Our combined knowledge and 15 yrs of helping Startups, Scaleups, and SMBs improve their security posture are coming together to give you the tools to accelerate business growth through quality security strategies.
Dominique Singer
VP of Strategy, vCISO
Eden Data
An experienced Cybersecurity Leader, also a holistic wellness practitioner, with 25+ years of real-world expertise in various roles, from hands-on to executive level. He specializes in helping organizations securely leverage technology for favorable business outcomes and is sought after for guiding organizations with limited budgets, going beyond compliance to achieve cyber resilience. He is passionate about developing cost-efficient, risk-appropriate cybersecurity solutions aligned with business objectives. With a proven track record of successful project outcomes, team development, and business growth cultivated over decades, his contribution to the discussion will be invaluable.
Sherif Koussa
CEO and Founder
Software Secured
Sherif Koussa, is CEO and Founder of Software Secured; a Penetration Testing as a Service company based in Canada. Sherif is also a father, developer, hacker, and triathlon junkie. After a rewarding career as a software developer, Sherif realized the significance of secure coding practices and became enamored with the world of security. Sherif grew OWASP Ottawa Chapter from a few members to a few thousand, helped launch two open source projects for OWASP (WebGoat & Cheat Sheets), and helped SANS launch two exams GSSP-Java and GSSP-NET. Right now Sherif spends most of his time helping software development teams ship more secure code.
Kassia Clifford
Head of Sales
Software Secured
An information security consultant, avid hiker and yogi, Kassia Clifford is Head of Sales with Software Secured. Since entering the industry, Kassia has worked with a Security Awareness and Risk Mitigation PaaS serving highly regulated industries and fortune 500 financial institutions, an ethical hacking firm serving startups and some of North America’s top security companies and has built an information security program from the ground up, helping a high growth tech startup achieve their SOC 2 Type 2, prove security maturity to global telcos, pharmaceutical companies and public traded firms, while tripling in head count after raising their Series A.
