About us
The Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem is a resource built for VARs, MSPs, MSSPs and SOCs (channel partners) can find everything they need to build and scale an effective cybersecurity services business practice. CISOs are welcome to be honorary CDE members for FREE as they leverage the community of MSPs, MSSPs and SOCs to support their needs. CIOs and other cyber professionals who also rely on the MSPs, MSSPs and SOCs for managed cybersecurity services are also welcome. Cybersecurity is a team sport and everyone needs to collaborate to get the job done.
Advisors as of August 2025


This ecosystem contains a comprehensive selection of cybersecurity solutions that have been evaluated by cybersecurity professionals (including CISOs). As new solutions arise, our CISO members will examine them before they can be featured on the CDE directory. All suppliers must also be channel-centric because it is the channel that will promote, sell, deploy and manage their solutions. CISO members can also recommend vendor solutions to be added to the CDE.
A substantial portion of the membership benefits are available for free. In many cases that will be enough for many members. That said, paid membership benefits will add a lot incremental savings and value to your business. We are working with vendors and suppliers to minimize costs for our members with deeper discounts and added benefits. Whatever premium benefits we negotiate, we pass on to our paid members. The goal is to eventually offer everything to our paid members at little or no cost with the support of our vendor and supplier partners! If you were to become a paid member and attend just 2 events, you would have recovered your membership fee and that is on top of all the additional benefits you get!
Join us!
- Outsource cybersecurity services to partner-friendly MSSPs and SOCs.
- AI Powered Marketing and Sales to grow sales
- Peer-groups to collaborate on improving business.
- Cybersecurity Insurance
- Compliance-as-a-Service
- Events where members can meet, learn, and exchange ideas.
- Educational and certification courses
- Much more to come…