Articles from CyberBay

CyberBay today announced a new pitch competition offering $100,000 in non-dilutive funding to catalyze cybersecurity growth and innovation. Pre-seed and seed-stage founders will compete at CyberBay Summit 2027 and present their companies to regional investors and technology leaders.

CyberBay today announced the winner of the CyberBay Innovation Challenge, awarding a $70,000 non-dilutive grant to Actualization.ai and its SquarePact solution for its innovative approach to making cybersecurity more accessible, usable, and effective for small and mid-sized organizations.

For today’s senior cybersecurity leaders, engaging with executives on risk, investment, and priorities is a core part of the role. Yet security leaders often struggle to consistently translate cyber risk into clear business risk in ways the C‑suite can understand, prioritize, and – importantly – fund.

CyberBay Summit 2026 returns to Tampa Bay on March 12–13 at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street, convening leaders from government, industry, academia, and venture capital around one of the country’s most compelling cybersecurity stories.

Cyber threats are escalating in scale and sophistication. Yet our defenses remain siloed, expensive, and out of reach for a wide range of organizations. The newly released 2025 CyberBay Report, based on insights from hundreds of IT and cybersecurity professionals, sounds the alarm and issues an urgent call to action for the private sector, educators, and cyber defenders to step forward and lead.