Taking the Attacker’s View

Rob Gurzeev, CEO and Co-Founder of CyCognito, has led the development of offensive security solutions for both the private sector and intelligence agencies.

Prior to founding CyCognito, he was Director of Offensive Security and head of R&D at C4 Security (acquired by Elbit Systems) and the CTO of the Product Department of the 8200 Israeli Intelligence Corps. Honors that he received as an Israel Defense Forces Officer included Award for Excellence, the Creative Thinking Award and the Source of Life Award.

Dima Potekhin, CTO and Co-Founder of CyCognito, is an expert in mass-scale data analysis and security. He is an autodidact who has been coding since the age of nine and holds four patents that include processes for large content delivery networks (CDNs) and internet-scale infrastructure.

Prior to founding CyCognito, he founded multiple companies, including Epicycle Technologies, a software consulting firm specializing in big data, computer vision, image processing, geographic information systems and other domains requiring huge scale and complex mathematical algorithms; and Metaqube, that developed a cutting edge city-scale augmented reality technology for mobile devices.

As a Software Engineer and Security Researcher in the Israel Defense Forces, he participated in a project that received the prestigious Israel Defense Prize.

Oded Simon, Senior Vice President of Operations, has deep experience supporting technology startups in their growth from formation through all stages of development, particularly in the areas of operations, fundraising and business development. Prior to joining CyCognito, he ran a business development and consultancy practice and was a Partner at Baratz & Company.

Randy Streu, Senior Vice President of Global Channels and Alliances, has more than 20 years of experience creating transformative partnerships in public and private companies to increase customer value and drive growth.

Prior to CyCognito, Randy led strategic and technical alliances for SecurityScorecard, with a focus on corporate cybersecurity risk ratings partners, cyber insurance partners, and service providers.

Previously, Randy managed business development and channel partnerships for Sauce Labs, Cloud Academy, Sumo Logic,and HPE Enterprise among others.

Ayelet brings to CyCognito significant experience as leader of cross-border People orgs, working with global executives and employees teams and supporting companies’ scale and growth.

Ayelet holds a master's degree in Organizational Psychology. She began her career journey in big corporations such as Applied Materials, Amdocs and Nice, later transitioned to medium-sized companies like Qognify and Zerto and most recently insoundz.

Ayelet thrives in the fast-paced environment, relishing the flexibility and creativity that small, young organizations offer.

Shlomi Oren, SVP Engineering, has over 20 years of experience in Engineering leadership roles, over 10 of them in executive positions.

Prior to joining CyCognito, as the SVP of Engineering at Zerto (acquired by HPE) he participated in the rapid growth of Zerto's disaster-recovery enterprise solution. As the EVP of Engineering in Otonomo, Shlomi led the development of the company's leading vehicle location big-data platform.

Igal Zeifman, VP of Marketing, brings over 20 years of experience driving growth for cybersecurity and cloud companies by leading strategic, full-funnel marketing efforts. He has led marketing strategy and execution at both startups and global enterprises, including Incapsula and later Imperva, where he contributed at pivotal stages that led to two consecutive multi-billion-dollar acquisitions.

Prior to CyCognito, he served as VP of Marketing at Komodor, Sternum, and most recently at env0, where he was also part of the core team behind the OpenTofu CNCF project.

Amit Amar, Vice President of Product at CyCognito, has nearly a decade of experience driving product strategy and execution in cybersecurity. He leads the development of CyCognito’s external exposure management platform, guiding its current capabilities and long-term innovation to keep the company ahead of evolving customer and market needs.

Since joining CyCognito in 2017, Amit has advanced through leadership roles across security analysis and product management, giving him a rare blend of technical and strategic expertise.

Amit founded and scaled the company’s security analysis team before transitioning to product management, where he directed product analysts and managers, owned the roadmap process, and strengthened collaboration across R&D, sales, customer success, and product marketing.

Nadine O'Brien leads CyCognito’s global Customer Success organization, driving customer strategy, retention, and growth. Since joining in 2022, she has progressed from Director to Vice President, building a globally aligned team that supports the company’s expansion and delivers lasting customer value.

With over a decade of experience developing enterprise customer organizations, Nadine has led high-performing international teams across complex risk and security environments. She previously served as Director of a business resilience consultancy, advising organizations on operational risk, business continuity, and cybersecurity. A multilingual leader with deep cross-cultural expertise, she brings an integrated risk perspective to CyCognito—aligning teams around clear standards and ensuring customers realize measurable outcomes from their security investments.