simvay
About Simvay

A Cleveland firm with the
credentials of a national one.

Simvay was founded around a simple idea: the public sector and Northeast Ohio's mid-market deserve security professionals who actually pick up the phone — and have the credentials, scars, and accountability to back what they say.

Our story

Built where it matters.

Simvay was built in Greater Cleveland, for Greater Cleveland. We chose to focus on local government, K-12, law enforcement, healthcare, and the region's manufacturers and financial firms because those organizations face real attacker pressure — and they're often poorly served by the larger national providers.

Our team holds advanced certifications across security architecture, engineering, management, and incident response. More importantly, our practitioners have lived through real incidents — the kind that don't make press releases — and they bring that judgment to every client engagement.

We are headquartered in Westlake, Ohio. Our analysts work from the United States. The phone gets answered by someone you've already met.

At a glance
Headquarters
Westlake, OH
Analyst staffing
100% in-house
Client focus
Public sector + SMB
Program anchor
NIST CSF 2.0
MDR partnership
SentinelOne Paladin
What we believe

Four operating principles
that shape every engagement.

01

In-house, never outsourced

Every analyst, engineer, and CISO is a Simvay employee. We don't subcontract triage and we don't offshore the work our clients pay us to do.

02

Outcomes over theater

We measure ourselves on risk reduced, threats contained, and audits passed — not on dashboards lit up or alerts emailed.

03

Personal accountability

Every client has a named lead. The same person you scope the engagement with is the person you call when something matters.

04

Community-rooted

We invest in the Greater Cleveland cybersecurity community: InfraGard, Ohio Cyber Reserve, regional academic partnerships, and local professional organizations.

Credential depth

Earned, not bought.
Real credentials, real practitioners.

The certifications below reflect the team you'd actually work with — not a list of credentials available across some loose partner network.

CISSP-ISSEPCISSP-ISSAPCISSP-ISSMPCISACISMCCNACASP+ / SecurityXCySA+PenTest+SentinelOne PaladinSentinelOne Incident Responder
Community

Invested in Greater Cleveland.

We participate in the regional cybersecurity community because the long-term health of our clients and our industry depends on it.

InfraGard

Advisory and chapter participation

Ohio Cyber Reserve

Partner organization in good standing

Regional academic & professional bodies

Mentorship, speaking, and program engagement

Get started

Want to meet the team?
The first conversation is free.

Real practitioner on the call, no funnel. Bring questions, bring context, and we'll tell you straight what we'd recommend.