Secure Ventures with Kyle McNulty

Anthony: CEO and founder of VulnCheck, going beyond just vulnerabilities to share exploit intelligence Previously founded FlawCheck, one of the original container security companies, which he sold to Tenable Previously founded Appthority, an early mobile app security company, which was acquired by Symantec Check out the episode for our conversation on his lessons and themes after founding three companies and why he completely ignores the competitive landscape.https://vulncheck.com/

AJ: Director of the Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance program at the Stanford Cyber policy center Previously Senior Director for Cybersecurity Policy at the White House from 2015 to 2017, covering two administrations Was an adviser for Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on cybersecurity measures Senior staff on the Senate Intelligence Committee overseeing budget and operations for NSA Started his career as a National Security Analyst at the Center for American Progress in 2003 In the episode we discuss everything from the effectiveness of our legislators in addressing high tech areas, partisan dynamics of cybersecurity, key focus areas for policy, and the effectiveness of recent policy like the Cyber Trust Mark and the CSRB review of Microsoft. Cyber Trust Mark Cybersecurity Review Board Review of Microsoft:

Brian: Principal at TLV Partners focusing on enterprise software and cybersecurity, joined when the fund first started in 2015 Previously worked at Square Peg Capital also in Israel Born in South Africa and worked in Australia for Grant Thornton before moving to Israel for Square Peg In this episode Brian and I discuss the Israeli cybersecurity startup ecosystem. Given the number of founders I interview from Israel, I thought it would be valuable for the audience and myself to dive deeper. We discuss everything from the importance of Hebrew to the revolving door between government and the commercial sector. https://www.tlv.partners/

Discover Neatsun Ziv's journey from Vanadium to Ox Security, lessons learned and applied, the importance of threat modeling in software supply chain security, challenges in establishing go-to market strategies, creating a comprehensive threat map with Oscar, understanding context for software security, and evolving risks in AI models.

Explore Bruce Schneier's insights on AI's impact on cybersecurity, society's role in guiding AI innovation, and reflections on his guidelines. Dive into his career evolution, freelance writing challenges, and the importance of decentralized technologies. Learn about promoting collaborative ethical AI development and the need for government oversight in regulating technology.

Tom: CEO and Founder of NetRise, identifying vulnerabilities in firmware through building SBOMs Ex-VP at Blackberry after the Cylance acquisition Previously worked as a cyber analyst at the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve where he first learned about the gaps in IoT security solutions Check out the episode for our discussion on software vs. firmware SBOMs, whether tools are valuable if there are no clear remediation steps, and how IoT is addressed differently than other device types. https://www.netrise.io/

Discussing the evolution of AI in cybersecurity, the challenges faced by security operations teams, and the importance of balancing automation with human oversight. Explore the impact of rule specificity on false positive rates and the significance of business context in investigations. Learn about Salem Cyber's platform and the strategies for company growth and team building.

Mike: CEO and co-founder at Dark Sky Technologies, building a suite of products to address open source insecurity Previously VP of Product at Arxan and Microsemi Previously Senior Director of Business Development at Cryptography Research Inc Previously VP of Marketing at Star Lab Combined two decades of experience in cybersecurity! Check out the episode for our discussion on gaining exposure across a variety of business units, supplementing software composition analysis (SCA) with additional context around package trust, and automating the translation of code into more secure languages. darkskytechnology.com

Gal: CTO and co-founder at Oligo, providing a runtime solution for software supply chain security Worked at Checkpoint for 7 years Started his security journey in the IDF Met his co-founders as a child, and they conspired to start a company together for decades before launching Oligo! Check out the episode for our discussion of his hack of instagram, how Oligo gets creative with reaching inundated CISOs, and how AI has changed the software supply chain landscape. https://www.oligo.security/

Maxime: CEO and founder at LimaCharlie, middleware for cybersecurity application integration for incident response Previously worked for Google, Crowdstrike, and Canada's department of defense Check out the episode for our discussion on the challenges of building your own security workflows, automation adoption journeys, and how the larger cybersecurity automation world is evolving. https://limacharlie.io/