{"id":748294,"date":"2026-09-28T06:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T03:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-ai-endpoints-to-iam-5-cybersecurity-ceos-weve-been-watching-this-summer\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T06:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T03:15:23","slug":"from-ai-endpoints-to-iam-5-cybersecurity-ceos-weve-been-watching-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-ai-endpoints-to-iam-5-cybersecurity-ceos-weve-been-watching-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"From AI endpoints to IAM: 5 cybersecurity CEOs we\u2019ve been watching this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af7210fed6be\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af7210fed6be\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-ai-endpoints-to-iam-5-cybersecurity-ceos-weve-been-watching-this-summer\/#Rob_Gurzeev_CyCognito\" >Rob Gurzeev, CyCognito<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-ai-endpoints-to-iam-5-cybersecurity-ceos-weve-been-watching-this-summer\/#Asaf_Wiener_Mate_Security\" >Asaf Wiener, Mate Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-ai-endpoints-to-iam-5-cybersecurity-ceos-weve-been-watching-this-summer\/#Itay_Keren_Bloom_Security\" >Itay Keren, Bloom Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-ai-endpoints-to-iam-5-cybersecurity-ceos-weve-been-watching-this-summer\/#Barak_Klinghofer_Reclaim_Security\" >Barak Klinghofer, Reclaim Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-ai-endpoints-to-iam-5-cybersecurity-ceos-weve-been-watching-this-summer\/#Yossi_Barishev_Way_Security\" >Yossi Barishev, Way Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-ai-endpoints-to-iam-5-cybersecurity-ceos-weve-been-watching-this-summer\/#The_problems_theyre_building_around\" >The problems they\u2019re building around<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/2026\/09\/team-meeting-laptops-boardroom.avif\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p><em>Cybersecurity\u00a0has had no shortage of new companies and ideas this summer. Behind some of the most interesting developments are founders who have spent years working on the problems they are now trying to solve.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Their companies span different parts of the security stack, but they share a focus on adapting cybersecurity to an environment being reshaped by AI, cloud infrastructure, software and identity.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five cybersecurity CEOs who have been on our radar this summer.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rob_Gurzeev_CyCognito\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gurzeev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rob Gurzeev<\/a>, CyCognito<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Rob Gurzeev has spent much of his career on the offensive side of cybersecurity, including work with Israel\u2019s Unit 8200 and senior roles in cybersecurity R&amp;D.<\/p>\n<p>That background informs CyCognito\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to external attack surface management. Rather than relying entirely on an organization\u2019s existing asset inventory, the company focuses on discovering what attackers can find from the outside.<\/p>\n<p>CyCognito\u2019s platform maps organizations\u2019 external attack surfaces and uses automated analysis and testing to identify exposed, exploitable and sensitive assets. The company says its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> can work without requiring customers to provide an initial asset inventory or configuration.<\/p>\n<p>Gurzeev\u2019s work continues to center on a fundamental security question: what does an organization look like to an attacker when the attacker starts with nothing but the company\u2019s name?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Asaf_Wiener_Mate_Security\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/asafwiener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Asaf Wiener<\/a>, Mate Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Asaf Wiener brings product experience from two of the industry\u2019s most prominent security companies. At Wiz, he led the Vulnerability Management product serving Fortune 500 companies and built a new product generating independent ARR. At Microsoft, he helped take Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management from incubation to a standalone, revenue-generating product.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as CEO and co-founder of Mate Security, Wiener is applying that experience to AI-powered security operations. Mate is building around its Security Context Graph and agentic security operations, giving security teams a framework for connecting\u00a0AI agents\u00a0while maintaining orchestration and guardrails.<\/p>\n<p>The broader idea is to move beyond AI assistants and explore what security operations look like when AI agents can actively investigate and respond.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Itay_Keren_Bloom_Security\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/il.linkedin.com\/in\/itay-keren-%F0%9F%8C%B8-544760148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Itay Keren<\/a>, Bloom Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Itay Keren made headlines this summer when Bloom Security emerged from stealth with a $20 million seed round led by Glilot Capital Partners and Ten Eleven Ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Bloom is taking aim at\u00a0endpoint security, but with a different definition of what an endpoint looks like. Keren\u2019s thesis is that today\u2019s endpoint has become an ecosystem containing AI agents, MCP servers, IDEs, browser extensions, packages and other software that can interact with sensitive data and systems.<\/p>\n<p>That creates a challenge for traditional endpoint security products, which were largely designed around applications, processes and devices that were easier to identify and control.<\/p>\n<p>Bloom is building around visibility and control across this new endpoint environment, putting Keren at the center of a growing conversation around securing AI-native computing.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barak_Klinghofer_Reclaim_Security\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/barakklinghofer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Barak Klinghofer<\/a>, Reclaim Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Barak Klinghofer is approaching cybersecurity from the\u00a0re<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tion\u00a0side of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Before founding Reclaim Security, Klinghofer founded Hexadite, which was acquired by Microsoft, and later worked within Microsoft Security. His current company is focused on a familiar frustration for security teams: finding vulnerabilities is only useful if organizations can actually fix them.<\/p>\n<p>Reclaim Security is building technology around automated exposure remediation, with an emphasis on understanding the potential impact of a fix before it reaches production.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s approach reflects a broader shift in security from generating more findings to helping teams reduce the exposures they already know about.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yossi_Barishev_Way_Security\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/il.linkedin.com\/in\/yossibarishev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yossi Barishev<\/a>, Way Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yossi Barishev has spent his career dealing with APTs and nation-state adversaries. Now, as CEO and co-founder of Way Security, he is focused on one of\u00a0enterprise security\u2018s oldest problems: identity.<\/p>\n<p>Way emerged from stealth this summer with a $20 million seed round co-led by Insight Partners and Glilot Capital. The company is building an AI-driven layer designed to help organizations operationalize and enforce identity and access controls across increasingly complex environments.<\/p>\n<p>For Barishev, the challenge isn\u2019t simply whether companies have IAM tools. It\u2019s whether those tools are consistently translated into effective security enforcement across applications, users and identities.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_problems_theyre_building_around\"><\/span>The problems they\u2019re building around<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>These five CEOs are tackling different parts of cybersecurity, but their companies reflect some of the industry\u2019s biggest shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Mate is exploring AI-driven security operations. Bloom is rethinking the endpoint for an AI-native environment. CyCognito is focused on discovering external exposure, Reclaim on turning findings into remediation, and Way on making identity controls work across complex enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>As AI and autonomous software continue changing how businesses operate, these are the kinds of problems that could define the next chapter of enterprise security.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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