In this episode of Cyber Security District, we sit down with Seemant Sehgal, founder and CEO of Breachlock, one of the fastest-growing offensive security companies in the world. Seemant’s journey took him from a small town in Northern India to leading global cybersecurity teams at ING Bank, before founding a startup that’s now active in over 20 countries.

At Breachlock, Seemant is rethinking how offensive security is done. His platform combines automation, AI, and human-led red teaming to deliver scalable Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS) that addresses the growing inefficiencies of traditional penetration testing.

Seemant has built a globally distributed company operating in over 20 countries, while staying close to the ground truth of cyber operations and keeping his team deeply connected to the challenges that security teams face every day.

In this episode, we cover:

• Building a global cyber career without a linear path


• Lessons from running cybersecurity at ING Bank


• The inefficiencies of traditional pen testing


• Starting BreachLock with automation and AI at the core


• Launching Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV)


• Balancing AI and human expertise in offensive security


• Leading a remote team across 20+ countries


• Hiring for culture and alignment, not just skills


• How to sell cyber risk to non-technical stakeholders


• Message to all CISOs

Whether you're scaling a security startup, running a blue team, or navigating board-level cyber strategy, this episode delivers hard-earned insights from someone who's seen the full lifecycle, technical, strategic, and entrepreneurial.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro

01:10 – Growing Up in Northern India

03:25 – Starting Out in Ethical Hacking at IBM

06:10 – From Defense to Offense: Career at ING Bank

09:00 – Identifying the Pain Points of Traditional Pentesting

11:30 – Founding BreachLock: Automating What Matters

15:40 – What is Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV)?

19:20 – Scaling with AI, But Keeping It Human

23:45 – Managing a Remote-First Global Team

26:30 – Hiring Philosophy: Look for Disagreement and Culture Fit

30:15 – Translating Cyber Risk for the C-Suite

33:00 – Staying Grounded: Lessons from Building Profitably

36:20 – Advice to Future Founders & Security Leaders

39:00 – Final Message to all CISO’s

Connect with the guest:

Seemant Sehgal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-sehgal/

Learn more about Breachlock: https://www.breachlock.com/

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