Neko Papez

Menlo Security

Neko is passionate about cybersecurity and delivering leading product initiatives that help drive demand and positive customer engagement. Prior to Menlo, he has led several high-impact teams at multiple start-ups and successfully executed key strategies to help produce meaningful results for customers and partners alike.

In the past six months, Menlo Security Threat Research revealed a 198% surge in browser-based phishing attacks. Despite the increased productivity from heightened browser usage, this poses a significant cybersecurity risk.  Traditional network controls and user training are no longer sufficient, as zero-hour phishing attacks bypass commonly deployed security tools ... Read More

In the first three quarters of 2023, the number of ransomware attacks increased by almost 70% compared to the first three quarters of 2022, according to a report from Apple.. Ransomware attacks rose a lot in 2023, reaching over 500 million. However, there’s no relief from this threat in sight ... Read More

Ransomware continues to frustrate enterprise security teams. These advanced attacks use adaptive and evasive tactics to bypass traditional security tools, infiltrate endpoints, spread through the network, and deliver their harmful payloads. More people are using the browser to access the internet and work on web apps and Software as a ... Read More

New, undetectable attacks called zero-hour threats are the current danger for cybercriminals. Traditional cybersecurity solutions cannot detect these attacks, which pose a significant risk. Over the past 30 days, the Menlo Labs research team has detected over 11,000 zero-hour phishing threats across our install base, impacting more than half of ... Read More

Whether your users are researching on the web, communicating with clients, accessing your new Software as a Service (SaaS) CRM platform, or downloading a shared file, most work today is conducted in the browser. The bad guys know this, of course, and are increasingly targeting the browser as a way ... Read More

Whether your users are researching on the web, communicating with clients, accessing your new Software as a Service (SaaS) CRM platform, or downloading a shared file, most work today is conducted in the browser. The bad guys know this, of course, and are increasingly targeting the browser as a way ... Read More

Let’s admit it, the cybersecurity industry is in need of an overhaul. For far too many years, organizations have been lured into a relentless cycle of piling on more and more capabilities and coverage every time a new threat emerges. This idea of adding layer on top of layer in ... Read More

Let’s admit it, the cybersecurity industry is in need of an overhaul. For far too many years, organizations have been lured into a relentless cycle of piling on more and more capabilities and coverage every time a new threat emerges. This idea of adding layer on top of layer in ... Read More

It’s no secret that the way we work has fundamentally changed over the past five years. Most work – whether it’s communicating with customers or fulfilling procurement requests – is conducted in the browser. In fact, according to Forrester, enterprise employees spend 75% of their device time in the web ... Read More

There has never been a better time to get into cybersecurity, or a worse one. The industry is crying out for professional skills but is also foundering in its efforts to retain and develop them. Employees in the security operations center (SOC) are not enjoying their jobs, and the cybersecurity ... Read More