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GovInfoSecurity

U.S. cybersecurity trade/industry

Owned byOwned by Information Security Media Group, Corp. (ISMG), a privately held media company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 2006 by a former banking CISO.
FundingFunded primarily through B2B advertising, vendor sponsorships, sponsored content and research reports, cybersecurity events and summits, and data/intelligence services sold to the cybersecurity industry. Its paying clients are predominantly cybersecurity vendors and technology companies.
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Background

GovInfoSecurity launched in March 2009 as the government-focused vertical of ISMG, which had already established BankInfoSecurity.com and CUInfoSecurity.com for the banking sector. ISMG was founded in 2006 by a former banking CISO with the goal of serving information security professionals with sector-specific news, education, and analysis. The site grew rapidly after launch, reporting a 300% increase in monthly pageviews within its first year. ISMG has since expanded to 37 media properties covering verticals from healthcare to Asia-Pacific finance, reaching nearly 2 million global subscribers. The company's editorial leadership has included journalists with backgrounds at outlets like Politico and NBC News, lending it professional news credibility alongside its trade-publication roots. ISMG generates most of its revenue from cybersecurity vendors through advertising, sponsored content, and events — a business model that creates a structural incentive to maintain good relations with the industry it covers, though its news reporting on government policy operates with a degree of editorial separation. GovInfoSecurity's coverage of the Trump administration's second term has focused heavily on CISA budget cuts and workforce reductions, framing those cuts as threats to national cybersecurity infrastructure, while also reporting factually on executive orders and regulatory developments without overt political advocacy.

Sources

  1. About - GovInfoSecurity
  2. Network - Information Security Media Group
  3. ISMG Announces Launch of GovInfoSecurity.com - PR.com
  4. Digital Marketing - Information Security Media Group
  5. About - Information Security Media Group (Leadership)
  6. Trump Homeland Security Budget Guts CISA Staff, Key Programs - BankInfoSecurity
  7. GovInfoSecurity: Contact Information and Overview - Muck Rack

Profile compiled 2026-08-27; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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