Next year, cybersecurity becomes an AI-driven battleground where trust erodes, deception scales, and the speed of intelligent machines determines who stays secure and who gets left behind.
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Mitiga
Ariel Parnes is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Mitiga. In this role, he drives the operational execution and strategic initiatives that help organizations prepare for, detect and respond to cyber threats in cloud environments. A veteran technology and cybersecurity leader, Ariel leverages over two decades of experience in building advanced cyber defense capabilities and leading high-performance teams. Prior to co-founding Mitiga in 2020, Ariel had a 20+ year career in the Israel Defense Forces’ elite Unit 8200, where he rose to the rank of Colonel and eventually founded and headed the unit’s cyberwarfare department.

