Jeremiah Grossman

Chief Executive Officer

Root Evidence

Internet protector, industry creator, and purveyor of secrets. VP Security Strategy at Tenable, Founder of WhiteHatSecurity (acquired by NTT Security) and Bit Discovery (acquired by Tenable Security). CEO Root Evidence and Grossman Ventures.

Speaker sessions

Mentorship - The Startup Playbook for Cyber Success

Founding a cybersecurity startup can be exhilarating, but it’s not for the faint of heart or the risk-averse: less than 25% of venture-backed companies return capital to their investors, and fewer than 5% of founders ever realize a meaningful financial outcome. Drawing on decades of founding, scaling, and investing in successful cybersecurity companies, Jeremiah Grossman presents a proven playbook for improving the odds. How to identify security problems that truly matter, design solutions customers immediately value, build go-to-market strategies that drive growth and rigorously challenge assumptions at every step. Leveraging real-world case studies and practical lessons learned, this session delivers actionable guidance for founders who want to build cybersecurity companies that don’t just survive - but win.

15:40
Tue
02 Dec

Stage: Deep Dive

Sessions Type: Presentation

Epoch Theory of Cyber

For more than two decades, Jeremiah Grossman has become widely recognized for his ability to see what’s coming next in cybersecurity long before the rest of the industry. From the emergence of application attacks to the rise of ransomware and the proliferation of exploitation of shadow assets, his foresight has never been a matter of luck. It comes from a mental model he developed called the Epoch Theory of Cybersecurity. In this session, Jeremiah explains how understanding attacker incentives, behavioral patterns, and evolutionary cycles enables security leaders to see where the threat landscape is headed and prepare for the future before it arrives.