Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives met with Akram Khan, Co-Founder and CEO of Cyber Security Hive, to learn how his company delivers affordable cybersecurity services around the world.
Akram Khan: I’ve been passionate about cybersecurity since my school days. I started out doing a lot of bug bounty work and later moved into engineering. After completing my engineering degree, I coincidentally ran into a school friend at a coffee shop. He was also working in cybersecurity, so we started discussing the idea of launching a company together. We took some time off from work to plan how to build and grow the business, and that’s ultimately how Cyber Security Hive was founded.
Our main goal was to make security services accessible and affordable so that anyone, anywhere in the world, could secure their networks, applications, and environments.
AK: We’ve worked with financial institutions, consulting firms, and technology startups. We also operate a security operations center in Bangalore, India, where we monitor security events for our clients. In addition, we provide penetration testing, endpoint security, security awareness programs, and phishing simulations.
AK: I believe phishing is the most serious threat. Organizations often focus on securing their networks and applications, but they overlook their last line of defense—their employees. Employees need to be properly trained and protected, as attackers can exploit them through social engineering or email-based attacks. Phishing is one of the most common and dangerous attack methods, and it can be used to inject malware into systems or steal money.
AK: I think people are taking cybersecurity much more seriously now that so much work has moved online. Organizations are investing more time, effort, and money into securing their systems. At the same time, some companies have started using employee monitoring or spyware tools to track productivity, such as how long employees are working.