xSec

What xSec does

xSec Limited is a privately held cybersecurity and technology services firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado with a secondary office in New York City. The company delivers an integrated portfolio of security offerings anchored by proprietary frameworks: xSEC Assessments (gap analysis aligned to OWASP, NIST, and Common Criteria), xNVAR (Network Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation), xCSM (Computer Security Matrix for SOX 404/NIST compliance), xCSS (Cloud Secure Services across SaaS/IaaS/PaaS/IDaaS/CaaS/SecaaS), xHISM (Health Information Security Matrix for HIPAA), xSEC Lockdown (software/SDLC security), and Authorization services (SSO, federation, encryption). Beyond cybersecurity, the firm has extended into adjacent verticals — Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Environmental Intelligence (real-time environmental monitoring with predictive analytics and ML), and Bio Technology spanning Blue, Green, Red, and White subdomains — though the underlying AI/IoT capabilities appear to be integration of third-party platforms (IBM Watsonx, OpenAI, Google DeepMind Gemini, IBM IoT, AWS IoT, Google Cloud IoT, Qualcomm) rather than proprietary technology.

The company operates on a professional services and managed services revenue model, engaging enterprise clients through direct field sales with contact-based quoting, a free initial Business Impact Assessment, and multi-year contracts. Customer segmentation spans healthcare providers (HIPAA), public/private enterprises (SEC and government compliance), software companies (SDLC security), and a broad secondary set of verticals including transportation, hospitality, zoology, IoT industries, and individual consumers. Marketing is light: a professional website, ISACA CSX event participation, and phone-driven direct outreach. The firm carries 1-10 employees, has no disclosed funding rounds, no institutional investors, no M&A, no leadership changes, and no disclosed revenue figures. Operating status is active but the absence of recent news, dated activity (most recent visible event is CSX 2018), and lack of team disclosure limits visibility into current momentum.

Governance is via a Colorado-incorporated entity (XSEC LIMITED) under founder/management ownership. No parent company, holding entity, or external capital is identified. Partner posture includes displayed alignment with standards bodies (OWASP, NIST, HIPAA, ISC2, Veracode) and AI/IoT platform vendors. The combined picture is of a small, vertically broad cybersecurity consultancy whose depth and current operating tempo cannot be fully verified from public sources.

Name

xSec

Legal name

XSEC LIMITED

Website

https://xseclimited.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

xSec Limited is a Denver-based cybersecurity services firm offering proprietary frameworks (assessments, xNVAR, xCSS, xHISM, software security) plus AI, IoT, Environmental Intelligence, and Bio Technology integrations for enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity & Identity Consulting (BPAHAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Endpoint Security Managed Services (EDR/XDR) (BPAEADAH), Network Security Services (Firewall/VPN/ZTNA/SASE Integration) (BPAEAEAG), Application Security & Secure Software (DevSecOps) (EDAOAIAK)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity services
• Cloud security solutions
• Vulnerability assessments
• Compliance consulting
• Managed security services

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cybersecurity Professional Services: B2B security consulting and assessment services delivered by national-wide experts, including security assessments, compliance audits, and implementation services.
2. Managed Security Services: Ongoing managed security services where xSEC experts manage cloud security (xCSS) and other security solutions for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

xSec Limited provides enterprise cybersecurity services spanning security assessments (OWASP, NIST, Common Criteria), IT administration and architecture (xNVAR, xCSM), cloud security (xCSS), software security and penetration testing, authorization and SSO, and HIPAA-aligned healthcare security (xHISM), delivered alongside AI/IoT, Environmental Intelligence, and BioTech solutions. Offerings are delivered as professional services and managed security engagements under multi-year contracts, with a small consumer-facing Personal Security line for home users.

Product overview

xSec Limited is a cybersecurity and technology services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of security-focused products and services. The core offering includes xSEC Assessments (security gap analysis using OWASP, NIST, Common Criteria standards), Management and Operations security framework, IT Admin & Architecture services (xNVAR, xCSM), Cloud Secure Services (xCSS covering SaaS/IaaS/PaaS/IDaaS/CaaS/SecaaS), Software Security (penetration testing, remediation), Authorization Security (SSO, encryption), Health Information Security (HIPAA compliance via xHISM), and Training and Support. The company extends into AI & IoT with Artificial Intelligence Services (generative AI, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, predictive analytics), Internet of Things solutions, Environmental Intelligence (real-time monitoring and predictive analytics), and Bio Technology (Blue/Green/Red/White BioTech). The product portfolio operates as an integrated suite where cybersecurity assessments feed into managed services, cloud security enables secure IoT deployments, and AI capabilities power environmental and biotech analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• xSEC Cloud Secure Services (xCSS): Cloud security solution ensuring cloud solutions and services are properly protected, including SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, IDaaS, CaaS, and SecaaS.
• xSEC Health Information Security Matrix (xHISM)
• xSEC Network Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation (xNVAR)
• xSEC Computer Security Matrix (xCSM)
• xSEC Green Monitoring and Analyzing (xGMA)

Products and services

• xSEC Assessments Security assessment service using internationally recognized standards (OWASP, NIST, Common Criteria) to perform gap analysis covering risk identification, event protection, detection, response, and recovery. Aimed at organizations needing structured evaluation of their cybersecurity posture.
• Management and Operations Security framework services for managers to efficiently manage company security, including security roadmap development, government compliance, SEC compliance, and growth-oriented security strategy. Targeted at public and private enterprises operating under regulatory mandates.
• IT Admin & Architecture IT security services including Network Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation (xNVAR), Computer Security Matrix (xCSM), and server security administration, designed to protect primary network attack surfaces and align IT policies with SOX 404 and NIST requirements.
• Cloud Secure Services (xCSS) Comprehensive cloud security solution covering Security (SaaS), Infrastructure (IaaS), Platform (PaaS), Identity (IDaaS), Communications (CaaS), and Security (SecaaS) layers to protect cloud-based workloads and services.
• Software Security Software security services including penetration testing by industry-accepted accredited providers, remediation and recovery, and the xSEC Software Security Profile aligned with global industry security standards. Aimed at software providers needing SDLC and application-level protection.
• Authorization Security Authentication, single sign-on, federated services, and encryption solutions providing end-to-end security and proactive measured protection for enterprise environments.
• Health Information Security HIPAA compliance solution providing the Health Information Security Matrix (xHISM), a complete confidentiality analysis and solution plan for healthcare facilities managing patient health information.
• Home Cyber Security Services Personal security services for home computers, personal devices, and home networks, including surface attack protection and vulnerability assessment for individual users.
• Training and Support Educational solutions providing in-classroom training and online webinars, backed by a 24/7 support team, to help clients operate and maintain the security frameworks xSec deploys.
• Artificial Intelligence Services Comprehensive AI services including generative AI, deep learning analysis, NLP, computer vision, predictive analytics, reinforcement learning, and AI consulting and strategy, leveraging partners such as IBM Watsonx, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind Gemini.
• Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions IoT solutions for automotive/transportation, electronics, energy/utilities, insurance, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, national/state parks, and science/research, integrated with IBM Watson IoT, AWS IoT, Google Cloud IoT, and Qualcomm sensor technologies.
• Environmental Intelligence (EI) Real-time data gathering and analysis of environmental conditions providing predictive analytics and machine learning models that enable preemptive monitoring and response across transportation, hospitality, food service, and animal welfare environments.
• Bio Technology Biotechnology services including Blue BioTech for marine environments, Green BioTech with Green Monitoring and Analyzing (xGMA) for plant environments, Red BioTech for health monitoring including xSEC Health BioSystems, and White BioTech for environmental waste management.

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability10 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OWASPcoreTechnology or IntegrationOWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) standards compliance integrated into xSec security assessments and software security services.
• HIPAAcoreTechnology or IntegrationHIPAA compliance framework used for healthcare security solutions including the xSEC Health Information Security Matrix.
• NISTcoreTechnology or IntegrationNIST Cybersecurity Framework compliance used across security assessments, including xCSM for SOX 404 compliance.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mandiant (Google Cloud): Mandiant provides incident response, cyber risk assessments, and managed defense services to enterprises and government agencies—overlapping xSec's cybersecurity assessment and managed security offerings at the higher end of the market.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton's commercial cybersecurity practice delivers NIST-aligned assessments, HIPAA compliance services, and managed security to US federal, healthcare, and commercial clients, directly serving the same buyer segments as xSec.
• Coalfire: Coalfire specializes in cybersecurity advisory, compliance assessments (HIPAA, NIST, FedRAMP), and cloud security—directly competing with xSec's cloud security, xHISM, and assessment practices in healthcare and regulated industries.
• Secureworks: Secureworks delivers managed security services, vulnerability assessment, and compliance consulting to mid-market and enterprise clients, competing head-to-head with xSec's managed security, xNVAR, and xCSM practices.
• Rapid7: Rapid7 combines vulnerability assessment, managed detection, and security consulting services targeted at healthcare and mid-market buyers, directly comparable to xSec's xNVAR vulnerability and remediation practice.
• NCC Group: NCC Group provides cybersecurity consulting, managed detection, and software/SDLC security assessments to regulated enterprises globally, with dedicated healthcare and government expertise that directly overlaps with xSec's xHISM and xSEC Lockdown offerings.
• Trustwave: Trustwave offers MSSP, threat detection, and cybersecurity consulting with explicit HIPAA, PCI, and NIST alignment, and provides software/SDLC security testing—matching xSec's cloud security, compliance, and software security stack.
• Optiv: Optiv is a US-based cybersecurity solutions integrator and consulting firm that delivers assessments, advisory, and managed security services to enterprise and mid-market buyers across healthcare, government, and commercial sectors—directly mirroring xSec's core consulting model.

Broad incumbents

• CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike is a large endpoint/XDR vendor that also offers professional services, MDR, and healthcare compliance enablement. It does not specialize in bespoke consulting like xSec but competes indirectly for security budgets in healthcare and government.
• Arctic Wolf: Arctic Wolf provides MDR and managed compliance services for HIPAA, NIST, and PCI to mid-market organizations, with bundled security operations capability that competes with xSec's managed and assessment services for similar buyer profiles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/xseclimited
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/xsec-limited

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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