CIA Ruhr - Cyber & Identity Advisors

What CIA Ruhr - Cyber & Identity Advisors does

CIA Ruhr – Cyber & Identity Advisors is a German cybersecurity consulting firm founded in September 2023 by Kevin Loncsarszky as a sole proprietorship (e.K.) registered at Amtsgericht Bochum under HRA 8053 and headquartered in Wickede (Ruhr). The firm delivers specialised consulting across six practice areas: cybersecurity strategy (Cyberstrategie), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), Application Security, and Zero Trust architecture. Implementation work is delivered through vendor partnerships with SailPoint, Saviynt, IBM Security Verify (as an IBM Silver Partner), TheFence, and the open-source Evolveum midPoint platform, none of which are proprietary products of CIA Ruhr.

The firm targets enterprise clients across five primary verticals—financial services (the primary segment), healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing and automotive, logistics, and energy—addressing regulatory compliance, access governance, privileged access management, and critical infrastructure protection. The team consists of six professionals, including three named consultants: founding partner Kevin Loncsarszky, Managing Consultant Robin Kraft (joined September 2024, MSc Cybersecurity & Privacy), and Consultant Alexander Friedrich (joined November 2024). Pricing is custom and quote-based per engagement, with multi-year contracts typical, and no revenue, customer logos, or pricing tiers are publicly disclosed.

CIA Ruhr's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, centred on direct consultative engagement with enterprise buyers. The firm maintains a regional focus in the Ruhr metropolitan area while extending services to other parts of Germany. Distribution relies on a corporate website plus LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok for top-of-funnel awareness, while revenue flows from bespoke consulting engagements delivered by the in-house team leveraging third-party IAM and cybersecurity platforms.

Name

CIA Ruhr - Cyber & Identity Advisors

Legal name

CIA Ruhr – Cyber & Identity Advisors e.K.

Website

https://cia-ruhr.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CIA Ruhr is a German cybersecurity consulting firm founded in 2023 specialising in Identity & Access Management, Self-Sovereign Identity, Zero Trust, and ISMS. It serves enterprise clients in financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and energy via partnerships with SailPoint, Saviynt, IBM, and Evolveum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity & Access Security Services (IAM, PAM, Zero Trust) (BPAKAHAI)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity consulting services
• Identity access management
• Self-sovereign identity solutions
• Zero trust security consulting
• Information security management

Headquarters

HQ city

Wickede (Ruhr)

HQ country

Germany

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. Cybersecurity Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for cybersecurity strategy, IAM implementation, ISMS deployment, and security assessments. Services are tailored to client requirements and delivered as engagement-based projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CIA Ruhr is a cybersecurity consulting firm that delivers specialized advisory and implementation services focused on Identity & Access Management (IAM), Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI), Zero Trust architecture, Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), Application Security, and tailored cybersecurity strategy development. Services are implemented through partnerships with leading IAM platform vendors including SailPoint, Saviynt, Okta, IBM Security Verify, and Evolveum midPoint.

Product overview

CIA Ruhr – Cyber & Identity Advisors is a cybersecurity consulting firm offering a portfolio of six specialized security services: Cyberstrategie (cybersecurity strategy), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Digitale Identitäten (Self-Sovereign Identity / SSI), Informationssicherheitsmanagementsystem (ISMS), Application Security, and Zero-Trust architecture. These services are delivered through partnerships with leading IAM platforms including SailPoint, Saviynt, IBM Security Verify, TheFence, and Evolveum midPoint. The firm provides consulting, implementation, and strategy services tailored to industries including financial services, automotive/manufacturing, life sciences, logistics, and energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cyberstrategie (Cybersecurity Strategy) Customized cybersecurity strategies integrated seamlessly with organizational goals to ensure effective and sustainable cyber resilience. Aimed at enterprises in the Ruhr region and beyond.
• Identity & Access Management (IAM) Precise control and security of digital identities, encompassing identity governance, access control, and privileged access management, implemented through platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Okta, and IBM Security Verify. Targeted at enterprises needing robust identity governance.
• Digitale Identitäten (Self-Sovereign Identity / SSI) Decentralized digital identity solutions enabling users to control their personal information with enhanced privacy and security. Innovative approaches to achieve the highest security standards for organizations exploring decentralized identity.
• Informationssicherheitsmanagementsystem (ISMS) Implementation and maintenance of an Information Security Management System for holistic protection of sensitive data using proven methods and advanced technologies. Designed for organizations needing systematic information security management.
• Application Security Security assessment and strengthening of application landscapes against potential vulnerabilities across every application environment throughout the application lifecycle.
• Zero-Trust Architecture Consulting Zero-Trust security approach ensuring no assumptions are made about the trustworthiness of networks and data, shifting focus from perimeter security to authentication and authorization at the application level.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IBM (Silver Partner)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2024As an IBM Silver Partner, CIA Ruhr offers IBM Security's comprehensive IAM solutions including IBM Security Verify. The partnership provides advanced identity governance, access control, and privileged access management capabilities with seamless integration into existing systems.
• SailPointcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2024SailPoint is an identity management and access control solutions provider. Their AI-powered security platform provides autonomous governance for modern enterprises. CIA Ruhr leverages SailPoint's platform to deliver IAM solutions ensuring the right identities have the right access to the right data at the right time.
• SaviyntcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2024Saviynt provides identity and access management solutions including identity governance, access control, and privileged access management. Their platform helps organizations efficiently meet security and compliance requirements with integrated, flexible solutions.
• EvolveumcoreTechnology or IntegrationEvolveum is a globally recognized EU-based company founded in 2011, developing and maintaining the leading open-source identity platform midPoint. midPoint provides comprehensive Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) capabilities. Recognized by Gartner and KuppingerCole Analysts as the only complete open-source IGA suite.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Evolveum: Evolveum develops the open-source midPoint IGA platform and offers related services. CIA Ruhr already partners with Evolveum and addresses the same enterprise identity governance market segment.
• iC Consult Group: iC Consult is a Germany-headquartered IAM specialist consultancy implementing and integrating leading IGA/PAM platforms (SailPoint, Saviynt, Okta). It is the closest direct peer to CIA Ruhr in terms of services portfolio and target enterprise customers in the DACH region.
• Omada A/S: Omada combines an IGA software product with identity advisory and implementation services in Europe. Comparable to CIA Ruhr as an IAM-focused services provider with deep platform partnerships and a DACH/European client base.

Broad incumbents

• Computacenter: Computacenter is a large UK/German-headquartered IT services provider with significant cybersecurity and identity practice serving enterprise customers in Germany. Competes for IAM consulting engagements as part of a broader portfolio.
• Atos (Evidian IAM): Atos/Evidian offers a proprietary IAM suite (Evidian) plus implementation services across Europe. Comparable as a larger incumbent that combines IAM software with consulting services for German enterprise clients.
• Sopra Steria (Germany): Sopra Steria is a European IT services group with a German cybersecurity and identity practice delivering IAM and security transformation projects. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the DACH cybersecurity services market.
• Capgemini (Cybersecurity Practice): Capgemini operates a global cybersecurity consulting practice including IAM, Zero Trust, and identity governance. It serves the same enterprise segments as CIA Ruhr but at significantly larger scale and with broader delivery capability.
• T-Systems (Deutsche Telekom): T-Systems is a major German ICT services provider with dedicated cybersecurity and identity services targeting DAX/Mittelstand enterprises. It is a broad incumbent competing for IAM and Zero Trust consulting work in the same German market.

Regional players

• secunet Security Networks AG: secunet is a German cybersecurity specialist with strong public-sector and critical-infrastructure presence, offering identity and security consulting. It operates in similar German verticals to CIA Ruhr but with a much larger delivery footprint and public-sector skew.
• Controlware GmbH: Controlware is a German IT infrastructure and cybersecurity services provider offering identity, network, and security consulting to enterprise customers across Germany. Comparable regional player targeting similar enterprise accounts with broader portfolio than CIA Ruhr.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cia-ruhr
• Instagraminstagram.com/cia_ruhr
• TikToktiktok.com/@cia_ruhr

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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