# Billy Gouveia

> Billy Gouveia is the founder and CEO of Surefire Cyber, a Maryland-based incident response firm that helps cyber insurers, brokers, law firms, and organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents like ransomware, business email compromise, and data theft. A former U.S. Army intelligence officer and Columbia and Georgetown graduate, he spent years in national security and enterprise risk consulting before incubating Surefire Cyber inside Forgepoint Capital and launching it in 2022 with $10 million in Series A funding. His pitch: combine automation with human expertise to deliver faster, calmer response when companies are under attack.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Surefire Cyber Inc.
- **Organizations:** Surefire Cyber Inc., Forgepoint Capital, S-RM Intelligence and Risk Consulting, Zanaris, jumbbit, Protiviti, U.S. Army
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts (Economics, Political Science, History), Columbia University, Master of Arts, Security Studies, Georgetown University
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Surefire Cyber, the second company incubated by Forgepoint Capital, Raised $10 million in Series A funding to launch the firm in May 2022, Completed over 150 incident response cases in the company's first year

## Career timeline

- **Post-college** — Commissioned as a U.S. Army intelligence officer; served as a platoon leader
- **2000s** — Worked in the national security community
- **2016-2017** — Managing Director, Security & Privacy at Protiviti
- **2017-2019** — COO of Zanaris and co-founder of jumbbit, a blockchain-based data security startup
- **2019-2021** — Senior Managing Director, Cybersecurity at S-RM Intelligence and Risk Consulting
- **2021** — Entrepreneur in Residence at Forgepoint Capital
- **2022** — Founded Surefire Cyber and launched it with $10M Series A funding led by Forgepoint Capital
- **2022** — Surefire Cyber completes 150+ incident response cases by year end
- **2023** — Achieves 100% customer satisfaction; nominated Cyber Newcomer of the Year

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Surefire Cyber, the second company incubated by Forgepoint Capital
- Raised $10 million in Series A funding to launch the firm in May 2022
- Completed over 150 incident response cases in the company's first year
- Reported 100% customer satisfaction in 2023
- Earned a Cyber Newcomer of the Year nomination
- Co-founded jumbbit, a blockchain-based data security startup addressing ransomware and insider threats

## Latest updates

- **2022-05** — Launched Surefire Cyber out of stealth with $10M Series A funding from Forgepoint Capital.
- **2023** — Surefire Cyber reports 100% customer satisfaction and a Cyber Newcomer of the Year nomination.

## Links

- Website: https://surefirecyber.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gouveia
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Surefire_Cyber
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZVzC1WaIZ8

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Last updated: 2026-06-14