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:
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Communicate Internally and Externally
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Focus on our Customers and Their Success
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Win Together as a Team
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Act with Integrity & Trust
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Get Stuff Done
- Embrace the Power of Differences
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".
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 leads 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.
Jonathan has spent the past 20 years driving revenue growth and scaling organizations in the Internet technology arena. Jonathan enjoyed several years developing enterprise agreements with hyperscale cloud and infrastructure companies. In 2014 Jonathan transitioned toward SaaS and joined Fastly, Inc. Over the next five years, iterating on systems, developing teams, and go-to-market strategy in the Enterprise space; he helped scale Fastly from Series B into a successful IPO. Jonathan has an MBA from Regis University and received his undergraduate degree from University of Georgia. Last year, Jonathan moved from Denver, CO to Austin, TX where he resides with his wife, two children, and Labrador.
A global-minded leader hailing from Atlanta, GA, Melissa moved to Vancouver Island, BC in pursuit of the technology start-up experience as one of the first team-members at HYAS. Responsible for keeping the company focused, on-track, and efficient, Melissa runs the core business needs across Accounting & Finance, Human Resources and Operations departments. She has a demonstrated history of leading high-performance teams in multiple countries, with an emphasis on new program development and corporate culture needs in high growth environments. When not at the office, Melissa enjoys yoga, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends.
Dave leads all aspects of product at HYAS. He has spent decades building and securing web-scale networks, including TWTelecom, Yahoo! & Twitter. In 2014, Dave founded Singularity Networks to provide real-time network analytics for enterprises and was acquired by Cisco in 2019. Dave is a native of Denver, but resides in the SF Bay Area with his wife, two kids and black Labrador. In his free time, he enjoys skiing and attempting to play decent golf.
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.
Charlie is a Partner with S3 Ventures in Austin, TX, where he has been since 2010. He invests primarily in early stage enterprise software businesses solving large problems in industry.
Owen Matthews is a successful technology entrepreneur and investor. He is a General Partner at Wesley Clover, and Chairman of the Alacrity Foundation.
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