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Material Security’s Ryan Noon: Building & marketing a differentiated cybersecurity solution without spreading FUD
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In this episode of Future of Security Operations, Thomas speaks with Ryan Noon, Founder and CEO of Material Security, a company that protects the email of high-risk VIPs and top global organizations.
A serial entrepreneur and an expert on cloud security, Ryan previously ran infrastructure teams at Dropbox after it acquired his last company, Parastructure. Before that, he helped build a company spun out of Stanford by the Department of Defense. A graduate of Stanford, Ryan holds degrees in Computer Science and Computer Security.
Topics include:
- Ryan’s first startup experience and the decision to launch his first company, Parastructure
- Getting acquired by Dropbox and what he enjoyed most about working there
- Ryan’s journey from a hobbyist to a thought leader and founder in cybersecurity, taking a critical eye towards every system, and why Ryan sees himself as “a builder, a creator, and an optimist than a true security engineer”
- How the Russian government’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election impacted his perspective on cybersecurity and helped him realize the power of APIs
- Why email is such an excellent target for cyber attackers and how Material Security secures data within inboxes
- What founders should focus on in the first year, the importance of product management, and how Material secured its early adopters, including customers like Stripe, Databricks, and Lift, so quickly
- How to help your product to stand out, and why he believes it’s important to avoid FUD tactics in cybersecurity
- What Ryan has learned from working with the world’s leading security teams and how the best teams bridge gaps to win
- Ryan’s thoughts on the uncertain global economic climate, its impacts, and how Material’s conservative approach has allowed them to maintain a relatively lean team
- The future of security operations and what trends Ryan believes will continue - doing more with less and leveraging better infrastructure and tools that enable you to go deeper with your existing tech stack
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