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In this episode of Inside the Network, we sit down with Dean Sysman, co-founder and CEO of Axonius, one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies in the world. From struggling with his first startup to building a category-defining unicorn valued at $2.6 billion, Dean's journey is a raw, insightful, and unfiltered look into what it really takes to build in security.Before founding Axonius, Dean co-founded Cymmetria, a Y Combinator-backed deception startup that despite all the efforts, didn't end up leading to a successful outcome. That experience didn't stop him; it made him more grounded, more strategic, and more deliberate. Dean 2.0 didn't enter a hot market. Instead, he went after a boring but foundational problem everyone had, but no one wanted to touch - cyber asset visibility. In just under five years, Axonius surpassed $100M in ARR and raised over $600 million to fund growth and acquisitions.Dean's path has been unconventional from the start. He taught himself to code at 12, won an international robotics competition at 15, and led a team in Unit 8200 by 21. In the military, he learned responsibility the hard way: “If you fail, no one else is coming to help.” That mindset became the core of his entrepreneurial approach. In this conversation, Dean opens up about what most people get wrong about Unit 8200, why the army's bureaucracy actually helped him understand enterprise sales, and how he turned a failed venture into the insight that led to Axonius.We talk about the early days of building Axonius, the decision to go deep into a “Toyota Camry” problem, and how he convinced two close friends from Unit 8200 to bet on a boring idea that became a unicorn. Dean breaks down the evolution of cyber asset management, what it took to define a new category, and why timing and value communication matter more than tech novelty. He also shares lessons from Axonius' first acquisition, Cynerio, and what founders need to understand about getting M&A right: culture, timing, and strategic alignment matter far more than valuation spreadsheets.
In Episode 4 of Tattoos, Code, and Data Flows, Matt Rose interviews Eyal Mamo, CTO & Co-Founder at Bionic. Prior to becoming the CTO & Co-Founder at Bionic, Eyal was a member of Unit 8200 in the IDF and the VP of R&D at Cymmetria. Eyal and Matt talk about: Eyal's story and how Idan and himself founded what is now known as Bionic New innovative technologies and mindsets in application security How a simple shift in governance and security could improve an organization's security posture Join us by listening to this podcast episode and by hitting the like button, subscribing to the podcast, and leaving a review! We appreciate you listening, and hope you enjoy the episode!
Dean Sysman is the co-founder and CEO of Axonius which is a cybersecurity asset management platform that helps secure and manage connected devices in use by businesses. The company has raised $95M from top investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, OpenView, Bessemer Venture Partners, and YL Ventures to name a few. Prior to this, he cofounded Cymmetria (acquired by Stage Fund).
Dean Sysman is the co-founder and CEO of Axonius which is a cybersecurity asset management platform that helps secure and manage connected devices in use by businesses. The company has raised $95M from top investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, OpenView, Bessemer Venture Partners, and YL Ventures to name a few. Prior to this, he cofounded Cymmetria (acquired by Stage Fund).
This week, in the Enterprise News, Splunk buys SaaS startup Omnition, Stage Fund buys Israeli cybersecurity co Cymmetria, Trustwave platform brings more visibility and control cloud security, and more! Steve Laubenstein is the VP - Cyber Threat Products Group at Core Security - a HelpSystems Company. Steve will be discussing the need to understand your system's resilience to attacks, and your people's ability to quickly identify and respond has never been higher. Yet, we live in an IT world that is increasingly becoming borderless. We will be discussing the role of pen testing where mobile, cloud, IoT and network sprawl are the new normal. To learn more about Core Security, visit: https://securityweekly.com/coresecurity We interview Dan Cornell, the Founder & CTO the at DenimGroup.Next, Bryson Bort, the Founder & CEO at SCYTHE. Last, Yuriy Bulygin, the Founder & CEO at Eclypsium. Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/ES_Episode153 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes!
This week, in the Enterprise News, Splunk buys SaaS startup Omnition, Stage Fund buys Israeli cybersecurity co Cymmetria, Trustwave platform brings more visibility and control cloud security, and more! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/ES_Episode153 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes!
This week, in the Enterprise News, Splunk buys SaaS startup Omnition, Stage Fund buys Israeli cybersecurity co Cymmetria, Trustwave platform brings more visibility and control cloud security, and more! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/ES_Episode153 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes!
This week, in the Enterprise News, Splunk buys SaaS startup Omnition, Stage Fund buys Israeli cybersecurity co Cymmetria, Trustwave platform brings more visibility and control cloud security, and more! Steve Laubenstein is the VP - Cyber Threat Products Group at Core Security - a HelpSystems Company. Steve will be discussing the need to understand your system's resilience to attacks, and your people's ability to quickly identify and respond has never been higher. Yet, we live in an IT world that is increasingly becoming borderless. We will be discussing the role of pen testing where mobile, cloud, IoT and network sprawl are the new normal. To learn more about Core Security, visit: https://securityweekly.com/coresecurity We interview Dan Cornell, the Founder & CTO the at DenimGroup.Next, Bryson Bort, the Founder & CEO at SCYTHE. Last, Yuriy Bulygin, the Founder & CEO at Eclypsium. Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/ES_Episode153 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes!
Cymmetria (https://cymmetria.com/) , A YC-backed cyber deception company with Fortune 500 customers. He has spoken at major conferences including Blackhat, Defcon, CCC and more. He is an alumnus of an elite unit in the Israeli Intelligence Corps, where he served for 5 years as a team leader and officer. Dean is a graduate of the special "Etgar" program, where he earned his B.Sc in computer science at the age of 19. In 2005, Dean was part of the gold medal winning team in the international Robotic Olympics in South Korea. Dean enjoys playing poker and reading existential philosophy. In this episode we discuss, his start in infosec in Israel, being a founder, measuring security effectiveness, cyber security fundamentals, hiring the right people, participating in the community, and so much more. Where you can find Dean: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/deansysman/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/deansysman) Blog (https://medium.com/axonius)
Jonathan is Cymmetria's General Counsel. A former trial attorney, Mr. Braverman is an expert in cyber-security law, policy and regulation. He has written policy papers on export controls over cyber technology, active defense and "hacking back."
Gadi Evron founded Cymmetria in 2014 with a vision of revolutionizing security technology, strategy, and innovation. He joins Paul, Doug, and Jeff for an interview about honeypots, hacking back, and cyber deception! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/Episode535 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/securityweekly Visit our website: http://securityweekly.com Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.comsecurityweekly
Gadi Evron founded Cymmetria in 2014 with a vision of revolutionizing security technology, strategy, and innovation. He joins Paul, Doug, and Jeff for an interview about honeypots, hacking back, and cyber deception! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/Episode535 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/securityweekly Visit our website: http://securityweekly.com Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.comsecurityweekly
Richard Moulds of Whitewood Security and Gadi Evron of Cymmetria join us for interviews, and Tim Medin of the SANS Institute delivers a tech segment on this episode of Paul’s Security Weekly! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/Episode535 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com for all the latest episodes! →Visit our website: https://www.securityweekly.com →Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly →Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly
Richard Moulds of Whitewood Security and Gadi Evron of Cymmetria join us for interviews, and Tim Medin of the SANS Institute delivers a tech segment on this episode of Paul’s Security Weekly! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/Episode535 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com for all the latest episodes! →Visit our website: https://www.securityweekly.com →Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly →Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly
In today's podcast we hear about Cymmetria's discovery of a major threat actor in South Asia, Patchwork, which assembles attack code by cutting and pasting from the Internet. HummingBad adware infests Android, and Pirrit (affecting Macs) is attributed to a marketer. D-Link routers may be vulnerable to remote-code execution. Google patches more than 100 Android issues. Symantec works on AV product problems. Avast buys AVG. Blockchain's potential. Cyber workforce development. FBI offers explanations to the House. Cyber crooks go after freelancers. Jonathan Katz explains the many uses for blockchain crypto technology, and Chris Key from Verodin has some advice for those entering the cybersecurity workforce.
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At the second Security Current Security Shark Tank competition held during Black Hat in Las Vegas, six up and coming cybersecurity providers came face-to-face with some 20 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). The startups were: Dtex Systems, Infocyte, Cymmetria, Datex Inc, Wombat Security and Syncurity. After each startup's interaction with the Security Sharks, Security Current's Vic Wheatman spoke with the speaker for a quick hit podcast. Hear the results.