INVESTORS
INVESTORS
Essential Capabilities
Maturing Security Through Adversarial Emulation
- Single platform to test infrastructure, evaluate IT/OT, and leverage CTI
- Reliable, safe, and continuous adversarial emulation for production environments
- Customizable and repeatable real-world emulation
- Regular threat intel updates operationalized
Bryson Bort
Founder and CEOBryson is the Founder of SCYTHE, a start-up building a next-generation threat emulation platform, and GRIMM, a cybersecurity consultancy, and Co-Founder of the ICS Village, a non-profit advancing awareness of industrial control system security.
Marc Brown
Vice President Sales & ProductMarc Brown is a trusted analyst, advisor, and strong advocate of agile marketing, tightly coupled sales, and dedicated sales enablement functions.
Chris Horvat
Vice President - EngineeringChris Horvat is an industry-recognized technology leader for SaaS companies looking to scale their organizations from startup to enterprise. Most recently, he worked with MyCarrier to successfully transition the organization from a seed-funded to a Series B-funded organization and to scale its technology systems to support rapid customer growth.
Jim Webster
Director - Federal ProgramsJim has spent the last 30 years as a senior information assurance professional developing effective security programs that operate in concert with, and not against, organizational goals. The last 10 years were spent as the CISO at ManTech, a large defense contractor, building an information assurance program from the ground up.
Bryson Bort
Founder and CEOBryson is the Founder of SCYTHE, a start-up building a next-generation threat emulation platform, and GRIMM, a cybersecurity consultancy, and Co-Founder of the ICS Village, a non-profit advancing awareness of industrial control system security. He is a Senior Fellow at the National Security Institute, USMA EECS Advisory Board member, and Adjunct Senior Technical Advisor for the Institute of Security and Technology. As a U.S. Army Officer, he served as a Battle Captain and Brigade Engineering Officer in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom before leaving the Army as a Captain. He is recognized as a 'Top 50 in Cyber' by Business Insider, 'Security Executive Finalist of the Year' by SC Media, was awarded 'Tech Titan' twice and is the 2023 SANS Difference Maker Award Winner for Innovator of the Year.
Bryson received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He holds a Master's Degree in Telecommunications Management from the University of Maryland, a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Florida, and completed graduate studies in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas.
Marc Brown
Vice President Sales & ProductMarc Brown is an accomplished technology executive with extensive experience in leading product, sales, and marketing efforts across both startups and large public companies. Currently serving as VP of Sales, Marketing, and Product at SCYTHE, Marc brings a wealth of knowledge from his diverse roles, including his leadership at Aterous Group and advisory roles at P3rceive and Zayda Technologies.
Marc's career spans several leadership positions in organizations such as Parasoft, Grammatech, MyCarrier, Digital14, Intel, Gartner, IBM, and Corning. His technical expertise is complemented by his strategic marketing and product management acumen, where he has driven significant growth, innovation, and collaboration.In addition to his corporate roles,
Marc has been instrumental in defining and developing IoT applications, embedded devices, software, and hardware across various industries, including automotive, aerospace, consumer, finance, industrial, and cybersecurity. Marc is recognized for his ability to build trust, foster collaboration, and drive employee development, making him a catalyst for change and innovation in any organization he leads.
Recognized for being a steadfast champion of cultural transformation, Marc is a catalyst for change and innovation in start-ups, mid-size and large organizations.
Chris Horvat
Vice President - EngineeringChris Horvat is an industry-recognized technology leader for SaaS companies looking to scale their organizations from startup to enterprise. Most recently, he worked with MyCarrier to successfully transition the organization from a seed-funded to a Series B-funded organization and to scale its technology systems to support rapid customer growth. He has worked with successful startups in multiple industries and in the enterprise banking sector, helping them to scale and improve their technology stacks to meet the next set of opportunities in the market. When not keeping up to date on the latest SaaS technologies, he can be found working at home making ammunition for precision marksmanship competitions, playing piano and drums with his wife, building/flying R/C aircraft, and spending time with his 'little' as a Big Brother for BBBSAZ.org.
Jim Webster
Director - Federal ProgramsJim has spent the last 30 years as a senior information assurance professional developing effective security programs that operate in concert with, and not against, organizational goals. The last 10 years were spent as the CISO at ManTech, a large defense contractor, building an information assurance program from the ground up. Gained consensus with business leaders to implement controls/services to manage risk and protect critical information assets.
Jim worked closely with the Nation Defense Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ND-ISAC) to share threat information and work to improve the security posture of the entire Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Jim also served as the company representative on the DoD DIB Cyber Security Task Force to help improve DoD and industry cooperation.
Named to the Top 10 CISOs to Watch in 2021 by WashingtonExec.