Somaini's Trust Issues

EP 15: Alex Pinto

Discussion with Alex Pinto, Assoc. Dir. at Verizon and Manager of the Verizon DBIR report.

EP 14: Opti

Discussion with Barak Perelman, CEO and Co-Founder at Opti (https://opti.ai [https://opti.ai]). The conversation delves into the significance of Identity and Access Management (IAM) as a critical attack surface within organizations. It explores Barak Perelman's background, the founding of IndiG, challenges and opportunities in the OT security space, the acquisition by Tenable, and the strategic approach to building Opti in the IAM space. The discussion also covers understanding the market, identifying a gap in IAM solutions, integration and deployment of Opti in organizations, and the role of AI in optimizing IAM processes. The conversation delves into the challenges of understanding fine-grain authorization models and the normalization of authorization for end users. It explores the complexities of onboarding and offboarding processes, the importance of context-aware access reviews, the role of AI infrastructure and context engineering, differentiation from competitors, and the key takeaway of identity and access management as a critical security concern. Takeaways * Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a critical attack surface within organizations * The Opti platform leverages Gen.AI to automate and orchestrate IAM processes Fine-grain authorization models * Context-aware adaptive workflows Chapters * 00:00 The Role of AI in Optimizing IAM Processes * 38:23 Onboarding and Offboarding Challenges * 44:06 AI Infrastructure and Context Engineering * 51:19 Differentiation and Competition * 59:32 Key Takeaway: Identity and Access Management

EP 13: Spectrum

Discussion with Meny Har, CEO and Co-Founder at Spectrum Security (https://spectrum.security [https://spectrum.security])

EP 12: Hitch Partners

Discussion with Michael Piacente, Managing Partner at Hitch Partners

EP 11: Venice

Discussion with Rotem Lurie, CEO and co-founder at Venice (https://venice.io)