CyberBytes: The Podcast

Today’s guest is Ken Zalevsky, CEO at VigilantOps the pioneer of SBOMs and vulnerability management.In this episode we cover:Evolution of cybersecurity in the healthcare and medical device space over the last 2 decades.Real word attacks and breaches that changed from losing records to losing lives and birthed changes in regulations.Ken’s founding journey and the SBOMs & vulnerability management need.Ken’s vision to safeguard and contribute to the security of healthcare and other industries.💡Ken's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-zalevsky-187b3/💡 Vigilant Ops: https://www.vigilant-ops.com/ 💡 Tanya’s LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyasethi1/ 💡 Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/ 

Today’s guest we have Grant Geyer, Chief Product Officer at Claroty a leading Cyber Physical Systems Security firm.I managed to catch Grant whilst he was traveling through NYC at Claroty HQ’s and although we had both been up since 4am this episode was a ton of fun full of insights into the fascinating OT security space.In this episode we cover:Grants background starting in technical intelligence to joining Claroty where he is now pursuing a career aligned to protecting the world.  The unique Extended IoT Security problem and the potential impacts of Cyber attacks on such systems.The challenges for CISO’s at asset owners and some practical advice for practitioners US regulation, the Medigate acquisition, the future for Claroty and much more #cyberbytes #IoTSecurity #claroty

Today’s guest we have Mickey Bresman, CEO at Semperis the pioneer of identity-driven cyber resilience for cross-cloud and hybrid environments.I had the privilege of speaking to Mickey out of his headquarters in Hoboken, New Jersey on my trip to NYC last week and he definitely made the trip across water worth it!In this episode we cover:Mickeys founding journey and the Active Directory (AD) Disaster Recovery and Security problem spaceReal world cases studies and the catastrophic impacts of these events Semperis mega growth and managing cultivating a culture which landed them in best workplaces to work for the last 2years running.How Mickey has created a notion of “a Force for Good” and what his team are doing for their communities The future for AD Security and much more

Today’s guest is Uzair Ahmed, CTO and Co-Founder at Right-Hand Cybersecurity. In this episode, Uzair shares his journey to entrepreneurship, gives insight into the problem Right-Hand Cybersecurity solves, and key learnings from navigating through turbulent markets.Tune in to learn about:Uzair’s journey to entrepreneurship The idea behind Right-Hand CybersecurityUzair’s key learnings for navigating through uncertain timesThe importance of staying leanGamification of cybersecurity trainingCommon mistakes of human-inflicted attacksSpace learning concept                             If you would like to be our next guest or are looking to hire Technical or Go-To-Market Cybersecurity Talent please get in touch via info@aspironsearch.com Uzair’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzairshah/ Right-Hand Cybersecurity: https://www.linkedin.com/company/righthandai/  Steffen’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/

Today’s guest we have Joel Fulton CEO at Lucidum, a asset discovery company that elimates blind spots across the cloud, security and IT operations. Joel is a right character, who’s original career goal was to be a firefighter he found himself falling into IT and then security. The energy Joe created on this pod lasted throughout the day for me and so no wonder hes a exceptional leader. In this episode we cover:Remote working before it was a thing and his experience at Google and why it’s not the right place for everyoneLucidum and how they give full asset visibilityThe Silicon Valley CISO Investments (SVCI) angel syndicate and their investment thesisJoels advice to founders and much more#cyberbytes #assetvisibility #lucidum

Today’s guest is Feross Aboukhadijeh, CEO at Socket. In this episode, Feross shares his open source journey, why he started Socket to improve OSS security, common supply chain security mistakes and he provides insight into the future of supply chain security. Tune in to learn about:Feross’s journey into open source Common mistakes companies make when it comes to supply chain securityHow Socket helps protect against supply chain attacksInsights on software supply chain securityHow Socket caught the Ledger attack ahead of their competitionThe future of supply chain security                             If you would like to be our next guest or are looking to hire Technical or Go-To-Market Cybersecurity Talent please get in touch via info@aspironsearch.com Feross’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/feross/ Socket: https://www.linkedin.com/company/socketinc/Steffen’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/Aspiron Search: https://aspironsearch.com/

Today’s guest we have Philipp Pointner, Chief of Digital Identity at Jumio, a leading digital identity verification platform that helps verify and detect fraudulent identities and transactions online. Philipp is a passionate product management guy, having started at Jumio over 12 years ago as their Chief Product Officer he handed the baton to Bala Kumar and now sits as Chief of Digital Identity.  A slightly different episode in terms of content to what I am used to as we dive into identity fraud and cover: What is digital identity and identity fraud and what Jumio are doing about it.How GenAI has evolved and how Jumio are using it to safeguard users as well as how fraudsters are also using itIdentifying fraud patterns and transactionsFraudster goals, enterprise risks, Fraud GPT, Deepfakes and much more#cyberbytes #digitalidentity #jumio

Today’s guest is Michael Hans, VP of Engineering at Picnic Corporation. In this episode, Michael takes us on his journey into the realms of engineering and Cybersecurity, he shares invaluable insights on building high-performing engineering teams, offers tips for engineers when considering equity, and delves into the future trends of cybersecurity. Tune in to learn about:Michael’s journey with IronNet from Series A to IPOTips on building high-performing engineering teamsSocial engineering attacks Equity - chose your pathFuture cyber trends                            If you would like to be our next guest or are looking to hire Technical or Go-To-Market Cybersecurity Talent please get in touch via info@aspironsearch.com

Today’s guest we have Galit Lubetzky Co-Founder & CEO @ Wing Security, a leading SaaS Security Posture Management solution that provides full visibility and control over your applications, users and data. Galit retired as a colonel in the IDF after 23 years, and decided to found Wing Security just a couple of months after the pandemic. Since launching she has been on a mission to secure businesses from SaaS application threats and with over 300,000 SaaS apps classified she has a big task.We discuss:Wing Security, their use cases and their FREE SaaS Discovery Some of the attack techniques for SaaS and how have they evolved?The State of SaaS Security Report and much more

Today’s guest is Matthew Warner, CTO and Co-Founder at Blumira. In this episode, Matt shares his journey into cybersecurity and entrepreneurship, he provides valuable insights into the evolution of SIEM and XDR, and offers advice to early-stage Founders. Tune in to learn about:Matt’s journey from dropping out of college to becoming a serial entrepreneur The idea behind BlumiraEvolution of SIEM and XDRAdvice for early-stage Founders                             If you would like to be our next guest or are looking to hire Technical or Go-To-Market Cybersecurity Talent please get in touch via info@aspironsearch.com