
Benny Czarny is the Founder and CEO of OPSWAT, a global cybersecurity company focused on protecting the world’s most critical infrastructure. For over two decades, Benny has worked closely with governments, enterprises, and security teams to address the growing gap between cybersecurity theory and real-world attacks. His work on file sanitization and prevention-first security has influenced how organizations think about trust, data movement, and risk. "Cybersecurity Upside Down" is his first book — and a culmination of lessons learned while challenging some of the most deeply held assumptions in cybersecurity.
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Turning Cybersecurity Upside Down.
Benny Czarny, Founder and CEO of OPSWAT joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He discusses the thinking behind his book “Cybersecurity Upside Down” and challenges the industry’s reliance on detection, making the case for a prevention-first approach that assumes all content is untrusted and focuses on eliminating threats before they execute.
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UN Cybercrime Treaty
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