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Oct 08, 2024 | 5 min

Token Security Welcomes Cybersecurity Industry Veterans René Bonvanie and Jesse Rothstein as Advisors

Token Security Welcomes Cybersecurity Industry Veterans René Bonvanie and Jesse Rothstein as Advisors

Tel Aviv, Israel – October 9, 2024 – Token Security, a leading solution in non-human identity security, is proud to announce that René Bonvanie, CMO Emeritus of Palo Alto Networks and advisor to startups and VCs, and Jesse Rothstein, founding CEO and CTO of ExtraHop, have joined the company’s advisory board. With their deep expertise in cybersecurity and business strategy, Bonvanie and Rothstein will help shape Token Security’s strategic direction as the company continues its rapid growth in the non-human identity space.

René Bonvanie brings decades of experience from his time at Palo Alto Networks and from serving as a board member for numerous startups and cybersecurity companies he helped scale to prominent positions in the identity space. His expertise in marketing, business operations, scaling innovative technology, and building brand presence will be invaluable as Token Security expands its market reach and continues developing cutting-edge solutions.

"Token Security is addressing a critical need in a unique way within the cybersecurity space—securing non-human identities, which are often overlooked but represent significant risk. I’m excited to support the team in advancing their mission and helping organizations protect their cloud environments more effectively," said René Bonvanie.

Jesse Rothstein, a seasoned entrepreneur and technologist, was the founding CEO and CTO of ExtraHop, a recognized market leader in network performance monitoring (NPM) and network detection and response (NDR). His technical leadership and innovative perspective on security technology will guide how Token Security shapes product offerings to address the increasingly complex challenges of securing non-human identities.

"Non-human identities are becoming a major attack vector as organizations scale their cloud environments. Token Security’s solution is uniquely positioned to provide both the visibility and automation needed to address these risks more effectively. I’m thrilled to be part of this journey and to help the team tackle this growing challenge," said Jesse Rothstein.


"We are honored to have René and Jesse join our advisory board," said Itamar Apelblat, co-founder and CEO of Token Security. "Their combined experience in scaling successful cybersecurity companies and building advanced security technologies will help Token Security achieve its mission of creating a leading solution in the non-human identities space. With their guidance, we will continue to innovate and lead the market in protecting organizations from the growing risks posed by unmanaged machine identities."

Token Security’s leading solution secures all types of non-human identities running in the cloud. It provides cloud and operations security teams with comprehensive visibility and discovery, regardless of where these identities exist in your environment. The solution enables teams to strengthen their security posture, mitigate real-time risks based on criticality, streamline lifecycle management, automate remediation workflows, and leverage security context to address issues more effectively.

Token Security’s solution minimizes the operational burden and security risks faced by cloud and security operations teams when managing non-human identities, automating essential tasks like rotating keys for unmanaged accounts, detecting critical risks, and managing the lifecycle of non-human identities.

Token Security is hiring across all departments, including engineering, product, operations, sales, and marketing. More information on open positions can be found at Token.security.

About Token Security

Token Security is a leading provider of non-human identity security solutions, specializing in automatically securing any type of non-human identity across any system and environment at scale. Token Security's solution empowers teams to manage lifecycles, maintain secure postures, gain comprehensive visibility, and enforce least privilege—all through a centralized dashboard. Token Security was founded by 8200 security experts Itamar Apelblat and Ido Shlomo and is backed by TLV Partners and industry veterans like Kevin Patrick Mahaffey, founder of Lookout, and Shlomo Kremer, co-founder and CEO of Cato Networks.

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