# Security Vendor Target Finder (`reclarative_kernel/security-vendor-target-finder`) Actor

Identify organizations actively investing in cybersecurity teams.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/reclarative\_kernel/security-vendor-target-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Marcus AureliusII](https://apify.com/reclarative_kernel) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

Security Vendor Target Finder

Identify organizations actively investing in cybersecurity teams by analyzing public job postings and security hiring patterns.

What it does

Security Vendor Target Finder scans public company career boards and detects organizations that are actively expanding their cybersecurity capabilities.

The actor automatically:

Collects cybersecurity-related job openings
Filters out non-security positions
Classifies roles into security domains
Calculates hiring activity scores
Measures security hiring intensity
Generates company-level security investment signals

The result is a structured dataset showing which organizations are currently investing in cybersecurity personnel.

Use Cases
Security Vendors

Identify companies that are actively investing in security initiatives and are more likely to purchase:

Security software
Managed security services
Security consulting
Compliance solutions
Threat detection platforms
MSSPs

Prioritize outreach toward organizations expanding:

Security Operations Centers (SOC)
Incident response teams
Cloud security programs
Identity and access management
Security Recruiters

Track cybersecurity hiring demand across:

AppSec
Cloud Security
IAM
SOC
GRC
Security Leadership
Investors

Monitor cybersecurity investment signals across:

Portfolio companies
Public companies
High-growth technology organizations
Security Categories Detected

The actor automatically classifies positions into:

Category	Description
APPSEC	Application Security
CLOUD\_SECURITY	Cloud Security
IAM	Identity & Access Management
SOC	Security Operations & Incident Response
GRC	Governance, Risk & Compliance
LEADERSHIP	Security Leadership
GENERAL\_SECURITY	General Security Roles
Output

The actor returns two record types.

JOB

Individual security job posting.

Example:

{
"type": "JOB",
"company": "okta",
"title": "Senior Cloud Security Engineer",
"category": "CLOUD\_SECURITY",
"location": "New York, USA",
"signal": "Cybersecurity Hiring Activity",
"source": "GREENHOUSE"
}
COMPANY\_SUMMARY

Aggregated cybersecurity hiring signal for an organization.

Example:

{
"type": "COMPANY\_SUMMARY",
"company": "okta",
"totalJobs": 180,
"securityJobs": 22,
"securityIntensity": 12.2,
"targetTier": "MEDIUM",
"signalScore": 100,
"dominantCategory": "IAM",
"signal": "High Security Hiring"
}
Metrics Explained
Security Jobs

Number of cybersecurity-related positions currently open.

Security Intensity

Percentage of all open positions that are cybersecurity-related.

Formula:

security jobs / total jobs × 100

Example:

22 security jobs
180 total jobs

Security Intensity = 12.2%

A higher percentage typically indicates stronger investment in cybersecurity programs.

Signal Score

A normalized hiring activity score from 0–100.

Higher scores indicate larger cybersecurity hiring activity.

Target Tier

Quick prioritization metric for sales and business development teams.

Tier	Meaning
HIGH	Strong cybersecurity hiring activity
MEDIUM	Moderate cybersecurity hiring activity
LOW	Limited cybersecurity hiring activity
Data Sources

The actor analyzes publicly available company career pages and hiring boards.

Current sources include:

Greenhouse

Additional ATS integrations may be added in future versions.

Typical Applications
Security sales prospecting
Account prioritization
Market intelligence
Cybersecurity trend monitoring
Competitive analysis
Hiring signal detection
Security investment tracking
Why Security Hiring Matters

Organizations rarely hire cybersecurity professionals without a corresponding increase in security investment.

Growth in cybersecurity hiring often correlates with:

New security initiatives
Compliance programs
Cloud migration projects
SOC expansion
Identity modernization efforts
Increased security budgets

This actor converts public hiring activity into actionable security investment signals.

Limitations
Only publicly available job postings are analyzed.
Hiring activity does not guarantee purchasing decisions.
Results depend on the availability of supported career boards.
Some organizations may hire through agencies or private channels.
Example Workflow
Run the actor.
Sort COMPANY\_SUMMARY records by:
signalScore
securityIntensity
securityJobs
Prioritize HIGH and MEDIUM target tiers.
Investigate companies with growing security hiring activity.
Launch targeted outreach campaigns.
Changelog
Version 0.1
Cybersecurity role detection
Security role classification
Security hiring scoring
Security intensity calculation
Company-level summaries
Greenhouse integration

# Actor input Schema

## `greenhouseCompanies` (type: `array`):

List of Greenhouse company board identifiers to analyze.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "greenhouseCompanies": [
    "cloudflare",
    "datadog",
    "mongodb",
    "stripe",
    "okta",
    "crowdstrike",
    "zscaler",
    "hashicorp",
    "sentinelone",
    "pingidentity"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("reclarative_kernel/security-vendor-target-finder").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("reclarative_kernel/security-vendor-target-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call reclarative_kernel/security-vendor-target-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,reclarative_kernel/security-vendor-target-finder"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/frPRPglOYkVfbFmzD/builds/4gBdgmyURHbfzJqCX/openapi.json