About Conifers.ai
Redefining Cybersecurity
Conifers was created to solve the challenges faced by enterprise and service provider SecOps teams.
These challenges include quality and scalability issues, expertise shortages, labor inefficiencies, outdated technology, lack of visibility into risk management, and inability for proactive detection and response. By combining advanced data science and AI with deep cybersecurity and SecOps expertise, Conifers is redefining the way organizations approach cybersecurity. We have built a team of experienced security and data science professionals who live and breathe our values and commitment. For us, “Conifers” represents not just a name — it’s about building a company that can endure challenges, adapt to changing landscapes, and continue to grow, just like the trees that inspired us.
Strategic Vision
At Conifers, we’re not interested in building tools that offer marginal improvements. We build strategic value.
We are building solutions that solve complex problems and help organizations achieve their cybersecurity goals. We believe in the power of AI—not as a buzzword, but as a transformative tool for driving meaningful change. Conifers is more than just a company; it’s a reflection of our journey, our values, and our commitment to making a difference in the world of cybersecurity. We’re excited about what the future holds and look forward to continuing to push the boundaries of what’s possible.
Leadership
Tom Findling
Co-founder & CEO
Tom Findling
Co-founder & CEO
Tom Findling is a strategic leader with a proven track record in go-to-market (GTM), product and data science. Having served as Chief Customer Officer at IntSights (acquired by Rapid7) and subsequently as Senior Director of Product at Rapid7, he brings a unique blend of strategic vision and execution to the table running large scale operations. Additionally, he led GTM and product roles at VMware and SUS.
Alon Yotvat
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Data Science
Alon Yotvat
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Data Science
Alon Yotvat brings a decade of product and engineering expertise to the Conifers team. His background includes serving as an Engineering Director at Rapid7, where he focused on AI and security solutions, including Threat Intelligence and Attack Surface monitoring. As Director of Field Engineering at IntSights (acquired by Rapid7) Alon’s developed close relationships with top customers, solving their most complex problems. Previously, Alon held senior engineering and customer engagement roles at Elbit and Nice.
Mark Kurman
Co-founder & CTO
Mark Kurman
Co-founder & CTO
Mark Kurman brings extensive engineering experience to the team. With a history of serving in multiple engineering leadership positions at Forescout, where he concluded his tenure as VP, Engineering, Mark has demonstrated a proven track record in running high-performing engineering teams. His experience also includes roles at WebSense and Elbit.
Virginia Lux
Head of Marketing
Virginia Lux
Head of Marketing
Virginia Lux has extensive marketing experience building brand and driving demand for cybersecurity startups. Prior to Conifers, she was Head of Marketing at Deepfactor, a leading application security platform provider that was acquired by Cisco. Previously, Virginia held senior marketing positions at companies that were acquired by IBM, Harness and Fortinet.
Adam Shor
Go-to-Market Leader
Adam Shor
Go-to-Market Leader
As Conifers’ Go-to-Market Leader, Adam Shor brings more than 10 years of security sales and sale/engineering experience to this role. Prior to Conifers he was Head of Growth for Sweet Security, held key roles at Rapid7, and was Director of Sales Engineering of APJ at IntSights Cyber Intelligence (acquired by Rapid7). At Verint Systems, Adam was a senior analyst/consultant, advising security leaders how to improve their security operations.
Board
Jay Leek
SYN Ventures
Ryan Permeh
SYN Ventures
Advisors
Art Coviello
Ex-CEO, RSA
Dave Johnson
Blackstone, Ex-Corp Dev IBM, Dell
Randy Watkins
CTO, Critical Start
John Worrall
Ex-CMO, RSA, CyberArk
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