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Tal Kollender

Observer · DISC type ci
Co-Founder & CEO, CISO at Remedio (formerly GYTPOL)
📍 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Tal Kollender is the CEO and co-founder of Remedio, a cybersecurity company recognized by Forbes Israel. Her journey began as a teenage hacker, which evolved into serving as a cyber specialist in the IDFs IT Corp and later as a Cyber Expert at Dell EMC before launching her own venture. She holds a degree from The Open University of Israel.

Outside of her extensive cybersecurity career, Tal is an avid enthusiast of outdoor and adventure sports. Her interests include snowboarding, whitewater canoeing, mountain biking, and motorcycling. She also enjoys photography and podcasting, reflecting a blend of active and creative personal pursuits.

As a teenager, she became a professional hacker to win online gaming competitions and was nicknamed the "female version of Robin Hood" for giving her winnings to friends and family.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CEO, CISO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Personality Overview

How Tal shows up

Curious
Assertive
Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Priorities

Topics Tal cares about

Hacker's Perspective
Leverages her background as a teenage hacker to inform her company's strategy, believing in the need to see a network like a hacker to protect it effectively.
Device Misconfigurations
Founded Remedio (formerly GYTPOL) to address risks from device misconfigurations, a core problem she believes many security tools only detect but do not safely remediate.
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Career

Work history

5-2019
Co-Founder & CEO, CISO
Remedio (formerly GYTPOL)
12-2013 - 5-2019
IT Security Architect, CISO
Dell EMC
6-2012 - 12-2013
Security Architect, CISO at Avnet
Avnet
7-2011 - 6-2012
Deputy CISO at Netcom
MalamTeam Ltd
7-2006 - 7-2011
IT and Security Expert, Hacker at IDF
IDF
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 7-2018
Bachelor's degree
The Open University of Israel
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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