Join the Vault
V.A.U.L.T.: Vetted, Accountable, Unified Leadership Team. The BarCode Vault is our vetted repository of security service providers and product vendors. We send you qualified introductions from the cyber community. You do great work. Everybody wins.
What Vault Partners Get
Introductions you can't buy from a lead list.
Qualified Introductions
Personal introductions to organizations that have already told us what they need, their budget, and their timeline. Not a lead list.
A Client Advocate
We stay with the client after the intro, with check-ins at 30 and 90 days. Good work gets noticed and leads to the next referral.
The Community Behind It
BarCode reaches security leaders through 130+ podcast episodes and quarterly live events across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.
The Vault Badge
Partners who earn a spot can display the BarCode Vault badge. It means a practitioner checked your work.
Categories We're Building
Two to three partners per category, so every client gets a real choice.
Offensive Testing
Penetration testing, red team, application security, social engineering
Incident Response & DFIR
IR retainers, forensics, breach response
Managed Detection & SOC
MDR, managed SOC, co-managed SIEM
Fractional CISO & Compliance
vCISO, SOC 2, HIPAA, CMMC and ISO readiness
AI Security
AI governance, AI risk assessments, securing agents and AI apps
Security Products
Endpoint, attack surface, data security, awareness platforms
How We Vet
Earned, never sold.
- >Three client references, called by us personally
- >Review of a redacted sample deliverable
- >Proof of professional liability and cyber insurance
- >Your own security posture: a SOC 2 report or a completed questionnaire
- >Agreement to the BarCode partner terms
- >A client satisfaction score after every engagement. Two misses and a partner leaves the Vault.
Sponsoring the BarCode podcast or events never buys a Vault spot or a recommendation.
Partner Terms
Simple, written, the same for everyone.
Every introduction is registered with you in writing and protected for 12 months.
Clients we introduce stay registered to BarCode for the protection period.
A referral fee on one-time engagements, paid after your client pays you.
A monthly commission for the life of the client contract, including renewals.
Through our reseller partners, with margin shared on new deals and renewals.
Monthly statements, and clients always see how BarCode is paid.
Think You Belong in the Vault?
Tell us what you do, who you do it for, and three clients we can call. We'll send the partner kit and terms.
