Naor Penso
Chief Information Security Officer
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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SeniorNaor Penso is a seasoned cybersecurity executive and CISO with two decades of experience building and scaling enterprise security programs across public and private sectors. Currently leading information security at Cerebras Systems after heading product security at FICO, he has repeatedly grown teams of dozens and driven enterprise-wide security strategy and execution. His background spans hands-on roles from security researcher and forensics investigator to CTO-level leadership, reflecting deep technical roots alongside executive oversight. An active angel investor and advisor, Naor helps early-stage security startups translate innovation into commercially viable, defensible products. He brings a practical blend of offense-informed defense, product-focused security, and organizational scaling—often spotting startup potential before it’s obvious. Based in the Bay Area, he combines operational rigor with a talent for mentoring security leaders.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
English, Spanish, Hebrew
Github Skills (48)
sarif9
scanner9
google-cloud-platform9
compliance8
database8
vulnerability-scanners8
arangodb8
graph-database8
aws8
security8
query-language8
linter8
nosql7
semgrep7
supply-chain-security7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
NaorPenso/rationalcyber
Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:14 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 5 days
NaorPenso/CyberAgents
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025
CyberAgents is a repository dedicated to housing cooperative cybersecurity "agents"—modular entities each with its own purpose, responsibilities, and domain knowledge. These agents work together to streamline and enhance security operations, from identifying threats to investigating and containing them.
Contributions:6 PRs, 14 pushes, 8 branches in 2 days
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