Rick Caccia

We started this company thinking about the security of AI use in a way that most security startups also do, and we got it wrong. So we had to revisit and trade some things off. So we looked at this and said, oh, this is going to be like any other new type of security issue. You're going to have new types of attacks. AI-oriented attacks are going to be the big deal.

We started this company thinking about the security of AI use in a way that most security startups also do, and we got it wrong. So we had to revisit and trade some things off. So we looked at this and said, oh, this is going to be like any other new type of security issue. You're going to have new types of attacks. AI-oriented attacks are going to be the big deal.

We started this company thinking about the security of AI use in a way that most security startups also do, and we got it wrong. So we had to revisit and trade some things off. So we looked at this and said, oh, this is going to be like any other new type of security issue. You're going to have new types of attacks. AI-oriented attacks are going to be the big deal.

Let's figure out how to talk about those and prevent them. And then we went out and we talked to maybe a dozen CISOs. And the interesting thing was none of them cared. Nobody cared. They thought that was years away. And instead, they cared about much less sexy things. My name is Rick Katcha. I'm the CEO of Witness AI.

Let's figure out how to talk about those and prevent them. And then we went out and we talked to maybe a dozen CISOs. And the interesting thing was none of them cared. Nobody cared. They thought that was years away. And instead, they cared about much less sexy things. My name is Rick Katcha. I'm the CEO of Witness AI.

Let's figure out how to talk about those and prevent them. And then we went out and we talked to maybe a dozen CISOs. And the interesting thing was none of them cared. Nobody cared. They thought that was years away. And instead, they cared about much less sexy things. My name is Rick Katcha. I'm the CEO of Witness AI.

The company is Witness AI. We enable companies to adopt AI safely and effectively. I've probably spoken with more than 100 CISOs, Chief Information Security Officers, in the past year, and I would say almost every company we've spoken with is in the same boat. The employees want to use all these cool new AI tools so they can be more effective.

The company is Witness AI. We enable companies to adopt AI safely and effectively. I've probably spoken with more than 100 CISOs, Chief Information Security Officers, in the past year, and I would say almost every company we've spoken with is in the same boat. The employees want to use all these cool new AI tools so they can be more effective.

The company is Witness AI. We enable companies to adopt AI safely and effectively. I've probably spoken with more than 100 CISOs, Chief Information Security Officers, in the past year, and I would say almost every company we've spoken with is in the same boat. The employees want to use all these cool new AI tools so they can be more effective.

And the security and privacy teams are worried about the risks. And most of these companies are stuck. They're trying to figure out how or if they should let employees use this stuff in a way that doesn't put the data at risk. Our software gives the user activity guardrails to ensure that people can use these cool new Gen AI tools in a safe way while also being productive. We're pretty early.

And the security and privacy teams are worried about the risks. And most of these companies are stuck. They're trying to figure out how or if they should let employees use this stuff in a way that doesn't put the data at risk. Our software gives the user activity guardrails to ensure that people can use these cool new Gen AI tools in a safe way while also being productive. We're pretty early.

And the security and privacy teams are worried about the risks. And most of these companies are stuck. They're trying to figure out how or if they should let employees use this stuff in a way that doesn't put the data at risk. Our software gives the user activity guardrails to ensure that people can use these cool new Gen AI tools in a safe way while also being productive. We're pretty early.

We're just in beta now with a bunch of Fortune 500 companies. We were incubated inside of a venture firm called Ballistic Ventures starting about a year and a half ago. I knew the Ballistic guys, known them for well over a decade. We were both acquired into a large company. We were in other startups a long time ago.

We're just in beta now with a bunch of Fortune 500 companies. We were incubated inside of a venture firm called Ballistic Ventures starting about a year and a half ago. I knew the Ballistic guys, known them for well over a decade. We were both acquired into a large company. We were in other startups a long time ago.

We're just in beta now with a bunch of Fortune 500 companies. We were incubated inside of a venture firm called Ballistic Ventures starting about a year and a half ago. I knew the Ballistic guys, known them for well over a decade. We were both acquired into a large company. We were in other startups a long time ago.

They asked me to come in and work with a CTO co-founder and figure out where this company should go, and we've done that. I guess the product, the way I would say, gives customers visibility. Where are my employees going relative to AI? What are they doing there? Should you care as a company? In my career, this is probably the first time I've never had to explain the problem to a potential buyer.

They asked me to come in and work with a CTO co-founder and figure out where this company should go, and we've done that. I guess the product, the way I would say, gives customers visibility. Where are my employees going relative to AI? What are they doing there? Should you care as a company? In my career, this is probably the first time I've never had to explain the problem to a potential buyer.

They asked me to come in and work with a CTO co-founder and figure out where this company should go, and we've done that. I guess the product, the way I would say, gives customers visibility. Where are my employees going relative to AI? What are they doing there? Should you care as a company? In my career, this is probably the first time I've never had to explain the problem to a potential buyer.

We just talk about risks around AI. They get it and they get right into how the product works and can they buy it.

We just talk about risks around AI. They get it and they get right into how the product works and can they buy it.