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Welcome to CyberBytes: The Podcast by Aspiron Search, your go-to source for exclusive interviews with cybersecurity leaders. We explore their career journeys, industry insights, and the evolving world of cyber tech. Gain valuable knowledge from top experts and stay informed about the latest in cybersecurity. Subscribe now and stay ahead in the world of cybersecurity! Aspiron Search is the competitive advantage in cybersecurity staffing, specialising in early-stage and GTM cybersecurity recruitment. We’ve supported everything from building founding teams for emerging startups to scaling glo

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May 27, 202624 min

From Zero-Days to Series A: Building The Binary Security Layer - RevEng.AI

In this episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, we’re joined by James Patrick-Evans, Founder & CEO of RevEng.AI, to explore how AI is reshaping the future of software supply chain security.Fresh off the announcement of RevEng AI’s Series A, James breaks down how the company is building foundational AI models capable of analyzing binary code to detect security vulnerabilities, malware, and malicious intent hidden deep inside software.We dive into:* Why traditional software supply chain security isn’t enough anymore* The growing threat of attacks through third-party dependencies* How RevEng AI is applying frontier AI techniques to reverse engineering* The journey from PhD research and malware analysis to founding a deep tech cybersecurity startup* Building a world-class technical team and scaling as a first-time founder* The future of AI-generated software and why binary-level security verification will become criticalJames also shares his thoughts on the rapid evolution of AI in cybersecurity, the challenges defenders face in a world where humans no longer fully understand the code being created, and why he believes AI will ultimately become a net positive for security.A fascinating conversation on deep tech, AI, cyber defense, and building one of the UK’s most exciting cybersecurity startups.James's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-patrick-evans-204310236/RevEng.AI - https://reveng.ai/Oliver's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/

May 22, 202616 min

AI vs. AI: Ocean's Fight Against Email Attacks

Shay Schwartz, CEO and co-founder of Ocean, joins us fresh off a $28M seed round led by Lightspeed to talk about the email security problem that's gone unsolved for years, and why AI has finally made it possible to crack it.Shay and his co-founder Oran spent years as nation-state operators building the exact attacks that today's tools can't catch. They started Ocean because they knew what a solution would need to look like, and they knew the technology to build it hadn't existed until now.In this episode, Shay breaks down why spear phishing has always gotten through, how AI has turned nation-state-level attacks into a commodity available to anyone, and how Ocean's agentic AI platform investigates every email in real time, eliminating the manual workload that's been burning out security teams for decades.We get into the customer stories, the AI vs. AI dynamic that Shay believes puts Ocean one step ahead of attackers for the first time, and what the next 12 months look like as they come out of stealth.Shay's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shayshwartz/Ocean - https://ocean.security/Nina's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-korfias-39981311/Aspiron Influence - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-influence/

May 20, 202612 min

The Future of Security Operations Is Agentic - Leen

In this episode, we sit down with Kabir Mathur, CEO and Founder of Leen, to explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the future of cybersecurity operations.Since his last appearance on the show, Leen has evolved from building a security data fabric into creating an agentic AI platform designed to help security teams actually solve problems, not just generate more alerts. Kabir breaks down why security teams are drowning in fragmented tooling, how Leen’s context layer connects data across the entire security stack, and why trust and deterministic guardrails are critical for enterprise AI adoption.We dive into:* Why AI in cybersecurity feels “real” for CISOs in 2026* The challenge of fragmented security data and operational overload* How Leen is using agentic workflows to automate remediation and security operations* The rise of AI-powered security programs beyond the SOC* Why context is the missing layer in enterprise security AI* Human-in-the-loop security automation and auditable AI decision-making* The future of non-human identities, AI governance, and security operationsKabir also shares insights from RSA, Leen’s rapid early customer traction, and his vision for how AI agents will augment cybersecurity teams over the next 12 months.A must-listen for security leaders, founders, practitioners, and anyone interested in the next wave of AI-native cybersecurity infrastructure.Kabir's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathurkabir/Leen - https://www.linkedin.com/company/leen-inc/Steffen's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/Aspiron Search - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-search/

May 13, 202630 min

From 2x Founder to VC: What Actually Makes Startups Win - Runtime Ventures

In this episode, we’re joined by David Endler, 2x founder and now GP & Co-Founder of Runtime Ventures, a pre-seed and seed fund focused on cybersecurity.Recorded live at RSA 2026, Dave shares what he’s hearing directly from CISOs on the ground, from rising concerns around AI and “vibe coding” to how security teams are actually thinking about budget and priorities right now.We dive into his journey from security researcher to founder (with two successful exits), and now to investor, unpacking what’s changed in how he evaluates startups today.We cover:* What CISOs are really spending money on in 2026* How AI is reshaping security teams and creating new risks* What Runtime looks for in early-stage founders* The biggest mistakes first-time founders make* Why go-to-market is still the hardest part of building a cyber startupDave also shares the story that first got him into cybersecurity, and the surprising full-circle moment that happened just days before this recording.If you’re a founder, operator, or investor in cybersecurity, this is a must-listen on what it actually takes to build and back a winning company today.David's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidendler/Runtime Ventures - https://www.runtime.vc/Oliver's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/Aspiron Search - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-search/

May 6, 202623 min

The Future of Security Training Is Personalised - Herd Security

This one’s been a long time coming.We sat down with Brandon Min, CEO and Co-founder of Herd Security, live at RSA 2026 to talk about why security awareness training needs a complete rethink.We get into:* The problem with compliance-led training* Why most employees disengage from security programmes* How Herd is using AI to personalise training at scale* The role of creativity in security teams* And how to actually drive behaviour change across organisationsWe also dive into Brandon’s background from Duo Security to building his second company, and the entrepreneurial journey that led him here.A great episode for anyone building, buying, or rethinking security programmes.Brandon's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-min-356ab290/Herd Security - https://www.herdsecurity.io/Oliver's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/Aspiron Search - https://aspironsearch.com/

May 1, 202623 min

The 14 Year-Old Dream That Led To An $18M Series A - Escape

In this episode, we sit down with Tristan, CEO and Co-founder of Escape, to explore the journey from a 14-year-old in France inspired by Steve Jobs, to building a fast-growing AI-driven cybersecurity company in the Bay Area.Tristan shares how his early background in machine learning and engineering led him into cybersecurity after witnessing a real-world breach firsthand, and how that moment sparked the idea behind Escape. We dive into the founding story, and the key lesson every technical founder needs to hear: building something impressive is not enough, you have to build something people actually want.We also unpack one of the most pressing shifts in cybersecurity today, the explosion of AI-generated code and the growing gap between developers, attackers, and security teams. Tristan explains how Escape is tackling this problem by embedding automated security directly into the engineering workflow, and why trust, speed, and signal over noise are critical for adoption.From “vibe coding” risks and real-world data leaks, to the future of AI in both building and attacking software, this is a conversation about the arms race shaping modern cybersecurity.If you are building, investing, or hiring in cybersecurity, this episode gives a clear view of where the market is heading next.Tristan’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tkalos/Escape - https://www.linkedin.com/company/escapetech/Steffen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenfoley/Aspiron Search - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-search/

April 29, 202624 min

Why Detection Engineering Is Ready for Reinvention - detections.ai

Robert's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertfly/detections.ai - https://www.linkedin.com/company/detectionsai/Oliver's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/Aspiron Search - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-search/

April 28, 202614 min

AppSec is NOT Dead: Proven by DryRun Security

In this episode of CyberBytes, we sit down with Ken Johnson (CTO) and James Wickett (CEO), founders of DryRun Security, to unpack what actually happens when AI coding agents start shipping your product and no one is checking the work.Ken brings two decades of AppSec experience, including six years leading offensive and defensive security at GitHub and training developers at Black Hat and DEF CON. James has been on the front lines of developer security since before DevSecOps was a category.Together, they tested Claude, Codex, and Gemini building real applications and found 140 vulnerabilities across the outputs. None were production ready. Broken access control, authentication flaws, and logic bugs showed up across all three.But this goes beyond a benchmark.Ken and James break down why the first few weeks of AI coding feel like magic, why that performance degrades, and what happens when companies make hiring and budget decisions based on that early signal. They also cover why traditional SAST approaches cannot keep up with AI-driven velocity, why AppSec is being rebuilt in real time, and what a code intelligence approach looks like going forward.If you are shipping code with AI, this conversation will change how you think about security.James's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wickett/Ken's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cktricky/DryRun Security - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dryrun-security/Oliver's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/Aspiron Search - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-search/

April 24, 202619 min

From RSA Finalist to Category Creator: Rethinking Identity at Scale

In this episode, we sit down with Eran Haggiag, CEO and Founder of RSA Sandbox finalist Glide Identity, to explore why the future of identity needs a complete rethink.Fresh from making the Sandbox finalists for RSAC 2026, Eran shares the story behind Glide Identity, a company taking a radically different approach to authentication. Instead of adding to the crowded IAM and NHI space, Glide is building a new trust layer using something that already exists in the hands of billions: the SIM card.We dive into: • Why passwords, OTPs, and even passkeys are no longer enough in the age of AI-driven fraud • How voice cloning, agent swarms, and deepfakes are reshaping the threat landscape • The untapped potential of telco infrastructure as a global identity backbone • What it really takes to build and scale with telecom giants • And how AI is transforming not just security, but how companies themselves are built and operatedEran also shares Glide’s bold vision to enable identity for a billion users, and why “flow-state” companies powered by AI agents could redefine how startups scale.If you care about the future of cybersecurity, digital trust, and how identity will work in an AI-first world, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.Eran's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eran-haggiag/Glide Identity - https://www.linkedin.com/company/glide-identity/Oliver's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/Aspiron Search - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-search/

April 22, 202612 min

The Review Problem: How AI Is Replacing Manual Security Checks

In this episode, we sit down with Emily Choi Green, Co-founder and CEO of Clearly AI, fresh off the RSA 2026 Innovation Sandbox stage.Emily’s story is anything but typical. She met her co-founder (and now husband) while going through a multi-month security review at Amazon. Years later, after experiencing firsthand just how broken and slow that process was, they decided to rebuild it from the ground up.Now, they’re building Clearly AI. A platform designed to take security reviews from months… to minutes.We get into: • The real bottleneck holding back modern security teams • Why AI is accelerating development faster than security can keep up • How Clearly AI is automating one of the most painful processes in enterprise • What it’s like pitching in front of 1,500 people at RSA • And how Emily raised $8M after meeting 140 investors in just two weeksThis is a conversation about speed, scale, and what happens when builders turn their own frustrations into category-defining companies.If you’re a founder, operator, or investor in cybersecurity, this one’s worth your time.Emily’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilycg/ClearlyAI - https://www.linkedin.com/company/clearly-ai/posts/?feedView=allOliver’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlegg/Aspiron Search - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-search/