SECURITYGEN - Key Persons
Amit is a seasoned leader with over two decades of experience implementing initiatives that have driven business growth across multiple geographies and increased shareholders. He is widely recognized for his strategic thinking, operational focus, technical knowledge and passion for people. Given his repository of knowledge on cutting-edge technology and cybersecurity, Amit has frequently been invited to be part of speaker panels at industry forums.
Before co-founding SecurityGen with three other global telecom security industry veterans, Amit was the Chief Executive Officer for Positive Technologies. Under his leadership, Positive Technologies has become one of the world's leading providers of telecom security solutions that enable continuous visibility and protection to network owners.
Prior to joining Positive Technologies, Amit was Global Sales Director for F-Secure, a cyber-security organization that grew exponentially during his four years tenure. Before that, as Country Manager - India and SAARC for Trend Micro, he significantly improved the organizations growth trajectory through market leadership in brand, customer satisfaction, and loyalty. Amit has also been associated with Dell Computers where he was instrumental in executing effective growth strategies and bolstering profits for the company's portfolio of products.
Amit holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's in business administration from the Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, India. He has also completed a General Management Program at the National University of Singapore.
Dmitry Kurbatov, the CTO and Co-Founder, is a world-renowned telecom security expert with over 15 years of experience in researching 5G, LTE network, SDN/NFV, and IoT.
A telecom security veteran with a sharp focus on a research-based approach - Dmitry, along with his R&D team, have led several innovative global telecom security deployments. He has spearheaded the development of an automated security analysis system and telecom security research, which includes identifying vulnerabilities in network equipment, errors in data transfer, network design, protection of signalling protocols (SS7, Diameter, GTP), and IoT security.
Prior to establishing SecurityGen, Dmitry was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Positive Technologies. He was responsible for developing and implementing the security strategy for mobile communications, 5G technology and infrastructures (industrial and enterprise).
Prior to joining Positive Technologies in 2010 as an information security expert, Dmitry worked as a network engineer for several system integrators. His passion for bringing together processes and technology to simplify and improve the experience for our clients and employees.
Dmitry graduated from Moscow Technological University (MIREA) with a degree in information security of telecommunications systems.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Co - Founder & VP ( Sales ) Europe & Middle East
Massimo the Co-Founder of SecurityGen has effectively combined his deep understanding of market dynamics with innate development expertise and operational rigour to create high growth businesses.
Before co-founding SecurityGen with three global telecom security leaders, Massimo was Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Positive Technologies. Over the years he had played a critical role in shaping product strategy for the company's telecommunications security portfolio, seeking new business opportunities and expanding the company's partner and customer portfolio in the region. Before taking on this assignment, Massimo served as Managing Director for Italy and Spain and has effectively led teams in the ongoing evolution of digital technology.
Massimo has held several leadership positions across MRV Communications, Allied Telesis and Azlan, responsible for driving strategy and growth.
Massimo holds a bachelor's degree in Business and Economics and has studied electronics and computer sciences.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder & Global Head of Operations
Paolo has over 20 years of experience and multi-domain knowledge about network architectures, security assessments and implementation of complex-heterogeneous infrastructures (implementation & maintenance). He co-founded SecurityGen- a startup focused on telecom cybersecurity with three global industry leaders. He leads the Global Operations function for SecurityGen and is in charge of effective delivery, project implementations, customer support, and relationships.
Before co-founding SecurityGen, he was Managing Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Positive Technologies. Paolo joined Positive Technologies in 2012 as Technical Account Manager and has subsequently held numerous leadership positions within the organization. A renowned expert in his field, Paolo has actively led business forums focused on identifying, developing and implementing cyber-security solutions for the telecommunications industry.
Before joining Positive Technologies, Paolo worked in the Industrial-CS security space and has led the delivery of one of the most extensive European private network, located in Italy, based on DWDM technology - a project that lasted three years and covered over 14.000km of F.O
Paolo holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Telecommunications, a Master's degree in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications from Sapienza Università di Roma, and a SCCISP Certification (Smart Cities & Critical Infrastructure Security Professional) from the IoT Security Institute in Italy.