Archive - Venture in Security

“Why now?”: a single question that decides what security startups succeed, and which fail

Taking a close look at “Why now?” - what it means, why it matters, the types of “Why now?” we see in security, and what founders need to know to succeed

Mar 4 •

February 2025

How pentesting mirrors the evolution of quality assurance

And why software engineering can help us to mature the security industry

Feb 19 •

Structuring founding teams to win in security: a data-driven look

A look into different types of founders and effective ways to structure founding teams in security

Feb 11 •

Will the next wave of cybersecurity success stories originate in open source?

There have been great cybersecurity successes that originated in open source in the past such as Tenable (market cap of $5.2B) and Sourcefire (acquired…

Feb 4 •

January 2025

Angel investors are arguably the most critical part of the cybersecurity startup ecosystem

Discussing the critical role angels play in the cybersecurity ecosystem, their motivations, and impact

Jan 28 •

Why we need a standardized cybersecurity classification system

How we can borrow a system that has worked incredibly well in healthcare and adopt it in cybersecurity and why that would make a difference

Jan 21 •

The only six cybersecurity markets large VC funds actually care about and why security startups don’t have a moat

Looking at six markets for large-scale companies in security

Jan 14 •

December 2024

Let’s have an honest conversation about the state of cybersecurity

Several years ago, I discussed the importance of security engineering for the future of security operations. Then, Rami McCarthy in his contributed…

Dec 17, 2024 •

There are four ways to compete as a security platform

In this piece, I zoom in on security platforms and discuss four ways in which they can compete.

Dec 12, 2024 •

Evolving the CISO role: servant leadership, dual career tracks, and permission to fail

Looking at three areas I believe are required for us to evolve the CISO role as we are going to the future: servant leadership, dual career tracks, and…

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

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