Backed By
Bryson Bort
Founder and CEOBryson is the Founder of SCYTHE, a start-up building a next-generation threat emulation platform, and GRIMM, a cybersecurity consultancy, and Co-Founder of the ICS Village, a non-profit advancing awareness of critical infrastructure security.
Marc Brown
Vice President Sales & ProductMarc Brown is a trusted analyst, advisor, and strong advocate of agile marketing, tightly coupled sales, and dedicated sales enablement functions.
Chris Kesler
Director of EngineeringChris Kesler brings extensive experience in driving growth and innovation in the cybersecurity industry to his role at SCYTHE. With a proven track record of leading high-performance teams and forging strategic partnerships, Chris has a deep understanding of enterprise technology and customer-centric solutions. Most recently, he was SVP Research & Development for Truist.
Jim Webster
Director - Federal ProgramsJim has spent the last 30 years as a senior information assurance professional developing effective security programs that operate in concert with, and not against, organizational goals. The last 10 years were spent as the CISO at ManTech, a large defense contractor, building an information assurance program from the ground up.
Bryson Bort
Founder and CEOBryson is the Founder of SCYTHE, a start-up building a next-generation threat emulation platform, and GRIMM, a cybersecurity consultancy, and Co-Founder of the ICS Village, a non-profit advancing awareness of critical infrastructure security. He serves on the Board of Cyber Science at West Point and is a Senior Fellow at the National Security Institute and Senior Policy Advisor for the Institute of Security and Technology. As a U.S. Army Officer, he served as a Battle Captain and Brigade Engineering Officer in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom before leaving the Army as a Captain. He was recognized as one of the Top 50 in Cyber by Business Insider, Security Executive Finalist of the Year by SC Media, four times a Tech Titan in Washington DC, SANS Institute Innovator of the Year, and Industrial Cyber Hall of Fame.
Bryson received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He holds a Master’s Degree in Telecommunications Management from the University of Maryland, a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Florida, and completed graduate studies in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas.
Marc Brown
Vice President Sales & ProductMarc Brown is an accomplished technology executive with extensive experience in leading product, sales, and marketing efforts across both startups and large public companies. Currently serving as VP of Sales, Marketing, and Product at SCYTHE, Marc brings a wealth of knowledge from his diverse roles, including his leadership at Aterous Group and advisory roles at P3rceive and Zayda Technologies.
Marc's career spans several leadership positions in organizations such as Parasoft, Grammatech, MyCarrier, Digital14, Intel, Gartner, IBM, and Corning. His technical expertise is complemented by his strategic marketing and product management acumen, where he has driven significant growth, innovation, and collaboration.In addition to his corporate roles,
Marc has been instrumental in defining and developing IoT applications, embedded devices, software, and hardware across various industries, including automotive, aerospace, consumer, finance, industrial, and cybersecurity. Marc is recognized for his ability to build trust, foster collaboration, and drive employee development, making him a catalyst for change and innovation in any organization he leads.
Recognized for being a steadfast champion of cultural transformation, Marc is a catalyst for change and innovation in start-ups, mid-size and large organizations.
Chris Kesler
Director of EngineeringChris Kesler brings extensive experience in driving growth and innovation in the cybersecurity industry to his role at SCYTHE. With a proven track record of leading high-performance teams and forging strategic partnerships, Chris has a deep understanding of enterprise technology and customer-centric solutions. Most recently, he was SVP Research & Development for Truist.
Jim Webster
Director - Federal ProgramsJim has spent the last 30 years as a senior information assurance professional developing effective security programs that operate in concert with, and not against, organizational goals. The last 10 years were spent as the CISO at ManTech, a large defense contractor, building an information assurance program from the ground up. Gained consensus with business leaders to implement controls/services to manage risk and protect critical information assets.
Jim worked closely with the Nation Defense Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ND-ISAC) to share threat information and work to improve the security posture of the entire Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Jim also served as the company representative on the DoD DIB Cyber Security Task Force to help improve DoD and industry cooperation.
Named to the Top 10 CISOs to Watch in 2021 by WashingtonExec.