Cyber Risk Alliance — What They Actually Do
Cyber Risk Alliance
Sells You to Vendors.
Cyber Risk Alliance owns SC Media, MSSP Alert, Security Weekly, and ChannelE2E. Their business is selling cybersecurity vendor marketing programs — ABM campaigns, lead generation, and intent data. CISOs are the product they sell to vendors, not the community they serve.
CRA's actual business
Sells ABM & lead gen programs to vendors
Sells "CISO access" as a marketing product
1.2M audience — all roles, not just CISOs
3,000 CRC members (not vetted CISOs)
Revenue comes from vendor marketing spend
CISOs are the audience, not the customer
CISO Network's model
Serves CISOs — not vendors
6,500+ vetted CISOs only
Zero vendor marketing programs
Revenue from membership, not vendor ads
Vendor-neutral by design since 2005
You are the member, not the product
CISO Network has never sold a CISO's identity, behavior, or intent data to a vendor. Ever.