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Justin Somaini

With constantly increasing threats, the need for Security to innovate faster is paramount.  With more than three decades in the Security industry, I've lived through these problems and been on the bleeding edge of our industry's innovation.  Join me as we dive into what new waves of innovation that are coming at us but also look at the founding teams that are in them.  Along the way, we'll talk to industry leading experts for their unique perspective on what's needed and where we need to go.

  1. 4d ago

    EP 16: Opal

    Discussion with Howard Ting, CEO and Co-Founder at Opal Security (opal.dev)

    59 min

  2. May 22

    EP 15: Alex Pinto

    Discussion with Alex Pinto, Assoc. Dir. at Verizon and Manager of the Verizon DBIR report.

    1h 19m

  3. May 14

    EP 14: Opti

    Discussion with Barak Perelman, CEO and Co-Founder at Opti (https://opti.ai). The conversation delves into the significance of Identity and Access Management (IAM) as a critical attack surface within organizations. It explores Barak Perelman's background, the founding of IndiG, challenges and opportunities in the OT security space, the acquisition by Tenable, and the strategic approach to building Opti in the IAM space. The discussion also covers understanding the market, identifying a gap in IAM solutions, integration and deployment of Opti in organizations, and the role of AI in optimizing IAM processes. The conversation delves into the challenges of understanding fine-grain authorization models and the normalization of authorization for end users. It explores the complexities of onboarding and offboarding processes, the importance of context-aware access reviews, the role of AI infrastructure and context engineering, differentiation from competitors, and the key takeaway of identity and access management as a critical security concern. Takeaways Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a critical attack surface within organizationsThe Opti platform leverages Gen.AI to automate and orchestrate IAM processes Fine-grain authorization modelsContext-aware adaptive workflows Chapters 00:00 The Role of AI in Optimizing IAM Processes38:23 Onboarding and Offboarding Challenges44:06 AI Infrastructure and Context Engineering51:19 Differentiation and Competition59:32 Key Takeaway: Identity and Access Management

    1h 1m

  4. May 7

    EP 13: Spectrum

    Discussion with Meny Har, CEO and Co-Founder at Spectrum Security (https://spectrum.security)

    53 min

  5. Apr 30

    EP 12: Hitch Partners

    Discussion with Michael Piacente, Managing Partner at Hitch Partners

    1h 3m

  6. Apr 24

    EP 11: Venice

    Discussion with Rotem Lurie, CEO and co-founder at Venice (https://venice.io)

    56 min

  7. Apr 16

    EP 10: Novee

    Discussion with Ido Geffen, CEO and Co-Founder at Novee (https://novee.security)

    53 min

  8. Apr 9

    EP 9: AirMDR

    Discussion with Kumar Saurabh, CEO and Co-Founder at AirMDR. (https://airmdr.com)

    1h 5m
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With constantly increasing threats, the need for Security to innovate faster is paramount.  With more than three decades in the Security industry, I've lived through these problems and been on the bleeding edge of our industry's innovation.  Join me as we dive into what new waves of innovation that are coming at us but also look at the founding teams that are in them.  Along the way, we'll talk to industry leading experts for their unique perspective on what's needed and where we need to go.

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    Justin Somaini
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