CyberBytes: The Podcast

In this episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, we welcomed Paul Vann, Co-Founder of Validia. Validia is a deepfake cybersecurity service that provides proactive and reactive defense to the deepfake threat enterprises increasingly face with the rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence. In this episode, we cover:• Paul Vann’s insights on deepfakes and their harmful impact on cybersecurity• Th...

Today’s guest is Ashish Shah, Co-Founder & CPO at Andromeda. Andromeda are an AI-powered identity security platform for human and non-human identities, automating identity permissions and lifecycle using context, risk, and behavioural analysis and help businesses protect against identity breaches. In this episode, we cover:• Ashish’s journey into cybersecurity• The story behind co-founding And...

Today’s guest is Eran Barak, Co-Founder & CEO at MIND. MIND recently emerged from stealth with a bold mission: to put data loss prevention (DLP) on autopilot Eran is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He built the first agentless security orchestration and automation platform which Microsoft acquired. Today, he is building the first ever-data security platform that puts DLP and IRM programs o...

Today’s guest is Jake Bernardes, CISO at Anecdotes, a leading GRC automation platform for enterprises. Jake’s career in cybersecurity began with a childhood fascination for breaking games on his Amstrad, evolving into a passion for solving complex security challenges. In this episode, we discuss: Jake’s journey from gaming enthusiast to CISO The power of storytelling and leveraging data in cyberse...

Today’s guest is Boaz Albaranes, Managing Partner at Mindset Ventures, an early-stage VC firm targeting enterprise B2B startups.  In this episode, we cover: Boaz's journey from software engineering to VC Mindset Ventures investment strategy and its portfolio of cyber start-ups Insight into Boaz’s early-stage investments, including evaluation criteria  Some of the common challenges start-ups face A...

Today’s guest is Itamar, Co-Founder & CEO of Prompt Security, a platform that helps enterprises adopt GenAI safely and securely. Itamar’s passion, hunger and dedication to Security for AI is inspiring. In this episode, we cover: • Itamar’s journey from leading 100 people in the 8200 unit at just 20 years old to co-founding Prompt Security • Why he waited 2 - 3 years before launching the compan...

In today’s episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast we’re joined by Jose Seara, Founder and CEO of DeNexus, Inc. DeNexus revolutionises the way infosec leaders quantify and mange OT/ICS Cyber Risk. With over 27 years of experience building enterprise around cricial inforstructrue assets, Jose has a really intersting history, and an equally interesting plans for DeNexus. Make sure to like and subscribe i...

Join us in this engaging episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast as we chat with industry leaders John Cowgill and Jim Wilson, Partners at Costanoa Ventures, as they discuss their journeys through the venture capital and cybersecurity world. From navigating the complex world of seed-stage investing to exploring the latest cybersecurity trends, these experts share their invaluable insights on building s...

Today’s guest is Ben Colman, CEO & Co-Founder of Reality Defender, a Deepfake Detection & Protection company. Ben is a serial entrepreneur with a knack for identifying trends early. His entrepreneurial journey began with a startup that harnessed blockchain technology for voting. Today, he is leveraging AI to tackle Deepfake threats. In this episode, we cover: Ben’s learnings from working w...

Today’s guest is Ian Webster, CEO & Co-Founder of Promptfoo, a red teaming tool designed to secure Gen AI applications. In this episode, we cover: Ian’s evolution from shipping Gen AI products as an engineer to launching a cybersecurity company. The fascinating origin of Promptfoo , which began as an open-source project. The story of Victim #1 of the infamous "Grandma Jailbreak." How significa...

Just two weeks out of stealth mode, Twine Security has made waves, securing a $12M Seed round led by Dell Technologies Capital and Ten Eleven Ventures. Oliver Legg, Co-Founder of Aspiron Search, had the privilege of sitting down with CEO & Co-founder Benny Porat to discuss his journey and how Twine Security is set to reshape the future of cybersecurity. After spending a decade building Claroty...

From criminology to Venture Capital, Warren “Bunny” Weiss has had one of the most fascinating careers to date, including working undercover with Houston Police to being sought out by Steve Jobs. In this episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, Joe and Warren sit down to dive into Warren’s fascinating career journey and the insights he’s gathered along the way. Joe and Bunny explore several topics, incl...

Today’s guest is Dor Sarig, CEO & Co-Founder of Pillar Security. Steffen and Dor sat down to discuss everything from AI and Security through to a real-world analysis of attacks from The State of Attacks on Gen AI Report that Pillar Security recently published. In this episode, we cover: • Dor’s background as a curious kid who got into hacking • Why Dor founded Pillar • The changing software de...

Today's guest is Amir Gil, CRO at Siga OT. In today's episode we discuss a decision a CISO had to make which led to the founding ideas of Siga, a recent double product launch over in Atlanta ICSCS convention and a deep dive into how Siga operate and pitch their products.  Tune in to learn about; Amir’s background in Engineering, Product Management and his years of leading and growing sales revenue...

Medical and Cybersecurity have endless comparisons. For Harry Thomas, CTO & Co-Founder of Frenos, the ultimate journey from Nurse to OT Security Founder was driven by his desire to help and protect people.  In today’s episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, Harry and Oliver talk about Harry's unusual journey to founding a security company and what Frenos are doing to change the game in the industr...

Today’s guest is Mohit Garg, CEO & Co-Founder at OLOID, a physical identity and access technology company.  We had an awesome chat about Mohit’s professional journey and how OLOID is disrupting the physical security space. In this episode, we cover: Mohit’s professional journey, starting in software engineering turned serial entrepreneur The story behind OLOID How OLOID is disrupting the physi...

Today's guest is Yossi Appleboum, CEO & Co-Founder at Sepio. In today's episode we discuss the founding team at Sepio and what they are doing differently the 3rd time round. We also dive into the Sepio solution and how he is keeping a company that has a global footprint innovative to keep rising to become a leader in the Critical Infrastructure market.  Tune in to learn about; The 4 founders a...

Today's guest is Marshall Heilman, CEO at DTEX Systems - a insider risk management company that provides AI/ML-based solutions to prevent insider threats and data loss,  Marshall has had a fascinating career to date, having joined the US Marine Corp straight out of high school to rising through the ranks from consultant to CTO at Mandiant, and now sitting as the CEO at DTEX Systems In this episode...

Today's guest is Shankar Somasundaram, CEO & Founder at Asimily. In today's episode we discuss the founding ideas of Asimily, how Shankar led an IoT business for a tier 1 vendor & how the business is developing every single day to become a leader in the IoT / OT Space. Tune in to learn about; • Shankar’s background in running the IoT business at Symantec which led to founding Asimi...

Today’s guest is Luigi Lenguito, Co-Founder & CEO of BforeAI, a Predictive Threat Intelligence and Digital Risk Protection Services Company.  In this episode, Steffen and Luigi discuss:  Luigi’s journey from Formula 3 driver to co-founding BforeAI Commonalities between sports and business  Advice for folks starting in entry-level roles The story behind BforeAI Learnings from Luigi’s fundraisin...

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 Differe...

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 strength Winni...

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 engin...

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 C...

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...