Halycon AI
Based in Austin, TX, but distributed globally, Halcyon was formed in 2021 by a team of cybersecurity industry veterans after battling the scourge of ransomware (and advanced threats) for years at some of the largest global security vendors. Comprised of leaders from Cylance (now Blackberry), Accuvant (now Optiv), and ISS X-Force (now IBM), Halcyon is focused on building products and solutions for mid-market and enterprise customers.
Modern defensive cyber solutions, while impressive, have failed in the face of cheap and easy-to-create – and most importantly lucrative – ransomware. High-profile breaches are disguising an ugly fact; the companies using next-generation NGAV and EPP solutions continue to be impacted by ransomware.
Halcyon has built the first anti-ransomware engine to tackle this problem. Our team has spent decades building name-brand security products and delivering security consulting to much of the Fortune 500.
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Security Gets Serious Episode 002: Ryan Permeh on AI-Driven Security
Experts disagree as to whether AI is the game changer for humanity as promised or will spell the end of us all – it just depends on who you ask. AI/ML have been in use in security solutions for some time, and it hasn’t killed anyone yet (mostly).
But are there still ethical considerations that arise when applying AI/ML in cybersecurity? Yes, because in a world increasingly reliant on AI/ML-powered solutions for cybersecurity, we still need to ensure there is transparency and accountability for those who develop the algorithms
that run our detection engines.
In this episode of Security Gets Serious with Ben Carr, host Ben Carr sits down with a pioneer in the application of AI/ML in solving security challenges, Ryan Permeh, partner at technology investment group Syn Ventures (https://www.synventures.com/).
Permeh has been a leader in security innovation for several decades and has a storied career in both offensive and defensive security, helping pioneer the use of AI/ML to detect and defeat novel threats.
He discovered and was the primary analyst investigating the “Code Red” computer worm and contributed to many other analyses of significant threats over his career.
Permeh was Co-Founder and former Chief Scientist at Cylance (acquired by Blackberry $1.4b in 2020) and led development of the architecture behind Cylance’s mathematical engine and groundbreaking approach to security that disrupted the industry and introduced Next-Generation
Antivirus (NGAV).
Prior to co-founding Cylance, he served as Chief Scientist for over two decades at McAfee, focusing on technology strategy. Prior to that, Permeh was a Distinguished Engineer at eEye Digital Security where he focused on building security assessment tools.
Permeh has published numerous articles, papers and books, and is a frequent speaker at conferences around the world on the topics of security, privacy, AI/ML, and entrepreneurship.
His research has led to numerous innovations in both offensive and defensive security technology, and he has more than 20 patents in the security and data science fields.
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Your Host: Ben Carr, Halcyon Advisory CISO