Cervais, Inc.

Cervais is a cybersecurity company that develops endpoint security products to provide data protection to consumers and organizations. Cervais is positioning itself as a major competitor to take advantage of the security issues surrounding both the consumer and Internet of Things (IoT) market. It’s critical that Cervais understands and responds appropriately to customer cybersecurity concerns. To earn consumers’ trust, we must vigorously protect customers’ data while respecting individual privacy.

Our Solution: Cervais is transforming endpoint protection by being the first and only organization to architect an Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP) system - all delivered via a small and compact mobile solution called e-Risk™ Mobile Data Protector. Cervais e-Risk™ Mobile is a portable Cyber security device that provides complete data protection and employs some of the most advanced data forensics detection and monitoring techniques available to combat and detect threats to a user’s endpoint device as well as the Internet of Things (IoT). As adversaries and their tactics and procedures continue to become more targeted, dynamic, and sophisticated, e-Risk Mobile is positioned to be the solution of choice when it comes data protection.

Cervais e-Risk™ Mobile is built around a Cyber threat intelligence framework that employs our Inteli-Sense™ Analytics (ISA) engine—the core of which manages an extensive array of artificial intelligence algorithms. With Inteli-Sense™, our e-Risk™ Mobile solution applies predictive analytics to monitor and detect anomalies from all inbound attack vectors—and neutralize any threats. Cervais e-Risk uses the power of machine learning to identify, locate, authenticate, notify and protect user endpoint devices wherever the user may be, anywhere in the world.

Business Model: Cervais is forming technology and distribution partnerships with firms in consumer and commercial markets which analysts forecast that global spending on cybersecurity products and services will exceed $9 trillion cumulatively from 2019 to 2021. With the number of data breaches and the breadth of their impact around the world, consumers and companies alike are increasingly concerned about cyber threats.

Market Opportunity: Global spending on cybersecurity products and services is forecasted to exceed $9 trillion cumulatively from 2019 to 2021. The market size for 2019 is estimated at $120 billion, a 35X increase from $3.5 billion in 2004. By 2020, there will be an estimated 20-30 billion IoT devices deployed, with an IoT cybersecurity spend forecasted at $27 billion, plus another $125 billion for PCs and mobile devices, connected TVs and cars, and wearable devices.

Management:
Founder & CEO, Dr. James Austin is a seasoned Information Security professional with 25+ years of experience in leading teams to assess and mitigate system vulnerabilities. He counts among his clients such organizations as the FDA, NASA, DOJ, US Postal Service, Sprint, as well as several Fortune 1000 enterprises. Dr. Austin developed e-Risk® as a result of the various security gaps and deficiencies he has observed during his consulting efforts. It became apparent that a new type of security protection for Internet of Things (IoT) devices was needed. Dr. Austin holds a B.S.E.E. from Florida A&M University, a M.S.I.S. from Strayer University and a Doctorate in Information Assurance from the University of Fairfax. He is the recipient of multiple certifications and a member of several industry associations

Lori Marcum, Chief Financial Officer - is an experienced Accounting and Finance professional with 30+ years of experience in strategic and risk management, accounting in government and commercial sectors across several industries, most recently with technology companies in the area of cyber security.
Ms. Marcum holds a B.S., Accounting from the University of Delaware and a M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a C.P.A. in the District of Columbia and is the recipient of the C.M.A. designation.

Tony Salman, Executive Vice-President, Marketing - Mr. Salman has a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from Ohio State University and has been in engineering and technical sales for over 15 years. Mr. Salman’s most recent focus has been the Industrial Controls Systems marketplace, specifically devices for monitoring data in the Utilities industries, including the US power grid, water supply and natural gas. He also has extensive experience in engineering design that works well with the cyber security marketing needs of a company like Cervais.

Floyd Marshall, Chief Technology Officer - Mr. Marshall is an Enterprise Infrastructure and Security Architect with 25 plus years’ experience in the IT industry, working as a CIO/CTO, Technical Consultant, Cyber Security Engineer, as well as Systems Engineer for several major corporations and federal agencies. Mr. Marshall possess a very strong record of success in creating robust, efficient, bullet proof IT secure architectures and infrastructures. Mr. Marshall has performed several hundred penetration test(white box, gray box, and black box), SA&A vulnerability assessments, risk assessments, compliance assessments and instructed private and public seminars for a myriad of companies including many utility, manufacturing, financial, health, insurance, and governmental institutions.Has effectively served corporate entities ranging from Fortune 500 companies to 8(a) federal business contracts. Has been the principal corporate officer over multiple technical support service contracts (ranging up to 293 employees and $45M in contract value).