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Itan Barmes

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Founder at Qizsecurity

Heemstede, North Holland, Netherlands

FoundedQizsecurity

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About

Itan Barmes is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at QIZ Security, where the company is developing a platform for end-to-end cryptographic management covering policy, controls, automated discovery, risk-based roadmaps, and execution. He has spent approximately six years working with global organizations on cryptography management and focuses on the post-quantum transition, including efforts to involve security leaders, architects, and risk teams beyond cryptography specialists.

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Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks

Co-founders at Qizsecurity

BVBen Volkow
Ben VolkowFounder

Experience

  1. QIZ SecurityChief Strategy Officer (CSO)current2025 — presentNorth Holland, Netherlands
  2. DeloitteSpecialist Leader2022 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  3. DeloitteQuantum security specialist2021 — 2022Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. DeloitteManager cryptography services2020 — 2022Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  5. DeloitteJunior Manager2019 — 2020Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  6. World Economic ForumProject Fellow2021 — 2023Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  7. Betaalvereniging Nederland (Dutch Payments Association)Information Security Consultant2017 — 2018Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  8. UL Transaction SecurityTechnical Consultant - transaction security2015 — 2016Nederland
  9. Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDoctoral Researcher2010 — 2015VU university Amsterdam

Skills & more

Cybersecurity3Photonics9Spectroscopy8Laser Physics6Ultrafast Spectroscopy3ISTQB Certified1Cryptography4Information Security2Financial TechnologyEncryption1Consulting1Security
+4 moreQuantum ComputingQuantum InformationPublic Key CryptographyEMV

Languages English · Hebrew · Nederlands

  • edX Verified Certificate for Fundamentals of Quantum Information — edX
  • Introduction to Quantum Computing — LinkedIn Learning ⋅ Course Certificate
  • EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist (ECES) — EC-Council
  • Venafi Security Administrator — Venafi, a CyberArk Company
  • AWS security best practices — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • ISTQB — UL Transaction Security

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Who is Itan Barmes?
Itan Barmes is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at QIZ Security, where the company is developing a platform for end-to-end cryptographic management covering policy, controls, automated discovery, risk-based roadmaps, and execution. He has spent approximately six years working with global organizations on cryptography management and focuses on the post-quantum transition, including efforts to involve security leaders, architects, and risk teams beyond cryptography specialists.
Where does Itan Barmes work?
Itan Barmes is Founder of Qizsecurity.
What companies did Itan Barmes found?
Itan Barmes founded Qizsecurity.
Where did Itan Barmes go to school?
Itan Barmes studied at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Physics); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics and astronomy (Astronomy and astrophysics)).

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