Founder
Arien Seghetti
Builder, SecurityStack. 27 years in cybersecurity. Updated April 2026.
Arien Seghetti is the sole builder of SecurityStack. Over 27 years of cybersecurity field experience across enterprise, federal, and commercial engagements — including roles at WWT, Axonius, Cymulate, Lockheed Martin, Iron Bow, and Sirius — he developed the Cyber Defense Matrix 2.0 methodology and coined the "You Already Own the Fix" insight that SecurityStack operationalizes. USAF and Army veteran.
Background
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Named engagements
The SecurityStack methodology is field-validated on these engagements. Each is named with client permission where applicable.
USAF 26 Cyberspace Operations GroupFederal
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EpsilonEnterprise
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Fortune 500 Financial Services (via WWT)Enterprise
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Methodology credits
- Cyber Defense Matrix 2.0 — extending Sounil Yu's original Cyber Defense Matrix and NIST CSF 2.0 from a 5×5 grid to 7×9, adding an ANTICIPATE function and four new asset rows. Read the full methodology →
- You Already Own the Fix — the coined insight that most organizations use 30–50% of their existing security tool capabilities, and that comparing CAN vs. IS reveals gaps closable without new spend. Read the full argument →
- SecurityStack vendor database — 27 years of field judgment encoded as capability mappings. Competitors can copy the framework; they cannot copy the data.
Publications & press
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Speaking & events
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Get in touch
The fastest way to see what SecurityStack does is to start a free assessment. For a one-hour consultation walking through your findings, use the Expert tier.
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Frequently asked questions
Who built SecurityStack?
SecurityStack is built by Arien Seghetti, a 27-year cybersecurity practitioner with enterprise, federal, and commercial experience across WWT, Axonius, Cymulate, Lockheed Martin, Iron Bow, and Sirius. He is a USAF and Army veteran.
Why is SecurityStack different from a consulting engagement?
A typical security tools rationalization engagement runs $50K–$150K and takes six to twelve weeks. SecurityStack automates the first 80% of that work — inventory, coverage analysis, gap identification, 'You Already Own the Fix' recommendations — and delivers it in 30 to 60 minutes. The remaining 20% (judgment calls, organizational context) is what the Expert-tier consultation covers.
How do I know the vendor database is accurate?
The vendor database encodes 27 years of field experience. Every capability mapping reflects hands-on deployment and evaluation, not marketing material. Where a product's claimed capability does not match field reality, the database reflects field reality. Ongoing expansion is underway to reach ~191 vendors and ~366 products.
Can I schedule time with Arien directly?
Yes — the Expert tier ($2,499) includes a one-hour consultation. Common use: walking through assessment findings, pressure-testing recommendations, and sanity-checking vendor decisions before a purchase cycle.
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