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Oliver Friedrichs

Entrepreneur, investor, board member, advisor

Palo Alto, California

Invests in

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  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

Cloud Computing
Computer Security
Security
SaaS
Network Security
Business Continuity
Information Security
Strategy
Identity Management
Start-ups
Enterprise Software
Software Development
Intrusion Detection
Go-to-market Strategy
Firewalls
PCI DSS
Virtualization
Leadership
Vulnerability Management
Penetration Testing

Work Experience

2021

  • Founder and CEO

    2021

    Pangea created the Composable Security category. Built by developers, for developers, Pangea provides an out-of-the-box set of API-delivered security services to add security features to your cloud app. Get to market faster and add the security features that you need with just a few lines of code. If you're building a new cloud application or migrating an on-premise app to the cloud you have to check it out. We're hiring talented engineers with security, cloud, and API experience in Palo Alto or remote.

2018 - 2021

  • VP of Security Products

    2018 - 2021

Phantom Cyber Corporation

2014 - 2018

  • Founder and CEO

    2014 - 2018

    Phantom accelerates and amplifies Security Operations. Our mission is to close the security gap by enabling Enterprise Security Operations to be Smarter, Faster, and Stronger. Now a part of Splunk!

2011 - 2014

  • SVP, Cloud Technology and Strategy

    2011 - 2014

  • Founder and CEO

    2008 - 2010

    Founded Immunet, a venture-backed Palo Alto, California-based AntiMalware software company acquired by Sourcefire in December, 2010. Immunet developed one of the industry's first Big Data security platforms to discover, detect, and remove advanced malware.

  • Director, Emerging Technologies

    2002 - 2008

    Created Emerging Technologies group to define strategy for security technology development. Created Symantec Advanced Threat Research, responsible for research into existing and future threats, computing platforms and security solutions. Managed DeepSight engineering.

SecurityFocus, Inc.

1999 - 2002

  • Co-founder and Director of Engineering

    1999 - 2002

    Co-founder and Director of Engineering at SecurityFocus, acquired by Symantec in 2002. Managed the development of the first global cyber early warning system, DeepSight. Created the DeepSight Threat Analyst team providing thorough analysis of emerging Internet threats.

1998 - 1999

  • Senior Manager

    1998 - 1999

    Managed the CyberCop Vulnerability Management solutions. Founded COVERT (Computer Vulnerability Exploitation Research Team) with the goal of researching and discovering new security vulnerabilities.

Secure Networks, Inc.

1996 - 1998

  • Co-founder and VP of Engineering

    1996 - 1998

    Co-founder and Vice President of Engineering at Secure Networks, Inc., acquired by McAfee in 1998. Architected and managed the CyberCop Vulnerability Management solutions. http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/41411

BlueSky Freenet of Manitoba

1993 - 1996

  • Volunteer

    1993 - 1996

    Volunteer at BlueSky Freenet of Manitoba. Manitoba, Canada's first non-profit Internet access service, providing Internet access to subscribers at no cost.