Mission and Values
At HYAS our mission is simple - provide customers with the world’s best system for detecting and mitigating cyber risks before attacks happen and identifying the bad actors behind them. In an almost limitless world of devices and protocols, the only guarantee is that DNS will be used to establish communication. We believe that the use of DNS provides the best intelligence on the planet -- and HYAS has the keys to unlock it.
Equally important are our corporate values and how we approach our mission. We internally pledge to:
-
Communicate Internally and Externally
-
Focus on our Customers and Their Success
-
Win Together as a Team
-
Act with Integrity & Trust
-
Get Stuff Done
We have the team, the expertise, the hunger, and the drive. Our mission is clear.
Management Team
After obtaining his Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA, David spent his career in various areas of software and technology, from writing code for some of the world’s first and largest mobile and messaging systems to scaling, growing, and exiting multiple software companies – venture-backed, private-equity owned, and public. Ratner helped establish MAAWG, the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (now M3AAWG), has international B2B experience in all geographies, over two million lifetime flight miles, is a martial-arts black-belt and active soccer player. Currently resides in Silicon Valley.
Chris Davis is an InfoSec guy who hates the term “cyber”. He’s also the only Canadian to receive the FBI Director’s Award of Excellence, for his forensic research and effective takedown of the Mariposa botnet: one of the world’s largest malware schemes, and has been named one of Microsoft's Digital Crime Unit's "Global Heros".
Jeff is a repeat founder of several successful startup companies with global operations that have spanned continents. You can count on Jeff to take ideas from a back-of-the-napkin to done — building high-performance teams along the way with an uncompromising focus on shareholder value. A USA-Canada citizen, Jeff has a Master’s in Economics from the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain, and lives with his wife, Emilie, and 3-year old daughter Scarlett (aka the ‘boss’) in Victoria BC.
Sasha Angus runs the intelligence and services team at HYAS. With a career that straddles both the private and public sectors, Sasha and his team work closely with clients to deliver actionable intelligence and deeper visibility into the threats they face. Having lived in multiple countries, with multiple passports, and multiple languages, Sasha brings a global perspective to his work at HYAS.
After finishing a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Paul spent several years in the defense industry working on large-scale distributed simulation systems. After that he transitioned into developing scalable systems for consumer email and mobile messaging. He has significant experience in software architecture, distributed systems, and scalable storage/database solutions, and leads the engineering team at HYAS to develop, release, and support products that make HYAS' customer successful. Paul lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife, 2 children, and 2 dogs. He loves to play chess, and write code to control and fly his multicopter drone.
Todd runs all aspects of marketing for HYAS. He is a cybersecurity veteran having worked for over 15 years in information security. Todd has an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA and received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University. Todd is a Silicon Valley native who was born and raised and currently lives in Palo Alto, California.
Our Board
After obtaining his Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA, David spent his career in various areas of software and technology, from writing code for some of the world’s first and largest mobile and messaging systems to scaling, growing, and exiting multiple software companies – venture-backed, private-equity owned, and public. Ratner helped establish MAAWG, the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (now M3AAWG). He has international B2B experience in all geographies, over two million lifetime flight miles, is a martial-arts black-belt and active soccer player. Currently resides in Silicon Valley.
Chris is an InfoSec guy who hates the term “cyber”. He’s also the only Canadian to receive the FBI Director’s Award of Excellence, for his forensic research and effective takedown of the Mariposa botnet: one of the world’s largest malware schemes, and has been named one of Microsoft's Digital Crime Unit's "Global Heros".
Matt is a Founding Partner of M12, head of the UK office, and Director at HYAS. He invests in early-stage cybersecurity, SaaS and frontier technology companies in the US, Europe and Israel.
Owen Matthews is a successful technology entrepreneur and investor. He is a General Partner at Wesley Clover, and Chairman of the Alacrity Foundation.
Tim has over 20 years of leadership experience in sales, marketing, and executive management at the CEO level and a deep understanding of how to drive growth for computing, security and enterprise software companies.
Contact us
Ready to talk? Please contact us and a HYAS team member will be in touch shortly.
