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Conversations about the non-technical aspects of the cybersecurity industry. We cover all things entrepreneurship, company-building, investing, & security leadership.
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BoC #39: WiCys Executive Director, Lynn Dohm

Business of CyberJun 23, 2022

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BoC #82: CEO of Suridata, Lee Kappon

BoC #82: CEO of Suridata, Lee Kappon

Lee Kappon is the CEO of Suridata, a SaaS Security Posture Management company.

Mar 29, 202436:20
BoC #81: Sam Curry, CISO of Zscaler | Innovation & Incentives in Cybersecurity | Cyber Spending Trends
Mar 27, 202447:22
BoC #80: The Role of the CISO | SEC Disclosure Rules | AI Risk | with Ed Amoroso, CEO of TAG Cyber

BoC #80: The Role of the CISO | SEC Disclosure Rules | AI Risk | with Ed Amoroso, CEO of TAG Cyber

Ed Amoroso is the CEO of TAG Infosphere. Previously, Ed served as the CSO at AT&T.


(3:22) - Innovation & Ed’s time at Bell Labs

(6:50) - AI in Large Enterprise

(8:53) - Managing AI Risk in Large Enterprise

(16:36) - the CISO Role & SEC Regulations

(23:58) - Future of Cybersecurity & Government Involvement

(32:00) - Rapid Fire & Wrap Up

Feb 28, 202435:44
BoC #79: Operating a Stealth Stage Startup | CEO of Seal Security | Itamar Sher

BoC #79: Operating a Stealth Stage Startup | CEO of Seal Security | Itamar Sher

Itamar Sher is the CEO at Seal Security, an early stage startup focusing on open source vulnerability & patch management.

Jan 16, 202445:46
BoC #78: Yotam Segev | CEO & Co-Founder of Cyera

BoC #78: Yotam Segev | CEO & Co-Founder of Cyera

Yotam Segev is the CEO & Co-Founder at Cyera, a data security company based in Tel Aviv.

Nov 28, 202345:09
BoC #77: Uri May, CEO & Co-Founder of Hunters | Disrupting SIEM

BoC #77: Uri May, CEO & Co-Founder of Hunters | Disrupting SIEM

Uri May is the CEO & Co-Founder of Hunters.
Oct 18, 202351:08
BoC #76: CEO & Co-Founder of Oort | Matt Caufield | Acquired by Cisco in July 2023

BoC #76: CEO & Co-Founder of Oort | Matt Caufield | Acquired by Cisco in July 2023

Matt Caufield is the CEO & Co-Founder of Oort, a software company focused on identity threat detection & response. They were acquired by Cisco in July of 2023.


Our conversation took place a few days after the acquisition announcement.

Sep 26, 202337:09
BoC #75: Building Attivo Networks & Selling to SentinelOne w/ Tushar Kothari

BoC #75: Building Attivo Networks & Selling to SentinelOne w/ Tushar Kothari

Tushar Kothari was the CEO and Founder at Attivo Networks an identity threat detection & response company. SentinelOne purchased Attivo for $615m in March 2022.

Sep 12, 202342:14
BoC #74: Executive Search in Cybersecurity | Building Exec Teams | CISO Search | Kyle McIntyre

BoC #74: Executive Search in Cybersecurity | Building Exec Teams | CISO Search | Kyle McIntyre

Kyle McIntyre is the Owner of McIntyre Associates, an executive search firm specializing in cybersecurity. Kyle has helped build leadership teams at Crowdstrike, Arbor Networks, Netskope, and Cisco.

Aug 22, 202346:43
BoC #73: Market Discovery Pre Series A | GTM Scaling Post Series A | ConductorOne CEO, Alex Bovee

BoC #73: Market Discovery Pre Series A | GTM Scaling Post Series A | ConductorOne CEO, Alex Bovee

Alex Bovee is the CEO and Co-Founder of ConductorOne. Prior to starting ConductorOne, Alex was a product leader at Okta.


To support the show, be sure to check out today's sponsor: Hunters

Aug 15, 202350:17
BoC #72: Liat Hayun | CEO & Founder of Eureka Security | Running a Seed Stage DSPM Company

BoC #72: Liat Hayun | CEO & Founder of Eureka Security | Running a Seed Stage DSPM Company

Liat Hayun is the CEO & Co-Founder of Eureka Security. Eureka is based in Tel Aviv and raised $8m seed round from YL Ventures in 2022.

Jul 25, 202348:33
BoC #71: Chief Product Officer at Arctic Wolf | Simplifying Large Enterprise Security Operations | Leadership & Team Building
Jul 12, 202348:09
BoC #70: Leading Trust & Security at Atlassian | AI in Security | The Future of Infosec with Adrian Ludwig

BoC #70: Leading Trust & Security at Atlassian | AI in Security | The Future of Infosec with Adrian Ludwig

Adrian Ludwig was the CISO & Chief Trust Officer of Atlassian until June of 2023. Before Joining Atlassian, Adrian led security for Android.


To support the show, be sure to check out today's sponsor: Hunters

Jun 28, 202358:22
BoC #69: Lessons Learned From Co-Founding & 14 Years as the CEO of Tenable | Running a Profitable Software Business | Investing in Cybersecurity | Ron Gula

BoC #69: Lessons Learned From Co-Founding & 14 Years as the CEO of Tenable | Running a Profitable Software Business | Investing in Cybersecurity | Ron Gula

Ron Gula is the President at Gula Tech Adventures which focuses on investing in cyber technology, supporting cyber policy and recruiting more people to the cyber workforce. Before starting GTA, Ron was the CEO & Co-Founder at Tenable.


To support the show, be sure to check out today's sponsor: Hunters

Jun 09, 202340:16
BoC #68: David McCaw, RVP Prisma Cloud @ Palo Alto Networks | Building & Maintaining Trust Based Customer Relationships | The State of the Cybersecurity Sales Ecosystem

BoC #68: David McCaw, RVP Prisma Cloud @ Palo Alto Networks | Building & Maintaining Trust Based Customer Relationships | The State of the Cybersecurity Sales Ecosystem

David McCaw is the RVP of Prisma Cloud, Americas at Palo Alto Networks, overseeing their most strategic cloud relationships. Before joining Palo Alto, David was the Co-Founder and VP of Sales at Dasera.

Jun 07, 202346:33
BoC #67: Rishi Bhargava Co-Founder of Descope | Establishing Trust with Customers | Building User Friendly Product Experiences | Managing the Pressure of Building a High-Profile Startup

BoC #67: Rishi Bhargava Co-Founder of Descope | Establishing Trust with Customers | Building User Friendly Product Experiences | Managing the Pressure of Building a High-Profile Startup

Rishi Bhargava is the Co-Founder of Descope, an authentication & user management company launched early in 2023. Before founding Descope, Rishi worked with the same core team to build Demisto which was sold to Palo Alto Networks in 2019 for $560m.

May 31, 202343:12
BoC #66: Building Teams with Strong Chemistry | Being Raised to be an Entrepreneur | Dov Yoran, CEO at Command Zero

BoC #66: Building Teams with Strong Chemistry | Being Raised to be an Entrepreneur | Dov Yoran, CEO at Command Zero

Dov Yoran is the Founder & CEO at Command Zero a stealth stage security startup. Before founding Command Zero, Dov started ThreatGrid which sold to Cisco in 2014

May 24, 202338:48
BoC #65: Early Stage Investing | Michael Cortez at YL Ventures

BoC #65: Early Stage Investing | Michael Cortez at YL Ventures

Michael Cortez is a Partner at YL Ventures. YL manages over $800m and focuses exclusively on cybersecurity investments. YL's invested in leading cyber companies like Orca, Hunters, Grip, Valence, Axonius, and Twistlock.

Apr 28, 202347:35
BoC #64: Becoming a CISO by 35 | Michael Meis

BoC #64: Becoming a CISO by 35 | Michael Meis

Michael Meis is the Associate CISO at the University of Kansas Health System.

Apr 26, 202336:41
BoC #63: Sid Trivedi | Foundation Capital | Investing at the Earliest Stage

BoC #63: Sid Trivedi | Foundation Capital | Investing at the Earliest Stage

Sid Trivedi is a Partner at Foundation Capital. Sid leads the firm’s focus on cybersecurity and has participated in investments in Permiso, CloudKnox, & Attivo Networks.

Apr 12, 202346:27
BoC #62: Shifting to a 2023 Mindset | Doubling-Down on Customer Success | SaaS Security with Aner Gelman, CEO at Atmosec
Apr 10, 202346:02
BoC #61: CTO & CPO at Sophos, Joe Levy - Innovation, Product Management, and Leadership

BoC #61: CTO & CPO at Sophos, Joe Levy - Innovation, Product Management, and Leadership

Joe Levy is the Chief Technology & Product Officer at Sophos.

Apr 04, 202345:26
BoC #60: Building the First Sales Playbook, Raising Funding, and Building DoControl with the CEO & Co-Founder, Adam Gavish

BoC #60: Building the First Sales Playbook, Raising Funding, and Building DoControl with the CEO & Co-Founder, Adam Gavish

Adam Gavish is the CEO & Founder at DoControl, a SaaS security platform based in NYC. Before founding DoControl, Adam was a Product Manager at Google Cloud Security.

Mar 15, 202339:56
BoC #59: Dimitri Sirota - CEO & Co-Founder of BigID
Mar 06, 202357:49
BoC #58: Shira Shamban CEO of Solvo; Evaluating Talent; Selecting the Right Co-Founder, and a Founder's Framework for Decision Making
Mar 01, 202347:43
BoC #57: Dan Benjamin - CEO at Dig Security; Building a World Class Product; Distributing Responsibility to Employees; Standing Out Amongst Competition

BoC #57: Dan Benjamin - CEO at Dig Security; Building a World Class Product; Distributing Responsibility to Employees; Standing Out Amongst Competition

Dan Benjamin is the CEO at Dig Security, a Cloud Data Security platform. Before starting Dig, Dan led product strategy for cloud security at Microsoft Azure.

Feb 17, 202348:36
BoC #56: Stuart McClure - Founding & Selling Cylance; Operating as the CEO of Qwiet.ai; AI in Cybersecurity

BoC #56: Stuart McClure - Founding & Selling Cylance; Operating as the CEO of Qwiet.ai; AI in Cybersecurity

Stuart McClure is the CEO at ShiftLeft, a code-security platform that helps develops build & deliver secure code. Before joining ShiftLeft, Stuart founded Cylance which sold to Blackberry for $1.4b. 

Feb 15, 202357:26
BoC #55: Lior Yaari - CEO of Grip Security - Lessons Learned from Building a Leading SaaS Security Startup

BoC #55: Lior Yaari - CEO of Grip Security - Lessons Learned from Building a Leading SaaS Security Startup

Lior Yaari is the CEO and Co-Founder at Grip Security, a Tel-Aviv based SaaS security company. Before founding Grip, Lior was the CTO at YL Ventures, one of the leading cyber focused investment firms. 

Feb 03, 202339:44
BoC #54: Jack Naglieri - CEO at Panther

BoC #54: Jack Naglieri - CEO at Panther

Jack Naglieri is the CEO at Panther, a modernized, Cloud SIEM platform

Feb 01, 202357:21
BoC #53: Jake Storm - Deal Partner at Felicis

BoC #53: Jake Storm - Deal Partner at Felicis

Jake Storm is a Deal Partner at Felicis. Before Felicis, Jake was an investor at IVP.

Jan 20, 202343:39
BoC #52: Marty Roesch, CEO at Netography; Scaling Sourcefire to a $2.7b Exit; Building a Company in 2023 vs. the early 2000s; Leadership Lessons Along the Way
Jan 18, 202347:01
BoC #51: Pramod Gosavi - Investor at 11.2 Capital - 2022 vs. 2023 Investing Landscape

BoC #51: Pramod Gosavi - Investor at 11.2 Capital - 2022 vs. 2023 Investing Landscape

Pramod Gosavi is an investor at 11.2 Capital. Prior to 11.2 Capital, Pramod was the Director of Strategy and Corporate Ventures at VMware. 

Jan 06, 202332:05
BoC #50: Specializing in Cybersecurity Investments at SYN Ventures with Chris Behrens
Jan 04, 202331:46
BoC #49: Running Product & Integrating 9 Acquisitions at Fireeye, Building Product Organizations, and Co-Founding Permiso with Jason Martin
Dec 16, 202238:47
BoC #48: Managing Human Risk with Lance Spitzner
Dec 14, 202230:24
BoC #47: Michael Collins, CISO at Judo Bank

BoC #47: Michael Collins, CISO at Judo Bank

Michael Collins is the CISO at Judo Bank, one of the leading fintech's in Australia. 

Nov 30, 202230:13
BoC #46: Observations & Learning from Building the One of the Most Popular Open Source Cloud Security Projects & Founding Truffle Security w/ Dylan Ayrey
Nov 02, 202227:03
BoC #45: Bob Ackerman - Founder & Managing Director at AllegisCyber Capital

BoC #45: Bob Ackerman - Founder & Managing Director at AllegisCyber Capital

Bob Ackerman is the Founder & Managing Director at AllegisCyber Capital, one of the leading cyber investment firms. 

Oct 19, 202251:47
BoC #44: Lessons Learned as a First Time Founder; The Importance of Defining Your ICP & Perfecting Your Messaging, Not Just Building a Good Product w/ Harshil Parikh, CEO at Tromzo
Sep 29, 202228:00
BoC #43: Lessons Learned from Verodin, Jask, Cylance, Solera, and ArcSight; Enterprise IOT Security; Executive Alignment with Brian Contos, CSO at Phosphorous

BoC #43: Lessons Learned from Verodin, Jask, Cylance, Solera, and ArcSight; Enterprise IOT Security; Executive Alignment with Brian Contos, CSO at Phosphorous

Brian Contos is the CSO at Phosphorous. Before joining Phosphorus, he held CSO, Advisor, & leadership roles at companies like ArcSight, Cylance, Jask, and Verodin, to name a few.

Sep 13, 202231:26
BoC #42: Incorporating Feedback in Early Product Development; First Principles Thinking; Maintaining Employee Buy In w/ a Remote First Company; Building Tines with Co-Founder Thomas Kinsella
Sep 01, 202238:17
BoC #41: Data Analytics in Cybersecurity

BoC #41: Data Analytics in Cybersecurity

Sara Anstey runs the data analytics practice at Novacoast. In our interview, we explore using data to have more effective conversations with business leaders. 

Aug 10, 202226:12
BoC #40: Building Resourcely with CEO & Co-Founder, Travis McPeak

BoC #40: Building Resourcely with CEO & Co-Founder, Travis McPeak

Travis McPeak is the CEO at Resourcely, a stealth stage startup that provides secure guard rails in the SDLC process. 

Jul 12, 202225:22
BoC #39: WiCys Executive Director, Lynn Dohm

BoC #39: WiCys Executive Director, Lynn Dohm

Lynn Dohm is the Executive Director at WiCys, a global community of cyber professionals with the mission of recruiting, retaining and advancing women in cybersecurity. 

Jun 23, 202224:16
BoC #38: Investing & advising security start-ups; Security as a cost-center with Frank Kim

BoC #38: Investing & advising security start-ups; Security as a cost-center with Frank Kim

Frank Kim is a Fellow & Instructor at the SANS Institue, invests in & advises in several security startups, is a Venture Advisor at YL Ventures, and has held a variety of security leadership roles throughout his career. 

Jun 07, 202222:11
BoC #37: Recruiting and Filling the CISO Role w/ Karl Sharman

BoC #37: Recruiting and Filling the CISO Role w/ Karl Sharman

Karl Sharman is the Head of Cybersecurity Services & Solutions recruiting at Stott & May. Karl and I discuss: 


  • Why do reporting lines matter less than authority & access for a CISO
  • How Karl prepares and educates a company that’s looking for a new CISO
  • Assessing the capabilities of a prospective CISO
  • Setting up a new CISO for success
Apr 04, 202231:10
BoC #36: An Interview with Ian Yip - CEO of Avertro, the cyber why company

BoC #36: An Interview with Ian Yip - CEO of Avertro, the cyber why company

Ian Yip is the CEO at Avertro. An Australian startup helping organizations to understand and communicate about the 'business of cyber.'

Ian and I dig into:

  • Why he started Avertro
  • The problem they solve
  • What he experienced that led to him forming the business
  • The challenges of founding a start-up during COVID
  • How he's experienced being the CEO of a growing business  
Mar 23, 202226:16
BoC #35: CEO of Zero Networks - Benny Lakunishok

BoC #35: CEO of Zero Networks - Benny Lakunishok

Benny Lakunishok is the CEO of Zero Networks, based in Israel. He's been a part of 3 startups acquired by Microsoft and recently started Zero Networks.


Feb 01, 202222:13
BoC #34: Founding Doppler, a Secrets Management Platform, backed by Sequoia & Google Ventures, with CEO Brian Vallelunga

BoC #34: Founding Doppler, a Secrets Management Platform, backed by Sequoia & Google Ventures, with CEO Brian Vallelunga

Brian Vallelunga is the CEO & Founder at Doppler, a universal secrets management platform. Brian and I discuss:

1. Founding 7 companies starting in high school

2. Product/market requirements when getting an idea off the ground 

3. The Chipotle sales strategy 

4. Going through YC and raising money from Sequoia & GV

5. Doppler & where they're going 

Nov 15, 202129:31
BoC #33: CISO of Crossbeam and Author of Start Up Secure - Chris Castaldo

BoC #33: CISO of Crossbeam and Author of Start Up Secure - Chris Castaldo

Chris Castaldo is the Chief Information Security Officer at Crossbeam, the world's first and most powerful partner ecosystem platform. Chris is also the author of the best selling book Start-Up Secure: Baking Cybersecurity into your Company from Founding to Exit and is a visiting fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School.


Year 1 proceeds from Chris's book are being donated to a phenomenal cause, Home For Our Troops. 

ou can find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Start-Up-Secure-Cybersecurity-Company-Founding/dp/1119700736

Oct 26, 202124:15