Sounil Yu

Sounil Yu is the current CISO and Head of Research at JupiterOne. Sounil has held this position for 1 year and 2 months. Prior to JupiterOne, Sounil was with YL Ventures for 2 years and 7 months as a Venture Advisor, CISO-in-Residence. Sounil also served as a Non Executive Board Member for SCVX for 2 years and 6 months. In addition, Sounil was an Advisor for Permiso Security for 1 year and 7 months, Visiting Fellow for National Security Institute - George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School for 2 years and 6 months, and Book Author for Cyber Defense Matrix for 2 years and 9 months. Most recently, Sounil was an Investor for Valence Security for 9 months, Grip Security for 1 year and 5 months, RealCISO.io for 1 year and 7 months, enso.security for 1 year and 8 months, Toucan for 1 year and 9 months, Sublime Security for 1 year and 10 months, and GreyNoise Intelligence for 1 year and 11 months.

Sounil Yu attended Duke University from 1989 to 1993, where they studied electrical engineering and economics. Sounil was a member of Alpha Phi Omega. Sounil then attended Virginia Tech from 1999 to 2002, where they studied electrical engineering. Sounil is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA). Sounil is also a GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN).