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- Threat Exposure Management - Ben Seri, Zafran Security
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 fundraising process and the future of Zafran#cyberbytes #threatexposure #zafransecurityBen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-seri/Zafran Security - https://www.zafran.io/Joseph’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cybercoops/Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe30 min - BlackHat 2024: Winning the RSA Sandbox: 1 Year On - Chris Sestito, HiddenLayer
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 strengthWinning the 2023 RSA Sandbox, a major Microsoft announcement and being named the ML Security Leader by CB Insights have all aided with CISO’s permission to buy and helped land major enterprise wins this past year.Tito and Olly discussed:• Life after winning the 2023 RSA Sandbox and what that achievement really means• How they’ve managed to keep a highly diverse team whilst surpassing the 100 employee count• How, despite the major wins and headlines, it’s never all plain sailingBeing able to dive into a founder's journey twice through such significant periods of growth is great fun.Thanks for coming back on Tito - your spot is saved for 2025 to see what happens next!Chris’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ctito/HiddenLayer - https://hiddenlayer.com/Oliver’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe17 min - BlackHat 2024: Engineers Don’t Have Time To Care About Security - Shahar Man, Backslash
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 problem
How & why Backslash’s approach is unique in the market
Backslash’s vision and how it has evolved over time
Shahar’s take on engineering vs security
Reachability Analysis
Shahar’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaharman/
Backslash - https://www.backslash.security/
Steffen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/
Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/
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24 min - BlackHat 2024: The Rise of Women in Venture - Suman Natarajan, B Capital
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 cybersecurity
The role of mentorship in early-stage careers
The rise of women in venture and cybersecurity as a whole
Top tips for networking at the beginning of your career
Make sure to subscribe to CyberBytes: The Podcast to stay up-to-date on the latest releases!
Suman’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/suman-natarajan/
B Capital - https://b.capital/
Charlotte’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-harris-8a2778225/
Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/
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17 min - BlackHat 2024: 30 Year Problem in the Making - Dov Yoran, Command Zero
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 vision and how it’s evolved
Overcoming the internal ‘this is what we have always done’
Key challenges from Interviewing over 300 security practitioners
Advice for aspiring Founders
Dov’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dovyoran/
Command Zero - https://www.cmdzero.io/
Steffen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/
Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/
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23 min - BlackHat 2024: Modernise Your Identity Security - Niv Goldenberg, Linx Security
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 challenges with Identity Security and Linx’s unique approach
Creating great experiences, AI and much more!
#cyberbytesBH #identitysecurity #linxsecurity
Niv’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nivgold/
Linx Website - https://www.linx.security/
Joseph’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cybercoops/
Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/
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19 min - BlackHat 2024: Managing Risk to Become Hyper Growth - Roy Fridman, C2A Security
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 that will begin the business’ journey to become a hyper growth company.
An interesting use case of the largest Automotive firm choosing Series-A vendor C2A to represent them globally.
Insight into the new workflow automation module & further product developments
A teaser of some brand new customer releases that are imminent
Roy’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roy-fridman-22ba3769/
C2A Security - https://www.linkedin.com/company/c2a-security/
Ben’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-gascoigne-aa973317b/
Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/
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20 min - BlackHat 2024: Feeling the Pain to Solving the Problem - Nick Sorenson, Whistic
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 within the sector.
What is Third Party Risk Management
The biggest challenges Whistic has faced and how they’ve overcome them
How Nick see’s the industry evolving over the next few years
Make sure to like and subscribe to stay up-to-date on the latest BlackHat Editions of CyberBytes: The Podcast!
Nick’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksorensen/
Whistic - https://www.whistic.com/
Steffen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/
Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/
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16 min - BlackHat 2024: Strengthening Mobile App Security in a Changing Landscape - Alan Snyder, NowSecure
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 customer awareness of their security beyond just desktops
The 3 distinct market conditions Alan has taken NowSecure through over the past 7 years
Thank you for coming on, Alan, we’re looking forward to seeing how NowSecure navigates today’s market and beyond!
Alan’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alansnyder1/
NowSecure - https://www.nowsecure.com/
Oliver’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/
Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/
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19 min - BlackHat 2024: $200M ARR & Beyond! - Nadir Izrael, Armis
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 important in Cyber Security.
How Armis is leveraging AI and the development this will have in the future.
Armis recently being voted as one of the best companies to work for in the US
Nadir’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiriz/
Armis - https://www.armis.com/
Ben’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-gascoigne-aa973317b/
Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/
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About CyberBytes: The Podcast
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