Welcome to the latest episode of the Zero Hour podcast and your host today is Karla Reffold. Today, we are joined by Nithin Thomas. He founded SQR Systems in 2010 with a platform to secure communication backbone that enables secure and compliant communications on apps and IoT sensors. He has established multiple R&D and commercial programmes and partnerships with the Ministry of Defence (UK), the US Department of Defense we well as intelligence and government agencies within the Five Eyes Community.

Key Minutes

3:10 - Education

4:45 - Hearing cybersecurity for the first time

7:59 - The evolving of his company

10:08 - Standing out in a product heavy market

11:26 - Solving CISO’s pain

14:51 - Future risks

18:24 - Investing in a threat that doesn’t exist

21:49 - AI and Machine Learning in cybersecurity

22:54 - IoT and security

28:33 - Growing a start-up during the recession

31:48 - Learning to grow a business

35:30 - Keep learning

You can find Nithin at:

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

Website: https://www.SQRSystems.com

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