Helping Companies Become Resilient to Cyber Threats
I had the privilege of photographing Kai Pfiester, Founder and CEO of Protexity, a cyber security firm. He shared some of his journey.
“I had a previous cybersecurity firm for about ten years with partners but recently parted ways to do things differently. While I have a technical security background, my focus now as CEO is on leveraging my team to execute Protexity's vision of helping organizations of all kinds become resilient to cyber threats. As someone proficient in identifying vulnerabilities and effectively closing security gaps, I'm driven to use my skills to help organizations mitigate risk to not become victims of a business-crippling cyber-attack.
We achieve this by leveraging the adversarial mindset (looking at things through the eyes of the attacker) as well as hacker tools and techniques - but without malicious intent. Our services aim to help companies proactively see and understand where they are vulnerable and empower them to close the security gaps that put them at risk.
As far as giving my younger self some advice, I’d say, ‘Trust that everything works out in the end. Stay neutral when you experience something that appears to be negative. Things aren't always as they seem. Everything tends to fall into place over time.’
Regarding my headshot, I needed a new one for my new company. Alissa explained to me how she does things. I thought that was interesting. At my session, I got to witness the magic that happens with lighting. It's mind-blowing how much of a difference it makes. Alissa is truly a master of her craft. The headshots came out fantastic.”