expanded its services catalog to include penetration testing, phishing and social engineering, threat hunting and breach response, cyber maturity assessments, and machine identity management advisory.

CyAlliance serves a hybrid customer base spanning enterprise CISOs (Aflac, Duluth Trading, Enpro, Nexus Family Healing, TikTok), early-stage cybersecurity startups (HiddenLayer, Grip Security, Miggo Security), and an 11-company Trusted Executive Advisory Partner portfolio (AppViewX, Aembit, Astrix, BigID, Illumio, Raxis, Realm Security, Trustmi, among others). The firm operates across nine US regional clusters plus Canada, combining direct enterprise field sales with an SDR-led outbound motion and a community-led content/blog channel. Pricing is quote-based across all offerings and not publicly disclosed; the firm does not have disclosed institutional investors or external funding rounds.

Name

CyAlliance

Legal name

CyAlliance, LLC

Website

https://cyalliance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CyAlliance is a privately held cybersecurity advisory and executive ecosystem firm founded in 2019 by former CISO Tammy Moskites, connecting cybersecurity startups, CISOs, and investors through strategic advisory, seed investing, executive networking events, and a 2024-launched talent services practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Advisory Services

akta.pro primary industry

Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber Governance (GRC) (BPAHAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Advisory (BPACAJAJ), Cybersecurity Operations Outsourcing (SOC / SecOps) (BPAEAMAG)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity advisory services
• Executive talent services
• Security consulting
• Fractional CISO services
• Cybersecurity investments

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory Services: CyAlliance provides strategic advisory services to cybersecurity and technology companies, helping them refine product strategy, navigate markets, and build relationships with CISOs and enterprise buyers.
2. Seed Investment: CyAlliance participates as a seed investor in emerging cyber companies, supporting innovation at the earliest stages.
3. Executive Networking Events: Executive Networking and Dining Experiences where CyAlliance partners with alliance partners, executives, and sales professionals while providing distinguished CISO moderators for interactive conversations.
4. Talent/Recruiting Services: CyAlliance Talent Services provides executive retained search (CIO, CISO, CTO, Director, VP roles), cyber and technology searches at all levels, and interim executive services including fractional CISO services. Services are on a flexible-fee schedule with a 100% placement guarantee.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CyAlliance is an IT and security advisory firm that provides executive advisory, information security services, and trusted advisory to cybersecurity companies, CISOs, and enterprises. Its portfolio spans strategic advisory, talent placement, the Career Canvas workshop series, curated executive networking/dining events, and specialized security offerings such as penetration testing, phishing simulations, threat hunting, breach response, cyber maturity assessments, and machine identity management advisory.

Product overview

CyAlliance is a cybersecurity advisory and executive ecosystem firm (not a software product company) offering advisory services, talent services, executive networking, and professional development programs. The core offerings include CyAlliance Advisory Services (CISO/vCISO, executive advisory, mentorship), CyAlliance Talent Services (executive retained search, cybersecurity staffing, fractional leadership), Career Canvas workshops, Executive Networking and Dining Experiences, and specialized security services (penetration testing, phishing/social engineering, threat hunting, breach response, cyber maturity assessments, and machine identity management advisory). These services are delivered through trusted relationships with CISOs and enterprise security leaders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CyAlliance Advisory Services

Named customers9 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

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HiddenLayercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHiddenLayer partners with CyAlliance for driving pipeline and accelerating revenue through highly targeted business development, customer engagement, and strategic alignment with cybersecurity priorities. CyAlliance provides measurable business impact through qualified opportunities.
• AppViewXcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAppViewX is an Executive Advisory Partner of CyAlliance. CyAlliance establishes trust early with enterprise buyers and remains engaged throughout the journey, ensuring momentum continues beyond initial CISO conversations. They have been a trusted advisory partner to both marketing and sales teams for five years.
• AembitcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAembit is a Trusted Executive Advisory Partner. CyAlliance actively supports them by driving brand awareness, accelerating pipeline growth, and fostering meaningful engagement with CISOs and senior security leaders.
• AstrixcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAstrix is a Trusted Executive Advisory Partner. CyAlliance actively supports by driving brand awareness, accelerating pipeline growth, and fostering meaningful engagement with CISOs and senior security leaders through targeted training initiatives and hands-on business development support.
• BigIDcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBigID is a Trusted Executive Advisory Partner. CyAlliance supports pipeline growth and meaningful engagement with CISOs and senior security leaders as an extension of both sales and marketing teams.
• IllumiocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIllumio is a Trusted Executive Advisory Partner. CyAlliance actively supports by driving brand awareness, accelerating pipeline growth, and fostering meaningful engagement with CISOs and senior security leaders.
• RaxiscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRaxis is a Trusted Executive Advisory Partner. CyAlliance actively supports by driving brand awareness, accelerating pipeline growth, and fostering meaningful engagement with CISOs and senior security leaders.
• Realm SecuritycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRealm Security is a Trusted Executive Advisory Partner. CyAlliance operates where most investors and advisors can't, at the intersection of strategy and execution, directly influencing outcomes across sales, marketing, and product alignment.
• TrustmicoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTrustmi is listed as a Portfolio Partner of CyAlliance, with their website linked for meeting scheduling purposes. CyAlliance facilitates introductions and business development support for portfolio partners.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• IANS Research: IANS is a research and advisory firm built around a community of CISOs and security executives, providing decision support, peer benchmarking, and consulting engagements. It is a direct peer because CyAlliance replicates the same CISO-community-then-advisory model, monetizing executive dinners and trusted relationships with enterprise security leaders.
• Bishop Fox: Bishop Fox is a boutique cybersecurity consulting firm focused on offensive security testing, red teaming, and strategic advisory for enterprise and high-growth technology clients. It is a direct peer because CyAlliance's penetration testing, social engineering, and strategic advisory compete for the same enterprise security budget and similar boutique buyer relationships.
• Clearwater Compliance: Clearwater is a healthcare-focused cybersecurity and compliance advisory firm offering risk assessments, vCISO services, and managed compliance programs. It is a direct peer because CyAlliance's vCISO/fractional CISO and cyber maturity assessment services overlap with Clearwater's core fractional and advisory offerings in regulated industries.
• YL Ventures: YL Ventures is a US- and Israel-based seed-stage venture capital firm focused exclusively on cybersecurity, providing capital, talent, and GTM support to early-stage cyber founders. It is a direct peer to the seed-investment arm of CyAlliance because both firms back stealth and seed-stage cyber startups and pair that with founder-level GTM and customer introductions.
• Forgepoint Capital: Forgepoint Capital is a venture capital firm investing exclusively in early- and growth-stage cybersecurity companies, with a strong B2B GTM support model for portfolio founders. It is a direct peer because both Forgepoint and CyAlliance back emerging cyber startups and provide hands-on enterprise buyer introductions — essentially competing for the same deal flow.
• W2 Global: W2 Global is a boutique cybersecurity consulting firm offering penetration testing, advisory, and compliance services to enterprise and government clients. It is a direct peer because CyAlliance's penetration testing, social engineering, and cyber maturity assessment services compete with W2 Global's core offerings in the same boutique buyer segment.

Broad incumbents

• Optiv: Optiv is one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity solutions providers in North America, offering advisory, integration, and managed security services across the full cyber lifecycle. It is a broad incumbent because CyAlliance's fractional CISO and strategic advisory compete for the same enterprise cyber advisory budget, but Optiv does so at far greater scale and breadth.
• Kudelski Security: Kudelski Security is a global cybersecurity services firm offering advisory, managed detection and response, and incident response across enterprise customers. It is a broad incumbent because CyAlliance's incident response, threat hunting, and strategic advisory services overlap with Kudelski's portfolio, but Kudelski operates at significantly larger scale and geographic reach.
• Coalfire: Coalfire is a large cybersecurity advisory and assessment firm specializing in risk management, compliance, and technical security testing. It is a broad incumbent because CyAlliance's cyber maturity assessment, penetration testing, and GRC advisory overlap directly with Coalfire's core service lines, but at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• Team8: Team8 is a cybersecurity-focused venture builder and investor that creates, funds, and scales cyber companies while providing enterprise GTM support. It is an emerging player because both Team8 and CyAlliance invest in stealth/seed-stage cyber startups and provide enterprise buyer introductions, but Team8 builds companies in-house while CyAlliance backs independent founders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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