Cloud Range, the leading cyber range solution, has recently announced the appointment of Galina Antova to its board of directors. The company aims to leverage Antova’s expertise and experience to further enhance its global leadership in making organizations more resilient against cyber attacks.
Antova is a highly respected cybersecurity leader with a proven track record in building successful cybersecurity companies. As the Co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer of industrial cybersecurity company Claroty, she played a crucial role in growing the organization from its conceptual stage to a unicorn with over $100 million in sales.
Debbie Gordon, the Founder and CEO of Cloud Range, expressed enthusiasm about Antova joining the team, emphasizing her entrepreneurial skills, executive acumen, and expertise in OT and industrial cybersecurity. Gordon believes that Antova’s perspective and expertise will be invaluable in shaping the company’s strategic direction and expanding its global brand. With Antova’s deep experience in the industrial industry, Cloud Range aims to strengthen its market presence and exceed customer expectations.
Upon joining Cloud Range, Antova expressed her privilege in joining the talented woman-led team and their powerful vision to build and lead the cyber range-as-a-service category. She believes that Cloud Range is transforming the way organizations train and maintain cyber talent, making their operations more resilient. Antova recognizes the high stress and burnout faced by cybersecurity professionals, especially those on the front lines of defense. She aims to develop innovative solutions that ease the burden on incident responders and enhance their efficiency by providing them with the necessary knowledge and tools to overcome challenges they may encounter.
Antova’s role on the board of directors will be pivotal in advancing Cloud Range’s growth strategy. She will help the company expand its product offerings and capabilities to new and existing customers worldwide. Leveraging her experience in driving growth, Antova will guide new product development, reach new audiences, and enhance sales.
Before co-founding Claroty, Antova held the position of Global Head of Industrial Security Services at Siemens, where she established the industry’s first comprehensive industrial cybersecurity offering. Antova’s expertise also stems from working with Fortune 500 companies on large-scale digital transformations and advising Boards, CISOs, and CIOs on leveraging cybersecurity as a competitive advantage. She is frequently sought after for her advice on compliance and risk implications of security breaches in industrial networks, particularly those relating to national security.
In addition to her cybersecurity accomplishments, Antova is passionate about advancing women in technology. She is a Founding Member of Firstboard.io, a curated group of accomplished female executives in technology working to increase women’s representation on boards and at the highest levels of corporate governance and management. She has also served as Program Chair for the Seed-to-A Program at All Raise, a program dedicated to guiding and supporting women entrepreneurs through all stages of funding and growth.
Cloud Range is a pioneer in cybersecurity simulation training, offering a full-service, customizable cyberattack simulation training solution. The platform is utilized by organizations such as enterprise SOC and incident response teams, managed security service providers, governments, higher education institutions, utilities, and critical infrastructure. Cloud Range’s proprietary simulation and assessment platform enables organizations to accelerate the cyber defense skills of their cybersecurity professionals. It allows for training of security teams, assessment of candidates, onboarding of new hires, and overall improvement of cybersecurity team skills. By doing so, Cloud Range significantly reduces cyber risk.
Cloud Range has gained recognition for its achievements. It is the fastest-growing female-led cyber company globally and has been listed on the CyberTech100 list of the most innovative companies in the world. It has also been featured on Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech list.
With Galina Antova joining the board of directors, Cloud Range is poised to further solidify its position as an industry leader and continue pioneering innovative solutions to combat cyber threats.