Preventing Wire Fraud and 2 Interviews From BH USA 2026 From Optiv Security and Kai – Todd Sorrel, John Hurley, Galina Antova – BSW #463
Wire fraud, identity spoofing, and PII exposure now top the list of operational risks for private capital. In a world of ongoing fraud risk, fiduciary responsibility doesn’t end with sound investment decisions — it must extend to operational best practices that protect every capital event. But how?
Todd Sorrel, CEO & Co-Founder at 6lock, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss how ever evolving AI attacks are increasing the chances of wire fraud. From voice cloning to deep fakes to impersonation, trust-based, high-touch controls for money transfer processes are inadequate. Todd will share how Zero Trust and verify principles are the only way to defend against these sophisticated wire fraud attacks.
Optiv: The One Partner to Advise, Deploy and Operate. That’s Cybersecurity Simplified - Black Hat interview with John Hurley, Chief Revenue Officer of Optiv
This segment will focus on Optiv's unmatched ability to advise, deploy and operate complete cybersecurity programs. With more than 6,000 clients and 450 technology partners, Optiv is the one clients trust to handle real-world cyber complexity, reduce risk and deliver real results.
Learn why Optiv is the most trusted brand in cyber at https://securityweekly.com/optivbh.
The Shift to Machine-Led Security: What's Next for Cyber Defense - Black Hat interview with Galina Antova, CEO and Co-Founder of Kai
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing cybersecurity- not only by making attacks faster and more sophisticated, but also by forcing defenders to rethink how security operations are built. In this conversation, Kai CEO and co-founder Galina Antova discusses why the industry is moving toward machine-led security, what is preventing organizations from trusting autonomous AI, and what recent survey data from hundreds of CISOs reveals about where cybersecurity is headed next.
To learn more about Kai, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/kaibh
Todd Sorrel is the Co-Founder and CEO of 6lock, the definitive Verified Money Movement platform purpose-built for the private markets. His career in financial services spans more than 25 years, from financial consulting at A.G. Edwards to founding Select Premium Services, an Austin-based premium finance firm, in 2006. He co-founded ePayPolicy in 2014, building it into the standard payments platform for the insurance industry over seven years as CEO. At the helm at 6lock, he is applying that same domain expertise to private equity, replacing the manual verification processes PE firms rely on with a closed-loop system that eliminates the fraud exposure firms carry into every capital event.
John Hurley has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry driving success for global, commercial and enterprise organizations. As chief revenue officer (CRO) for Optiv, he is responsible for the company’s revenue-generation strategy and go-to-market approach to drive sustainable growth.
Hurley joined Optiv from Quantum, where he served as CRO and had oversight for a global sales organization and all routes to market. He also led Quantum’s transition from a traditional hardware business to software only, subscription and SaaS offerings. Previously, Hurley spent the majority of his career in various leadership roles at Cisco and Dell spanning sales, go-to-market strategies and growth marketing.
Hurley is active in the community and committed to helping foster the next generation of leadership. He serves and has served as a board member or executive sponsor for a number of philanthropic organizations including the University of Michigan Mott Classic, American Hospital Association Dallas, Cystic Fibrosis of Michigan and Van Andel Institute and Connected Women’s Group of Midwest Technology Leaders.
Galina Antova is a serial cybersecurity entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of Kai, an agentic AI company built to replace fragmented security tools with autonomous, end-to-end defense. Previously, she co-founded Claroty, a multi-billion dollar pre-IPO cyber-physical security company. Prior to that, she led Industrial Security Services at Siemens and was a technical leader at IBM’s Software Group. Galina holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from York University and an MBA from IMD, Switzerland.
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