Overcoming the pressures of cybersecurity startup leadership

In this Help Net Security interview, Kunal Agarwal, CEO at Dope Security, offers a look into the CEO’s leadership philosophy, the process of building a high-caliber team, and the unique challenges of navigating a startup in the tech industry. Dop… Continue reading Overcoming the pressures of cybersecurity startup leadership

Cyber risk is business risk: Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform sets new industry standard

In this Help Net Security interview, Sumedh Thakar, President and CEO of Qualys explores the vision behind the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform, a strategic move aimed at redefining how enterprises measure, communicate, and eliminate cyber risk. We d… Continue reading Cyber risk is business risk: Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform sets new industry standard

Australian CEOs Struggling to Face Cyber Risk Realities

Research has found 91% of CEOs view IT security as a technical function that’s the CIO or CISO’s problem, meaning IT leaders have more work to do to engage senior executives and boards. Continue reading Australian CEOs Struggling to Face Cyber Risk Realities

Cybersecurity should be a business priority for CEOs

74% of CEOs are concerned about their organizations’ ability to avert or minimize damage to the business from a cyberattack – even though 96% of CEOs said that cybersecurity is critical to organizational growth and stability, according to Accentu… Continue reading Cybersecurity should be a business priority for CEOs

Serial cybersecurity founders get back in the game

“I didn’t really have a choice,” says Ben Bernstein, the former CEO and co-founder of Twistlock (acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2019) and the CEO and co-founder of a new cybersecurity startup that is still in stealth. “Building a start-up from the g… Continue reading Serial cybersecurity founders get back in the game

Google is calling EU cybersecurity founders

Google announced that the Google for Startups Growth Academy: Cybersecurity program now accepts applications from EU companies. The three-month program, announced last fall, will start in April and connect the finest of Google with the top European cyb… Continue reading Google is calling EU cybersecurity founders

New RSA Conference CEO talks about delivering value

Kylie Wright-Ford was recently named CEO of RSA Conference LLC. She joins RSAC with an extensive track record of building communities for business professionals, having served in leadership roles at leading organizations, such as World 50 and GLG. In t… Continue reading New RSA Conference CEO talks about delivering value

Tyk raises $35M for its open-source, open-ended approach to enterprise API management

APIs are the grease turning the gears and wheels for many organizations’ IT systems today, but as APIs grow in number and use, tracking how they work (or don’t work) together can become complex and potentially critical if something goes awry. Now, a startup that has built an innovative way to help with this is […] Continue reading Tyk raises $35M for its open-source, open-ended approach to enterprise API management

The Org nabs $20M led by Tiger Global to expand its platform based on public organizational charts

LinkedIn normalized the idea of making people’s resume’s visible to anyone who wanted to look at them, and today a startup that’s hoping to do the same for companies and how they are organized and run is announcing some funding. The Org, which wants to build a global, publicly-viewable database of company organizational charts — […] Continue reading The Org nabs $20M led by Tiger Global to expand its platform based on public organizational charts