About
Ryan Lackey is founder and CEO of Cryptoseal, which provides VPN services for private network access.
Founder/CEO at CryptosealYC S11
Intro paths
YC
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Cryptoseal's investors below.
Cryptoseal's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Cryptoseal
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Erik BerlsFounder
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Thomas SparksFounder
Experience
- EvertasChief Security Officercurrent2021 β presentSan Juan, Puerto Rico
- ResetSecurityFoundercurrent2016 β presentInternet
- Tezos FoundationChief Security Officer2017 β 2020
- Tezos FoundationCouncil Member2019 β 2020Zug, Switzerland
- CloudFlare, Inc.Product Strategy (Security)2015 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- CloudFlare, Inc.Product Engineer2014 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- CryptoSeal, Inc.Co-founder and CEO2010 β 2014Mountain View, CA
- metacolo, ltd.Owner2003 β 2011
- MedwebSenior Integration Engineer2008 β 2010
- Blue Iraq FZEFounder, CTO2004 β 2007
- ServiceSat International, IraqVP Business Development2004
- HavenCo, Ltd.Founder and CTO1999 β 2003
- Venona NetworksConsultant and Security Engineer1996 β 2003
- Systemics AI, Ltd.Co-founder1997 β 1999
Skills & more
Computer Security75Data Center22Cryptography6Security89Start-ups43TCP/IP19Unix15Linux46Scalability10Software Engineering11System Administration3MySQL8
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Distributed SystemsSoftware DevelopmentPythonCloud ComputingHigh AvailabilityVoIPBashIPIntegrationSystem ArchitectureVirtualizationNetwork AdministrationLanguages English
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) β ISACA
- CISSP β International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) β ISACA
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) β ISACA
From Ryan's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Lackey?
- Ryan Lackey is founder and CEO of Cryptoseal, which provides VPN services for private network access.
- Where does Ryan Lackey work?
- Ryan Lackey is Founder/CEO of Cryptoseal.
- What companies did Ryan Lackey found?
- Ryan Lackey founded Cryptoseal.
- Where did Ryan Lackey go to school?
- Ryan Lackey studied at Y Combinator (Participant, Startups); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Mathematics and Computer Science).
Founder mafias
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Evertas1
Also worked at Tezos Foundation1
Also worked at CloudFlare, Inc.35
Ben DahlGeneral Partner at Signal Peak VenturesWenz XingPrincipal at Permanent Capital VenturesKarim LakhaniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesAliza KnoxAdvisor at iGlobe PartnersBen ChubaPricing Advisor at Modern TechnicalDafina TonchevaGeneral Partner at US Venture Partners
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