Today’s guest is Dor Sarig, CEO & Co-Founder of Pillar Security. Steffen and Dor sat down to discuss everything from AI and Security through to a real-world analysis of attacks from The State of Attacks on Gen AI Report that Pillar Security recently published. In this episode, we cover: • Dor’s background as a curious kid who got into hacking • Why Dor founded Pillar • The changing software development landscape • Key findings from The State of Attacks on Gen AI Report • Real AI...

Today's guest is Amir Gil, CRO at Siga OT. In today's episode we discuss a decision a CISO had to make which led to the founding ideas of Siga, a recent double product launch over in Atlanta ICSCS convention and a deep dive into how Siga operate and pitch their products.  Tune in to learn about; Amir’s background in Engineering, Product Management and his years of leading and growing sales revenue. The critical 50/50 decision a CISO had to make which led to the idea of founding SIGA ...

Medical and Cybersecurity have endless comparisons. For Harry Thomas, CTO & Co-Founder of Frenos, the ultimate journey from Nurse to OT Security Founder was driven by his desire to help and protect people.  In today’s episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, Harry and Oliver talk about Harry's unusual journey to founding a security company and what Frenos are doing to change the game in the industrial security world.  • What is a Zero Impact Security Assessment Platform and why it’s so...

Today’s guest is Mohit Garg, CEO & Co-Founder at OLOID, a physical identity and access technology company.  We had an awesome chat about Mohit’s professional journey and how OLOID is disrupting the physical security space. In this episode, we cover: Mohit’s professional journey, starting in software engineering turned serial entrepreneur The story behind OLOID How OLOID is disrupting the physical identity space  OLOID’s approach to privacy Pivoting during Covid...

Today's guest is Yossi Appleboum, CEO & Co-Founder at Sepio. In today's episode we discuss the founding team at Sepio and what they are doing differently the 3rd time round. We also dive into the Sepio solution and how he is keeping a company that has a global footprint innovative to keep rising to become a leader in the Critical Infrastructure market.  Tune in to learn about; The 4 founders at Sepio and the founding ideas for their 3rd company.  30 Years in IoT / OT security and...

Today's guest is Marshall Heilman, CEO at DTEX Systems - a insider risk management company that provides AI/ML-based solutions to prevent insider threats and data loss,  Marshall has had a fascinating career to date, having joined the US Marine Corp straight out of high school to rising through the ranks from consultant to CTO at Mandiant, and now sitting as the CEO at DTEX Systems In this episode, we cover: Why Marshall stayed at Mandiant for 17yrs The real insider risk problem and...

Today's guest is Shankar Somasundaram, CEO & Founder at Asimily. In today's episode we discuss the founding ideas of Asimily, how Shankar led an IoT business for a tier 1 vendor & how the business is developing every single day to become a leader in the IoT / OT Space. Tune in to learn about; • Shankar’s background in running the IoT business at Symantec which led to founding Asimily • The COVID affect for an IoT Medical company • How the business is now opening up new target...

Today’s guest is Luigi Lenguito, Co-Founder & CEO of BforeAI, a Predictive Threat Intelligence and Digital Risk Protection Services Company.  In this episode, Steffen and Luigi discuss:  Luigi’s journey from Formula 3 driver to co-founding BforeAI Commonalities between sports and business  Advice for folks starting in entry-level roles The story behind BforeAI Learnings from Luigi’s fundraising journey What is Predictive Security? And what is Gartner saying? ...

Today’s guest is Ben Seri, Co-Founder & CTO @ Zafran Security the world’s first risk and mitigation platform which in the last 6 months has raised a whopping $70m in funding from investors including Sequoia and Cyberstarts. In this episode, we cover: • Ben’s past, including finding Security Vulnerabilities like BlueBorne whilst at Armis • The Founding Story of Zafran Security and Their Differentiation • Attack vectors, the threat landscape and Ben’s fascinating perspective on AI • The...

24 incredible leaders from across the cybersecurity ecosystem joined us for our BlackHat 2024 Edition of CyberBytes: The Podcast, and we wrap this year's series up with a bang. Chris Sestito, CEO and Co-founder of AI security vendor, HiddenLayer, joined Oliver Legg for a re-run following our episode at last year's BlackHat. Why? Because HiddenLayer have gone from strength to strength Winning the 2023 RSA Sandbox, a major Microsoft announcement and being named the ML Security Leader by...

In today’s episode, we welcome Shahar Man, Co-Founder & CEO at Backslash. Before co-founding Backslash, Shahar spent 13 years at SAP & 5 years at Aqua Security in Product Development. Backslash is helping AppSec teams gain visibility into critical risks in their apps based on reachability and exploitability. In this episode, Steffen and Shahar discuss:  Shahar’s journey from an early engineering leader at Aqua to co-founding Backslash Falling in love with solving the...

In today’s episode of CyberBytes: BlackHat 2024 Edition we welcome Suman Natarajan, Senior Principal Growth Investor at B Capital. B Capital is a venture capital firm that backs global entrepreneurs in the field of information technology. Suman has been in venture investing for just under 8 years, but began her career on the operational side, transitioning into cybersecurity and venture at Intel Capital.  In this episode we discuss: Her journey into venture investing and...

In today’s episode, we welcome Dov Yoran, CEO & Co-Founder at Command Zero on the 2024 BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes. Command Zero recently came out of stealth mode after 2 years with a Seed raise led by a16z to solve the ‘Last Mile’ of Security Operations. Steffen Foley from Aspiron Search sat down with Dov and dug into:  Dov’s background and building a start-up with his brothers The problem Command Zero solves - a better quality of life for SOC folks Command Zero’s initial...

Today’s guest on CyberBytes: The Podcast is Niv Goldenberg,  Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder of Linx Security.  Linx Security is a leading modern Identity Security solution who have just emerged from stealth with a nice $33m from leading investors, including Index and Cyberstarts. In this episode, we cover: How Niv went from a national waterpolo player for Israel to Cybersecurity startup founder Niv’s 20 year friendship with Israel and the inspiration for Linx Security. The...

It was a pleasure to welcome Roy Fridman, CEO of C2A Security, on to the 2024 BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes.  C2A Security are a Series-A product security company who specialize in DevSecOps that focuses on the needs of automotive companies to evaluate the risk.  During this episode Ben and Roy discussed:  His background in the Israeli air force which led to becoming an engineer for many years and now leading C2A as a selected CEO of the business. Current plans on imminent funding...

It was great to welcome Nick Sorenson, CEO at Whisitic, to the BlackHat 2024 Edition of CyberBytes: The Podcast.  Whistic is a leading AI-first Third Party Risk Management vendor with an innovative approach to changing the ways that companies publish and evaluate security.  In the episode Steffen and Nick discussed:  Nick’s journey into the cybersecurity industry and landing his position as CEO at Whistic.  Whistic’s unique differentiator and how it allows them to drive innovation...

It was a pleasure to welcome Alan Snyder, CEO of NowSecure on to the BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes: The Podcast.  Alan has been at the helm of mobile application security vendor, NowSecure, for the past 7 years. We talk through his journey of other start-ups that led to NowSecure: How a full mobile app security suite fills the gap in a pure platform  How the age and generation of users is determining the risk of mobile apps  How the recent CrowdStrike outage has helped elevate...

It was a pleasure to welcome Nadir Izrael Co-Founder and CTO of Armis, on to the 2024 BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes.  Armis are the leading intelligence company who protect organizations in all verticals specializing in Threat Intelligence, OT / ICS & IoT. During this episode Ben and Nadir discussed:  The announcement of the business achieving $200M in ARR. Recent acquisitions of both CTCI & Silk security to bolster the portfolio  Why having a proactive stance is...

In today’s episode, we welcome Eyal Fisher, Co-Founder at Sweet Security. Eyal has an interesting backstory, spending over two decades in the Israel Defence Forces, and co-founding two companies in the cyber space, most recently Sweet Security.  Sweet’s Cloud Runtime Security Suite delivers first-to-market capabilities for defending cloud workloads, shifting cloud security right.  In this episode, Steffen and Eyal discuss:  Eyal’s journey from Israel Defence Forces to co-founding Sweet...

Being recognized in a Forrester Wave is no easy feat, and only one vendor can be named the Leader.   Today’s guest on CyberBytes: The Podcast has taken DataDome from being a fairly unknown name, to the Leader in the Bot Management category. It was a pleasure to welcome Aurelie Guerrieri, their CMO, on to the show.   The risk of DDoS attacks that businesses face is HUGE. DataDome stopped 350 billion attempts last year and are seeing these attacks become significantly more sophisticated and...

It was a pleasure to welcome Tony Aurigemma, CRO at Anomali, to the 2024 BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes.  Anomali is a leading Security Operations Platform powered by AI. Steffen Foley from Aspiron Search sat down with Tony and dug into:  Tony’s background in to security starting early 2000s and 11 years at IBM How accumulating different skills allowed him to be a successful sales leader The problem Anomali solves and what makes them unique  How they were 947x faster on queries...

Today’s guest on CyberBytes: The Podcast is Ganesh Krishnan, CEO & Co-Founder of Anzenna.  People are one of the biggest security challenges organisations face, with a recent report claiming 74% of breaches are due to humans - Anzenna was founded to change that! In this episode, we cover: Why you must surround yourself with security visionaries Building security teams and Krishan’s startup being acquired by Sophos 68% of your security risk is insider risk Advice for...

It was a pleasure to welcome Chris Bisnett CTO & Co-Founder of Huntress, on to the 2024 BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes.  Huntress is a leading managed security platform who focus on protecting Endpoints, Identities and Employees with a focus on custom-built for SMB’s to constantly manage and develop their internal security.  During this episode Ben and Chris discussed:  A background in the Navy, leading an Engineering team to finally cracking the Cybersecurity space with Huntress and...

In today’s episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast BlackHat 2024 Edition we had the pleasure of welcoming Steve Garrison, SVP of Marketing at Stellar Cyber.  Stellar Cyber’s automation-powered Security Operations Platform simplifies cybersecurity, enabling lean security teams of all skill levels to effectively protect their environments. In this episode we discuss: Steve’s transition from physicist to Senior VP of Marketing How Stellar Cyber's unique approach drives customer success ...