aisecurity.llc / sponsorship
Sponsor the category-defining AI Security Engineering report.
Support The State of AI Security Engineering Report 2026 with transparent sponsor placement, launch activation, and audience-aligned visibility — while research independence stays protected.
The report brings together job-market intelligence, practitioner surveys, academic velocity, vulnerability signals, adversary frameworks, and citation-backed findings. Sponsorship gives category-relevant teams a measured way to support the platform and reach the audience building, buying, hiring, and governing AI security work.
Who this is for
AI Security Vendors
Position your category around real practitioner and labor-market signals.
Governance & Risk Platforms
Align with the governance evidence and control-readiness conversation.
Training & Lab Platforms
Reach teams building skills around red team, RAG, agents, and AI product security.
Talent & Recruiting Firms
Connect to role archetypes, skills gaps, and hiring signals.
Consultancies & Advisors
Support field-building research and package vertical insight for clients.
Investors & Ecosystem Partners
Support category development and the AI security engineering ecosystem.
Sponsorship
Sponsor packages built for visibility, integrity, and audience alignment.
Sponsor packages are designed for teams that want credible presence in the AI security category without compromising the research. Packages combine disclosed placement, launch assets, briefing opportunities, vertical alignment, and measurable distribution.
- Disclosed placement without editorial influence
- Packages for flagship positioning, section visibility, event activation, and vertical market alignment
- Built for AI security buyers, practitioners, hiring leaders, and vendor GTM stories
Independence
Research remains editorially independent.
Sponsor support is clearly labeled. It does not affect methodology, scoring rules, findings, chart outputs, claim-readiness decisions, or editorial conclusions.
Sponsor support does not influence methodology, scoring rules, research findings, chart outputs, claim-readiness labels, rankings, or editorial conclusions. Sponsorship is disclosed and kept separate from research content.
Who we're building this with
Two natural anchor categories for the 2026 launch.
These are illustrative category fits, not confirmed sponsors or an implied endorsement — a concrete example of the kind of partner each package is designed for.
Security training & lab platforms
The report's central finding — that AI security roles are being assembled faster than the market can define, validate, or train for them — points directly at practical labs, skills validation, and career pathways. A recognized security-training and lab platform is a natural fit to convert the report's role architecture into hands-on assessments and learning paths.
AppSec & code-security vendors
The report finds that legacy compliance tooling dominates AI-security hiring language even where AI-native security and evaluation tools are more directly relevant. An established AppSec / code-scanning vendor is well positioned to sponsor an Application Security vertical supplement that goes deeper on what "AI-native" AppSec practice should look like.
Choose your sponsorship path
Choose the sponsorship path that matches your category strategy.
Packages can stand alone or be bundled for launch windows, vertical campaigns, and co-marketing programs.
Pricing ranges are planning ranges. Final scope depends on launch window, exclusivity, assets, activation depth, vertical scope, and co-marketing requirements.
Founding Research Partner
$50K–$150KSecurity training/lab platforms (e.g. Hack The Box), AI security posture vendors, major AppSec vendors, cloud security vendors — the principal partner backing the 2026 report and the formation of a recurring research program.
The limited, high-status designation for the one partner co-launching The State of AI Security Engineering Report 2026 and shaping the ongoing research program with us.
- Co-branded launch of the flagship report
- Executive briefing and launch event participation
- Named support for a public-interest / free-access edition
- First discussion rights on future supplements and the recurring program (non-exclusive over the underlying discipline)
- Optional jointly introduced workforce or practitioner initiative
Presenting Sponsor
$20K–$60KAppSec and code-security vendors (e.g. AppCheck-ng), AI governance vendors, LLM red-team providers, model risk platforms, talent platforms, consultancies.
"Presented with support from" placement on the primary 2026 report release, with launch webinar and executive briefing — for sponsors that want strong presence without the Founding Research Partner designation.
- Section sponsor placement in the report
- Report and landing page logo placement
- Panel or webinar participation
- Co-marketing social package
Vertical Supplement Sponsor
$15K–$75KAppSec/code-scanning vendors (e.g. AppCheck-ng — Application Security supplement), cloud, SaaS, financial services, healthcare, government, and consultancy sponsors seeking industry- or category-specific narrative alignment.
Vertical briefs tailor the report narrative to a specific industry or GTM audience while preserving independence.
- Vertical brief PDF and landing page
- Vertical chart pack
- Private sponsor briefing
- Optional webinar or industry conversation asset
Webinar Sponsor
$5K–$20KTeams focused on event activation, audience education, demand generation, and category conversation.
Event activation for sponsors that want a live briefing, expert panel, or launch webinar tied to the report.
- Live webinar or briefing sponsorship
- Event promotion across report channels
- Sponsor introduction and narrative placement
- Post-event audience recap
Workforce Readiness Partner
$10K–$50KSecurity training and lab platforms (Hack The Box is an especially natural fit here), certification bodies, and workforce/skills-validation platforms that want to translate the report's role architecture into practical pathways.
Support turning the report's findings — role archetypes, skills gaps, hiring signals — into practical labs, assessments, and career pathways for the AI security workforce.
- Workforce Readiness Partner designation
- Joint role-to-skills-to-labs pathway mapping session
- Launch page placement and early access briefing
- First discussion rights on a 90-day workforce-readiness pilot
Silver Supporting Sponsor
$7.5K–$20KEarly AI security startups, boutique consultancies, recruiting firms, community partners.
Supporting sponsor visibility for teams that want branded presence and report distribution support without a full launch bundle.
- Supporting sponsor listing
- Sponsor directory placement
- Social thank-you post
- Report distribution package
What sponsors can use
Report placement
Launch assets
Vertical brief
Webinar / briefing
Sponsor-safe excerpts
Executive briefing
Co-marketing copy
Post-launch analytics
Compare
Compare packages at a glance.
| Founding Research Partner $50K–$150K | Presenting Sponsor $20K–$60K | Vertical Supplement Sponsor $15K–$75K | Webinar Sponsor $5K–$20K | Workforce Readiness Partner $10K–$50K | Silver Supporting Sponsor $7.5K–$20K | |
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| Best for | Category leaders | Section-relevant vendors | Industry campaigns | Event activation | Ecosystem builders | Supporting partners |
| Placement | Flagship category | Section | Vertical brief | Webinar/event | Launch/founding | Directory/listing |
| Activation | Exec briefing + webinar | Panel/webinar option | Briefing + optional event | Live event | Early access briefing | Social/distribution |
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| Exclusions | No editorial control, ranking, endorsement, or methodology influence. | No editorial control, ranking, endorsement, or methodology influence. | No editorial control, ranking, endorsement, or methodology influence. | No editorial control, ranking, endorsement, or methodology influence. | No editorial control, ranking, endorsement, or methodology influence. | No editorial control, ranking, endorsement, or methodology influence. |
For detailed package terms, request a sponsor brief.
FAQ
Common sponsor questions.
What is the difference between Platinum and Gold sponsorship?
Platinum is category ownership with flagship placement, private executive briefing, and premium launch positioning. Gold is section-level visibility with report placement, co-marketing, and activation support without the flagship category tie.
Can we sponsor multiple packages or bundle activations?
Yes. We recommend starting with a package that fits your audience and budget, then layering webinar, vertical brief, or co-marketing activations for deeper market coverage.
How do you protect editorial independence?
Sponsor support is clearly labeled and does not influence methodology, scoring, findings, chart outputs, claim-readiness labels, or editorial conclusions. Commercial placement is separated from research content by design.
Can we customize a package for a specific vertical or use case?
Yes. The Vertical Brief Sponsor package is designed for industry-specific alignment, and Platinum or Gold sponsors can add vertical, webinar, or skills-validation tie-ins.
What is the timeline for package delivery?
Most sponsor packages are onboarded within four weeks. We define a delivery schedule at kickoff with milestones for message alignment, creative approval, launch sequencing, and post-launch reporting.
Can sponsors access raw research data?
No. Sponsors do not receive raw job descriptions, raw survey responses, private datasets, personal data, or unpublished identity-level artifacts. Sponsor-facing outputs use aggregate, public-safe, claim-ready framing.
Do sponsorships include leads or guaranteed demand?
No package guarantees lead volume or demand outcomes. Packages are designed for visibility, audience alignment, launch activation, and measurable distribution. We can report engagement and campaign performance where available.
Can we use report findings in our own marketing?
Yes, with appropriate citation, context, and claim-readiness boundaries. We can provide sponsor-safe language and approved excerpts where applicable.
Next step
Sponsor with visibility, clarity, and protected independence.
Fill out the form to request a package brief, discuss launch-window availability, or scope a custom sponsor bundle around category placement, vertical briefings, or event activation. Prefer email? Reach us at sponsorships@aisecurity.llc.
Sponsor support does not influence methodology, scoring rules, research findings, chart outputs, claim-readiness labels, rankings, or editorial conclusions. Sponsorship is disclosed and kept separate from research content.