Today, Derek Harp is joined by Lior Frenkel, the CEO, and Founder of Waterfall Security Solutions. Lior is a man of many talents! He is an entrepreneur and a business executive. He is also a problem-solver, father, off-road adventurer, competitive shooter, and cooking enthusiast! He has created multiple companies, and he was involved in developing many different products, both commercially and for the military.Lior was born and raised in Israel. He had his first encounter with technology at eight years old when his parents bought a computer for his brother. He got hooked immediately, and since then, he has never left the keyboard! It has always excited Lior to see something tangible happen after writing a few lines of code, and he loves to see people using his technology to solve something meaningful! In this episode of (CS)²AI Podcast, Lior shares his captivating story. He talks about how he taught himself to code at a very young age, the software he developed while in high school, his capacity for solving problems, and why he chose to make a career in the field of cyber security. Stay tuned today to hear about Lior’s journey, and find out how to create a successful business around a great idea or solution.Show highlights:Lior shares his background and origin story. (20:48)Learning through his real-life experience and from others with more knowledge. (25:55)Finding ways to solve problems has always been most important for Lior. (29:02)How Lior started his career while still in high school, selling the educational software he developed. (35:15)Lior talks about his incredible experience in the Israeli Air Force and starting his first business as an adult. (37:29)He knew nothing about business when he started focusing on building technologies for computer/information warfare. (42:19)What Lior started to worry about when he never failed to get in through the perimeter security or firewalls of his targets. (46:13)Lior explains why security became the focus of his life. (50:25)How to start a successful business around a great idea for a new solution. (55:48)Lior shares his vision for the future. (1:06:54)Resources:Waterfall Security SolutionsCS2AI.orgThis podcast is brought to you by: Waterfall Security Solutions, Fortinet, Network Perceptions, Industrial Defender, Tripwire and Q-Net Security.

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