A Cybersecurity Engineering Team That Built a Media Network
CyberAdX isn't a media company that added technology. We're a cybersecurity engineering and architecture practice — conducting assessments, building advisory tools, running the CISO Marketplace ecosystem — that stumbled into content, scaled it to 1M+ monthly page views, got burned by third-party ad networks, and built our own. This is what that looks like.
Started as a CISO Practice
CyberAdX grew out of CISO Marketplace — a cybersecurity advisory, assessment, and vendor intelligence platform built by security engineers. Content came first: 11 specialized blogs covering breaches, compliance, privacy, IoT, and careers.
Third-Party Ads Failed Us
AdSense payouts were minimal. Ezoic was more — until a Lanzhou/Singapore bot farm hit the network in Jan 2026 and triggered an invalid traffic ban. Rather than appeal, we built our own. CyberAdX is the response.
Built Our Own Ad Stack
First-party pixel (px.cyberadx.network), HMAC-signed click tokens, Cloudflare D1 event store, Analytics Engine aggregates. No third-party intermediary. Every impression is verifiable. Every click is cryptographically signed.
Ghost → Astro: Zero SEO Loss
Ghost CMS cost $30/site for automation vs $15 for basic — unsustainable across 11 properties. We converted all 4,500+ articles to a homegrown Astro build on Cloudflare Pages. Every URL, image, and SEO tag mapped manually.
1M+ Monthly Page Views
From 118K page views in May 2025 to 1.06M/mo by May 2026 — verified by Cloudflare zone analytics across all 15 zones. Apr–May 2026 reflects clean organic traffic after bot cleanup. Numbers trend up.
Full Ecosystem Distribution
11 blogs + 65+ micro-tools + podcast + newsletter + events. CyberAdX ads reach audiences across every touchpoint in the CISO Marketplace ecosystem — including Fortune 500 SharePoint embeds and AI citations.
Network Properties
Multiple Platforms, One Network
Choose from multiple platforms to reach your target audience within our cybersecurity ecosystem.
Website Advertising
Banner ads on 11 specialized cybersecurity websites with 4,500+ indexed articles generating 25M+ annual impressions across 210 countries & territories.
View OptionsPodcast Sponsorships
Sponsor the CISO Insights Show with 450+ episodes, 12.4K downloads, and listeners in 210 countries & territories. Distributed on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Audible.
View OptionsNewsletter Sponsorship
Featured placement in 9 niche cybersecurity newsletters plus CyberBrief.news reaching security professionals, CISOs, and compliance teams.
View OptionsVideo Content
2.5M annual video views across YouTube (1.34M lifetime) and TikTok (1.13M in 2025). 2,000+ videos published reaching 884K unique audience.
View OptionsAI Search Visibility
Premium placement on ChatGPT (1,449 sessions), Copilot (367), Perplexity (333), and other AI platforms—visibility most publishers lack.
View OptionsEnterprise Distribution
Content organically shared within Fortune 500 SharePoint sites, Microsoft Teams, National Defense University, and enterprise security teams.
View OptionsEvent Sponsorships
Sponsor CISO.POKER — invite-only cybersecurity poker tournaments at DEF CON, Black Hat, and conferences worldwide. 75–100 CISOs per event. No booths. No badge scans.
Learn about CISO.POKERCo-Produced Event Property
CyberAdX powers CISO.POKER.
The cybersecurity poker event brand — invite-only tournaments co-located with major security conferences, underground community games, and off-the-record relationships built away from the main floor. CyberAdX is the marketing engine behind every event.
75–100
CISOs per event
10
Vendors in prize pool
0
Vendor pitches. Ever.
1st
Right of refusal for sponsors
What CyberAdX Delivers for Every CISO.POKER Event
Pre-Event Amplification
Targeted email campaigns, display placements, and newsletter features across the CyberAdX security network — reaching CISOs, practitioners, and decision-makers before the event.
Audience Distribution
Events cross-listed across the CISO Marketplace ecosystem, CISO Near Me, events calendar, and CISO Insights Show — putting every hosted event in front of the right people.
Sponsor Matching
CyberAdX connects security vendors, product companies, and VC firms with CISO.POKER sponsorship opportunities aligned to their category and audience goals.
Post-Event Coverage
Highlight reels, winner content, and event recaps distributed across the CyberAdX network — extending sponsor visibility beyond the event itself.
Flagship Event — 2026
The Stack — Hacker Summer Camp 2026
Invite-only CISO poker championship co-located with DEF CON and Black Hat. Wednesday, August 5, 2026 · Las Vegas. 75–100 CISOs. Enterprise product prize pool. Zero buy-in. WSOP-caliber dealers.
- No booths. No badge scans. No vendor pitches.
- Prize pool: 10 security companies contributing 1-year enterprise access
- Mystery bounty prizes, cash game, final table livestream
- Physically produced by CISO Gear 3D print farm (cisogear.com) — chips, trophies, NFC cards, swag via securitybydesign.shop
Bring the Table to Your City
Host a CISO.POKER Event
VCs, MSSPs, conference organizers, and community leads can partner with CISO.POKER to host their own event. Four formats: conference satellite, local poker hall, corporate executive, or VC/PE portfolio event. CyberAdX handles the marketing for every one.
- Conference satellite — co-located with any security event
- Corporate executive — your brand, your clients, your room
- VC/PE portfolio — one firm, all portfolio companies at the table
- Local poker hall — community game in any metro market
CISO.POKER is the flagship of the CyberAdX Events arm — corporate training, sponsor dinners, conference satellites, and VC portfolio events also available.
Pre-Built Multi-Channel Bundles
Bundle your channels and save 20–25% vs à la carte pricing
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What Advertisers Experience
Real outcomes from security vendors advertising across the CISO Marketplace network
CyberAdX's content network is the only place where our message reaches actual CISOs and security engineers — not generic IT audiences. Our sponsored article on Breached Company drove more qualified pipeline than six months of LinkedIn ads.
The CISO Marketplace Podcast sponsorship put our brand in front of decision-makers during their commute and workouts. Within 30 days we had inbound from three Fortune 500 security teams. The ROI was undeniable.
What sets CyberAdX apart is the AI citation factor. Our sponsored content has been referenced by ChatGPT and Perplexity in security research queries — that's organic reach no other network can offer at this price point.
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Self-serve from $500/month, or request a managed proposal for $3,500+ campaigns. We respond within 1 business day.