Secure Smart Solutions

What Secure Smart Solutions does

Secure Smart Solutions is a privately held cybersecurity value-added reseller and consulting firm headquartered in Roseville, California, founded in 2019 and co-owned by CEO Stephanie Cervantes and VP of Business Development Ray Cervantes. The company sells and implements third-party cybersecurity software from a preferred-vendor network that includes CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, Tanium, Proofpoint, Akamai, Veracode, KnowBe4, and others, and wraps these products with strategy consulting, solution selection guidance, and account management. It also delivers managed security services through implementation partners including DeepWatch, Columbia Advisory Group, FiSec Global, Immersive Labs, and Scinary, enabling recurring revenue beyond one-time software resale.

The company targets seven primary verticals: state and local government, hospitals and healthcare, courts, utilities, transportation, enterprises, and schools, with operating geographies in Northern California and Nevada. Pricing is quote-based and contract-driven, with multi-year terms and preferred vendor pricing passed through to customers. It holds CA Certified Small Business status (ID #2022315), which provides procurement set-aside eligibility on California state contracts. The GTM is enterprise field sales, with dedicated account executives for healthcare and commercial segments and a head account manager for implementation support.

The business model is essentially a relationship-driven, regionally focused VAR and boutique consultancy whose primary defensible assets are the CEO's three-decade government cybersecurity background (former CISO, Chief Security Architect, founder of the CA Inter-Agency Security Group, founding member and President of the Sacramento InfraGard Chapter, FBI Director's Award recipient) and a broad but non-exclusive vendor ecosystem. With only four named team members, the company operates at boutique scale, and its economics depend on multi-year enterprise and public-sector contracts rather than high-volume SMB distribution.

Name

Secure Smart Solutions

Legal name

Secure Smart Solutions

Website

https://securesmartsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Secure Smart Solutions is a Roseville, California-based cybersecurity value-added reseller and consulting firm serving state and local governments, hospitals, courts, utilities, transportation companies, enterprises, and schools in Northern California and Nevada through preferred-vendor partnerships with CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, and others.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Consulting and Value-Added Reseller Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAEADAG

Network Security Managed Services (Firewall/IDS/IPS/SASE)

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Cybersecurity Services (MSSP)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity consulting
• Cybersecurity solutions
• Value-added reseller
• Managed security services
• Vendor selection advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Roseville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cybersecurity Solutions Resale: The company resells cybersecurity software and solutions from their preferred vendor partners including CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, Tanium, and many others. Revenue is generated through preferred pricing arrangements with vendors that allow them to offer competitive prices to customers while maintaining margins.
2. Managed Security Services & Consulting: Provides managed security services and technical consulting through partnerships with providers including Columbia Advisory Group, DeepWatch, FiSec Global, Immersive Labs, and Scinary. Professional services revenue for implementation, consulting, and ongoing security management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Secure Smart Solutions is a cybersecurity consulting firm and value-added reseller (VAR) that advises organizations on selecting, implementing, and managing cybersecurity software from a portfolio of top-tier vendor partners. The company guides clients through solution selection, streamlines cybersecurity strategy, and offers preferred vendor pricing on offerings from vendors such as CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, Tanium, and others. It also delivers managed security services and technical consulting through its partner network.

Product overview

Secure Smart Solutions is a cybersecurity consulting firm and value-added reseller (VAR) that provides advisory services and cybersecurity solutions to government agencies, healthcare organizations, enterprises, and schools. Rather than a single unified software product, the company offers a services-led approach combining strategic cybersecurity consulting, vendor selection guidance, and implementation support. Their portfolio centers on their consulting expertise and their preferred vendor pricing relationships with major cybersecurity software providers including CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, and others. They also offer managed security services, technical consulting, and cybersecurity training through their vendor partner network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AkamaicoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology vendor partnership for providing cybersecurity solutions. Akamai offers cloud security, web performance, and content delivery solutions.
• OktacoreTechnology or IntegrationIdentity management and single sign-on vendor partner providing workforce and customer identity solutions.
• CrowdStrikecoreTechnology or IntegrationEndpoint protection and threat intelligence vendor partner offering cloud-native cybersecurity solutions.
• VeracodecoreTechnology or IntegrationApplication security testing vendor providing static analysis, dynamic testing, and software composition analysis.
• TaniumcoreTechnology or IntegrationEndpoint management and security visibility vendor partner.
• Malwarebytes/ThreatDowncoreTechnology or IntegrationEndpoint security and malware protection vendor partner.
• ProofpointcoreTechnology or IntegrationEmail security, data loss prevention, and threat protection vendor partner.
• Palo Alto NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationNext-generation firewall and cybersecurity platform vendor partner.
• KnowBe4coreTechnology or IntegrationSecurity awareness training vendor partner for human element cybersecurity.
• Columbia Advisory GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerManaged security service provider offering technical and consulting services to clients.
• DeepWatchminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerManaged security services partner providing 24/7 security monitoring and incident response.
• FiSec GlobalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerManaged security services and AI solutions vendor partner.
• Immersive LabsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCybersecurity training and workforce resilience platform vendor partner.
• ScinaryminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical and consulting services partner for cybersecurity solutions.
• Vigilant Technology SolutionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical consulting services partner.
• InfraGard Sacramento ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance between FBI and critical infrastructure organizations. CEO Stephanie Cervantes is founding member and current President of the Sacramento Chapter. Provides access to threat intelligence and government partnerships.
• Blue Moon VenturesminorOthersTraining courses partner providing cybersecurity education programs.
• Global Unlimited ProcessingminorOthersSecure point of sale solutions partner for payment processing security.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trace3: Trace3 is a technology consulting and solutions provider with a strong security practice, delivering strategy, integration, and managed services. It is comparable to Secure Smart Solutions as a specialist IT/security advisory and VAR serving mid-market and enterprise customers.
• Herjavec Group: Herjavec Group is a cybersecurity services firm specializing in managed security services, advisory, and identity solutions. It is comparable to Secure Smart Solutions as a cybersecurity-pure advisory and services firm, though operating at a much larger scale.
• GuidePoint Security: GuidePoint Security is a cybersecurity-focused VAR and services firm offering expert guidance, preferred pricing, and implementation across vendors like CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, and Okta. It is the closest direct peer to Secure Smart Solutions, matching the cybersecurity-only advisory and reseller positioning.
• AHEAD: AHEAD is an IT services and solutions provider focused on enterprise infrastructure, security, and cloud. It is comparable to Secure Smart Solutions in the consulting-plus-VAR model with security as a core practice area.

Broad incumbents

• Optiv: Optiv is a large cybersecurity solutions integrator and MSSP delivering advisory, integration, and managed services across enterprise and government. It is comparable as a broad incumbent counterpart to Secure Smart Solutions' cybersecurity advisory and value-added-resale model, operating at meaningfully larger scale.
• CDW Corporation: CDW is one of the largest IT VARs serving enterprise, government, healthcare, and education with technology solutions and services. It is comparable as a broad incumbent reseller serving the same verticals as Secure Smart Solutions, including state/local government and K-12/higher education.
• Insight Enterprises: Insight Enterprises is a global IT solutions and services VAR delivering hardware, software, and services across security, cloud, and data center. It is comparable as a broad incumbent reseller serving the same enterprise and public-sector verticals.
• ConvergeOne: ConvergeOne is an IT services and solutions provider focused on collaboration, networking, and security for enterprise and public sector. It is comparable as a broad incumbent IT solutions integrator serving government and enterprise accounts in similar verticals.
• SHI International: SHI International is a large IT solutions and services VAR offering software, hardware, and professional services including cybersecurity. It is comparable to Secure Smart Solutions in the value-added-resale model and preferred-pricing mechanism, though at vastly greater scale and across broader IT categories.

Emerging players

• Arctic Wolf: Arctic Wolf is a security operations vendor providing managed detection and response (MDR) and security awareness. It is comparable to Secure Smart Solutions as a named partner and adjacent managed security provider, but competes on the services delivery side rather than the resale/advisory side.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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