Tag: ceo
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Matt Thompson Takes Transmit Helm as AI Agent Risks Grow
Thompson Says Banks Must Move Beyond Blanket Blocks on Autonomous AI Agents. Transmit Security named former Socure President Matt Thompson CEO to lead its expansion into AI agent trust infrastructure, helping banks and enterprises distinguish human from autonomous traffic, govern agent authorization and enforce human oversight of high-risk transactions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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RPO and RTO explained with a real disaster recovery example
Tags: ceoIn this Help Net Security video, Matthew Burden, CEO of BlackBox Hosting, explains RPO and RTO and how they differ in practice. RPO, the recovery point objective, is the most … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/19/rpo-rto-video/
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Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan On ‘Market-Changing’ $6.3B Varonis Deal, IPO Goal
Amid the surging adoption of AI agents, Proofpoint’s “market-changing” deal to acquire Varonis is aimed squarely at helping partners and customers to protect the data those agents can access, Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/proofpoint-ceo-sumit-dhawan-on-market-changing-6-3b-varonis-deal-ipo-goal
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Biomemory Launches DNA Shield, First Commercial Product Built on Its Molecular IT Platform
Tags: ceoThe launch follows the acquisition of catalog’s assets and the appointment of Laurent Guengant as CEO earlier this year. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/data-privacy/biomemory-launches-dna-shield
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Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company’s surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/flock-ceo-defends-surveillance-technology-amid-national-backlash-we-shouldnt-pause-progress/
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Harmonic Security Raises $50M to Track AI Agent Activity
Former Digital Shadows CEO Builds AI Security Firm Around Contextual Risk Analysis. Harmonic Security raised $50 million in a Crosspoint Capital-led Series B to expand AI usage intelligence, using proprietary small language models to track employee and AI agent activity, identify sensitive data risks and help enterprises assess the business value of AI adoption. First…
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Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’, its website says different
Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/flock-ceo-says-its-microphones-detect-just-gunshots-its-website-says-different/
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Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers
Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that the surveillance company has not canceled contracts of any police department or law enforcement agency, despite reports of abuse. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/flock-ceo-we-havent-fired-any-police-departments-as-customers/
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How Private Credit Firms Keep Humans in the AI Loop
Hum Capital CEO Andrew Eisen on AI-Driven Underwriting and Human Oversight. Lenders are embedding artificial intelligence in underwriting and investment decisions without a battle-tested playbook for the risks. Firms should let AI prepare the data but put humans in the loop wherever a system grants access to data or capital, says Andrew Eisen, CEO of…
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Firms can’t count their AI agents, let alone switch them off
RSA’s CEO wants AI agents managed like employees, but other security leaders differ on how far that should go First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366651923/Firms-cant-count-their-AI-agents-let-alone-switch-them-off
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Major French Supermarket Chains Hit by Cyber-Attack, Food Stock Impacted
The CEO of Cooperative U confirmed a cyber-attack affected the food stock in several stores from October 11 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/french-supermarket-chains/
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MonsterCloud CEO Zohar Pinhasi Accused of Paying Hackers, Defrauding Victims
The DOJ accuses MonsterCloud CEO Zohar Pinhasi of secretly paying ransomware gangs for decryption keys while charging victims… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/monstercloud-ceo-zohar-pinhasi-ransomware-victims/
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Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows
Flock would not say if CEO Garrett Langley would take a pay cut following the reduction in workforce. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/surveillance-company-flock-cuts-staff-as-privacy-backlash-grows/
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KI-Agenten: Grok Bot postet private Kontostände im Firmen-Slack
Ein Agent in Grok Bot postete private Kontostände eines CEOs im Firmen-Slack. Zwei Stunden blieben sie sichtbar. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/ki-agenten-grok-bot-postet-private-kontostaende-im-firmen-slack-2610-213902.html
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Ransomware recovery CEO indicted after allegedly paying hackers and pocketing millions
Zohar Pinhasi allegedly deceived ransomware recovery clients into a payment scheme disguised as a specialized service that helped victims avoid paying cybercriminals. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/monstercloud-zohar-pinhasi-ransomware-recovery-scheme/
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Ransomware Response Firm CEO Accused of Data Recovery Fraud
MonsterCloud CEO Disguised Ransom Payments as Proprietary Tool, Say Prosecutors. A ransomware service that offered clients an extortion-free shortcut to unlocking their files was too good to be true, say U.S. federal prosecutors who say the secret behind Florida-based MonsterCloud was actually succumbing to hacker demands and paying a ransom to attackers, at victims’ expense.…
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DOJ charges ransomware recovery CEO for secretly paying hackers
The owner of a ransomware recovery firm was hit with wire fraud charges for allegedly making secret ransom payments while overcharging the victims of attacks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ransomware-recovery-charges-doj
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Digital IDs and the AI threat: verification must evolve, not just digitise
By Marc de Beaucorps, Co-founder and CEO of Finovox The UK’s rollout of new digital IDs is being pitched as a straightforward upgrade involving safer age checks, smoother access, and fewer fakes. But from a fraud perspective, “simpler” can be a dangerous word. Identity fraud rarely disappears; it mutates. And when you digitize identity, you…
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Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments
The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers for decryptors while claiming to use proprietary technology to recover encrypted data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-recovery-ceo-charged-over-secret-ransom-payments/
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Okta startet die Blueprint-Alliance
Wenige Wochen nach der Hausmesse Oktane in Las Vegas vom 22. bis 24. September veranstaltete Okta Anfang Oktober in München einen Roundtable, um vor allem die frisch gegründete Blueprint-Alliance näher vorzustellen. Todd McKinnon, CEO und Co-Gründer von Okta erklärte vor Ort: ‘Die Blueprint-Alliance soll Transparenz und Kontrolle in die Absicherung von KI-Agenten bringen. Sie ist…
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Netskope CEO Sanjay Beri: Rogue Agents Make An AI ‘Kill Switch’ Mandatory
When it comes to AI agents that have the potential to go haywire, businesses can’t wait for regulators or AI platform providers to come to the rescue, Netskope CEO Sanjay Beri says during the latest episode of CRN’s Security or Else! podcast. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/netskope-ceo-sanjay-beri-rogue-agents-make-an-ai-kill-switch-mandatory
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The Secrets of the US Spyware King
In an exclusive interview with WIRED, Paragon Solutions CEO Andrew Boyd reveals the limits of the company’s promise to keep bad actors from abusing its powerful espionage tool. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/the-secrets-of-the-us-spyware-king/
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Oxygen Forensics, A Russian-run forensics firm spent a decade inside European police departments
DOJ charges against Oxygen Forensics reveal the Russian-linked firm also sold forensic software to EU projects and European police forces for years. Last week’s Justice Department indictment of Oxygen Forensics looked, at first, like an American procurement scandal. CEO Lee Reiber and Russian co-founder Oleg Davydov stand accused of hiding that the company was Russian-owned…
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LastPass Has ‘Cleared A Lot Of Hurdles,’ Strong AI Growth Ahead: CEO Karim Toubba
LastPass is seeing numerous signs of increasing momentum”, suggesting that it has taken the right steps in the wake of a pair of security incidents in 2022″, and is positioned to build on its expansion beyond password management as customers and partners embrace AI, LastPass CEO Karim Toubba tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump…
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US is looking to weave AI into critical infrastructure for cybersecurity, national cyber director says
Sean Cairncross said CEOs need to be cognizant of how it’s being used, however. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/national-cyber-director-ai-critical-infrastructure-cybersecurity/
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When the Ransom Note Appears, the Room Splits in Two
Why Documented Recovery Testing Outweighs Every Ransomware Assurance Claim Made When ransomware hits, CEOs ask if they can pay it away while CISOs ask whether systems can be restored quickly and safely. Regular recovery testing within isolated environments, along with segmentation and documented results, can bring those two conversations together before the next attack hits.…
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Trust, Not Hype, Will Decide How Far Enterprise AI Can Scale
HumanX CEO Stefan Weitz on AI Governance, Regulatory Uncertainty and Durable Firms. Artificial intelligence might be drawing wider interest than any previous hype cycle before it. But AI will stay stuck in pilot mode until people trust it enough to use it for everything, the way they trust electricity or drinking water, says HumanX CEO…
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Trust, Not Hype, Will Decide How Far Enterprise AI Can Scale
HumanX CEO Stefan Weitz on AI Governance, Regulatory Uncertainty and Durable Firms. Artificial intelligence might be drawing wider interest than any previous hype cycle before it. But AI will stay stuck in pilot mode until people trust it enough to use it for everything, the way they trust electricity or drinking water, says HumanX CEO…
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Trust, Not Hype, Will Decide How Far Enterprise AI Can Scale
HumanX CEO Stefan Weitz on AI Governance, Regulatory Uncertainty and Durable Firms. Artificial intelligence might be drawing wider interest than any previous hype cycle before it. But AI will stay stuck in pilot mode until people trust it enough to use it for everything, the way they trust electricity or drinking water, says HumanX CEO…
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Trust, Not Hype, Will Decide How Far Enterprise AI Can Scale
HumanX CEO Stefan Weitz on AI Governance, Regulatory Uncertainty and Durable Firms. Artificial intelligence might be drawing wider interest than any previous hype cycle before it. But AI will stay stuck in pilot mode until people trust it enough to use it for everything, the way they trust electricity or drinking water, says HumanX CEO…