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Shift & Thrive: CEO Insights on Driving ChangeAdapting in the Digital Age - Dimitri Sirota - Shift & Thrive - Episode # 053How can leaders evolve their management style, leverage AI, and navigate rapid market changes to build resilient, forward-thinking organizations in tech? In this episode of Shift & Thrive, Dimitri Sirota, Co-founder and CEO of BigID, shares insights from his journey as a data privacy leader, including how he guided his company through the uncertainties of COVID-19, transitioned to a remote-first culture, and embraced AI across operations and products. He reflects on shifting from autocratic leadership to empowering autonomy, navigating go-to-market changes, and preparing for the evolving future of work. Dimitri also opens up about his immigrant upbringing, the value of...
2025-07-1651 min
The AI in Business PodcastNavigating Challenges and Solutions in Data Security with AI - with Dimitri Sirota of BigIDAs enterprises double down on generative AI initiatives, the intersection of data security, privacy, and unstructured data is quickly becoming mission-critical. In this episode, Dimitri Sirota, Co-founder and CEO of BigID, joins the podcast to explore how AI transformation is reshaping enterprise data governance, security, and compliance—and why understanding your "crown jewel" data is essential to building trustworthy AI systems. Dimitri outlines the three major forces driving today's enterprise data challenges: accelerated cloud migration, a rising tide of global data privacy regulations, and the explosion of generative AI tools that rely on sensitive, unstructured data. He explains how en...
2025-05-0829 min
Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio)The Next Era of Data Security: AI, Cloud, & Compliance - Jeff Smith, Dimitri Sirota, Kiran Chinnagangannagari - ESW #390Today's data landscape is undergoing a seismic shift with increasing regulatory pressures, rapid acceleration to the cloud, and AI adoption. Join BigID's CEO and Co-Founder, Dimitri Sirota, to learn how organizations can adopt a holistic approach to their data security and compliance strategy to keep up with the revolution in data, transforming their data into a competitive advantage. This segment is sponsored by BigID! Start protecting your sensitive data wherever your data lives at https://securityweekly.com/bigid. I've been so excited to see the external attack surface management (EASM) market take off in the...
2025-01-202h 03
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)The Next Era of Data Security: AI, Cloud, & Compliance - Jeff Smith, Dimitri Sirota, Kiran Chinnagangannagari - ESW #390Today's data landscape is undergoing a seismic shift with increasing regulatory pressures, rapid acceleration to the cloud, and AI adoption. Join BigID's CEO and Co-Founder, Dimitri Sirota, to learn how organizations can adopt a holistic approach to their data security and compliance strategy to keep up with the revolution in data, transforming their data into a competitive advantage. This segment is sponsored by BigID! Start protecting your sensitive data wherever your data lives at https://securityweekly.com/bigid. I've been so excited to see the external attack surface management (EASM) market take off in the...
2025-01-202h 03
Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)The Next Era of Data Security: AI, Cloud, & Compliance - Dimitri Sirota - ESW #390Today's data landscape is undergoing a seismic shift with increasing regulatory pressures, rapid acceleration to the cloud, and AI adoption. Join BigID's CEO and Co-Founder, Dimitri Sirota, to learn how organizations can adopt a holistic approach to their data security and compliance strategy to keep up with the revolution in data, transforming their data into a competitive advantage. This segment is sponsored by BigID! Start protecting your sensitive data wherever your data lives at https://securityweekly.com/bigid. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-390
2025-01-1932 min
Enterprise Security Weekly (Video)The Next Era of Data Security: AI, Cloud, & Compliance - Dimitri Sirota - ESW #390Today's data landscape is undergoing a seismic shift with increasing regulatory pressures, rapid acceleration to the cloud, and AI adoption. Join BigID's CEO and Co-Founder, Dimitri Sirota, to learn how organizations can adopt a holistic approach to their data security and compliance strategy to keep up with the revolution in data, transforming their data into a competitive advantage. This segment is sponsored by BigID! Start protecting your sensitive data wherever your data lives at https://securityweekly.com/bigid. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-390
2025-01-1932 min
Unicorn BuildersDimitri Sirota: The GTM Story of BigID ($1.25 Billion Valuation)Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Dimitri Sirota, CEO & Co-Founder of BigID, a data security and compliance platform that's raised $350 Million in funding.
Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:
BigID's Origin Story: Dimitri shares how the company was founded during the nascent stages of the internet and how the evolution of browsers like Mozilla sparked early excitement in the tech industry.
Data Privacy as a Market Opportunity: The idea for BigID emerged from identifying a gap in the market for data privacy and compliance, which was...
2024-09-2340 min
Leaders of B2B Podcast - Interviews on Business Leadership, B2B Sales, B2B Marketing and Revenue GrowthTransforming Data Compliance with Dimitri Sirota of BigID In today’s discussion, Dimitri Sirota, Co-Founder and CEO of BigID, sheds light on the evolving challenges of data management, privacy and security in our digital era. He highlights the critical role of understanding data in its myriad forms — its sensitivity, regulatory implications and intrinsic value to businesses.Key Takeaways:(02:02) Growth in data generation and its enterprise challenges.(04:31) The importance of data understanding for value, compliance and security.(10:00) AI and machine learning in data management and interpretation.(14:36) Entrepreneurial journey and timing in technology vent...
2024-01-3138 min
Cognizant Leadership and Innovation podcastCognizant Episode #11: CEO, Dimitri Sirota of BigIDWelcome to the Cognizant Leadership and Innovation podcast. I am your host Thomas Anglero, the Nordic CTO & Innovation Officer. This podcast is to answer the questions that top leaders have on Leadership and Innovation from some of the world's best leaders and innovative people.
In this episode, I have the honor of speaking with the co-founder and CEO of BigID, Dimitri Sirota. Dimitri is one of the world's most knowledgeable people on the identification, privacy, and security of your data.
In this episode, Dimitri deep dives on what are the important issues that leaders should consider when it comes to sec...
2023-09-0137 min
The MAD Podcast with Matt TurckBigID: Data Visibility & Control with CEO Dimitri SirotaDimitri Sirota, Co-Founder and CEO of BigID, which has raised $280+ to date, joins us for a chat about the importance and complexities around knowing and controlling your enterprise data.
2023-08-3033 min
Business of CyberBoC #59: Dimitri Sirota - CEO & Co-Founder of BigIDDimitri Sirota is the CEO and Co-Founder at BigID.
2023-03-0657 min
And Security For AllManaging Your Data Security PostureOn this episode of And Security For All, host Kim Hakim has guest Dimitri Sirota, CEO and Co-Founder of BigID, on the show to discuss data security posture management, or DSPM. During the show they will talk about the importance of data visibility, including who has access to your data, how it is being used, and where it is stored.
2023-01-0650 min
She Said Privacy/He Said SecurityKnow Your Data: How To Manage and Secure Regulated Company DataDimitri Sirota is the Co-founder and CEO of BigID, a data platform that helps entrepreneurs acquire actionable intelligence in the data center and cloud to solve data privacy, protection, and prospective problems. As an established serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and strategist, he founded two enterprise software companies focused on security and API management. Dimitri is a contributor to Forbes Tech Council and was a finalist for the 2021 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In this episode… With increasing ambiguity around sensitive consumer data, businesses are struggling to identify and manage personal information securely. So, how ca...
2022-11-1726 min
Tech & Main PresentsWhat’s the BigID? | Dimitri SirotaIn today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Dimitri Sirota. He is the Cofounder and CEO of BigID, helping organizations with their data privacy, security and governance. For more information go to www.BigID.com. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of expertise help you achieve the outcomes that are best for your business: cybersecurity, cloud, SD-WAN and data center. We have engineers and project managers available to assist you. Call our office at 678-575-8515, email us at info@techandmain.com or visit us at www.techandmain.com. Thanks...
2022-10-2444 min
The Remarkable SaaS Podcast#234 - Dmitri Sirota, CEO BigID - on embracing scientific hypotheses to build a successful startupThis podcast interview focuses on product innovation that enables organizations to know their enterprise data and take action for privacy, protection, and perspective. My guest is Dimitri Sirota, CEO, and Co-founder of BigIDDimitri has over a decade of experience as a privacy expert and identity veteran and is an established serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and strategist. He is also recognized as one of the leading authorities in startups and company team building, receiving numerous recognitions, including being named an Entrepreneur of the Year finalist by Ernst & Young in 2021 (New York) and 2022 (Florida)....
2022-10-1237 min
Security UnfilteredEpisode 67 - Dimitri Sirota - CEO of BigIDSend us a textIn this episode I talk with Dimitri Sirota the CEO of BigID. If you enjoy the podcast please go leave a review on the platform you listen, like it & share the podcast. You can also follow the podcast on social media at the links below.Follow the Podcast on Social Media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secunfpodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SecUnfPodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecurityUnfilteredPodcastDimitri's:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimitrisirota/https://bigid.com/Support the show
2022-09-2241 min
The Virtual CISO PodcastEp 100: The Two Audiences For Privacy & How They Drive Data CollectionThis marks our 100th episode of The Virtual CISO and an insightful journey into having the opportunity to have frank discussions with thought leaders that provide the very best information security advice and insights. I am happy to have invited Dimitri Sirota, CEO & CoFounder of BigID, to walk through BigID’s approach to privacy, security, and data governance on this momentous episodic occasion. Join us as we discuss: The merits of gathering data beyond the usual locationsWhy discovery is a foundational piece of BigID’s approachHow BigID supports efficient data collection To hear this episode, and many more like it, you ca...
2022-09-1336 min
Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts)Dimitri Sirota, CEO of BigID - How to Win the Hearts and Minds of Your TeamHow can you tell a compelling story that will inspire and engage the hearts and minds of your team, customers, and investors?It’s a vital question as Bill Gates said, "The best leaders are the ones who know how to speak with their heart. They connect with people on an emotional level, not just intellectually."In my interview with CEO and Co-founder of BigID, Dimitri Sirota, you’ll discover how you can leverage storytelling as a powerful tool that can help you communicate better with others.But it's not something that just happen...
2022-01-1144 min
PrivacyCast'Data Privacy Vs Data Protection' with Dimitri Sirota and Tejasvi Addagada#PrivacyCast S2 E3 Data Privacy vs Data Protection with Tejasvi Addagada and Dimitri Sirota.Today on PrivacyCast podcast, we discuss the concept of Data Privacy and Data Protection. Data privacy and data protection are very closely interconnected, so much so that users often think of them as synonymous. But the distinctions between data privacy vs. data protection are fundamental to understanding how one complements the other. Watch our Speakers dwell on the intricacies of these two highly debated concepts with two of the industry experts Dimitri Sirota and Tejasvi Addagada.D...
2021-11-3032 min
Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaKing of All Data: BigID CEO Dimitri SirotaWhen you’ve been around the block as much as Dimitri has, you start to notice things. Dimitri is a three time entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of BigID, a company that provides a complete solution for businesses seeking to connect to and manage all of its data regardless of the form the data is in or where it resides.
Dimitri shares with us what it truly means to Know Your Data (KYD), his focus on the sales organization, and the importance of commitment and engagement to company culture.
BigID has raised nearly $250 million of...
2021-10-0620 min
"The Data Diva" Talks Privacy PodcastThe Data Diva E31 - Dimitri Sirota and Debbie ReynoldsSend us a textDebbie Reynolds, "The Data Diva,” talks to Dimitri Sirota, CEO of BigID, an actionable data intelligence platform. We discuss the data problem that BigID solves for organizations, accountability for data like money in banking, obtaining a deep knowledge of data instead of reliance on recollection, managing the data challenges unique to data privacy and upholding the rights of the individual, working across data silos in organizations, minimization of data risk, bringing context to data management, the unique way that BigID manages data correlation, the problem of data duplication and legacy data, the shift...
2021-06-0838 min
Data Protection Gumbo093: Redefining Data Intelligence - BigIDDimitri Sirota, CEO of BigID provides details on the role that data intelligence plays in data privacy, data protection and also cloud migration. He also shares some tidbits of information around high-profile cyber attacks and how to help you gain more intelligence before a breach happens.
2021-05-1133 min
B2B Revenue Acceleration100: Becoming a Unicorn: A Journey of Rapid Growth & ScaleIt’s the dream of many tech companies — becoming a unicorn,meaning that the company has reached a valuation of $1 billion.On this special 100th episode, we hear stories from a panel of guests about how their companies reached or helped other companies reach that milestone, the challenges they encountered along the way, and the tips they have for others aiming to do the same.Our panel includes:Didi Dayton, Partner at Wing Venture CapitalDimitri Sirota, CEO of BigIDThomas Been, CMO at DruvaThibaut Ceyrolle, EMEA Founder at SnowflakeTo hear this...
2021-04-0859 min
Bank On ItEpisode 386 Dimitri Sirota from BigIDThis episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio production system. If you're looking to upgrade or jumpstart your podcast production please visit www.listendeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Dimitri Sorota, co-founder & CEO of BigID. BigID develops software that helps companies have secure customer data and satisfy privacy regulations. Tune in and Listen. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google...
2021-02-1133 min
BigIDeas On The GoThe Impact of Black Swan Events in the Security IndustryArt Coviello, Venture Partner at Rally Ventures and Former CEO of RSA Security, joins BigID CEO Dimitri Sirota for a conversation on the impact of Black Swan events in the security industry.
2020-04-1717 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 301: BigID’s Founder Dimitri Sirota on Raising $105M In The Last 5 Months of 2019, How To Know When To Pour Fuel On The Fire & How Founders Should Think About Runway and If There Is Cash On The Table, Whether You Take It?Dimitri Sirota is the Founder & CEO @ BigID, the startup that provides advanced data discovery and intelligence for the data centre and cloud. To date Dimitri has raised over $145M for BigID from some of the best in the world of enterprise including Boldstart, Scale Venture Partners, Bessemer, Salesforce Ventures and Tiger Global who just a couple of weeks ago, led their latest $50M Series C. Before to BigID, Dimitri founded 2 prior businesses, the first in 1999 being a VPN security company called eTunnels and then the second being Layer Technologies where Dimitri enjoyed an incredible 10 year journey leading to their...
2020-01-2026 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 301: BigID's Founder Dimitri Sirota on Raising $105M In The Last 5 Months of 2019, How To Know When To Pour Fuel On The Fire & How Founders Should Think About Runway and If There Is Cash On The Table, Whether You Take It?Dimitri Sirota is the Founder & CEO @ BigID, the startup that provides advanced data discovery and intelligence for the data centre and cloud. To date Dimitri has raised over $145M for BigID from some of the best in the world of enterprise including Boldstart, Scale Venture Partners, Bessemer, Salesforce Ventures and Tiger Global who just a couple of weeks ago, led their latest $50M Series C. Before to BigID, Dimitri founded 2 prior businesses, the first in 1999 being a VPN security company called eTunnels and then the second being Layer Technologies where Dimitri enjoyed an incredible 10 year journey leading to their...
2020-01-2026 min
Two Think MinimumBigID CEO Dimitri Sirota Brings Fresh Ideas to Privacy DebateDimitri Sirota is CEO and cofounder of BigID. Sirota is the CEO of one of the first enterprise privacy management platforms called BigID and a privacy and identity expert. He is an established serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor and strategist and previously founded two enterprise software companies focused on security and API management, Layer Seven technologies which was sold to CA Technologies in 2013. Get full access to TPInsights at tpinsights.substack.com/subscribe
2019-10-0924 min
Two Think MinimumBigID CEO Dimitri Sirota Brings Fresh Ideas to Privacy DebateDimitri Sirota is CEO and cofounder of BigID. Sirota is the CEO of one of the first enterprise privacy management platforms called BigID and a privacy and identity expert. He is an established serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor and strategist and previously founded two enterprise software companies focused on security and API management, Layer Seven technologies which was sold to CA Technologies in 2013.
2019-10-0924 min
State of Identity Podcast Series by LiminalPreparing for GDPRHost Cameron D’Ambrosi joins BigID CEO Dimitri Sirota to discuss the looming impact of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”) on businesses worldwide. Host:Cameron D’Ambrosi @dambrosi Guest:Dimitri Sirota – CEO, BigID @dimitrisirota State of Identity is brought to you by: KNOW Identity 2018State of Identity is brought to you by, KNOW Identity 2018. Hack, network and learn at the premier conference focused on identity innovation. Returning to the Ronald Reagan building in Washington DC, March 26-28, 2018. For early bir...
2017-08-1522 min
American Banker PodcastBreaking Banks: Plug and Play fintechNestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, Plug and Play is the world's largest tech accelerator. Sometimes called University 165, it has given early homes to some of the greatest tech success stories like Google, Paypal, and Logitech. Known for pairing startups with larger companies needing their solutions, this year, Plug and Play ran 11 "verticals" with 90 participants that all expect to leave the program with investment and a pilot deal. The organization invited Breaking Banks to profile its fintech vertical. We find out the history of Plug and Play and the focus on fintech through Scott...
2017-07-2153 min