CyberBytes: The Podcast

Today’s guest on CyberBytes: The Podcast is Niv Goldenberg,  Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder of Linx Security.  Linx Security is a leading modern Identity Security solution who have just emerged from stealth with a nice $33m from leading investors, including Index and Cyberstarts. In this episode, we cover: How Niv went from a national waterpolo player for Israel to Cybersecurity startup founder Niv’s 20 year friendship with Israel and the inspiration for Linx Security. The challenges with Identity Security and Linx’s unique approach Creating great experiences, AI and much more! #cyberbytesBH #identitysecurity #linxsecurity Niv’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nivgold/ Linx Website - https://www.linx.security/ Joseph’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cybercoops/ Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/ Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe 

It was a pleasure to welcome Roy Fridman, CEO of C2A Security, on to the 2024 BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes.  C2A Security are a Series-A product security company who specialize in DevSecOps that focuses on the needs of automotive companies to evaluate the risk.  During this episode Ben and Roy discussed:  His background in the Israeli air force which led to becoming an engineer for many years and now leading C2A as a selected CEO of the business. Current plans on imminent funding that will begin the business’ journey to become a hyper growth company. An interesting use case of the largest Automotive firm choosing Series-A vendor C2A to represent them globally. Insight into the new workflow automation module & further product developments A teaser of some brand new customer releases that are imminent   Roy’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roy-fridman-22ba3769/ C2A Security - https://www.linkedin.com/company/c2a-security/ Ben’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-gascoigne-aa973317b/ Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/ Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

It was great to welcome Nick Sorenson, CEO at Whisitic, to the BlackHat 2024 Edition of CyberBytes: The Podcast.  Whistic is a leading AI-first Third Party Risk Management vendor with an innovative approach to changing the ways that companies publish and evaluate security.  In the episode Steffen and Nick discussed:  Nick’s journey into the cybersecurity industry and landing his position as CEO at Whistic.  Whistic’s unique differentiator and how it allows them to drive innovation within the sector. What is Third Party Risk Management The biggest challenges Whistic has faced and how they’ve overcome them  How Nick see’s the industry evolving over the next few years Make sure to like and subscribe to stay up-to-date on the latest BlackHat Editions of CyberBytes: The Podcast! Nick’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksorensen/  Whistic - https://www.whistic.com/  Steffen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/  Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/ Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

It was a pleasure to welcome Alan Snyder, CEO of NowSecure on to the BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes: The Podcast.  Alan has been at the helm of mobile application security vendor, NowSecure, for the past 7 years. We talk through his journey of other start-ups that led to NowSecure: How a full mobile app security suite fills the gap in a pure platform  How the age and generation of users is determining the risk of mobile apps  How the recent CrowdStrike outage has helped elevate customer awareness of their security beyond just desktops  The 3 distinct market conditions Alan has taken NowSecure through over the past 7 years  Thank you for coming on, Alan, we’re looking forward to seeing how NowSecure navigates today’s market and beyond! Alan’s LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/alansnyder1/ NowSecure - https://www.nowsecure.com/ Oliver’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/ Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/ Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

It was a pleasure to welcome Nadir Izrael Co-Founder and CTO of Armis, on to the 2024 BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes.  Armis are the leading intelligence company who protect organizations in all verticals specializing in Threat Intelligence, OT / ICS & IoT. During this episode Ben and Nadir discussed:  The announcement of the business achieving $200M in ARR. Recent acquisitions of both CTCI & Silk security to bolster the portfolio  Why having a proactive stance is important in Cyber Security.  How Armis is leveraging AI and the development this will have in the future.  Armis recently being voted as one of the best companies to work for in the US Nadir’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiriz/ Armis - https://www.armis.com/ Ben’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-gascoigne-aa973317b/ Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/ Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

In today’s episode, we welcome Eyal Fisher, Co-Founder at Sweet Security. Eyal has an interesting backstory, spending over two decades in the Israel Defence Forces, and co-founding two companies in the cyber space, most recently Sweet Security.  Sweet’s Cloud Runtime Security Suite delivers first-to-market capabilities for defending cloud workloads, shifting cloud security right.  In this episode, Steffen and Eyal discuss:  Eyal’s journey from Israel Defence Forces to co-founding Sweet Security.  Sweet Security’s vision and how that has evolved over time The biggest challenges Sweet Security have faced  The latest announcements from Sweet Security  Make sure to like and subscribe to stay up-to-date on the latest CyberBytes: The Podcast releases!  Eyal’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyal-fisher-a17b18/ Sweet Security - https://www.sweet.security/ Steffen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/ Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/ Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Being recognized in a Forrester Wave is no easy feat, and only one vendor can be named the Leader.   Today’s guest on CyberBytes: The Podcast has taken DataDome from being a fairly unknown name, to the Leader in the Bot Management category. It was a pleasure to welcome Aurelie Guerrieri, their CMO, on to the show.   The risk of DDoS attacks that businesses face is HUGE. DataDome stopped 350 billion attempts last year and are seeing these attacks become significantly more sophisticated and cheaper to execute. In this episode we cover:   Interacting with Analysts: the mistakes that vendors often make and how they should be utilized How AI works both ways and is aiding the adversaries as much as the defenders The importance of the bot management space during US election year     In an important year for the bot management space, we’re looking forward to seeing what the future holds for DataDome! Aurelie’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aurelieguerrieri/ DataDome - https://datadome.co/ Oliver’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/ Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/ Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

It was a pleasure to welcome Tony Aurigemma, CRO at Anomali, to the 2024 BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes.  Anomali is a leading Security Operations Platform powered by AI. Steffen Foley from Aspiron Search sat down with Tony and dug into:  Tony’s background in to security starting early 2000s and 11 years at IBM How accumulating different skills allowed him to be a successful sales leader The problem Anomali solves and what makes them unique  How they were 947x faster on queries for a Financial Services client Anomali’s custom Co-Pilot The Modern SOC - predictions for the future of SOC Anthony’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-aurigemma/  Anomali - https://www.anomali.com/  Steffen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/  Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/  Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Today’s guest on CyberBytes: The Podcast is Ganesh Krishnan, CEO & Co-Founder of Anzenna.  People are one of the biggest security challenges organisations face, with a recent report claiming 74% of breaches are due to humans - Anzenna was founded to change that! In this episode, we cover: Why you must surround yourself with security visionaries Building security teams and Krishan’s startup being acquired by Sophos 68% of your security risk is insider risk Advice for founders, bad employees, AI and much more! #cyberbytesBH #insiderrisk #anzenna Ganesh’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganeshkrishnanlinkedin/ Anzenna Website - https://www.anzenna.ai/ Joseph’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cybercoops/ Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/ Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe 

It was a pleasure to welcome Chris Bisnett CTO & Co-Founder of Huntress, on to the 2024 BlackHat Edition of CyberBytes.  Huntress is a leading managed security platform who focus on protecting Endpoints, Identities and Employees with a focus on custom-built for SMB’s to constantly manage and develop their internal security.  During this episode Ben and Chris discussed:  A background in the Navy, leading an Engineering team to finally cracking the Cybersecurity space with Huntress and becoming a co-founder.  A brand new SIEM product that has helped develop their current product stack Never forgetting your roots and still being on the front line at conferences and discussing with customers and addressing Huntress product issues The Shopify idea that helps them weigh up the demand from end users on constant developments of product stacks on what the focus is next. Chris’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bisnett/ Huntress - https://www.huntress.com/ Ben’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-gascoigne-aa973317b/ Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/ Sign up for our Newsletter: https://cyberbytes-thenewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe