Have you heard the cliché about sharks? The one that says if they don’t keep swimming they’ll die? Turns out it’s pretty much true… stick around for the metaphor

 -- I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

 -- Henry Rollins

On this episode of pm73media, Matt Stephenson sat down with Epiphany Systems co-founder and ZZ Top Level beard sophisticant Rob Bathurst for a chat about why he continues to live this startup life as opposed to staying comfortable under a large corporate or government umbrella. If you know Rob, this is a fun walk with him… if you haven’t met him yet, dig it… you’ll want to meet him when you see him at DEFCON… and believe me, you’ll recognize him the moment you see him. Dig it

About Rob Bathurst

Rob Bathurst is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Epiphany Systems. In his 20-year career as an offensive cybersecurity expert, solution developer, and technology leader, Rob has led cybersecurity initiatives for Fortune 100 companies and major government agencies. He specializes in secure system design, device security, and risk mitigation.

At Epiphany, Rob is responsible for technology strategy, solution development, and market positioning. He oversees the engineering and product management teams, and acts as “chief client advocate.”

Previously, Rob was Managing Director of Embedded Systems Security at Blackberry Cylance; Principal Architect for Clinical Security and Cyber Risk at the Mayo Clinic; Cyber Exploitation Specialist for the US DOE; Lead Engineer for the US Information Systems Agency; and Cyber/Physical Security Expert at Foundstone.

Rob earned a PgD in Software and Systems Security at the University of Oxford, and undergraduate degrees in Organizational Technology and Programming/Software Development at the University of Toledo. Rob was also Technical Lead for Cyber Evaluation for the US Air Force.

About Matt Stephenson

My name is Matt Stephenson (@packmatt73) and I have hosted podcasts, videos and live events all over the world which put me with experts on every corner of the cybersecurity landscape. pm73media is my first solo endeavor. On this platform and others to come, I will continue to expand upon the tradition we started with the Insecurity podcast as I seek out the leading minds in the tech industry and beyond. I am always looking for fun people who may break things every now and again.

In 20 years in the ecosystem of Data Protection and Cybersecurity I have toured the world extolling the virtues of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and how, when applied to information security, these technologies can wrong-foot the bad guys.

Whether in person, live virtual events or podcasting, I get to interview interesting people doing interesting things all over the world of technology and the extended world of hacking. Sometimes, that means hacking elections or the coffee supply chain... other times that means social manipulation or the sovereign wealth fund of a national economy.

Wherever I go, my job is all about talking with the people who build, manage or wreck the systems that we have put in place to make the world go round...

If you tuned in to any of my previous podcasts, there’s great news…! pm73media is here! I will be bringing the same kind of energy and array of guests you know and love. Best part? We’re still at the same spot. You can find it at Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music & Audible as well as GooglePlay, Gaana, Himalaya, I Heart Radioand wherever you get your podcasts!

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