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A Their Story interview with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Guest: Benny Czarny
The organization telling us their story today is OPSWAT.
A journey that began with establishing the de-facto cybersecurity language has lead OPSWAT to protecting our critical infrastructure
Before we get to the start of this story, our journey here begins with a view of the current moment in time: OPSWAT’s focus on protecting our critical infrastructure.
As more systems and services come online throughout the entities that operate our critical infrastructure businesses and services, the question that doesn’t get asked enough, it seems to be: “What is the process for transferring data into, and out of, your network?”
You might be surprised (or, maybe not) that several organizations that the OPSWAT team has connected with don’t have a decent answer to this question, with many lacking any policy to define what is appropriate vs. what shouldn’t be allowed. Something as simple as the introduction of a malicious Excel spreadsheet that bypasses the antivirus sandbox capabilities can create a situation where a power plant can be taken offline.
During our conversation with Benny Czarny, CEO, and founder of OPSWAT, we dig into this topic, once we hear about his and the company’s story.
Amongst many other things, we talk about:
The founding of the company and how they developed their first minimum viable product (MVP)
How the team was created, how the culture was established, and what it takes to promote strong retention
The importance of transparency, trust, and making mistakes
How do the team measures success, both internally and outward-facing
The vision for the future of OPSWAT; what the next 20 years might bring
What does the future hold for securing our critical infrastructure?
Listen to Benny as he enlightens us during this friendly meeting.
