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Resilient CyberResilient Cyber w/ Varun Badhwar - AI for AppSec - Beyond the BuzzwordsIn this episode, we sit down with Varun Badhwar, Founder and CEO of Endor Labs, to discuss the state of AI for AppSec and move beyond the buzzwords. We discussed the rapid adoption of AI-driven development, its implications for AppSec, and how AppSec can leverage AI to address longstanding challenges and mitigate organizational risks at scale.Varun and I dove into a lot of great topics, such as:The rise of GenAI and LLMs and their broad implications on CybersecurityThe dominant use case of AI-driven development with Copilots and LLM w...2025-04-1126 min
UNPAK3D PodcastEp. 7 Varun Badhwar: Taking a Big Swing and Navigating CybersecurityIn this episode we have a great conversation with Varun Badhwar. Varun sold his first company, Redlock, to Palo Alto for over $200M. He recently embarked on his 2nd journey to build Endor Labs, where he raised a $70M Series A to secure the software supply chain.
In this episode we cover:
1:04 - Varun’s foray into startups8:57 - Hiring and building the best when $s are constrained17:33 - Positioning for success in a noisy market32:02 - Early GTM Success in an expensive environment41:08 - Navigating the Palo Al...2024-05-301h 06
The DTC Enterprise Tech PodcastExit Interview with Varun Badhwar, co-founder of RedLock and Endor LabsIn this conversation, DTC Managing Director Deepak Jeevankumar interviews Varun Badhwar, co-founder and former CEO of RedLock and co-founder and current CEO of Endor Labs. They discuss topics such as creating a new category in cybersecurity, building a customer-centric company, and the challenges and successes of scaling a startup. Varun shares insights into the importance of starting with the simple problem, productizing simplicity, and nailing an efficient demo. He also discusses the acquisition by Palo Alto Networks and the key factors that contributed to the successful integration of RedLock into what became Prisma Cloud. Finally, Varun shares his thoughts...2024-03-1837 min
The MonkCastBetter Security, Faster (With Varun Badhwar)For many years, the enterprise approach to security has been scanning vast seas of manifests for open source software and then dumping alerts on developers. But how much of that software being scanned is used? How much time does it take for a developer to investigate an incident, and thus how much time could be saved if they only worked on what software in usage? In this conversation with Endor Labs' CEO Varun Badhwar we'll explore those questions and more as we rethink the traditional approach to enterprise security.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video...2023-10-2412 min
The Application Security PodcastVarun Badhwar -- The Developer Productivity TaxVarun Badhwar is a three-time founder, a luminary in the cyber security industry, and a clear communicator. He joins Chris and Robert on the Application Security Podcast to discuss scanning with context, SBOM plus VEX, and the developer productivity tax. The concept of a "Developer Productivity Tax" acknowledges the challenges developers face when bombarded with a plethora of vulnerabilities. This "tax" represents the drain on developers' time and resources as they navigate through a myriad of potential threats, many of which lack actionable context. The inefficiencies arising from this process can lead to significant delays in software development, emphasizing...2023-10-1038 min
Techstrong 55Episode #135 - Techstrong 55, Friday, August 25, 2023Hello everyone and welcome to Techstrong 55. Today is Friday, August 25th, and I am your host William Willis. In today’s show, we will hear about securing cloud-native application runtimes with Dror Kashti and Eyal Fisher from Sweet Security. Then, we will hear about OverflowAI with Prashanth Chandrasekar from Stack Overflow. Finally, we will hear about how Endor Labs is breaking barriers in application security with Varun Badhwar from Endor Labs.
Without further ado, let's get the show started. Enjoy.
In this Episode:
Securing Cloud-Native Application Runtimes - Dror Kash...2023-08-2551 min
Genealogy of Cybersecurity - Startup PodcastEp 10. Endor Labs on Code Vulnerabilities, Sketchy Open Source Developers, and Software Supply ChainInnovation Sandbox finalist and Endor Labs Founder Varun Badhwar discuss the magnitude of open-source vulnerabilities, highlighting the developers behind vulnerabilities like CoreJS and Log4shell, and why strategic pieces of the internet depend on libraries that sometimes rest on a single part-time open-source developer, even developers with prison records.Varun talks about his past pioneering cloud security posture management (CSPM) with RedLock and Palo Alto Network’s PRISMA cloud, and Endor Lab’s mission to build a software composition analysis solution that truly enables developers and solves the problems of open source vulnerabilities. Including how...2023-07-2427 min
Cloud Security TodayOpen Source Security: A Deep DiveSend us a textEpisode SummaryOn this episode, the Co-Founder and CEO of Endor Labs, Varun Badhwar, joins Matt to talk about software supply chain security. Varun has a proven track record of building and leading enterprise security companies across Product Strategy, Marketing, Technical Sales, and Customer Success functions. He serves as a Member of the Forbes Technology Council, a Board Member of Cowbell, a Board Advisor of ArmorCode, and the former Founder and CEO of RedLock.Today, Varun talks about open source risks, how to identify and mitigate risks...2023-06-2134 min
Ink8r (in·cu·ba·tor) PodcastEpisode #29 - Tackling the biggest problem affecting code … dependency lifecycle managementAs it turns out, managing Open Source Software (OSS) dependencies is extremely difficult. Not all vulnerabilities are in runtime and/or reachable, not all exploits focus on high/critical CVSS, there is a time delay with patches when they are made available, and Semantic Versioning (SerVer) can make prioritization challenging when thinking through backward compatibility, upgrade paths, version pinning in supply chain, etc.Though estimates vary based on source, some 80% of deployed code is now OSS with 95% of vulnerabilities taking place in transitive dependencies. What’s more, when looking at the Census II report () approximately 50% of all pack...2023-05-0227 min
The Cyber Go-To-Market podcast for cybersecurity sales and marketing teams. Save Cybr Donut!201: Varun Badhwar - securing the software supply chain with Endor LabsVarun Badhwar is the CEO of Endor Labs, his third startup. He previously founded CipherCloud and RedLock, which were acquired by Lookout and Palo Alto Networks respectively.After the SolarWinds attack, Varun recognized the vulnerability of open-source software and set out to find a solution. He founded Endor Labs to help developers understand the risks of using open-source software, enabling them to make informed decisions. In this episode, you will learn the following:1. Why Varun sets expectations of his new hire sales team to become certified on both the demo and also...2023-03-2849 min
FunnelStoryData Driven Sales Engineering | Varun Badhwar - Endor Labs , Palo Alto NetworksAlok Shukla, in a conversation with Varun Badhwar, Founder/CEO of Endor Labs, Former GM/SVP of Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, on why being data-driven and product led is the future of enterprise sales engineering.An alumnus of USC, Varun currently serves as the Founder & CEO of Endor Labs, a startup focused on software supply chain security. Before starting Endor Labs, Varun was the founding GM and SVP of Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, where he built the cloud-native security business from scratch to over $300M A...2023-02-1326 min
Software Engineering DailyOpen Source Software Lifecycle Management and Security with Varun BadhwarIn this episode we talk with Varun Badhwar, Founder and CEO of Endor Labs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-01-0548 minResilient CyberS3E27: Varun Badhwar - OSS Governance and Vulnerability Management- Before we dive into the technical topics, you're a repeat Founder, including some acquisitions of firms you've founded. Can you tell us a bit about that Founders journey and what leads you to creating organizations?- Something you've been focused on a lot lately is Software Supply Chain Security. Why is this such a complicated topic, and has it always been, or do you feel it is increasingly complex? - One of the challenges organizations have around OSS use is OSS Governance and software component inventory. Can you speak a bit about that challenge a...2022-11-2833 min
Forbes India - Tech ConversationsVarun Badhwar at Endor Labs on the massive opportunity to make borrowing open source software saferIn this episode, Varun Badhwar, Indian-born serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, talks about his latest venture, Endor Labs, which has just come out of stealth mode, announcing a $25 million seed funding round to commercialise a software product aimed at mitigating the risks involved in borrowing software components from the internet – a growing trend. Investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Sierra Ventures, and CEOs and executives from Microsoft, Zoom, Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks and Snowflake.2022-10-1842 min