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Moty Jacob

Evaluator · DISC type DCS
CEO & Co-Founder at SURF SECURITY
📍 London Area, United Kingdom

Moty Jacob is the CEO & Co-Founder of SURF Security, leveraging over 25 years of information security expertise. An expert in Zero Trust, he has led high-value initiatives for startups, Fortune 500 firms, and governments. Colleagues describe him as methodical, analytical, and energetic, holding a CISSP certification and a B. Sc from Technion.

Outside of his primary role, Moty is an active participant in the cybersecurity ecosystem. He is a seed investor in security startups like Oligo Security and a member of Cyber Club London, demonstrating a commitment to fostering innovation and community within the industry.

Unique fact: In a previous role at CME Group, Moty was responsible for the information security of systems processing over two trillion dollars daily.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
CEO & Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Moty shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince
Quality Focused

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Moty cares about

Zero-Trust Browsers
His company, SURF Security, is built around this concept, which he promotes as the future for enterprise security and the modern workspace in his public posts.
AI in Security
He frequently posts about how AI accelerates work and the growing need for browser-level telemetry and controls for AI agents and workloads.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
CEO & Co-Founder
SURF SECURITY
2-2022
Seed Investor
Oligo Security
8-2021 - 2-2023
Member & Investor
Cyber Club London
9-2020 - 7-2021
CISO
dunnhumby
5-2016 - 8-2020
CISO , Traiana
CME Group
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1994 - 1998
B.Sc
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
2015 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Microsoft Ventures Academy
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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