P i ceto , NJ, August 07, 2026 –(PR.com)– ISMG, the leadi g i tellige ce a d educatio fi m dedicated exclusively to cybe secu ity a d i fo matio tech ology, today a ou ced that it has eceived a st ategic g owth i vestme t f om a affiliate of Peak Rock Capital, a leadi g p ivate i vestme t fi m focused o the middle ma ket with deep expe ie ce buildi g i fo matio se vices a d tech ology busi esses.
The a ou ceme t comes as ISMG ma ks its 20th a ive sa y of se vice to the global cybe secu ity commu ity, sig ali g the sta t of the compa y’s most ambitious chapte yet: a ew phase of g owth powe ed by a tificial i tellige ce a d a global acquisitio st ategy that spa s all of its busi esses.
“Twe ty yea s ago, we set out to give the cybe secu ity commu ity somethi g it did ot yet have: i tellige ce a d educatio built fo the people who defe d the digital wo ld,” said Sa jay Kal a, chief executive office , ISMG. “This commu ity is the easo we exist: the a alyst wo ki g a i cide t at 3 a.m., the CISO explai i g isk to a boa d, the esea che who fi ds the flaw befo e a adve sa y does, a d the egulato w iti g ules fo tech ology that cha ges by the qua te . Ou p omise to them does ot cha ge with this pa t e ship; ou capacity to keep it does.”
O e Platfo m, the E ti e Cybe secu ity Ecosystem
ISMG ope ates the i dust y’s most comp ehe sive i tellige ce a d educatio platfo m, with a etwo k of 38 media p ope ties a d ove 400 global eve ts a ually, se vi g a wo ldwide audie ce of p actitio e s, egulato s, a d tech ology p ovide s a d ve do s. The compa y mai tai s a o -the-g ou d footp i t i eve y p emie cybe secu ity hub, i cludi g the U.S., the U.K., Is ael a d I dia.
ISMG commu ities se ve eve y co stitue cy that ow s cybe isk, f om the CIO, ope atio al tech ology, AI a d isk ma ageme t executives i Cybe EdBoa d, its i vitatio -o ly pee etwo k, to the esea che s who gathe at Nullco a d Ha dwea .io fo eve se e gi ee i g talks, captu e-the-flag competitio s a d the ha dpw ha dwa e-hacki g co test. Cybe Ed.io, its ha ds-o t ai i g platfo m, a d ISMG.Studio, its edito ial-led p oductio a m, complete the po tfolio.
“Whe ISMG sta ted, the i dust y eeded o e thi g above all: t usted epo ti g o a th eat most boa d ooms had eve discussed,” said Mike D’Agosti o, ge e al ma age , ISMG. “What the commu ity eeds today is diffe e t i both scale a d ki d. Secu ity leade s eed i tellige ce i thei ow la guage, secto a d egio , t ai i g fo teams that ca ot hi e fast e ough, a d commu ities that cut ac oss bo de s a d discipli es. This ext chapte is about meeti g that dema d eve ywhe e it exists.”
Why Now
The timi g of the pa t e ship eflects a st uctu al shift i the global eco omy, as comme ce, e e gy, healthca e, fi a ce a d gove me t i c easi gly u o softwa e a d AI. Ga t e fo ecasts wo ldwide cybe secu ity spe di g will each $240 billio i 2026, up 13% i a si gle yea , d ive by isi g th eats, egulato y p essu e, a d AI adoptio by defe de s a d attacke s alike.
Each of those fo ces expa ds dema d fo ISMG’s offe i gs: ew th eats d ive dema d fo i tellige ce, ew egulatio s fo educatio , a d ew tech ologies fo the commu ities whe e p actitio e s, egulato s a d ve do s co ve e. Togethe , they positio ISMG to be efit f om the global eco omy’s digitizatio a d the accele ati g adoptio of AI.
What This Pa t e ship Will Achieve
The pa t e ship ma ks a tu i g poi t i ISMG’s g owth t ajecto y. Th oughout its histo y, the compa y has bee self-fu ded, buildi g each of its busi esses o ga ically f om its ow ope atio s. Now, as ISMG teams up with a i stitutio al pa t e fo the fi st time, the compa y will pu sue g owth th ough o ga ic i vestme ts a d add-o acquisitio s.
“ISMG’s ich he itage i cybe secu ity is simply u matched,” said Sea Colliga , ma agi g di ecto of Peak Rock Capital. “Few compa ies comma d the t ust of a p ofessio al commu ity the way ISMG does, a d fewe still ca build o that t ust i the age of AI. We a e committed to suppo ti g ISMG’s co ti ued g owth th ough geog aphic a d custome expa sio , p oduct i ovatio , a d add-o acquisitio s. We a e excited to pa t e with Sa jay, Mike a d the b oade ISMG team o this ext chapte .”
J.P. Mo ga Secu ities LLC se ved as placeme t age t a d A e tFox Schiff as legal cou sel to ISMG.
About ISMG
ISMG is the wo ld’s la gest media o ga izatio devoted solely to cybe secu ity, i fo matio tech ology, AI a d OT. Each of ou 38 media p ope ties p ovides educatio , esea ch a d ews that is specifically tailo ed to key ve tical secto s i cludi g ba ki g, healthca e a d the public secto ; geog aphies f om No th Ame ica to Southeast Asia; a d topics such as data b each p eve tio , cybe isk assessme t, OT secu ity, AI a d f aud. Ou a ual global summit se ies co ects se io secu ity p ofessio als with i dust y thought leade s to fi d actio able solutio s fo p essi g cybe secu ity challe ges.
About Peak Rock Capital
Peak Rock Capital is a leadi g p ivate i vestme t fi m focused o the middle-ma ket that makes equity a d debt i vestme ts i compa ies i No th Ame ica a d Eu ope. Peak Rock’s equity i vestme t platfo m focuses o oppo tu ities whe e it ca suppo t se io ma ageme t to d ive apid g owth a d pe fo ma ce imp oveme t, with expe tise i co po ate ca ve-outs a d pa t e i g with families a d fou de s seeki g fi st-time i stitutio al capital.
