CISO Conversations: Keith McCammon, CSO and Co-founder at Red Canary

Keith McCammon was a technologist first and security guru second. He has never received any formal training in cybersecurity; but a love of technology and pleasure in solving puzzles naturally led into the subject, learning on the journey.

Red Canary background

Kyrus Tech, now owned by Sixgen, was the source of both Carbon Black and Red Canary (now a Zscaler company). 

Kyrus developed Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technology, and in 2011 formed Carbon Black as a wholly owned subsidiary – effectively a Kyrus business unit – focusing on EDR. By 2013, it was clear that many EDR customers needed additional assistance on handling the issues detected by Carbon Black. 

Initially, this was handled in-house, but in 2014, Red Canary was spun out of Kyrus as an independent company to provide MDR on top of Carbon Black’s EDR. The firm was founded by Brian Beyer (CEO), Chris Rothe (CTO), and Keith ...