Joseph A. Yudenfreund

About Joseph A. Yudenfreund

With expertise in cybersecurity, cloud technology, and AI-driven innovation, I lead advanced threat detection and security automation for enterprises. My leadership covers Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), and AI-powered security solutions. I integrate offensive security with scalable AI to help organizations stay ahead of evolving threats and align security with business goals.At Sysdig, I lead AI-enhanced CDR integration within our CNAPP, improving real-time threat detection and visibility across cloud-native applications. I develop stateful detection mechanisms leveraging AI to identify complex attacker behaviors and multi-step attack patterns. My work includes unifying cloud asset data for security and compliance across AWS, GCP, and Azure, and delivering AI-driven malware detection and zone-based security roadmaps.At HackerOne, I advanced the PTaaS product with new Pentest types including AI and Cloud Security Assessments. I combined offensive cybersecurity expertise with product management to build partnerships with compliance and cyber-insurance entities, optimizing sales for penetration testing, bug bounty, and vulnerability disclosure.At AttackIQ, I transformed our Breach and Attack Simulation platform by integrating AI to emulate sophisticated cyber attacks across multi-asset environments. This improved security tool efficacy and incident response. My innovation is backed by strong project management and financial literacy, ensuring delivery of cutting-edge solutions aligned with industry needs.Keywords:Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Artificial Intelligence, AI in Security, Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), Threat Detection, Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Security Automation, Kubernetes Security, AWS Security, GCP Security, Azure Security, Cloud Compliance, Zone-Based Segmentation, Cloud Asset Management, Vulnerability Management, Offensive Security, Security Assessments, Product Management, Roadmap Presentation, Malware Detection, Security Operations, Bug Bounty, Vulnerability Disclosure, Security Partnerships, Cyber Insurance, Cloud Administration, Event Filtering, Domain Analysis, Financial Literacy, Project Management.

Experience

1. Staff Product Manager

   Dragos, Inc.

   Jan 2026 — Present

   Lead product strategy and development for Dragos\'s core analytics engines that power threat detection, vulnerability management, and asset discovery across operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) environments.

Education

• USC Marshall School of Business

  Master of Business Administration, Marketing

  2008 — 2010

• University at Albany Massry School of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing and Finance

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Quality Assurance
• Business Analysis
• Data Center
• Telematics
• Product Management
• Customer Support
• Cloud Computing
• Digital Media
• Testing
• Software Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Mobile Devices
• Security
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Itil
• Software Documentation
• Project Management
• Network Administration
• Competitive Analysis
• Marketing
• Integration
• Networking
• Analysis