PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Alan Wallace

Alan Wallace is a communications executive with 20+ years in cybersecurity, AI and technology PR. He founded PressContact LLC, a cybersecurity PR consultancy. He held communications roles at Microsoft Trustworthy Computing, Trend Micro, Afilias, Panda Software and Live365, and was Head of Public Relations at Datavault AI in 2026. He works with teams that need to explain difficult technology, earn credible media attention, prepare executives or respond clearly when the stakes rise.

* This profile is for Alan Wallace, the public relations and communications professional. It is not a profile of the Buddhist scholar who shares the same name. Although he does remain calm in a fast-moving environment and during crisis response ;-)

Clearer communications for difficult subjects.

Alan helps technical companies turn complex products, research, incidents and business changes into clear public communications. The work may include positioning, message architecture, media relations, executive communications, thought leadership, launch communications or crisis and reputation support.

He can work as a senior communications consultant on an ongoing basis or on a defined assignment such as a threat-research launch, a product announcement, a breach or incident response, or executive media preparation.

Areas of practice

• Cybersecurity public relations and threat-research communications
• AI and data center communications
• Crisis communications and reputation response
• Media relations and earned-media strategy
• Executive communications and media training
• Product launches, funding announcements and market entry
• Public policy and regulatory communications
• Agency selection and management

Professional background

Alan has more than 25 years of experience in corporate communications and public relations. He is the former CEO of iAgency / InterActive Agency and now works through PressContact LLC, a Doylestown, PA-based public relations and communications consultancy.

His professional work has included communications for cybersecurity and technology companies, agency reviews and management, executive positioning, media outreach, product and company announcements, and communications support for complex technical subjects.

Biography versions

Short bio - For social profiles, event listings and author boxes.

Alan Wallace runs PressContact LLC, a Doylestown, PA, consultancy that handles media relations for cybersecurity, AI and data infrastructure companies. In October 2026 he led media relations for Resecurity as a partner in Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit takedown of three phishing services. Cybersecurity Ventures named him a PR Pundit in 2024 and 2025.

Standard bio - For speaker introductions, bylines and proposals.

Alan Wallace runs PressContact LLC, a consultancy that helps cybersecurity and B2B tech companies turn complex research and product news into coverage buyers read and act on. In October 2026 he led media relations for Resecurity as a partner in Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit takedown of the YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man phishing services.

Earlier in 2026 he was Head of Public Relations at Nasdaq-listed Datavault AI. He built the function from zero, and every announcement cleared investor relations, legal and outside securities counsel. Before that he held communications roles at Microsoft Trustworthy Computing, Trend Micro, Afilias and Panda Software.

He began his career as a reporter for United Press International. Cybersecurity Ventures named him a PR Pundit in 2024 and 2025.

Full bio - For the website, press kit and board materials.

Alan Wallace runs PressContact LLC, a Doylestown, PA, consultancy that handles corporate communications and media relations for cybersecurity, AI, data infrastructure and fintech companies. In October 2026 he led media relations for Resecurity as a partner in Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit takedown of the YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man phishing services. He sent more than 100 individually written pitches, and 12 of the 20 stories that described Resecurity's lab work came from outlets he pitched. His clients have also included RealDefense, iolo, Kimono and Movius.

Earlier in 2026 he was Head of Public Relations at Nasdaq-listed Datavault AI, where he built the function from zero as the sole in-house press contact. He wrote the announcements for a 100-plus city edge data center rollout, the CyberCatch acquisition, and the IBM watsonx and Fiserv partnerships. Each cleared investor relations, legal and outside securities counsel. He also built an AI review stack that checks drafts against forward-looking statement rules before counsel sees them.

He served on Microsoft's Security Response Center incident communications team. At Trend Micro he took share of voice to first among consumer security vendors. At Afilias he engineered a Guinness World Records title for migrating 3,153,979 .au domains in a single transition. He was promoted from VP to SVP at Panda Software, and Live365 won a 2001 Webby People's Voice award while he ran its communications.

He began as a reporter for United Press International and later wrote for aNewDomain, with an op-ed republished by The Guardian. Cybersecurity Ventures named him a PR Pundit in 2024 and 2025. He holds a BBA from Belmont University.

Selected experience

These case studies document selected communications work and the available public evidence behind it. They are not a complete client list and do not imply that every public result was caused solely by PressContact.

• Resecurity - threat research and coordinated media response
• Trend Micro - cybersecurity communications and media relations
• Afilias - infrastructure, technology and corporate communications
• Live365 - internet streaming and technology communications
• iAgency / InterActive Agency - historical agency work and press archive

How engagements work

Some clients need ongoing senior communications support. Others need focused help for a launch, an incident, a research release, executive preparation or a difficult announcement.

An engagement starts by clarifying the business and communications problem, the audiences that need to understand it, the facts that can be supported publicly and the decisions that must be made. From there, Alan can help shape the message, prepare the materials, coordinate media work and give leadership a clear process for responding.

Writing and published work

Alan has written and contributed to technology, cybersecurity, communications and media-related work. The authored archive identifies original publication, date and authorship rather than treating every piece as PressContact editorial content.

PressContact communications insights · The Road To Black Monday

Writing samples on Muck Rack · Writing samples on Clippings.me

External profiles

Independent profiles and references for Alan Wallace and PressContact LLC:

Alan Wallace on LinkedIn · Alan Wallace on Muck Rack · Alan Wallace on Qwoted · PressContact LLC on Clutch · PressContact on Qwoted Companies · PressContact LLC on Intch · Cybersecurity Ventures Pundits list

Related biographies

This is the canonical professional biography. The company About page provides PressContact LLC context, services and operating information, while the writing archive documents published work in its original context.

About PressContact LLC · Writing samples and published work

Discuss a communications problem.

If a technical story is difficult to explain, a launch needs a sharper narrative, or an incident requires disciplined public communication, start with a focused conversation.