If you run a business in a regulated industry — financial services, healthcare, defence supply chain, professional services, technology — you already know that cybersecurity is not optional. What you may not know is that there is now a better, safer, and more transparent way to find, evaluate, and engage the cybersecurity expertise you need.
Cibernetica.io is a specialist cybersecurity marketplace connecting SMEs in regulated industries with vetted cybersecurity service providers across penetration testing, compliance and GRC, and managed security services. The platform operates across UK, US, and EU markets and is designed specifically for the procurement challenges that SMEs in regulated sectors face.
For clients: from brief to delivered work in four steps
Step 1 — Post your brief
Rather than cold-calling providers or waiting for a referral, you describe what you need: the type of service, your compliance context (CMMC, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, NIS2, SOC 2, PCI DSS), your environment, your timeline, and your budget. Your brief is reviewed before it goes live to ensure it is specific enough to attract relevant, qualified proposals.
Step 2 — Review proposals from vetted providers
Once your brief is published, vetted providers submit proposals. You can review each provider's profile — their accreditations, certifications, sector experience, and client ratings — and message them directly through the platform. Everything you need to evaluate a provider is in one place, independently verified before listing.
Step 3 — Confirm the engagement and secure your payment
When you are ready to proceed, your payment is held securely by our payment provider — not released to the cybersecurity provider until you confirm the work has been delivered to your standard. This is the structural protection that changes the risk profile of every engagement.
Step 4 — Approve, release, and review
Once the work is delivered and you approve it, payment is released automatically and processed within 48 hours. You are prompted to leave a rating and review, which helps the next client make a better-informed decision.
For providers: a platform that brings the right clients to you
Building a cybersecurity practice means spending time on business development that could be spent on client work. Cold outreach, proposal writing for clients you will never win, long sales cycles — these are the overhead costs that keep talented cybersecurity professionals from focusing on what they do best.
On Cibernetica.io, your profile is your marketplace listing. Your accreditations, certifications, methodology, pricing, and sector experience are visible to clients who are actively looking for exactly what you offer. You receive notifications when a project matches your specialisms. All communications and file sharing happen through the platform. When a client approves your work, payment is released within 48 hours, with commission deducted at your agreed rate.
Who the platform is built for
Clients
SMEs in regulated industries across the UK, US, and EU — financial services, healthcare, defence supply chain, professional services, SaaS, and technology — subject to frameworks including CMMC, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, SOC 2, NIST CSF, NIS2, and PCI DSS.
Providers
CREST-accredited penetration testing firms, ISO 27001 lead implementers and auditors, CMMC Registered Practitioners and C3PAOs, managed security service providers, incident response specialists, and GRC consultants with verifiable, documented track records.
Operating across UK, US, and EU markets
Most cybersecurity procurement platforms are built for a single market. Cibernetica.io is built for the reality that regulated SMEs increasingly operate across borders — and their cybersecurity obligations do too.
- UK clients can find CREST and CHECK accredited providers, Cyber Essentials certifiers, and ISO 27001 consultants with UK-specific experience.
- US clients and UK companies supplying the US defence sector can find CMMC Registered Practitioners, C3PAO-affiliated consultants, and NIST 800-171 specialists.
- EU clients and businesses subject to NIS2 can find providers with documented experience across EU compliance frameworks and cross-border data protection requirements.