CyberTaskForce

What CyberTaskForce does

CyberTaskForce, operated by the French SAS company Garnault & Associés (RCS Rennes B 818 007 288), is a private strategic advisory and dialogue platform founded in 2016 and headquartered at 27 Boulevard Solférino in Rennes. The firm describes itself not as a think tank but as an 'operational, agile and independent tool' that convenes public institutions, private-sector executives, and cybersecurity experts to address European digital sovereignty, cybersecurity governance, AI regulation, cloud computing, and critical infrastructure protection. Its service portfolio comprises institutional dialogues, executive dinners and seminars, workshops and working groups, strategic notes and analysis, and international delegations. The flagship owned-media asset is the Observatoire SecNumCloud, a monthly newsletter analyzing French cloud security certification developments, with editions published continuously from December 2025 through June 2026.

The firm operates as a professional services business with 11–50 employees and revenue generated through bespoke advisory engagements, executive sessions, and structured dialogue programs on a quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing model. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting institutional decision-makers, business leaders, and industrial stakeholders, executed through direct relationship formats rather than digital channels; LinkedIn thought leadership and the SecNumCloud newsletter serve as top- and mid-funnel awareness assets. The firm holds no disclosed patents, has no technology products, and offers no APIs or software integrations. Founder Sébastien Garnault maintains direct operational and editorial leadership, and the firm operates with no disclosed external investors, parent company, funding rounds, or M&A activity, making it a founder-controlled boutique. GDPR/RGPD compliance is documented in the firm's legal notices, and brand marketing is concentrated on LinkedIn plus direct outreach.

Name

CyberTaskForce

Legal name

Garnault & Associés

Website

https://cybertaskforce.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CyberTaskForce is a France-based strategic advisory and dialogue platform, founded in 2016 and operated by Garnault & Associés SAS, that convenes public institutions, private-sector leaders, and cybersecurity experts on European digital sovereignty, cybersecurity, AI governance, and critical infrastructure through bespoke advisory engagements, executive events, working groups, and international delegations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Strategic Cybersecurity Advisory Services

NAICS

Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Cyber Defense & Information Security (National Security) (BPAIAHAE), Governance & Board Reporting (Metrics, KRIs/KPIs) (HDADAIAL)

Keywords

• Strategic advisory services
• Cybersecurity consulting
• Digital sovereignty
• Public-private dialogue
• Executive briefings

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Strategic Consulting Services: CyberTaskForce provides strategic analysis, alliance architecture, prospective vision, and trusted networks to business leaders and organizations navigating an increasingly fragmented geopolitical and technological landscape. Revenue is generated through professional advisory engagements, executive sessions, and structured dialogue programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CyberTaskForce is a strategic advisory and dialogue platform that helps public and private decision-makers understand, anticipate, and master cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, and strategy challenges. It delivers bespoke advisory engagements including institutional dialogues, executive events, workshops, working groups, strategic notes and analysis, and international delegations. The platform operates as a neutral convener where ideas are confronted, issues clarified, and solutions emerge through structured dialogue between public institutions, private sector leaders, and technical experts.

Product overview

CyberTaskForce is an operational strategic advisory platform (not a traditional think tank) dedicated to European digital trust and sovereignty. Its portfolio consists of collaborative service offerings including institutional dialogues, executive events, workshops and working groups, strategic analysis, and international delegations. The flagship publication is the Observatoire SecNumCloud, a monthly newsletter covering French and European cloud security certification developments. The organization operates at the intersection of public policy, digital security, French and European strategy, and industrial needs, offering a neutral framework where institutions, experts, and business leaders can confront perspectives and drive coordinated action.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Institutional Dialogues Dedicated advisory sessions for public decision-makers addressing sovereignty, resilience, and governance challenges in European digital infrastructure, designed to bring clarity to fragmented regulatory and technological landscapes.
• Executive Events Executive dinners, seminars, thematic sessions, and field visits that bring together cyber community stakeholders for high-level knowledge exchange, networking, and collaboration on European digital strategy.
• Workshops and Working Groups Cross-analysis sessions and collaborative working groups focused on regulation, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, trust chains, and critical infrastructure, designed to produce operational recommendations and actionable convergences.
• Strategic Notes and Analysis Strategic decryptions, regulatory guidance, and operational recommendations produced for European digital transformation, helping leaders interpret regulatory and technological shifts with clarity.
• International Delegations Immersive programs enabling decision-makers to engage with European digital ecosystems and stakeholder networks, fostering cross-border understanding of sovereignty, resilience, and governance issues.
• Strategic Analysis and Advisory Services Integrated advisory offering providing strategic analysis, trust networks, alliance architecture, and prospective vision to help leaders navigate an increasingly fragmented geopolitical and technological landscape.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Women4Cyber (France Chapter)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder Sébastien Garnault supports Women4Cyber foundation and its French chapter, an initiative aimed at widening and diversifying the cybersecurity ecosystem. This reflects the organization's commitment to expanding talent diversity in the cyber sector.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Renaissance Numérique: French digital policy think tank focused on European digital transformation, regulation, and societal impacts of technology. Targets the same public and private decision-maker audience as CyberTaskForce and works on overlapping themes (sovereignty, AI governance, data protection) but as a research/advocacy body.
• Institut Montaigne: Major French policy think tank producing influential research on digital, cybersecurity, and European sovereignty topics, frequently cited by the same public and private decision-makers CyberTaskForce serves. Comparable audience and policy influence, but operates as a non-profit research body rather than an advisory firm.
• Hexatrust: French consortium of European cybersecurity and digital trust vendors promoting sovereign solutions to public and private buyers. Directly tied to the SecNumCloud ecosystem that CyberTaskForce's Observatoire covers, making it an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Wavestone: France-headquartered consulting firm with a leading cybersecurity and digital trust practice, serving large enterprises and public institutions on cyber strategy, governance, and regulatory compliance. Directly comparable in customer segment and cybersecurity/digital sovereignty advisory focus, though at materially larger scale.
• CEIS (Compagnie Européenne d'Intelligence Stratégique): French strategy and intelligence advisory firm with a strong cybersecurity and digital risk practice serving public institutions and private executives. Closely comparable to CyberTaskForce in target customers (public decision-makers, private leaders), advisory orientation, and French policy positioning.

Broad incumbents

• PwC (Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice): Big Four professional services network with a substantial European cybersecurity, privacy, and digital trust advisory practice serving regulators and large enterprises. Overlaps with CyberTaskForce on cyber governance and regulatory strategy work but operates at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Sopra Steria Cybersecurity: Large European IT services group with an established cybersecurity advisory and integration practice, serving governments and regulated enterprises across the continent. Competes with CyberTaskForce for public-sector cybersecurity strategy mandates but offers a much broader delivery portfolio.
• Capgemini (Cybersecurity Practice): Global consulting and technology services firm with a large cybersecurity, digital trust, and sovereignty advisory practice serving European institutions and Fortune-class enterprises. Overlaps with CyberTaskForce on cyber governance and digital sovereignty advisory for executive buyers, though at vastly greater scale and brand reach.

Regional players

• Pôle d'Excellence Cyber (PEC): Bretagne-region cybersecurity cluster uniting public institutions, private companies, and research labs around cyber defense and sovereignty. Shares CyberTaskForce's French/European orientation, public-private dialogue model, and Rennes geographic base, though structured as an industry cluster rather than an advisory firm.

Emerging players

• SANS Institute: Global cybersecurity research and training organization producing widely-cited reports, briefings, and executive education programs. Comparable to CyberTaskForce in serving cybersecurity decision-makers and producing thought leadership, though anchored in technical training and research rather than policy dialogue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cybertaskforce-france
• Facebookfacebook.com/CyberTaskForceFrance

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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