Phil Venables Joins Ballistic Ventures: Cybersecurity’s New Power Move or Just Another Day at the Office?

Phil Venables, the former CISO of Google Cloud, has joined Ballistic Ventures as a Venture Partner. After 30 years of tackling cyber villains, he’s now ready to shape the future of cybersecurity from the venture capital side. With Ballistic Ventures, Phil’s mission is to nurture the next generation of cyber-defenders.

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Phil Venables, the cybersecurity equivalent of a Swiss Army knife, is trading in his CISO cape for a venture capitalist hat at Ballistic Ventures. With a resume that reads like a tech security Hall of Fame, Venables is about to make the startup scene as secure as a Fort Knox vault. Watch out, cyber-baddies, Phil’s got a new playground, and he’s not playing around!

Key Points:

  • Phil Venables, former CISO of Google Cloud, joins Ballistic Ventures as a Venture Partner.
  • Venables has a rich history with cybersecurity leadership at companies like Google, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank.
  • He co-founded the Center for Internet Security and currently contributes to various advisory boards.
  • Venables aims to influence the future of cybersecurity through venture capital at Ballistic Ventures.
  • He recently participated in SecurityWeek’s 2024 Cloud Security Summit.

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