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CyberBytes: The Podcast
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Welcome to CyberBytes: The Podcast powered by Aspiron Search a niche-focused Cybersecurity Search firm.In these shows, the team at Aspiron interviews a variety of Cybersecurity Thought Leaders on their career journeys to date, exploring the problem they are solving, uncovering their secrets to success and the challenges that come with it. You will hear the highs and lows of life as a Cybersecurity professional as the guests are encouraged to share their real-life experiences.As part of our Non-Profit FirstStep Initiative, we also talk to guests from every walk of the industry, understand how they got into the sector, and their top tips for aspiring security professionals. Our mission is to help the thousands of people applying to these roles secure one.
Episodes
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Is It Enough to Just Secure AI Agents? - Arcade
In this first episode of IAMSecure?, David sits down with Nate Barbettini from Arcade to discuss how AI agents are changing cybersecurity and why securing the next generation of AI-powered workflows is becoming increasingly important. Nate shares his journey from software engineering into...
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The Next Frontier of AppSec: AI-Powered Vulnerability Remediation - Nullify
In this episode of CyberBytes, Shan Kulkarni, Co-Founder and CEO of Nullify, discusses why the biggest challenge in cybersecurity is no longer finding vulnerabilities, it's fixing them. Shan shares how AI is changing the way security teams approach vulnerability remediation, why the industry is...
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Marketing in the Age of Cyber Noise - Fig Security
How do you build one of cybersecurity's fastest-growing brands in less than a year? In this episode of Show Up, Emily Rosenfield, Director of Marketing at Fig Security, shares how her team is cutting through the noise, creating a brand people actually remember, and scaling marketing in one of the...
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The Security Problem No One Is Solving for AI Agents - Arcjet
In this episode of CyberBytes, David Mytton, CEO & Co-Founder of Arcjet, explains why AI agents are creating a new security problem as they move beyond answering questions to taking real actions. David explores how security teams can control what AI agents access, the tools they use and the…
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Why Vulnerability Management Is Broken, and How AI Can Fix It - Aisle
Ondrej Vlcek, Founder & CEO of AISLE, joins CyberBytes live from Black Hat USA 2026 to discuss the future of vulnerability management in an AI-driven world. We explore how AI is transforming vulnerability detection, prioritisation and remediation, and why fixing vulnerabilities at scale requires…
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The Improviser’s Edge: Leadership, AI & Cybersecurity - Reveal Security
In this episode, we sat down with Dave McKinley, CEO of Reveal Security, for a wide-ranging conversation about leadership, cybersecurity, technology and the unconventional experiences that have shaped his career. Dave’s journey is anything but typical. With a degree in music, experience…
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From Pitching to Partnership: The Future of PR & Media - TechStrong
Alan Shimel, Founder & CEO of TechStrong Group, joins CyberBytes to discuss how AI, search and changing audience behaviour are reshaping the cybersecurity media landscape. In this episode, Alan shares insights from more than 35 years in technology, cybersecurity and venture-backed startups,...
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The Future of Offensive Security: AI, Automation & the Race for Coverage - Faze
Omer Shirazi, CEO & Co-Founder of Faze, joins CyberBytes live from Black Hat USA 2026 to discuss the future of offensive security in an AI-driven world. In this episode, we explore why traditional security testing is evolving, how attackers are leveraging AI to move faster than ever, and why...
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Building an AI-Native Future for Security Compliance - RegScale
Compliance has become one of cybersecurity's biggest bottlenecks, but what if it could happen continuously instead of once a year?In this episode of CyberBytes, Travis Howerton, CEO & Founder of RegScale, shares how his experience leading technology for the US nuclear weapons program inspired him...
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From Humans to Agents: The New Era of Privileged Identity - Venice
AI is changing identity security, and it’s forcing organisations to rethink what “privileged” actually means. In this episode of CyberBytes, Rotem Lurie, CEO & Co-Founder of Venice, explores how the rise of AI agents, cloud environments and increasingly dynamic workflows is changing the identity...
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Beyond the Dashboard: The Future of Identity Security - OffRoad
In this episode of CyberBytes, Philip Shteyn, CTO & Co-Founder of OffRoad Security, explains why identity security needs to move beyond dashboards and visibility towards AI agents that can actually take action. Philip shares how OffRoad is building an AI-powered identity security team that can...
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The AI Vulnerability Crisis: Why Fixing Security Issues Faster Matters More Than Ever - Furl
Derek Abdine, CEO & Co-Founder of Furl, joins CyberBytes live from Black Hat USA 2026 to discuss why cybersecurity's biggest challenge isn't finding vulnerabilities anymore, it's fixing them. In this episode, Derek shares his journey from reverse engineering video games and working at Rapid7 to...
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Cybersecurity Is Moving Fast: Why AI, Trust & Human Resilience Matter - Blumira
Cybersecurity is moving faster than ever. But are we focusing on the right things? In this episode of CyberBytes, recorded live at Black Hat USA 2026, Zoe Lindsey, Senior Director of Messaging at Blumira, joins us to unpack one of the biggest challenges facing cybersecurity today: balancing the...
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From Threat Research to Revenue: How Cybersecurity Marketing Cuts Through the Noise - ThreatDown
What makes threat intelligence compelling enough for people to actually pay attention? In this episode of the CyberBytes Podcast, we sit down with Lisa O'Reilly, VP of Global Marketing at ThreatDown, to explore how cybersecurity marketing has evolved, and why credible threat research can be one…
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The Future of Enterprise Risk Starts With Change - Gist Security
AI is accelerating change across every part of the enterprise. Security teams are being asked to review more applications, vendors, infrastructure changes, and AI-driven activity than ever before. The challenge? Human-led governance can't keep up. In this episode of CyberBytes, Tal Drori, CEO &...
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The Death of the SIEM? How AI Is Changing Security Operations - Scanner
The SIEM model has a problem: security teams have more data than they can realistically afford to analyse.In this episode of CyberBytes, Cliff Crossland, CEO & Co-Founder of Scanner, explains why he believes security data needs to be approached differently. Cliff shares how a painful experience...
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The Rise of The AI Hacker: What's Next For Cybersecurity - Tenzai
What happens when you give an AI the ability to hack?In this episode of CyberBytes, we sit down with Pavel Gurvich, Co-Founder & CEO of Tenzai, to explore how AI is changing offensive security, vulnerability discovery and remediation. Pavel shares his journey from penetration testing and founding...
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How Cybersecurity Brands Can Break Through The Noise - AllOutScale
Content is easy. Distribution is hard.In this episode of CyberBytes, we sit down with Bryan Solari, Co-Founder & CEO of AllOutScale, to explore how cybersecurity brands can cut through the noise and build trust with the audiences that matter. Bryan shares his journey from cybersecurity…
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Building a Cybersecurity Startup VCs Want to Back - Decibel & Aviso Ventures
We’re joined by Andrew Peterson, CEO and Founder of Aviso Ventures, and Dan Nguyen-Huu, Partner at Decibel VC, for a conversation on cybersecurity investing, AI security, founders and the future of the cybersecurity market. Andrew and Dan share their journeys into venture, how they first met...
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Identity in the Age of AI Agents - C1
In this episode, we’re joined by Alex Bovee, CEO and co-founder of C1, for a conversation on identity, AI agents, access governance and the future of enterprise security. Alex shares the story behind C1’s recent rebrand from ConductorOne, why identity is becoming central to securing the agentic...
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The Sales Skills AI Can't Replicate - Clutch Security
We’re joined by Andrew Luhrmann, VP of Sales at Clutch Security, for a conversation on cybersecurity, sales leadership, non-human identity, AI, hiring and building high-performing teams. Andrew shares his journey from hotel management into tech, his experience at IBM, and what ultimately led him…
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Securing the Agentic Workforce: The EDR for AI Agents - Evoke Security
On this episode, we sit down with Jason Rebholz , CEO and co-founder of Evoke Security, for a conversation on AI security, agentic AI, cybersecurity leadership and building the next generation of security products. Jason takes us through his journey from discovering cybersecurity as a student, to...
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Building a New Category in Cyber - Cytix
We’re joined by Ben Armstrong, co-founder of Cytix, for a conversation on cybersecurity, change risk, AI, product positioning and building a cybersecurity company from the UK. Ben shares the story behind Cytix’s recent relaunch, why the company has evolved from a security testing business into a...
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The Power Of Women, Community & Influence - iCounter
To kick things off, we’re joined by Lisa Hayashi, CMO at iCounter and founder of Vision & Voice, for a conversation on cybersecurity marketing, leadership, AI and building communities that make a difference. Lisa shares why she joined iCounter, how the company is tackling third-party risk and...
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Hidden AI Risk Every Enterprise Is Ignoring - JetStream Security
AI is changing cybersecurity faster than any technology before it but are organisations moving too fast? In this episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, we sit down with Raj Rajamani, CEO & Co-Founder of JetStream Security and former product leader at CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, and Cylance, to discuss...
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The Open Source Strategy Securing AI Agents - Secure Agentics
AI agents are transforming the way businesses operate, but are we moving faster than we can secure them? In this episode of CyberBytes, Joseph Cooper is joined by Max Corbridge, CEO & Co-Founder of Secure Agentics, to explore one of the biggest challenges facing cybersecurity today: securing AI....
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The Community Advantage in Cybersecurity - Mariana Padilla
Cybersecurity may be built on technology, but it’s powered by people.In this episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, we’re joined by Mariana Padilla, Community Evangelist at Harmonic Security and former founder of Hackerverse, to explore why relationships, storytelling, and authentic…
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From Zero-Days to Series A: Building The Binary Security Layer - RevEng.AI
In this episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, we’re joined by James Patrick-Evans, Founder & CEO of RevEng.AI, to explore how AI is reshaping the future of software supply chain security. Fresh off the announcement of RevEng AI’s Series A, James breaks down how the company is building foundational…
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AI vs. AI: Ocean's Fight Against Email Attacks
Shay Schwartz, CEO and co-founder of Ocean, joins us fresh off a $28M seed round led by Lightspeed to talk about the email security problem that's gone unsolved for years, and why AI has finally made it possible to crack it. Shay and his co-founder Oran spent years as nation-state operators...
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The Future of Security Operations Is Agentic - Leen
In this episode, we sit down with Kabir Mathur, CEO and Founder of Leen, to explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the future of cybersecurity operations. Since his last appearance on the show, Leen has evolved from building a security data fabric into creating an agentic AI platform designed…
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From 2x Founder to VC: What Actually Makes Startups Win - Runtime Ventures
In this episode, we’re joined by David Endler, 2x founder and now GP & Co-Founder of Runtime Ventures, a pre-seed and seed fund focused on cybersecurity.Recorded live at RSA 2026, Dave shares what he’s hearing directly from CISOs on the ground, from rising concerns around AI and “vibe coding” to...
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The Future of Security Training Is Personalised - Herd Security
This one’s been a long time coming.We sat down with Brandon Min, CEO and Co-founder of Herd Security, live at RSA 2026 to talk about why security awareness training needs a complete rethink. We get into: * The problem with compliance-led training * Why most employees disengage from security...
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The 14 Year-Old Dream That Led To An $18M Series A - Escape
In this episode, we sit down with Tristan, CEO and Co-founder of Escape, to explore the journey from a 14-year-old in France inspired by Steve Jobs, to building a fast-growing AI-driven cybersecurity company in the Bay Area. Tristan shares how his early background in machine learning and...
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Why Detection Engineering Is Ready for Reinvention - detections.ai
Robert's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertfly/detections.ai - https://www.linkedin.com/company/detectionsai/Oliver's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/Aspiron Search - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-search/
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AppSec is NOT Dead: Proven by DryRun Security
In this episode of CyberBytes, we sit down with Ken Johnson (CTO) and James Wickett (CEO), founders of DryRun Security, to unpack what actually happens when AI coding agents start shipping your product and no one is checking the work. Ken brings two decades of AppSec experience, including six…
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From RSA Finalist to Category Creator: Rethinking Identity at Scale
In this episode, we sit down with Eran Haggiag, CEO and Founder of RSA Sandbox finalist Glide Identity, to explore why the future of identity needs a complete rethink.Fresh from making the Sandbox finalists for RSAC 2026, Eran shares the story behind Glide Identity, a company taking a radically...
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The Review Problem: How AI Is Replacing Manual Security Checks
In this episode, we sit down with Emily Choi Green, Co-founder and CEO of Clearly AI, fresh off the RSA 2026 Innovation Sandbox stage. Emily’s story is anything but typical. She met her co-founder (and now husband) while going through a multi-month security review at Amazon. Years later, after...
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The Dawn of AI Security: EOS, AppViewX & The Race To Secure Agents
In this episode, we sit down with Archit Lohokare, newly appointed CEO of AppViewX, fresh off the acquisition of his company EOS. Archit shares the founding story behind EOS and the problem they set out to solve: securing AI agents in a world where breaches aren’t a possibility, they’re an...
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From MI5 to AI Agents: Rethinking How Model's Learn - Overmind
In this episode, we sit down with Tyler and Sam, founders of Overmind, to unpack one of the most exciting shifts happening in AI right now.From building tools inside MI5 to launching an AI startup in the Bay Area, Tyler shares how his background in intelligence and high-stakes problem solving...
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Why Securing AI Starts Before The Model - Hardshell
In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Schoka, CEO and Co-Founder of Hardshell, live from RSA, to unpack one of the biggest challenges in AI today: how to use sensitive data without putting it at risk. Andrew shares his journey from offensive cyber operations in the military, working with the…
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The $100M Phone Call: How Social Engineering Broke Cybersecurity
In this episode of CyberBytes, we’re joined by Keith Stewart, Founder of Humanix, to unpack one of the biggest blind spots in cybersecurity today: the human layer. Fresh off the RSA Innovation Sandbox, Keith shares what it takes to distill a deeply technical product into a three-minute pitch and...
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From Noise to Narrative: How Token Security Stood Out at RSAC
Today on CyberBytes, we’re joined by Itamar, Co-Founder and CEO, and Russell, VP of Marketing, at Token Security.Fresh off the RSA Conference 2026, where they were named one of just 10 finalists in the prestigious Innovation Sandbox, they’re building at the forefront of one of cybersecurity’s...
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The Problem No One Is Solving In SecOps - Fig Security
In this episode, we sit down with Gal Shafir, CEO and Co-Founder of Fig Security, fresh out of stealth and already making waves in the cybersecurity space.From leading global security architecture at Google to building and exiting Simplify, Gal brings deep SecOps expertise and a clear vision for...
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The $8M Bet on Securing AI Agents: Inside Manifold Security
In this episode, we sit down with Mike McKenna (CRO & Co-Founder of Manifold Security) fresh off their $8M seed round, to unpack what’s really happening at the cutting edge of AI security.AI adoption is exploding, agents are everywhere, and security teams are being told one thing: “Get AI…
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From 4 Weeks In to Winning RSA Sandbox: The Inside Story
Fresh off winning Most Innovative Startup at the RSA Innovation Sandbox, we sit down with the Head of Marketing, Story Tweedie-Yates, at Geordie AI to break down what great marketing actually looks like at an early-stage cybersecurity company.Joining just four weeks before RSA, she was tasked…
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AI Powered Attacks are Outpacing CISOs - Bolster AI
In this episode, Joseph sits down with Rod Schultz, CEO of Bolster AI, to unpack how cybersecurity has evolved from its earliest days to the AI-powered battlefield we’re seeing today.Rod shares his journey from joining Cisco in the late 90s, where security was still an unproven concept, through…
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Traditional DLP is Broken: The AI Era - Orion Security
In this episode, Joseph sits down with Jonathan Kreiner, CTO and Co-Founder of Orion Security, fresh off the back of a $32m Series A and his Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition.In this conversation, we cover: • Why traditional DLP fails, from unscalable policies to 80–97% false positives • Why false...
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From CIA Special Ops to AI Startup CEO - Andesite
In this episode, we sit down with Brian Carbaugh, CEO and Co-Founder of Andesite, to unpack one of the most unconventional founder journeys in cybersecurity.Brian spent 25 years at the CIA, serving in special operations, covert action, and ultimately leading the agency’s Special Activities…
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Why Vulnerability Management Is Broken (And AI Might Finally Fix It) - Maze
Security teams are drowning in vulnerabilities.Millions of alerts. Tiny teams. Attackers moving faster every year.In this episode, we sit down with Harry, Co-founder and CEO of Maze, to unpack why vulnerability management is fundamentally broken and how AI agents are starting to change the...
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Why AI Agents Keep Failing - Arcade.dev
In this episode of CyberBytes, we sit down with Alex, co-founder and CEO of Arcade.dev, to unpack the real story behind MCP (Model Context Protocol) and why it has become one of the fastest-adopted standards in AI.Alex explains how the industry is moving past “wow” chatbots toward action-taking...
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Welcome to CyberBytes: The Podcast powered by Aspiron Search a niche-focused Cybersecurity Search firm.In these shows, the team at Aspiron interviews a variety of Cybersecurity Thought Leaders on their career journeys to date, exploring the problem they are solving, uncovering their secrets to success and the challenges that come with it. You will hear the highs and lows of life as a Cybersecurity professional as the guests are encouraged to share their real-life experiences.As part of our Non-Profit FirstStep Initiative, we also talk to guests from every walk of the industry, understand how they got into the sector, and their top tips for aspiring security professionals. Our mission is to help the thousands of people applying to these roles secure one.
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