CyberBytes: The Podcast

AI agents are transforming the way businesses operate, but are we moving faster than we can secure them? In this episode of CyberBytes, Joseph Cooper is joined by Max Corbridge, CEO & Co-Founder of Secure Agentics, to explore one of the biggest challenges facing cybersecurity today: securing AI. Max shares his journey from teaching himself ethical hacking to leading red teams and ultimately fo...

Cybersecurity may be built on technology, but it’s powered by people. In this episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, we’re joined by Mariana Padilla, Community Evangelist at Harmonic Security and former founder of Hackerverse, to explore why relationships, storytelling, and authentic community-building are becoming the biggest differentiators in cybersecurity. Mariana shares her unconventional journe...

In this episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, we’re joined by James Patrick-Evans, Founder & CEO of RevEng. AI, to explore how AI is reshaping the future of software supply chain security. Fresh off the announcement of RevEng AI’s Series A, James breaks down how the company is building foundational AI models capable of analyzing binary code to detect security vulnerabilities, malware, and malicious...

Shay Schwartz, CEO and co-founder of Ocean, joins us fresh off a $28M seed round led by Lightspeed to talk about the email security problem that's gone unsolved for years, and why AI has finally made it possible to crack it. Shay and his co-founder Oran spent years as nation-state operators building the exact attacks that today's tools can't catch. They started Ocean because they knew...

In this episode, we sit down with Kabir Mathur, CEO and Founder of Leen, to explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the future of cybersecurity operations. Since his last appearance on the show, Leen has evolved from building a security data fabric into creating an agentic AI platform designed to help security teams actually solve problems, not just generate more alerts. Kabir breaks down why se...

In this episode, we’re joined by David Endler, 2x founder and now GP & Co-Founder of Runtime Ventures, a pre-seed and seed fund focused on cybersecurity. Recorded live at RSA 2026, Dave shares what he’s hearing directly from CISOs on the ground, from rising concerns around AI and “vibe coding” to how security teams are actually thinking about budget and priorities right now. We dive into his j...

This one’s been a long time coming. We sat down with Brandon Min, CEO and Co-founder of Herd Security, live at RSA 2026 to talk about why security awareness training needs a complete rethink. We get into: * The problem with compliance-led training * Why most employees disengage from security programmes * How Herd is using AI to personalise training at scale * The role of creativity in security tea...

In this episode, we sit down with Tristan, CEO and Co-founder of Escape, to explore the journey from a 14-year-old in France inspired by Steve Jobs, to building a fast-growing AI-driven cybersecurity company in the Bay Area. Tristan shares how his early background in machine learning and engineering led him into cybersecurity after witnessing a real-world breach firsthand, and how that moment spar...

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In this episode of CyberBytes, we sit down with Ken Johnson (CTO) and James Wickett (CEO), founders of DryRun Security, to unpack what actually happens when AI coding agents start shipping your product and no one is checking the work. Ken brings two decades of AppSec experience, including six years leading offensive and defensive security at GitHub and training developers at Black Hat and DEF CON....

In this episode, we sit down with Eran Haggiag, CEO and Founder of RSA Sandbox finalist Glide Identity, to explore why the future of identity needs a complete rethink. Fresh from making the Sandbox finalists for RSAC 2026, Eran shares the story behind Glide Identity, a company taking a radically different approach to authentication. Instead of adding to the crowded IAM and NHI space, Glide is buil...

In this episode, we sit down with Emily Choi Green, Co-founder and CEO of Clearly AI, fresh off the RSA 2026 Innovation Sandbox stage. Emily’s story is anything but typical. She met her co-founder (and now husband) while going through a multi-month security review at Amazon. Years later, after experiencing firsthand just how broken and slow that process was, they decided to rebuild it from the gro...

In this episode, we sit down with Archit Lohokare, newly appointed CEO of AppViewX, fresh off the acquisition of his company EOS. Archit shares the founding story behind EOS and the problem they set out to solve: securing AI agents in a world where breaches aren’t a possibility, they’re an assumption. Instead of trying to control the model itself, EOS took a different approach, focusing on identit...

In this episode, we sit down with Tyler and Sam, founders of Overmind, to unpack one of the most exciting shifts happening in AI right now. From building tools inside MI5 to launching an AI startup in the Bay Area, Tyler shares how his background in intelligence and high-stakes problem solving shaped Overmind’s approach to AI infrastructure. We dive into: • Why the future of AI isn’t bigger models...

In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Schoka, CEO and Co-Founder of Hardshell, live from RSA, to unpack one of the biggest challenges in AI today: how to use sensitive data without putting it at risk. Andrew shares his journey from offensive cyber operations in the military, working with the US Cyber Command, to building a startup focused on enabling safe AI adoption across industries like heal...

In this episode of CyberBytes, we’re joined by Keith Stewart, Founder of Humanix, to unpack one of the biggest blind spots in cybersecurity today: the human layer. Fresh off the RSA Innovation Sandbox, Keith shares what it takes to distill a deeply technical product into a three-minute pitch and why that challenge reflects a much bigger problem across the industry. We dive into the infamous MGM Re...

Today on CyberBytes, we’re joined by Itamar, Co-Founder and CEO, and Russell, VP of Marketing, at Token Security. Fresh off the RSA Conference 2026, where they were named one of just 10 finalists in the prestigious Innovation Sandbox, they’re building at the forefront of one of cybersecurity’s biggest shifts: securing AI agents. While much of the industry is focused on guardrails and prompt securi...

In this episode, we sit down with Gal Shafir, CEO and Co-Founder of Fig Security, fresh out of stealth and already making waves in the cybersecurity space. From leading global security architecture at Google to building and exiting Simplify, Gal brings deep SecOps expertise and a clear vision for the future of security operations. We dive into Fig Security’s journey from idea to RSA Sandbox finali...

In this episode, we sit down with Mike McKenna (CRO & Co-Founder of Manifold Security) fresh off their $8M seed round, to unpack what’s really happening at the cutting edge of AI security. AI adoption is exploding, agents are everywhere, and security teams are being told one thing: “Get AI done.”But here’s the problem…No one fully understands the risks. Mike breaks down: • Why AI agents are cr...

Fresh off winning Most Innovative Startup at the RSA Innovation Sandbox, we sit down with the Head of Marketing, Story Tweedie-Yates, at Geordie AI to break down what great marketing actually looks like at an early-stage cybersecurity company. Joining just four weeks before RSA, she was tasked with shaping the story, refining the pitch, and helping translate a highly technical product into somethi...

In this episode, Joseph sits down with Rod Schultz , CEO of Bolster AI, to unpack how cybersecurity has evolved from its earliest days to the AI-powered battlefield we’re seeing today. Rod shares his journey from joining Cisco in the late 90s, where security was still an unproven concept, through to working on cryptography at Apple, digital rights management during the rise of iTunes, and leading...

In this episode, Joseph sits down with Jonathan Kreiner, CTO and Co-Founder of Orion Security, fresh off the back of a $32m Series A and his Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition. In this conversation, we cover: • Why traditional DLP fails, from unscalable policies to 80–97% false positives • Why false positives are a symptom, not the root cause • How Orion is building an AI-native DLP with no policies o...

In this episode, we sit down with Brian Carbaugh, CEO and Co-Founder of Andesite, to unpack one of the most unconventional founder journeys in cybersecurity. Brian spent 25 years at the CIA, serving in special operations, covert action, and ultimately leading the agency’s Special Activities Center. Today, he’s building a well-funded AI-for-SOC company in one of the most crowded and competitive mar...

Security teams are drowning in vulnerabilities. Millions of alerts. Tiny teams. Attackers moving faster every year. In this episode, we sit down with Harry, Co-founder and CEO of Maze, to unpack why vulnerability management is fundamentally broken and how AI agents are starting to change the game. Harry shares his journey from leading product at Tessian to building Maze, the moments that convinced...

In this episode of CyberBytes, we sit down with Alex, co-founder and CEO of Arcade.dev, to unpack the real story behind MCP (Model Context Protocol) and why it has become one of the fastest-adopted standards in AI.Alex explains how the industry is moving past “wow” chatbots toward action-taking agents that can actually send the email, update the CRM, and automate real workflows. He also shares the...