Paul Nguyen

Paul Nguyen is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Permiso Security, an identity security startup helping security teams detect and protect against human and non-human identity threats. Prior to Permiso, he founded Invotas, a pioneer in security orchestration, which was subsequently acquired by FireEye. At FireEye, Nguyen served as the Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Product Management.

With over 25 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, Nguyen began his career as a white hat hacker at @stake (later acquired by Symantec) and Neohapsis (acquired by Cisco).

Nguyen co-founded Permiso Security in 2020, aiming to simplify identity security and help teams monitor suspicious and malicious activity of the identities in their environment. Permiso was named a finalist in two categories for the SC Awards in 2024 in the Most Promising Early Stage Startup and Best Threat Detection Technology categories. In 2022, they were named a SINET16 Innovator Award winner.