Netsec

What Netsec does

Netsec (legally Barbican SAS, headquartered at 60 rue François 1er, 75008 Paris) is a managed IT and cybersecurity operator that consolidates device management, identity, networking, infrastructure, SOC, help desk, and cloud services into a single control plane delivered natively inside Slack or Teams. Founded by Gianluca Varisco (former CISO of Rocket Internet, CISO of Arduino, and Principal Security Architect at Google Cloud) and Guglielmo Reina (former Rocket Internet investor and VP Operations at 468 Capital), the company serves 200+ organizations covering 40,000+ employees and 70,000+ devices. Its technology stack integrates MDM, RMM, SSO, EDR, SIEM/SOAR, and compliance evidence collection behind a chat-native console where requests resolve in-thread and incidents route to a named human operator, with a stated median MTTR under 14 minutes and 99.999% uptime over a 30-day window.

The company operates a subscription pricing model billed per employee per month across three published tiers: IT & Cyber Essentials (from 19 EUR/employee/month, covering operate and defend), Advanced (adding 24/7 SOC, incident response retainer, vulnerability management, and security awareness training), and Enterprise (tailored, with a dedicated operator pod, custom SLAs, SIEM/SOAR integration, and vCISO advisory). Netsec holds ISO/IEC 27001 (audited March 2026) and ISO 9001 (audited May 2026) certifications, pursues SOC 2 Type II with an observation window opening Q4 2026, and runs continuous (daily) compliance evidence collection mapped to ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, NIS2, and DORA. Go-to-market is entirely founder- and senior-operator-led direct sales with no SDR handoff, no channel partners, and no paid marketing — discovery and 30-minute walkthrough demos are booked via Calendly or initiated through [email protected], with worldwide on-call coverage across EU, UK, and US business hours.

Name

Netsec

Legal name

Barbican SAS

Website

https://netsec.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Netsec (Barbican SAS) is a Paris-headquartered managed IT and cybersecurity operator that runs a single Slack/Teams-native control plane across device, identity, network, SOC, and cloud for 200+ organizations covering 40,000+ employees, billed per employee from 19 EUR monthly.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed IT and Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity Operations Outsourcing (SOC / SecOps) (BPAEAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT Operations, Event & Incident Management (NOC/SOC-to-ITSM) (BPAEAJAH), Network Automation & Configuration Management Services (BPAEAEAJ), Identity Lifecycle & Provisioning Automation (SCIM, JML, Provisioning) (HDADAAAK)

Keywords

• Managed IT services
• Managed cybersecurity services
• IT infrastructure management
• Cybersecurity operations
• Managed detection and response

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed IT & Cybersecurity Subscription: Subscription pricing per employee per month. Three tiers: IT & Cyber Essentials (operate + defend), Advanced (detect + respond), and Enterprise (tailored). No per-incident fees, no premium support tier. Everything included always.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Netsec operates a single unified IT and cybersecurity operator that replaces fragmented IT and security tooling across device, identity, network, infrastructure, SOC, help desk, and cloud, delivered natively inside the customer's Slack or Teams workspace. Service is sold as a per-employee monthly subscription spanning device lifecycle and MDM, identity and SSO operations, EDR and email security, 24/7 SOC monitoring, incident response with median MTTR under 14 minutes, compliance evidence for ISO 27001/SOC 2/GDPR/NIS2/DORA, vCISO advisory, and penetration testing, with three pricing tiers (Essentials from EUR 19/month, Advanced, and Enterprise on tailored multi-year contracts).

Product overview

Netsec is a unified IT and cybersecurity managed services operator that replaces fragmented IT and security tooling with a single accountable team. The offering is organized into two disciplines—Managed IT (covering MDM, RMM, Inventory, SaaS Management, and Enterprise Networking) and Cybersecurity (covering vCISO strategy, Cloud Security, Incident Response, Compliance, Employee Awareness, SOC, MDR, and Penetration Testing)—delivered across three pricing tiers: IT & Cyber Essentials (from 19 EUR/month), Advanced, and Enterprise. The service operates natively inside Slack or Teams, with pricing structured per employee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Managed IT Managed IT operations discipline covering device lifecycle and MDM, identity and SSO operations, Slack/Teams-native helpdesk, EDR, email security, and compliance evidence, with sub-capabilities in MDM, RMM, inventory management, SaaS management, and enterprise networking. Designed for SMBs and enterprises that lack dedicated in-house IT teams.
• Cybersecurity Managed cybersecurity discipline covering vCISO strategy, cloud security, incident response (24/7, median MTTR under 14 minutes), continuous compliance, employee awareness, 24/7 SOC, managed detection and response, and CREST-aligned penetration testing and red teaming. Targeted at SMBs and enterprises needing accountable security operations without in-house teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Median MTTR under 14 minutes for incident response
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cloudflare, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationCloudflare provides hosting, CDN, DDoS protection, Workers runtime, image optimisation, and observability logs for netsec.it. Operates as a service provider (data processor) under GDPR Article 28 contract. Headquartered in the United States with a global edge network. DPF-certified for EU-US data transfers.
• Cookiebot (Cybot A/S, part of Usercentrics A/S)coreTechnology or IntegrationCookiebot provides cookie consent management banner and consent record for netsec.it. Located in Denmark/Germany (EU). Operates as a service provider under GDPR Article 28 obligations.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sophos: Cybersecurity vendor offering endpoint, network, email, and managed detection and response through Sophos MDR. Adjacent incumbent with comparable subscription-per-user pricing and SMB/Mid-market GTM via MSP channel; broader portfolio but less unified operator experience.
• ConnectWise: Platform vendor providing RMM, PSA, security, and automation tools for MSPs serving SMB IT customers. Comparable to Netsec in serving the SMB IT operations layer; competes more as enabling technology for MSPs rather than delivering the operator seat itself.
• CrowdStrike: Endpoint security leader that has expanded into full MDR via Falcon Complete and adjacent managed services. Competes with Netsec on the security operations side with a much broader platform, deeper telemetry, and global brand — though focused on endpoint-led rather than unified IT+security operator model.
• Kaseya / Datto: IT management platform for MSPs offering RMM, backup, security, and continuity (Datto) to SMB IT customers. Comparable SMB-IT-automation positioning though delivered as a platform that MSPs operate, not as a managed operator service.

Direct peers

• Huntress: Managed detection and response provider purpose-built for SMBs and the MSP channel. Highly comparable: SMB-focused managed security, subscription pricing, and emphasis on fast onboarding — competing head-on for the same customer profile.
• eSentire: Managed detection and response and SOC services provider for mid-market and SMB. Comparable in offering continuous 24/7 threat monitoring, incident response retainers, and tiered subscription pricing targeting organizations without full in-house security teams.
• Expel: Transparent MDR provider offering managed detection, response, and cloud security on a subscription basis. Comparable in offering transparent, analyst-led 24/7 SOC and integration-led onboarding of customer stacks — closely aligned with Netsec's unified-operator promise.
• Arctic Wolf: Security operations company delivering 24/7 SOC-as-a-service, MDR, and managed security for SMB and mid-market. Directly comparable to Netsec's combined SOC + MDR + managed IT positioning, with similar per-user pricing logic and enterprise security focus.

Emerging players

• Guardz: Cybersecurity platform specifically built for SMBs and MSPs covering endpoint, email, identity, and cloud. Comparable SMB-first subscription security GTM; emerging and smaller than Netsec in managed operator scope but addresses overlapping buyer pain points.
• Coalition: Cyber insurance and proactive security provider offering continuous monitoring, incident response, and risk assessment for SMBs. Adjacent emerging competitor combining insurance-backed MDR with risk quantification — converges on the same compliance-and-monitoring buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/netsec-it
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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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