Welcome to episode two of Capture the CISO, hosted by Johna Till Johnson, CEO, Nemertes.

Our judges are Edward Contreras, CISO, Frost Bank and Mark Eggleston, CISO, CSC.

Our contestants:

Vladimir (Vladi) Sandler, CEO, Lightspin

Nick Popovich, hacker in residence, PlexTrac

Leonid Belkind, co-founder and CTO, Torq

Huge thanks to all our contestants who are also sponsors of Capture the CISO.

Lightspin

Lightspin’s next-gen cloud security platform built on Neo4j graph database prioritizes risk in cloud and Kubernetes environments focusing DevSecOps efforts on the critical issues that matter most. Our developer friendly platform provides plug and play remediation in the form of IaC, and scans pre-production code to catch misconfigurations, which are the main cause of breaches. Lighstpin proudly focuses on small and medium-sized businesses running workloads in the cloud, offering a free version of the platform including the industry’s only graph-based Attack Path risk prioritization. For an affordable, efficient, and secure cloud experience loved by engineers learn more at www.lightspin.io.

PlexTrac

A better security posture begins and ends with PlexTrac, the Proactive Cybersecurity Management Platform that streamlines your entire security workflow. Maximize ROI by aggregating findings from all your sources, generating robust analytics, cutting reporting time in half, and assigning and tracking remediation — all in one platform. Facilitate collaboration and communication across offensive engagements, monitor team performance, and analyze your security posture in real-time. PlexTrac makes cybersecurity teams more efficient, effective, and proactive to help them win the right security battles.

Generate better reports. Promote closer collaboration. Enable faster remediation. Gain more insights. PlexTrac is the must-have platform for security teams.

Torq

Torq is a no-code automation platform for security teams. It helps people of any skill level automate workflows to streamline and reinforce security processes, using a drag-and-drop editor and guided configurations. Workflows can be built with templates from our ever-growing library, helping users automate even the most complex processes with ease. The platform readily integrates with any other system out of the box—no special connectors, just limitless integrations. With Torq, teams maximize protection while minimizing complexity, creating a more dynamic and enduring security posture.