Founder and CEO of IRONSCALES Eyal Benishti answers our previous guests questions posed to him directly on various topics.

As Chief Executive Officer at IRONSCALES, Eyal Benishti pioneered the development of the world’s first self-learning anti-phishing email security solution that combines human intelligence and machine learning technologies for automatic prevention, detection and autonomous incident response to cyber-attacks in real time.


Under Eyal’s leadership, IRONSCALES has filed four patents for anti-phishing and email security solutions and secured three funding rounds from K1 and Israel’s RDSeed totaling more than $20 million.

IRONSCALES has received numerous awards, including Frost & Sullivan’s AI-Powered Email Security Innovation Award and Best Enterprise Email Security Solution by the Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards.

Eyal brings to his executive leadership role nearly 15 years of software industry experience with enterprise and startup companies.

Prior to founding IRONSCALES in 2013, he was a security researcher and malware analyst at Radware and worked as technical lead for various information security solutions at Imperva.

Previously, he held a variety of R&D roles with Comverse and Amdocs. A passionate cybersecurity researcher from a young age, Eyal earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics from Bar-Ilan University in Israel.


Connect with Eyal on Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyalbd1/ 

Imagine 30 reports of phishing emails in one day. 

Each email takes 20 minutes to investigate. And you’re a one person team. 

That’s a pretty long day. 

This is life for Jeremy Hoard, Information Security Analyst at Haworth. 

On this episode of Cybersecurity Heroes from IRONSCALES, Jeremy shares how he went from IT helpdesk to solo security analyst at a 5000+ person company.

We discuss the biggest threats facing large companies, and tips for training users on cyber safety. 

Jeremy also gives his take on how to start out in cybersecurity, why experience outweighs studying, and why interest in the field matters the most.

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Anyone can work in cybersecurity, with the right training.
That’s what Josh Mason believes, and he would know. 

He’s a former Air Force pilot turned cybersecurity expert who spends his days training the military in cyber warfare at Jacobs’s Defense Cyber Crime Center. 

He’s also an instructor for With You With Me, an Australian company which helps people without a tech background get jobs in tech. 

In this episode of Cyber Security Heroes by IRONSCALES, Josh shares the historical perspective of cyber certifications, along with his opinion on the various courses and degrees available — and his recommendations for the best (and cheapest) path forward to a career in tech.

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Want to protect your business? Start with your inbox. 

That’s the mission motivating Ignite Cyber’s Chuck Sirois - and his free security testing tools. 

As a cybersecurity consultant, Chuck realized that 90% of users were overlooking basic email security. 

Today, he educates and equips companies to protect their email from attacks. 

In this episode of the Cybersecurity Heroes podcast by IRONSCALES, Chuck and Brendon discuss the pros and cons of DMARC, getting your email security score, and how just $5 can purchase an attack on your inbox.

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These days, most companies understand they need IT security and have invested heavily in protecting themselves.  

But what about those 20-year-old computers running their production lines?  

Yeah, they aren’t secure at all — and hackers know it. 

Today’s guest is Tom Jackson, Senior Manager at EY’s Cyber Security Consulting Practice, about the risks, like ransomware, that operational technology presents and what businesses can do to mitigate them.  

In this episode, we discuss: 

- How OT environments differ from IT 

- Why you’ll find 20-year-old computers running in OT environments 

- How get assess your risk and get buy-in for security improvements 

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The company polo made him look official. The heavy boxes added an air of desperation. "Can you hold the door?" he asked an incoming employee. "I'm struggling here."

The employee not only held open the door but also escorted him to the manager's office. There, he plugged in a USB drive and downloaded all the data he wanted.

And that's how Tareq Falah proved that no matter how good your security tech is, it's no match for a kindhearted plant floor associate in a manufacturing firm.

In this episode of Cyber Security Heroes, I chat with Tareq, who's the Vice President, Information Technology / Information Systems at Creative Foam Corp. We discuss:

- How to maintain a proactive cybersecurity posture

- What a framework is and why you probably shouldn't use one

- Tips to sustain 99% uptime across all servers and network resources

- Risk trends in the automotive and manufacturing industries

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Let’s talk about the Cyber Security job market.

Some studies have shown that there are upwards of 4 million Cyber Security roles needed throughout the world right now. And unfortunately, there are 2 main issues facing the Cyber Security workforce right now: a talent shortage, and a skills gap.

But what is the difference? What are the skills needed, and why does it seem like so many people have gaps in the skills that they do have?

On this episode of Cyber Security Heroes, I sit down with Aviel Tzarfaty. Aviel is the Product Manager at Cybint Solutions, and we talked all about:

- The difference between a talent shortage and a skills gap

- Why you don’t necessarily need a degree in Computer Science to get a job in Cyber Security

- Advice for folks looking to get their first job in the Cyber Security field

- Interview tips and tricks for Cyber Security roles, even for those more experienced professionals

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Seth Edgar is Director of Security Operations at AF Group.

With over 12 years of experience in information security, Seth has done it all - from troubleshooting school systems to fending off malicious attacks on businesses.

Seth joined Brendon Rod on the Cybersecurity Heroes podcast by IRONSCALES to share the skills needed to work in computer security, threats facing today's companies, and the changing landscape of information security in the post-pandemic world of remote working.

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Is cloud migration right for you? How much of your business should move across? When? Why? What are the costs and benefits?

In this episode of Cybersecurity Heroes, I get to speak with Mark Dittenber, Director of IT Business Systems at Inform Diagnostic, to answer these questions.

This conversation is useful if you want to better understand and navigate cloud migration.

We discussed:

- Mark’s background and the work being done at Inform Diagnostics

- Reasons for and benefits of migrating to the cloud

- How to manage the costs associated with cloud migration

- The ROI of hardware vs people

- Skills required now and in the future: hardware, legacy and cloud solutions

- Advice for getting started and processing cloud migration

- Outsourcing vs in-house cloud migration management

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

- Mark Dittenber’s LinkedIn Profile

- Inform Diagnostics’ website

- IRONSCALES’ website

- The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick (Book)

- Krebs on Security

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I don't need somebody to tell me I'm getting broken into in the middle of the night. I need somebody to block and react to that incident.

Either block them from getting in or if they are in to react, because otherwise there's hours of time that could go by possibly where, i'm unaware of, and able to respond to an incident.

That's a big challenge from my standpoint.

In this episode, I interview Jason Gherardini, Senior Vice President IT at Sares Regis Group, about protecting the end user, including, when necessary, from themselves.

What we talked about:

- Segmenting roles in the SMB market

- The origin of burnout for the cyber professional

- The tech/training conundrum & where to spend

- Rapid fire questions & the most overrated cybersecurity tactic

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If you would like to get in touch with Jason:

Full Name: Jason Gherardini 

Company: Sares Regis Group

Job Title: Senior Vice President IT 

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongherardini/