Join Ebryx CEO Ahrar Naqvi security leaders Eric Galis, Nicole Hart, and Elijah Cedeno for a practical fireside chat on building a security posture that fits your company today and holds up when larger clients start asking harder questions. Please register here to attend live on in person and to register for the larger community.
A promising enterprise deal reaches procurement. A security questionnaire hits your inbox. Suddenly, the decisions you postponed become blockers. Meanwhile, spending on every tool and certification can drain a young company without solving the right problems. This session will help you find the middle ground: a defensible baseline that matches your stage, protects what matters, and gives customers confidence without slowing growth.
What you’ll take away
This session is built for founders, co-founders, CTOs, technical leaders, operators, and other people responsible for growth at startups and small to midsize businesses. No cybersecurity background is required.
From first controls to customer-ready security
Expect a candid conversation about the mistakes growing companies make, the security gaps they tend to overlook, and the point at which informal practices need to become a mature program. Ahrar and Eric will examine what enterprise customers and boards expect, how widely used frameworks can bring order to the work, and how founders can build credibility without treating security as an all-or-nothing project or a compliance checkbox.
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Ahrar Naqvi
CEO, Ebryx
Ahrar leads Ebryx, a global cybersecurity and secure engineering company serving organizations across North America, the Middle East, and Europe. His work spans managed security, advanced R&D, and Zero Trust for critical infrastructure. He previously held senior Engineering roles at Palmchip,Veraz Networks, and Oracle and holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
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Eric Galis
CISO, Sun Gauge | Founder & Principal, Plaintext Security Advisors LLC
Eric is a cybersecurity practitioner with hands-on leadership and deep boardroom experience. His work helps growing organizations turn security risk, buyer expectations, and compliance pressure into practical priorities.
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Nicole Hart
CEO |Board Advisor| Executive Transformational HR Leader| On-Demand HR and Project-Based Support for Small Businesses
Nicole Hart is co-founder of BackPocket Talent, where she helps small medical practices and founder-led businesses build practical, compliant people systems that can scale. She brings 20 years of experience across HR, operations, and technical leadership. Previously, Nicole led IT, cybersecurity, and compliance at Teracloud, overseeing security operations, risk reduction, and regulatory alignment. She is known for turning complex technical and regulatory requirements into clear actions small teams can execute.
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Elijah Cedeno
Member Experience & Engagement Manager
Elijah Cedeno is a Member Experience and Engagement Manager for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center™ (MS-ISAC®), a division of the Center for Internet Security, Inc.®. He is a member of the Stakeholder Engagement team, which works with our nation’s State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal (SLTT) governments and public education institutions to provide free cybersecurity resources and services. Elijah manages the MS-ISAC® members in the Northeast region, supporting their overall cybersecurity posture.
View linkedin ProfileEbryx is a 360° cybersecurity and secure engineering company that helps organizations strengthen defenses, meet compliance expectations, and grow with confidence. For startups and SMBs, Ebryx aligns security to business stage, from essential cyber hygiene and fractional leadership to Zero Trust, managed detection and response, and advanced engineering.
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