CyberRiskTV Live Coverage from RSAC 2025 Day 3

Joel Burleson-Davis is the SVP of Worldwide Engineering, Cyber at Imprivata where he’s responsible for building, delivering, and evolving the suite of Imprivata’s cybersecurity products that include Privileged Access Security, Access Compliance, and AI-powered analytics solutions. Prior to joining Imprivata, Joel was Chief Technical Officer at SecureLink, the leader in critical access management for organizations in need of advanced solutions to secure access to their most valuable assets, including networks, systems, and data. While at SecureLink, Joel was responsible for the overall technology and operational strategy and execution, including direction and oversight for Product Development, Quality Assurance, IT and Cybersecurity Operations, Compliance, and Customer Success.

Before SecureLink, Joel held Systems Engineering, IT Consulting, and Instructor positions while serving as one of the founding members of The Linux Foundation certification committee, a global committee of key Linux subject matter experts. Joel earned a Master of Liberal Arts degree in Systems Theory and Technology from St. Edward’s University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Texas Lutheran University.

As Chief Security Officer at Zscaler, Deepen Desai is responsible for running the global security research operations as well as working with the product group to ensure that the Zscaler platform and services are secure. Deepen has been actively involved in the field of cybersecurity for the past 20 years and is also responsible for driving new cyber innovations at Zscaler. Prior to joining Zscaler, he held security leadership roles at Dell SonicWALL.

Jordan Avnaim serves as Entrust’s CISO. With more than 20 years of experience leading information security functions and influencing change and enterprise digital transformation, Jordan is helping scale and mature Entrust’s information security program for both corporate and commercial portfolios. Prior to Entrust, Avnaim worked for The Capital Group Companies, where he was responsible for leading various information security, technology risk and technology audit functions over his tenure. Previously at Deloitte & Touche, Avnaim led delivery of specialized security and risk consultative services to C-suite executives and clients across the globe.

Pejman (Pej) Roshan leads Menlo Security’s Marketing organization. Pej has more than 25 years of product and marketing experience, successfully leading to-to-market teams for pioneering companies of all sizes, including Agito Networks, ShoreTel, Teridion, Cisco Systems, Aruba Networks, Xilinx and VMware. Throughout his career, Pej has had roles in IT operations, IT planning, marketing, product management and executive roles.

Bri is a renowned expert with 7 years of experience in the field of Cybersecurity and IT, bringing a unique perspective to the table. As the Director of Security and IT Operations Curriculum and Research at Pluralsight, Bri is instrumental in developing the cutting-edge cybersecurity and operational curriculum and content strategy. With a wealth of knowledge as an author of Pluralsight training content, she infuses a “red-team” or attacker-focused mindset into her teachings to grasp security concepts and defense strategies effectively. Bri holds a bachelor’s degree in InfoSystems and Technologies and is certified with Security+ and Pentest+ credentials.

Stephan Jou is Senior Director of Security Analytics at OpenText Cybersecurity and currently leads efforts to apply AI and analytical methods for cybersecurity use cases. Jou was CTO and co-founder of Interset, where he developed a leading-edge cybersecurity and In-Q-Tel funded project that uses machine learning and behavioral analytics, prior to being acquired by Micro Focus and then OpenText. Previous to OpenText, Jou has been at IBM and Cognos where he led the development of over ten products in the areas of cloud computing, mobile, visualization, semantic search, data mining, and neural networks.

Jou holds a M.Sc. in Computational Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, and a dual B.Sc. in Computer Science and Human Physiology, all from the University of Toronto. He has held advisory positions on NSERC Strategic Networks and is involved in setting goals for NSERC Strategic Research Grant research topics in the areas of analytics and security for Canada, was an invited participant in 2018’s G7 Multistakeholder Conference on Artificial Intelligence and in 2020’s consultation with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on the regulation of AI for data privacy, and has contributed to security and AI publications such as the Verizon’s “Data Breach Investigations Report” and the European Liberal Forum’s “European Cybersecurity in Context.”

Karl Van den Bergh is a seasoned technology executive with over 25 years of experience in marketing, product strategy, and business leadership across startups and billion-dollar enterprises. As Chief Marketing Officer at Illumio, he drives global marketing strategy, including brand positioning, demand generation, and go-to-market execution, helping to accelerate the company’s leadership in breach containment and Zero Trust Segmentation. Previously, as CMO at Gigamon, Karl led a comprehensive marketing transformation that established the company as a leader in the deep observability market, significantly increasing growth and brand recognition. His career highlights include leadership roles at DataStax, TIBCO, and Jaspersoft, where he delivered innovative strategies and built high-performing teams. Karl holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Imperial College London, is fluent in multiple languages, and was honored as Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year in 2024.

Tony Anscombe is the Chief Security Evangelist for ESET. With over 25 years of security industry experience, Anscombe is an established author, blogger and speaker on the current threat landscape, security technologies and products, data protection, privacy and trust, and Internet safety. His speaking portfolio includes industry conferences RSA, Black Hat, VB, CTIA, MEF, Sector and the Gartner Risk and Security Summit.

HD Moore is a pioneer of the cybersecurity industry who has dedicated his career to vulnerability research, network discovery, and software development since the 1990s. He is most recognized for creating Metasploit and is a passionate advocate for open-source software and vulnerability disclosure.

HD serves as the CEO and founder of runZero, which provides a single source of truth for exposure management across your total attack surface. Delivering in-depth visibility into every asset and exposure, runZero helps you mitigate risks faster, meet compliance requirements, and ensure you continuously discover critical insights that others miss—including unknown and unmanageable devices and elusive exposures that evade traditional tools.

Prior to founding runZero, HD held leadership positions at Atredis Partners, Rapid7, and BreakingPoint. HD has also been a frequent speaker at industry events such as Black Hat and DEF CON. HD’s professional journey began with exploring telephone networks, developing exploits for the Department of Defense, and hacking into financial institution networks.

David Aviv is chief technology officer at Radware, where he oversees the technology strategy for the company’s cloud, application, and network security solutions. In this role, David is involved in researching and developing the key algorithms and concepts that guide future product development.

Before joining Radware, David was vice president of engineering at Ofek, an Israeli ILEC. He also served in the Israeli Air Force as a senior technical leader. David has decades of experience leading the design and development of enterprise scale communication systems, with a specialty in the telecommunications sector.

David holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Tel Aviv University, Israel, and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Ben-Gurion University, Israel.

Yotam Segev is the co-founder and CEO of unicorn Data Security company, Cyera – the AI native, fastest growing data security company in history. Yotam is a cybersecurity expert with 15 years of experience in the field. Prior to Cyera, he – alongside Co-Founder, Tamar Bar-Ilan – built and ran the cloud security division for the Israeli Defense Force’s (IDF) elite Unit 8200. He served as a Senior Class Commander in the IDF’s prestigious Talpiot Leadership Academy. To date, Cyera has raised $760 million from the top VCs in the world – Sequoia, Accel, Redpoint, Coatue, Georgian, Sapphire, AT&T, Spark and Cyberstarts.

As the Chief Security Advisor at BeyondTrust, Morey J. Haber is the lead identity and technical evangelist at the company. He has more than 25 years of IT industry experience and has authored four books: Privileged Attack Vectors, Asset Attack Vectors, Identity Attack Vectors, and Cloud Attack Vectors. Morey has previously served as BeyondTrust’s Chief Security Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Vice President of Product Management during his 12-year tenure. In 2020, Morey was elected to the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) Executive Advisory Board, assisting the corporate community with identity security best practices.

Dr. Amit Sinha is CEO of DigiCert. Prior to DigiCert, Dr. Sinha was President of Zscaler. During his 12-year tenure, Zscaler grew from a startup to a NASDAQ-100 company and established itself as a dominant leader in enterprise security. Dr. Sinha is an independent Board Member at Zscaler and at DataRobot, an AI cloud platform company, and an advisor to several startups.

Prior to Zscaler, Dr. Sinha served as CTO for Motorola’s Enterprise Networking and Communications business, delivering Wi-Fi solutions. He was the CTO of AirDefense, a market leader in the wireless security space, leading to its successful acquisition by Motorola in 2008. Prior to AirDefense, Dr. Sinha served as Co-Founder and Chief Technologist at Engim, a Wi-Fi semiconductor company.

Dr. Sinha earned his Masters and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, and his B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, where he graduated summa cum laude and was awarded the President of India Gold Medal. He has authored over 25 journal/conference papers, contributed to 3 books, and is the inventor of 39 U.S. patents granted or pending.