Founder Friday with Dany Applegate, Co-Founder of rThreat

901 12th Avenue,Seattle WA 98122

15 October, 2021

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Opportunity In Destruction: How Cyber Attacks Are Powering The Next Big Business Opportunity - with Dany Applegate, Co-Founder of rThreat The Seattle University Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (SU IEC) presents our first FOUNDER FRIDAY of the academic year with Dany Applegate, co-founder of rThreat on Friday, October 15 (held in the new Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation). Reserve your ticket and invite your friends to network and catch up with your entrepreneurial friends, hear Dany’s founder journey and how cyber attacks are powering the next big business opportunity, and get the inside scoop on ways you and your business can benefit and volunteer in the IEC programs! DANY APPLEGATE, Co-founder, of rThreat graduated from Seattle University with a BA in design in 2015 now is the co-founder and Head of Marketing at rThreat, a cybersecurity startup headquartered in Bellingham, WA. Daniela's background is in design, marketing, branding, and e-learning with over 8 years of working experience under her belt. Prior to joining rThreat, she worked in the higher education and e-learning space for organizations like Seattle University and the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts. Her unique combination of design, marketing, and curriculum development skills empowers her role at rThreat to educate the security industry on the importance of continuous security validation using real-world threats. Daniela is a proud Latina in tech, and an advocate for women and POC who are interested in a career in cybersecurity. She was a previous Founders Live Seattle pitch competition winner, a finalist in the Women in Cloud #CloudInnovateHER Pitch Challenge, a cohort 7 member of the Women in Cloud Microsoft Cloud Accelerator, and a Seattle University Jones Progress Award winner. rTHREAT, founded in 2019, is a breach and attack emulation SaaS platform that challenges your cyber defenses using real-world and custom threats in a secure environment. Think of rThreat as your live fire exercise for cyber attacks. Their continuous, automated, and realistic controls validation capability allows the CISO to finally answer the perpetual question: Are we secure? rThreat provides cost-effective, on-demand, and automated capabilities with built-in threat intelligence so organizations can easily implement continuous security validation and remediation. They also develop and provide custom, unknown malware that reflect the most sophisticated blackhat attack methodologies seen in the wild. The rThreat approach provide security teams a true-to-life, realistic assessment of whether or not cyber defenses are configured and working properly. Security and business leaders seeking honest answers about the state of their programs will find rThreat’s platform a critical component of their risk management strategy. About SeattleU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (IEC): Housed in the Albers School of Business, the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center supports all Seattle University students and alumni as well as the greater Seattle entrepreneurial ecosystem with the mission to Accelerate Entrepreneurial Leaders for the Common Good. The Albers School of Business and Economics is a nationally ranked business school with the mission to develop exceptional business leaders who are values-driven and committed to advancing the common good. Timeline: 4:00-4:30pm: Networking (food and hosted bar) 4:30-5:30pm: Fireside chat with Dany Applegate* *This portion of the event will be recorded **Masks must be worn at all times when not actively eating or drinking. Seattle University is considered a “fully vaccinated campus” under Washington State regulations – Seattle University requires all students, faculty, and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with an authorized vaccine, unless the individual has an approved authorized exemption. All guests and visitors must complete the Safe Start health screening before entering campus.** ACCELERATING ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS FOR THE COMMON GOOD Entrepreneurship is more than a collection of courses. It's a philosophy, a mindset that inspires innovation, risk-taking, and seizing opportunities in any form of business venture.