ISC2-Certified · English & Russian · Worldwide

Cybersecurity Content
That Actually Converts
Western Buyers.

An ISC2-certified journalist delivering technically accurate, SEO-optimized cybersecurity content in English and Russian — for security companies anywhere in the world.

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$4.4B
Global cyber market in 2025
130+
Israeli cyber startups funded last year
6yrs
Of international journalism behind every article
2×
Languages: English & Russian
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity
6 Years — International Journalism
Bilingual: English & Russian
Based in Israel — 20 Years
10+ Years Web & Digital
NIST · MITRE ATT&CK · ISO 27001
Services & Pricing

One service. Four tiers.
All results-driven.

Monthly retainer packages. Cancel anytime. First article delivered within 5 business days of onboarding.

Starter
Content Foundation
Test the workflow before scaling
$900 / mo
2 SEO-optimized English articles per month. Perfect for companies publishing inconsistently who want to establish a content cadence without a big commitment.
  • 2 × English articles (1,200–1,800 words)
  • Keyword research included
  • ISC2 technical fact-check on every article
  • SEO meta tags + internal link suggestions
  • One revision round
  • Delivered in Google Docs, ready to publish
★ Most Popular
Content Engine
The recommended starting point
$1,800 / mo
4 articles per month — the minimum threshold at which SEO compound interest begins to build. This is where results start to show in your Google Search Console.
  • 4 × English articles (1,500–2,000 words)
  • Full keyword strategy for your niche
  • NIST / MITRE ATT&CK / ISO 27001 references
  • Executive-readable + technical-buyer targeting
  • Monthly content calendar
  • Priority delivery (3 business days per article)
Growth
Bilingual Growth
English + Russian markets at once
$3,200 / mo
Everything in Engine, plus 4 Russian-language articles targeting CIS enterprise buyers, resellers, and decision-makers. Two markets. One writer who knows both.
  • 4 × English + 4 × Russian articles
  • Cultural localization — not just translation
  • CIS market keyword research (Russian SERPs)
  • Separate content calendars per market
  • For English & Russian-speaking client bases
  • All Engine tier features included
Global
Full-Scale Authority
Thought leadership at scale
$5,500 / mo
Maximum output for companies aggressively building content authority in both English and Russian markets — plus LinkedIn thought leadership repurposing.
  • 8 × English + 8 × Russian articles
  • LinkedIn post repurposing (4 posts/month)
  • Content strategy review call (monthly)
  • Competitor content gap analysis (quarterly)
  • Dedicated Slack channel
  • All Growth tier features included
Not sure which tier is right? Book a free 20-minute discovery call. No pitch — just a conversation about your content situation. You'll know by the end of the call exactly what you need.
Alex Riback — CipherPress
20+
years in Israel
About

The writer who speaks
your language. Both of them.

I'm Alex Riback — journalist, web developer, and ISC2-certified cybersecurity content specialist based in Haifa, Israel.

Before pivoting to cybersecurity content, I spent 6 years as an international correspondent and business editor, covering technology and business for global audiences — learning to translate complex technical information into language that decision-makers actually read and act on. I also lived in Los Angeles, California for 11 years, where I ran my own business and gained firsthand insight into what US clients actually expect from a vendor relationship.

I'm also ISC2-certified in cybersecurity (Cert. #3283307, valid through 2028), which means I fact-check every article at a level no generalist writer can. I know what a zero-day is. I know why NIST 800-53 matters to a CISO. I know the difference between a red team and a blue team — and I can explain all of it to a non-technical VP of Sales without losing the accuracy that technical buyers demand.

With 20 years in Israel, 11 years in the US, and deep roots in the Russian-speaking tech world, I work with cybersecurity companies anywhere in the world — bringing cultural fluency, technical accuracy, and journalism-grade writing that most agencies can't match.

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Insights

Cybersecurity content
intelligence.

Practical guides, market insights, and content strategy from an ISC2-certified writer inside the Israeli cyber ecosystem.

if (content.reads_like_a_PR_release)
  buyer.exits_immediately();
else if (content.is_jargon_only)
  cmo.loses_the_board();
else
  deal.closes();
Content Strategy
May 2026· 8 min read

Why Cybersecurity Blogs Lose Enterprise Buyers in Paragraph 2

Most cybersecurity content fails for one reason: it tries to serve two audiences (technical and executive) and succeeds with neither. Here's the dual-layer writing framework that fixes it — with real before/after examples from Israeli SaaS companies.

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// Zero Trust Principle:
// Never trust, always verify

if (!user.isVerified)
  throw new SecurityException;

// But your content?
// Nobody verifies that.
Technical Accuracy
April 2026· 6 min read

Zero Trust Is Not a Product: How to Write About It Without Misleading Buyers

"Zero Trust" is the most misused term in cybersecurity marketing. Security buyers notice — and they quietly disqualify companies that use it wrong. An ISC2-certified breakdown of what the term actually means and how to write about it credibly.

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{ "company": "Israeli CyberCo",
  "product": "world_class",
  "english_content": "mediocre",
  "us_deals_closed": 0,
  "reason": "trust_deficit" }
Market Insights
March 2026· 10 min read

Why Israeli Cybersecurity Startups Are Losing US Deals — And How Content Fixes It

Israeli cybersecurity technology is world-class. The content that's supposed to sell it to US enterprise buyers often isn't. A frank look at the content gap costing Israeli startups American contracts — and a practical fix.

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brief → keyword map
draft → ISC2 review
fact-check → MITRE ATT&CK ref
add context → CVE-2024 cite
final pass → publish_ready ✓
Behind the Process
February 2026· 7 min read

Inside My Editorial Process: From Brief to Publish-Ready in Five Days

How does an ISC2-certified journalist turn a one-line brief into a technically airtight, SEO-optimized article? A step-by-step walkthrough of my research, drafting, and fact-checking workflow — and the framework references I verify against before anything ships.

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