In this episode Shiv is in conversation with Jason Casey, CEO and co-founder of Beyond Identity. Jason talks about his early fascination with technology, his career trajectory, and how he entered cybersecurity. He describes Beyond Identity's mission to eliminate passwords and improve identity verification. Jason shares insights on staying ahead in cybersecurity, touching on topics like AI, supply chain attacks, and trusted computing. He discusses the transition from CTO to CEO, the importance of curiosity and experimentation in both early and mid-career stages, and his personal practices for managing stress and staying grounded.
00:25 Jason Casey's Early Fascination with Technology
01:22 Journey into Cybersecurity
02:23 Understanding the Hacker Mindset
03:58 Staying Ahead in Cybersecurity
06:57 Fundamentals of AI and Security
09:01 Challenges and Innovations in AI Security
10:16 Building Secure Systems with AI
13:50 The Cost of Real-Time Security
15:24 Deterministic vs. Probabilistic Security Controls
17:19 The Role of Honeypots in Cybersecurity
18:44 Adversarial Tactics and Device Posture
21:15 AI in Software Development and Security
25:17 Trusted Computing in Aerospace and Defense
27:01 Hardware-Based Trusted Computing
28:04 Genesis of Beyond Identity
29:31 Meeting Jim Clark
32:17 Beyond Identity's Mission
34:04 Transition from CTO to CEO
37:17 Career Tips for Cybersecurity
50:06 Personal Practices to Stay Grounded
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jassoncasey/
Jasson Casey currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Beyond Identity, where he's built an identity security platform for enterprises to make identity-based attacks impossible.
Jasson has 20+ years of experience delivering security and networking products to all markets and customer types, including global enterprises and carriers. He served as CTO at Security Scorecard, Fellow in CyberSecurity with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and as Advisor to IronNet CyberSecurity, a security startup founded by Gen. (Ret) Keith Alexander.
Prior to Beyond Identity, Jasson was VP of Engineering at IronNet CyberSecurity and oversaw development of the vendor's revolutionary collective intelligence platform and pioneered new approaches to total network observability, including limitless wire rate packet capture with truly elastic retention abilities.
He also brings a long history of innovation advocacy for Software Defined Networks (SDN) through his work founding and leading Flowgrammable, and serving as a member of the Software Leadership Council at the Open Networking Foundation. Previously he held roles in product management, business development and engineering with CenturyTel(CenturyLink), Level3(CenturyLink), and Alcatel(Nokia).
Jasson has a BSEE from the University of Texas at Austin and has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Texas A&M University.
