Surfacing Security (series one) - Attack Surface Management (ASM) and beyond

Michael Gianarakis is CEO of Searchlight Cyber, a leader in premptive cybersecurity. With over a decade in the security industry, Michael has built and led offensive security teams across Asia Pacific and Japan. In 2018 he co-founded Assetnote, a pioneering attack surface management platform acquired by Searchlight Cyber in 2025 – bringing best-in-class ASM capability into the PTEM platform. Michael is a respected security researcher and has presented at DEF CON, Black Hat Asia, BSides Las Vegas, Hack in the Box, AusCERT, Thotcon, 44Con, and OWASP.

Shubham Shah is Chief Security Research Officer, having joined Searchlight Cyber following the acquisition of Assetnote, where he was Co-Founder and CTO. Shubham leads the global security research team whose findings feed directly into Searchlight Exposure – surfacing zero-day vulnerabilities in the tools organisations rely on, often months ahead of public disclosure. He remains a prolific bug bounty hunter ranked in the top 50 hackers on HackerOne, and has presented at various industry events including QCon London, Kiwicon, AusCert, BSides Canberra, and CrikeyCon.