We are joined by Erkang Zheng, Founder of JupiterOne, who is a leader in cybersecurity with 15 years of experience in all domains from identity and access, penetration testing and incident response to data, application and cloud security. Zheng holds several patents and is passionate about combining innovation and execution to deliver practical solutions that address cybersecurity challenges at their root cause. He was previously the head of software security architecture and assurance practice for Fidelity that serviced over 12 million customer accounts. He also led a team of engineers building customer protection solutions as well as patent-pending security R&D. Before Fidelity, Zheng held global leadership roles at IBM Security and at a number of tech startups.

Key Minutes

02:25 - First time meeting cybersecurity

03:18 - Founding Jupiter One

08:57 - Improving the audit process

11:15 - DevOps implemented into security

14:35 - Identifying the people to build the products

16:32 - Focusing on your long-term career

18:30 - The big news

22:30 - Moving on up

24:57 - Funding through a VC

28:45 - Standing out in a crowded market

31:12 - What is next?

36:43 - Keeping up to date with trends

38:00 - Ten quick fire questions

You can find Erkang at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin/com/in/erkang

Twitter: https://twitter.com/erkang

Website: https://jupiterone.com/

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This podcast is sponsored by:

Cyber Security Professionals - www.cybersecurity-professionals.com