Secure Ventures with Kyle McNulty

Diana Kelley is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for ProtectAI. She also serves on the boards of Women in Cybersecurity, The Executive Women’s Forum, InfoSec World, CyberFuture Foundation, TechTarget Security Editorial, and DevNet AI/ML. Diana was Cybersecurity Field CTO for Microsoft, Global Executive Security Advisor at IBM Security, GM at Symantec, VP at Burton Group (now Gartner), a Manager at KPMG, CTO and co-founder of SecurityCurve, and Chief vCISO at SaltCybersecurity.In the episode, we talk about her involvement with all of these different groups and how that has changed over time, plus how and why she arrived at ProtectAI. She also talks about the ProtectAI product strategy and how their different products play into their broader vision for AI security. Website: protect.ai Sponsor: VulnCheck - vulncheck.com

Ben is a serial entrepreneur, and his latest company is right in the middle of an exciting battle between the progress of AI and the defense capabilities to ensure its unethical uses are limited. Ben is CEO and co-founder of RealityDefender, which provides deepfake detection capabilities to determine if visual and audio media is AI generated. This is incredibly relevant right now, as there are news headlines every week with exploits featuring deepfake content. Before RealityDefender, Ben founded Covertix, a data protection company he sold after just a year. Before that, he had experience in banking and with another startup which leveraged blockchain for voting. In the episode we dive into the current world of deepfakes and deepfake detection, along with how RealityDefender is positioned in this space.

Greg is CEO and co-founder of Ghost Security, which is an API and application security platform providing contextualized risk awareness of a company's cloud application profile. Ghost is Greg's third company. He previously founded JASK, a SOC automation tool, which he sold to Sumo Logic in 2019. Before JASK, he founded Anomali, which was an early threat intelligence platform. The company is still alive and strong today, and he still sits as an advisor. In the episode we discuss some of the key inflection points with each of his companies, the challenges inherent with being a category creator, and the value resulting from his role as an angel investor in the ecosystem. https://ghost.security/

Chris Petersen discusses his journey from finance to cybersecurity, challenges of starting a business with loved ones, building a unique solution in cybersecurity with RADICL, integrating AI into SOC operations, and enhancing national security through innovative technology.

Explore Walter Haydock's journey from military service to cybersecurity leadership, his shift to a services model at StackAware, and his insights on AI governance. Learn about his evolution from blogging to entrepreneurship, adapting strategies based on market feedback, and navigating AI security challenges and innovation.

Rick is CEO of Tidal Cyber, which delivers threat-informed defense to enable security teams to protect against the threats most relevant for them. In the episode we discuss his journey from MITRE, the value of design partners, and how their teams thinks about classifying threats. This episode was recorded live at Blu Ventures' Cyber Venture Forum event in October. Thank you again to the Blu team! https://www.tidalcyber.com/

CEO of Kion discusses transitioning from consulting, cloud management challenges, importance of security, managing multiple cloud environments efficiently, optimizing cost savings and security, and debating value of security vulnerabilities.

In this podcast, Marcos Torres, CFO of Huntress Labs, discusses the company's focus on providing managed EDR services for SMBs. They explore the evolution of the business model to SaaS, the challenges of scaling ventures, and the unique staffing approach at Huntress Labs. The conversation also delves into the differences in influencing company strategy between startups and large corporations, emphasizing the opportunities for experimentation in early-stage companies.

Mike is CEO of SecureG, which is building cryptography solutions for communications infrastructure. In the episode we discuss their work with root of trust solutions and how the company is evolving towards more unique technology in building a PKI trust infrastructure for wireless.This episode was recorded live at Blu Ventures' Cyber Venture Forum event in October. Thank you again to the Blu team! https://secureg.io/

Robert is CEO of Adlumin, which sells a suite of cybersecurity tools designed to be more accessible for SMBs. In the episode we discuss his story building Adlumin while he was getting his MBA and how he navigates channel partners.This episode was recorded live at Blu Ventures' Cyber Venture Forum event in October. Thank you again to the Blu team! https://adlumin.com/