The AI pentesting and AI safety series for security leaders

Arnab Chattopadhayay

Co-founder & VP of Emerging Research, FireCompass

More than 23 years solving hard IT security problems, with leadership roles at British Telecom, Tech Mahindra, iViZ (Synopsys), MetricStream, Capgemini, and IBM. Deep grounding in the engineering behind autonomous offensive security, including the guardrails, cost controls, and oversight models that decide whether an agent is safe to run inside a live enterprise.

Bikash Barai

Founder & CEO, FireCompass

Serial security entrepreneur with multiple USPTO patents in network security. Recognised in Fortune's 40-under-40 and a speaker at RSA Conference and TEDx. Earlier founded iViZ, the first company to take penetration testing to the cloud, later acquired by Synopsys.

Ed Adams

Former CEO, Security Innovation · Advisor, FireCompass

Led Security Innovation as CEO for over 20 years, building it into a leading application security training and services firm. Ponemon Institute Research Fellow and author of See Yourself in Cyber: Security Careers Beyond Hacking. Has presented at RSA Conference, InfoSec World, and hundreds of industry events on risk-based approaches to securing software.

Zak Raxter

Senior Solutions Architect, Offensive Security, FireCompass

More than ten years in offensive security, AppSec, and DevSecOps, with security engineering roles at Juniper Square, Prudential Financial, and Mosaic Group. Built endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and internal bug bounty programs from the ground up. Specializes in red teaming, adversary emulation, and incident forensics, with hands-on experience addressing critical vulnerabilities across production applications and services.

Benjamin Lutz

Director, Sales, FireCompass

Worked with CISOs, AppSec leaders, and engineering executives to build application security programs across SMB and enterprise organizations. Previously spent four and a half years at Veracode, progressing from strategic business development to Senior Enterprise Account Manager. Brings a buyer-focused perspective on evaluating security solutions and reducing software risk without slowing delivery.