# Idan Udi Edry

> Idan Udi Edry is a Trustifi co-founder and former CEO whose career spans Israeli Air Force information systems, data and security leadership at Pelephone, and industrial cybersecurity at Nation-E. His public writing and interviews focus on email protection, practical security culture, and the economics of making attacks harder.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at Trustifi (former CEO; current operating position unverified)
- **Organizations:** Trustifi, Nation-E, Pelephone, Israeli Air Force
- **Known for:** Reached the rank of captain during more than eight years of Israeli Air Force service., Led hundreds of personnel building and operating advanced information systems., Accumulated 13 formal IT and telecommunications certifications, according to published speaker biographies.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Served more than eight years in the Israeli Air Force, reached captain, and led information-systems personnel.
- **—** — Served as head of data and security at Pelephone before Nation-E.
- **2016** — Documented as CEO of Nation-E in March; spoke about smart-building security in June and wrote on oil and gas cybersecurity in November.
- **2017** — Documented as Trustifi CEO in contemporary interviews and an October authored essay.
- **2019** — Trustifi brought two paid teenage interns to Black Hat to learn conference marketing.
- **2020** — Volunteered with Trustifi colleagues during RSA; discussed secure meeting invitations and remote business communication.

## Achievements

- Reached the rank of captain during more than eight years of Israeli Air Force service.
- Led hundreds of personnel building and operating advanced information systems.
- Accumulated 13 formal IT and telecommunications certifications, according to published speaker biographies.
- Led Nation-E and subsequently Trustifi as CEO.
- Published commentary on industrial cybersecurity and organizational security culture.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Role verification: Trustifi’s current team page identifies Jeff Spridgeon as CEO and Maor Dahan as CTO. Historical Edry biographies should not be read as current executive appointments.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/idanudiedry
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/iuedri

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Last updated: 2026-10-11