He arrested a hacker, then spent 18 months clearing his own name. Now he’s a cybersecurity VC.

He arrested a hacker, then spent 18 months clearing his own name. Now he’s a cybersecurity VC.

Stephen Ward, a former Secret Service agent and Home Depot CISO, is preparing a second fund of roughly $250 million for Brightmind Partners.

Ex-Secret Service Agent Raises $250M Cybersecurity Fund | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware - National Cyber Security Consulting

Listen to this article5 min listen1xStephen Ward has seen both sides of the cybersecurity war. The former Secret Service agent who once flipped a hacker into an informant, then served as CISO at Home Depot, is now raising a second fund of roughly $250 million for Brightmind Partners. It's a remarkable trajectory that takes Ward […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!

He arrested a hacker, then spent 18 months clearing his own name. Now he’s a cybersecurity VC

Every time venture capitalists write a check, they’re secretly running numbers in their heads about different exit scenarios. It’s their job as fiduciaries. But nearly all will tell you (publicly, anyway) that every portfolio company is headed for an IPO. Stephen Ward, the co-founder of Brightmind…