Shaun Vlassis WINS by Innovating Threat Detection

Send us Fan MailShaun Vlassis Wins By Innovating Threat DetectionIn this episode of "What's Important Now?" host Carrie Richardson sits down with Shaun Vlassis, founder of Illuminate Security, to explore the creation and impact of his innovative crowdsourced threat hunting platform, Blue Hat. Shaun shares his journey from working at top financial institutions to establishing his own business, tackling industry challenges, and leveraging crowdsourced expertise to enhance cybersecurity defenses.Episode Highlights:Shaun's background in detection and response over two decades.Insights into the challenges faced by the cybersecurity industry.The conception and development of the Blue Hat platform.Advantages of crowdsourced threat hunting compared to traditional methods.The balance between technology and expertise in security operations.Shaun's transition from practitioner to entrepreneur.Overcoming obstacles in investment and enterprise sales cycles.The future of cybersecurity and the role of innovation in the industry.Guest Quotes:"We've been doing the same approach to solving cybersecurity problems for decades, yet expecting different results." – Shaun Vlassis"The Blue Hat platform takes the same crowdsourced model from offensive security and applies it to the defensive side, making it more effective and scalable." – Shaun Vlassis"Starting a business requires making as many mistakes as quickly as possible to figure out what works." – Shaun VlassisGuest Information:Name: Shaun VlassisTitle: Founder of Illuminate SecurityLinkedIn: Shaun Vlassis on LinkedInCompany Website: Illuminate SecurityLinks and Resources Mentioned:RSA Conference: RSA Conference WebsiteBugcrowd: Bugcrowd WebsiteHackerOne: HackerOne WebsiteSalesforce: Salesforce WebsiteAWS (Amazon Web Services): AWS WebsiteHubSpot: HubSpot WebsiteXero: Xero Website Carrie Richardson and Ian Richardson host the WIN Podcast - What's Important Now?They are the co-founders of Fox & Crow Group, a software development company building growth platforms for MSP and IT channel businesses.Learn more at:Fox & Crow Group - the MSP Sales Process platform and all-in-one CRM solution Fox & Crow Instinct - the MSP Decision Intelligence Platform for IT Channel VendorsFox & Crow Jackdaw - Competitive Intelligence Reports on Demand for MSP businesses Book time with Carrie here!Be a guest on WIN!  We host MSP channel founders, executives and sales and marketing leaders who are willing to share advice with other IT channel firms on how to build, grow or sell a business using examples from their own experience.