AFFILIATE PROGRAM
⚡ Coming Soon — Register Interest Now

Earn commissions selling
cybersecurity products and services.

The CISO Marketplace affiliate program is opening to influencers, practitioners, MSSPs, and commission sales people. Promote our digital products, memberships, services, and enterprise advertising accounts — earn a commission on every conversion you drive, tracked through our first-party infrastructure.

No commitment — we're gauging interest before we open the full programme. First registrants get priority onboarding.

Four tiers of products to promote

Choose one or all four — each has its own attribution method, commission structure, and ideal affiliate type.

TIER 1Flat % per sale

Digital Products

Instant-download templates, tools, and design assets. Lowest friction sale — customer checks out directly via Stripe or Shopify.

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TIER 2Recurring % or first-payment

Memberships

CISO Marketplace membership and platform access. Recurring revenue means recurring commissions for as long as your referral stays subscribed.

cisomarketplace.com/membershipcyberagent.exchange
TIER 3Flat fee or % of contract

Services

Security assessments, VRM, M&A cyber risk, due diligence. Proposal-driven — higher commission per deal, manually tracked.

cisomarketplace.servicesVRMDue DiligenceM&A Risk
TIER 4Flat per closed account

Enterprise CyberAdX Accounts

The highest-value tier. Refer a vendor to advertise on the CyberAdX network — earn a commission when they sign a campaign package or IO.

Core $5K/moPro $10K/moFlagship $18K/moVendor IOs

How your commissions are tracked

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Referral link

You get a personal link — go.cisomarketplace.com/ref/yourname. Every click is logged with timestamp, platform, and referrer. When the person converts, it traces back to you.

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Coupon code

You get a personal coupon code for digital products and memberships. Customer enters it at checkout — no click required. Works even if they heard about it on a podcast or at an event.

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Manual referral (services + enterprise)

For services and enterprise deals, you submit a referral form when you send a lead our way. When the deal closes, we log the commission and initiate payout.

Who this is built for

Three types of affiliate — different products, different sales motion. Already creating content? See the Creator Network, Security By Design creator hub ↗, or CISO Marketplace Affiliates ↗.

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Influencers & Creators

CISOs, vCISOs, and security practitioners with an audience on LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, or a newsletter. Promote digital products and memberships through content.

Best for Tiers 1 & 2
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MSSPs & IT Consultants

Managed service providers and IT consulting firms with an existing client base that needs security tools, assessments, or advisory services.

Best for Tiers 3 & 4
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Ecosystem Partners

Existing CISO Marketplace listed partners and members who want to monetise their network by referring clients to services and enterprise advertising.

All tiers

Who we're looking for

Grassroots welcome

You don't need 100K followers. You need an engaged audience in the right niche and content you're already creating. Here's exactly who fits.

🏴‍☠️500 – 50K followers

CTF Competitors & Writeup Creators

HackTheBox, TryHackMe, and CTF team players who post walkthroughs, writeups, or document their learning journey. Your audience is actively buying tools and training — you just don't have a way to monetise that yet.

YouTubeGitHubTikTokTwitter/X
🎤500 – 10K followers

Conference Speakers & Builders

First or second-time DEF CON, Black Hat, or BSides speakers documenting their journey. "I just gave my first DEF CON talk" content drives 2–5× the engagement of regular posts. Your community trusts you.

LinkedInTwitter/XDEF CONBSides
📚500 – 15K subscribers

Certification Journey Creators

Documenting your OSCP, CISSP, CEH, or Security+ path on YouTube or TikTok? "OSCP Journey" videos routinely hit 20–50K views. Your audience is actively buying study materials — and you're the trusted voice telling them what works.

YouTubeTikTokOSCPCISSPSecurity+
💻1K – 10K followers

Entry-Level SOC Analysts & Junior Pentesters

Posting about breaking into cybersecurity, your first security job, tool comparisons, or day-in-the-life content on LinkedIn or Twitter? Peers engage heavily with this — and that engagement compounds fast.

LinkedInTwitter/X
🎓200 – 5K followers

Bootcamp Grads & Security Students

Building your portfolio in public — labs, tool setups, certifications, projects. Authenticity is your advantage. Brands pay a premium for genuine community trust, and you have it by default.

Twitter/XLinkedInYouTube
📍1K – 10K followers

BSides & Community Organizers

Local BSides chapter organisers, frequent regional speakers, ISSA/ISACA chapter leaders. Smaller audiences, but hyper-engaged and deeply trusted in your city or region. That's worth more than a generic national following.

Twitter/XLinkedInLocal community
📢1K – 20K followers

Security Twitter/X & LinkedIn Builders

Posting daily security takes, tool reviews, incident breakdowns, or career advice consistently for 6+ months? If you're building fast and posting regularly, you already have what it takes. We give you the infrastructure to earn from it.

Twitter/XLinkedIn
🎙️500+ regular listeners

Independent Podcast Hosts

Running a security podcast — even a small one with a loyal niche audience? Podcasts have the highest conversion rates of any format because listeners trust hosts. If your show has 500+ regular listeners, let's talk.

PodcastYouTubeSpotify
Why grassroots creators? Most have no monetisation infrastructure. No affiliate links, no sponsor relationships, no way to earn from the audience they've spent months building. We give them the structure — referral links, coupon codes, monthly payouts — and they give us authentic reach inside the communities where security decisions actually get made.

Payouts and infrastructure

How you get paid

  • Stripe Connect — direct to your bank account or debit card, monthly
  • 1099-NEC tax form generated automatically at year end (US)
  • International affiliates supported via Stripe's global payout network
  • Monthly commission report emailed with breakdown per product

Attribution window

  • 90-day cookie / referral window — conversion counts if it happens within 90 days of your link click
  • Coupon codes have no expiry window — if they use your code, you get credit
  • First-touch attribution for manual (services/enterprise) referrals

Programme launching soon

We're finalising commission structures and onboarding infrastructure. Register your interest now — first registrants get priority access and input on tier design.

No commitment. We'll follow up with a one-page overview once terms are finalised.

✉️ Register Your Interest →