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Tune in as we dive into the anatomy of a zero-day exploit, joined by Co-Founder and CTO of our newest portfolio company, Bradley Potteiger at Arms Cyber. Key questions include:
What a zero day exploit is and how it functions on a technical level
How zero-day attacks have evolved - and how they will continue to do so
Common reasons existing solutions fail to detect these types of vulnerabilities 
The impact of generative AI on the volume and sophistication of zero day attacks
 Advice for organizations looking to stay ahead of these attack types
 
Arms Cyber has built a proactive, preventative Automated Moving Target Defense (AMTD) solution to stop zero-day ransomware before it strikes.
 
This episode features:
Julia Pardee (host)
Bradley Potteiger (guest)
 
To learn more:
Cyber Mentor Fund
Arms Cyber

Join us for the second installment of our four-part AI series: Cyber in the Age of AI. Today's guest is Theresa Dümchen, who is a tech policy associate at the international public affairs advisory firm Global Counsel, where she specializes in AI, cyber policy, and public sector digitization. Our discussion today is focused around all things AI and cyber policy across the US, UK, and EU, highlighting the Biden Administration's AI Executive Order and the UK's International AI Summit. Key topics include:
How cyber founders should think about AI regulation
The difference between safety and security in policy
Upcoming elections' impact on AI regulation and cybersecurity
Guest Highlight: Theresa is a tech policy associate at the international public affairs advisory firm Global Counsel, where she specializes in AI and cyber policy and public sector digitization. Originally a Berliner now living in London, she has a background in political science and previously worked in cyber threat intelligence at Control Risks. She also worked on projects detecting Russian and extremist disinformation on social media.
To learn more:
Global Counsel Generative AI Report
Cyber Mentor Fund
This episode features:
Julia Pardee (Host)
Theresa Dümchen (Guest)
 

Join us for the first session of our four-part AI series: Cyber in the Age of AI. Tune in as we sit down with James White, CTO of CalypsoAI, to discuss the rise of generative AI and its impact on the cybersecurity landscape. Key topics include:
Top threats in the market due to the rise of generative AI
Advice for organizations looking to safely adopt generative AI
Current and future regulations and legislation 
This episode features:
Muriel Kay (Host)
James White (CTO, CalypsoAI)
 
To learn more about Cyber Mentor Fund:
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Listen in as we are joined by CMF’s very own General Partner, Tim Eades, and Venture Partner, Muriel Kay, to discuss Muriel’s recent new promotion to Venture Parter at CMF. Muriel has been an instrumental teammate in CMF’s success with both investing in early-stage cybersecurity startups and mentoring them to subsequent fundraising rounds/and or exits. Come hear firsthand from Muriel on how working with early-stage founders has shaped her experience as a Venture Partner.
 
This episode features:
Muriel Kay (Venture Partner, CMF)
Tim Eades (General Partner, CMF)
 
To learn more about CMF:
Cyber Mentor Fund

CMF has gathered industry experts to discuss how data from the OT edge can be used to streamline operations and processes, and improve industrial security, efficiency, and safety. Asset owners in critical infrastructure face an ever-growing number of challenges — cyber and physical security, IT/OT convergence, upholding efficiency and safety standards, and most importantly, maintaining reliability.
How can you defend what you can't see? 
As data and computing elements continue to expand at the OT edge, how can facilities keep up with the monitoring and visibility of those systems? 
These are just a few of the questions that industrial operators and asset owners face every day. Tune in to hear how industry experts are approaching these challenges. 
This episode features:
Mark Weatherford (CSO, AlertEnterprise; Chief Strategy Officer, National Cybersecurity Center)
Ali Golshan (Co-founder & CEO, Gretel.ai)
Ronnie Fabela (Co-founder & CTO, SynSaber)
To learn more about CMF:
Cyber Mentor Fund
 

As the cybersecurity job market continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, employers continue to grapple with turnover and skill set shortages. We asked our founders to provide their top of mind pain points surrounding hiring talent, and are joined by JM Search, a premier retained executive search firm, to answer their questions. Whether you are a founder looking to hire and retain new talent, or are an employee looking to start a new role, tune in to learn hiring best practices from an industry expert.
This episode features:Jamey Cummings - Partner, JM Search
Jamey is a Partner at JM Search and a member of the Firm’s Cybersecurity and IT Executives Practices. Jamey has more than 14 years of executive recruiting experience and is a recognized leader in advising organizations on the recruitment, assessment, development, and retention of technology and security and risk management talent. His clients have varied from large global corporations to high growth, entrepreneurial, and private equity owned companies. In addition to Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, and their key leaders, he also has experience leading the recruitment of CEOs and top executives for cybersecurity technology companies and managed security services providers. 
To learn more about CMF and JM Search: 
Cyber Mentor Fund
JM Search