I help cybersecurity vendors win the market, benchmark against competition, and close enterprise deals.
14 years on the security buyer side. I built CybersecTools and CybersecRadars to map the cybersecurity market. CISO Lens is how I bring that data, and the buyer perspective behind it, to vendors who need to win against competitors.
Founder-led · Selective engagements per quarter · Backed by deep market intelligence
Nikoloz K.
Founder at Mandos Cyber
Mandos is the umbrella behind CybersecTools (the largest cybersecurity product discovery platform, 9,000+ products), CybersecRadars (deep competitive intelligence platform for the cybersecurity market), and CISO Lens services for cybersecurity vendors.
Having a great product isn’t a differentiator anymore. It’s the default.
With a sea of great cybersecurity products launching every week, you only stand out by capturing attention and speaking the language of CISOs, security directors, and VPs.
Nikoloz Kokhreidze, Founder of Mandos
Cybersecurity vendor positioning, competitive benchmarking, and CISO Lens advisory. Three engagements for vendors who need CISOs to actually pay attention.
Audit
For early-stage startups losing leads, or pre-launch teams who want CISO-ready messaging from day one.
Benchmark
For scaleups defending share or category-builders entering a new space. Battle cards, threat matrix, roadmap.
Advisory
Monthly retainer for ongoing product and GTM direction. Strategy calls, deck reviews, competitive intel.
Every CISO Lens engagement is grounded in two cybersecurity products I built and operate.
The world’s largest independent cybersecurity product directory. 9,000+ products, 16 categories, mapped to NIST CSF 2.0.
Cybersecurity market intelligence radar. 3,200+ companies tracked and growing weekly, with category momentum, funding signals, and competitive positioning at a glance.
Forbes Cloud 100 fintech (Mambu). M&A security due diligence on €100M+ deals across 24 EEA markets at Intrum. Global IT security at JDE Peet’s. Earlier: banking integrations and ISP CERT work.
More about me14
years experience
9,000+
products mapped
3,200+
companies tracked
Worked with
Cybersecurity market analysis, CISO buyer intelligence, and vendor positioning playbooks.
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Founder-led delivery. Selective engagements per quarter. Backed by first-party intelligence on 9,000+ cybersecurity products and 3,200+ companies tracked.
Book a 30-min callA selective roster of cybersecurity vendors per quarter.
