Hackers to Founders

Only about 1% of all CVEs have ever been exploited, and closer to 0.2% have caused real financial loss. Jeremiah Grossman, founder of WhiteHat Security and Bit Discovery and now CEO of Root Evidence, explains why finding vulnerabilities was never the hard part, and what security teams should focus on instead. We talk about what Anthropic's Mythos findings in OpenBSD and Firefox actually mean, why companies don't just "patch everything," and how breaches really happen today. Then we get into fou

Erik Cabetas won DEF CON CTF his first year, failed at running a consulting shop, then came back five years later and built Include Security into an all-senior application security firm serving billion-dollar software companies. Erik Cabetas is the founder and "head hacker herder" of Include Security, an application security firm he's run for nearly 15 years. His path there was anything but linear. He was a materials engineering major who dropped an entire semester two months before graduation

What if AI-powered security could eliminate human errors in cybersecurity? Meet the founder making it happen. In this episode of Hackers to Founders, I sit down with Patrick Ben Thomas, the founder of NullZec and its advanced malware development division, Shadow Mask. Patrick shares his journey from early cybersecurity research to building a solution designed to eliminate human errors and prevent malware from spreading. We discuss how his team integrates sandboxing, zero-trust architecture, and

What if AI could predict and prevent cyber fraud before it happens? Meet the founder making it possible " On this episode of Hackers to Founders, we feature Zara Perumal, the CTO and co-founder of Overwatch Data. The episode explores Zara’s journey from an early fascination with computer science, influenced by her software developer father, to her evolution into a cybersecurity and AI entrepreneur. Zara recounts her first steps into coding, beginning with HTML at age 11 and later developing iOS

Who created the CVE system? That's Adam! In this insightful episode of "Hackers to Founders," host Chris REal0day Magistrado welcomes Adam Shostack, a renowned cybersecurity expert and co-creator of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system. Adam recounts his journey from a curious and geeky childhood, engaging in activities like D&D and building with Legos, to his influential career in cybersecurity. He delves into his early experiences at Brigham and Women's Hospital, where he firs

How do you defend Fox News, hedge funds, and global networks while building groundbreaking startups? John Terrill shares his journey. In this episode of Hackers for Founders, cybersecurity executive John Terrill shares his fascinating journey from a curious 12-year-old attending 2600 meetings in Atlanta to becoming a seasoned CISO and co-founder of Drawbridge Networks. He delves into the formative experiences that shaped his career, including his early exposure to security research at Internet