CyberBytes: The Podcast

Today’s guest is Nic LaBuz, VP of GTM @ Endor Labs a Software Supply Chain Security Company.Nic was appointed VP of GTM at Endor Labs 18 months ago jumping back into the startup space to scale Endor, from Palo. In this episode, Nic and I cover: Nic’s background and journey to Endor LabsNic’s learnings from moving big to smallHow Endor Labs are innovating The evolution of the SCA spaceChallenges security teams face around OSSWhat the future holds for Endor Labs#Cyberbytes #Endorlabs #SCANic’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaslabuz/ Endor Labs: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endorlabs/ Steffen’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/ Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/ Contact us here - info@aspironsearch.comSign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Alastair Paterson and his Co-founder Brian Woolgar-O’Neil were the youngest company to be part of this year's competition, which is a testament to what the team is doing in the GenAI Cybersecurity space. Alastair and I sat down for an episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast RSA Edition and he took me through… 12 years of building and exiting DigitalShadows to ReliaQuest The surprisingly fast itch to start something new after a successful exit The tough lessons of DigitalShadows that are making his 2nd venture simpler How the UK start-up scene was a hindrance and being in Silicon Valley makes things much easier Having spent time with Alastair at BlackHat 2023 after they came out of stealth, it was great to record this and talk about how far the business has come in such a short space of time. #cyberbytes #genai #aisecurity #harmonicsecurity Alastair LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-paterson-2586445/Harmonic Security: https://www.harmonic.security/Oliver: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/Contact us here: info@aspironsearch.com Sign up to our newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Today’s guest is Daniel Barber, Co-Founder & CEO @ DataGrail a leading data privacy control center. Daniel dives into the Cyber adjacent world of Data Privacy and in this episode, we cover:Why there is such a disconnect with customers expecting control but businesses being out of controlRegulation, the new federal bill in motionHow it affects the CISO/CPO and what it meansThe DataGrail Annual Privacy trends report and key takeawaysData Privacy, Data Protection Impact Assessments, ShadowIT, ShadowAI, The DataGrail Summit and much more#cyberbytes #dataprivacy #DataGrailDaniel’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-barber/DataGrail: https://www.datagrail.io/Data Privacy Trends Report 2024: https://www.datagrail.io/resources/pdfs/privacy-trends-2024/Joseph’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cybercoops/Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/Contact us: info@aspironsearch.comSign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Today’s guest is Gabe Deale, COO @ AKA Identity an IAM company that simplifies manual and inefficient identity and access management decisions with visibility, intelligence and action.Gabe is a start-up junkie and has joined AKA to build and be part of a company setting the new industry standard.In this episode, Gabe and I cover: The story behind AKA and the problem they solveGabe’s journey before joining AKAWhat to look for when considering a career move to a cyber startupHow AKA is differentiating from its competition in the Identity spaceGabe’s take on how the Identity space will evolveThe best piece of advice Gabe has been givenAdvice Gabe would give to his younger self #Cyberbytes #Akaidentity #IAMGabe’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-deale-09b536/ AKA Identity: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akaidentity/ Steffen’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/ Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/ Contact us here - info@aspironsearch.comSign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Bob is a figurehead in the Cybersecurity ecosystem and has been involved with an impressive list of companies. During his CyberBytes: The Podcast RSA Edition episode, Bob and I talked about…  What led him to founding AllegisCyber Capital, the first security specific venture capital firmThe story behind co-founding DataTribe with Michael Janke and how they cherry-pick some of the best folk from the NSA to achieve defense with offense Insights into one of Bob’s best success stories, Dragos The trends he’s seen over a 30-year career investing in security, and what he sees happening next Any security professional, founder and investor needs to check this episode out! Bob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-ackerman-a233336/ AllegisCyber: https://allegiscyber.com/ DataTribe: https://datatribe.com/Oliver: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/ Aspiron: https://aspironsearch.com/ Contact us: info@aspironsearch.com Sign up to our newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Today’s guest is J.J. Guy, Co-Founder & CEO at Sevco Security. An elite government hacker and pro paintballer, J.J. reveals all about Sevco SecurityIn this episode, we cover:His 12years in the military breaking into networksSevco’s new Exposure Management capabilities, vulnerability prioritization, remediation, validation, and analyticsThe challenges running Cybersecurity startupsAsset Inventory, RSA Sandbox 22, Segment, Time and much more#cyberbytes #vulnerabilitymanagement #sevcosecurityJ.J. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjguy/Sevco Security: https://www.sevcosecurity.com/Joseph’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cybercoops/Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/Contact Us: info@aspironsearch.comSign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Today’s guest is David Van Allen, CEO @ Cofense an email security company.David was appointed CEO at Cofense last year. Cofense has trained 35 million employees who report phishing attempts and find 1 damaging, malicious email per minute.In this episode, David and I cover: The problem Cofense solvesEmployees being the solution, not the problemFuture looking for Cofense How AI will impact the email security spaceDavid’s journey to CEOA story that was pivotal in David’s career#Cyberbytes #Cofense #emailsecurityDavid’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dvanallen/ Cofense: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cofense/ Steffen’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/ Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/ Contact us here - info@aspironsearch.comSign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

It’s not too often that a Cybersecurity vendor comes along with a truly new offering. LimaCharlie is the first Cloud provider for Cybersecurity, and the first vendor I’ve ever seen raffle off a power tool set on the conference floor! CEO & Founder, Maxime Lamothe-Brassard joins me on CyberBytes: The Podcast RSA 2024 Edition and walks us through…His incredible early career with the Canadian equivalent to the NSA, building the early CrowdStrike product and Moonshot/Google X  The growing desire to start his own company that led to founding LimaCharlie The challenge and education that comes with building a revolutionary product that goes against the norm How the future of LimaCharlie will be a net benefit for the industry Having been involved in LimaCharlie’s growth so far we’re stoked to see what the future holds for Max and the team! Max: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximelb/ LimaCharlie: https://limacharlie.io/Oliver: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/ Aspiron: https://aspironsearch.com/ Contact us: info@aspironsearch.com Sign up to our newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Today’s guest is Christy Wyatt, President & CEO at Absolute Security.Christy is a Silicon Valley Veteran and globally recognised technology leader. She has won multiple awards and sits as one of the top women entrepreneurs and CEOs in America and I was truly privileged to have time to sit down with her at RSA.In this episode, we cover:Her inspiring career trajectory and learning curvesLessons learnt in her various leadership rolesFostering a great culture in her organisationsThe Cyber Resilience Risk Index 2024 and the key takeawaysAbsolute Security, Cyber Resilience, AI and much more#cyberbytes #cyberresilience #absolutesecurityChristy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christywyatt/Absolute Security: https://www.absolute.com/Joseph’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cybercoops/Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/Contact Us: info@aspironsearch.comSign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Today’s guest is Thomas Bain, CMO @ VulnCheck an Expliot Intelligence Company.Tom was appointed CMO at VulnCheck last year. VulnCheck was recognised as a Top 10 Innovation Sandbox Finalist at RSA 24.In this episode, Tom and I cover: The problem VulnCheck solvesHow VulnCheck is differentiating from its competition and innovating in the VM spaceInsight into what being a Top 10 Sandbox Finalist involvesLearnings from presenting at Innovation SandboxWhat the future holds for VulnCheckTips for future Sandbox Finalists#cyberbytes #VulnCheck #VulnerabilityManagementTom’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbain/ VulnCheck: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vulncheck/ Steffen’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/ Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/ Contact us here - info@aspironsearch.comSign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe