Michael Argast is an experienced cyber security professional with over 20 years of industry experience. He is the co-founder and CEO of Kobalt Security Inc., a start-up security service provider for small and mid-sized organizations.

In addition, Michael ran several security functions within TELUS for 5 years, and previously ran Sales Engineering worldwide for Sophos, leading 120 staff in 17 countries.

Michael has been repeated a speaker at local events as well as global lectures in Moscow, Madrid and Oxford University. 

Michael is a strong supporter of growing the breadth and diversity of the security community and welcoming students and career changers into the field. You can connect with him on LinkedIn or Twitter (@michaelargast).