2023 Funding, SASE Certification – Mike Privette, Pascal Menezes – ESW #344

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1. 2023 Funding and Acquisition Summary with Return on Security – Mike Privette – ESW #344

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Guest

Chief Analyst at Return on Security

Mike Privette is the founder of Return on Security and the industry’s first cybersecurity economist. With over 18 years of experience as a security engineer, leader, and CISO, Mike recognized a critical need for accessible intelligence on the cybersecurity landscape from a practitioner’s perspective.

Frustrated by the lack of concise resources to track emerging cybersecurity companies and industry trends, he created Return on Security to serve cybersecurity leaders, founders, investors, and policymakers. Mike analyzes data on technological advancements, regulatory changes, and economic indicators across major economies, providing insights that connect cybersecurity with global economic dynamics.

Host

Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative

2. Creating a certification path for SASE products and services – Pascal Menezes – ESW #344

Guest

Chief Technology Officer at MEF

Pascal Menezes, CTO at MEF, is a seasoned expert with a laser focus on cutting-edge technologies. His areas of expertise encompass SD-WAN, SASE, cloud-scale architectures, real-time media networks, SDN, NFV, and LSO. With a decade at Microsoft Skype for Business Global Carrier Group, and a track record of success in five startups, Pascal has earned global thought leadership awards, presented at renowned events, contributed to industry standards in the IETF, MEF, and Broadband Forum (MPLS), holds 30+ patents. Pascal hosts MEF’s Executives at the Edge podcast.

Host

Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative

3. Ransomware prevention, ransomware stats, SSH vulns, and $1 Chevy Tahoes! – ESW #344

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Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative
VP Traceable.ai, Cyber Angel Investor and Advisor at 90 Degree Ventures

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