Menny Barzilay
Strategic Advisor
Blavatnik ICRC
CEO
FortyTwo
Israel
Menny is an internationally known cyber security expert. He is a former CISO in the intelligence forces of the Israeli Defense Forces (Capt. (Res), and worked at Bank Hapoalim Group (the largest Israeli banking group) for 10 years in various positions including the head of the IT Audit Department. Menny is a strategic advisor to international enterprises as well as startup companies. He is a member of the Senior Cyber Forum at the Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security and the Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at the Tel-Aviv University. He is a member of the International Cyber Security Conference organizers team and co-created the Israeli hacking challenge. Menny also leads an esteemed community of Israeli cyber security experts. In addition to his ongoing activities, Menny lectures and serves as the host and panelists at conventions, conferences and professional work groups worldwide and his publications are featured in renowned computer magazines.