In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Prabhath Karanth (PK), the Global Head of Security & Trust at Navan, an all-in-one travel and expense management SaaS platform. They discuss the growth and evolution of the security function and how it interacts with engineering and technology. PK shares insights into how security is scaling and taking on more functions, with everything becoming "as a code." The conversation also covers the role of PK's team in relation to their other peers.

Highlights:

[00:02:02] Security in hypergrowth companies.

[00:03:56] Emerging Technologies and Security.

[00:08:31] Embracing AI technology.

[00:11:11] Privacy risks in document summarization.

[00:16:52] Emerging AI Testing Companies.

[00:17:54] Connecting with experts.

Prabhath Karanth is the Global Head of Security & Trust at Navan, where he oversees product and platform security, detection and response, enterprise security, security architecture, engineering, and GRC & Trust functions. 

Prior to joining Navan, Prabhath oversaw cybersecurity at Adobe during the company’s cloud journey and hyper-growth trajectory from $30B to $300B. With 18+ years of experience in the industry, he also has a passion for working with startups and sitting on boards of directors to advise on product & business strategy, market positioning, governance, and solving security and business problems at scale.

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