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Dean De Beer

Founder

CTO · Cofounder at Command Zero

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedCommand Zero

About

He co-founded ThreatGRID as CTO and continued after its 2014 acquisition by Cisco as Product Line CTO for Advanced Threat. Earlier, he was information security manager at Columbia University Medical Center, principal at Zero(day) Solutions, and director of information systems at Plaza College.

CTO · Cofounder at Command Zero

Intro paths

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Command Zero's investors · 4

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2024Okta VenturesSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checks · since 2025SE VenturesMenlo Park · since 2025

Co-founders at Command Zero

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Alfred HugerCPO · Cofounder
DYDov Yoran
Dov YoranCEO · Cofounder

Experience

  1. Command ZeroCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. CiscoProduct Line CTO for Advanced Threat2014 — 2020Austin, Texas, United States
  3. ThreatGRID, Inc (Acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. in June 2014)Co-Founder & CTO2009 — 2014Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  4. Columbia University Medical CenterInformation Security Manager2007 — 2011
  5. Zero(day) solutions, llcPrincipal2006 — 2011
  6. Plaza CollegeDirector, Information Systems2001 — 2006

Education

  1. Natal TechnikonNat. Dip., Architectural (Interior) Design1993 — 1996

Skills & more

Malware Analysis39Incident Response25Threat Intelligence9Computer Forensics18Information Security Management17Information Security39Network Security52Penetration Testing52Vulnerability Assessment38Application Security20Forensic Analysis7Reverse Engineering1
+8 moreSecurityVulnerability ManagementWeb Application SecurityNetworkingFirewallsData SecurityCloud ComputingComputer Security

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dean De Beer?
He co-founded ThreatGRID as CTO and continued after its 2014 acquisition by Cisco as Product Line CTO for Advanced Threat. Earlier, he was information security manager at Columbia University Medical Center, principal at Zero(day) Solutions, and director of information systems at Plaza College.
Where does Dean De Beer work?
Dean De Beer is CTO · Cofounder of Command Zero.
What companies did Dean De Beer found?
Dean De Beer founded Command Zero.
Where did Dean De Beer go to school?
Dean De Beer studied at Natal Technikon (Nat. Dip., Architectural (Interior) Design).

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