# Jack Cable

> Jack Cable is the CEO and co-founder of Corridor, a San Francisco-based AI security startup that raised a $25M Series A at a $200M valuation in March 2026. Before founding Corridor, Cable spent years at CISA architecting the Secure by Design initiative, helped run the Pentagon's bug bounty programs at Defense Digital Service, and ranked in HackerOne's all-time top 100 hackers. Named to TIME's 25 Most Influential Teens in 2018 at age 17, he started identifying software vulnerabilities at 15 and hasn't stopped since.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-founder at Corridor
- **Organizations:** Corridor, CISA, Defense Digital Service, Krebs Stamos Group, Stanford University, TechCongress
- **From:** Chicago area, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Stanford University, High School Diploma, New Trier High School
- **Known for:** Named to TIME Magazine's 25 Most Influential Teens (2018), Ranked in HackerOne's all-time top 100 hackers, Identified 350+ vulnerabilities in companies including Google, Facebook, Uber, Yahoo, and the U.S. Department of Defense

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Discovered first software vulnerability at age 15; began bug bounty hunting on HackerOne
- **2017** — Won Hack the Air Force competition, placing 1st with 30 unique valid vulnerabilities; featured by Marketplace and NextGov
- **2018** — Named to TIME Magazine's 25 Most Influential Teens; joined Defense Digital Service to help run the Pentagon's bug bounty programs
- **2019** — Served as TechCongress Fellow, advising Senator Gary Peters on cybersecurity policy including election security and open source software
- **2020** — Joined CISA as Election Security Technical Advisor; created Crossfeed, scanning election assets across all 50 states and 2,500+ counties before the 2020 election
- **2021** — Co-developed Ransomwhere, a crowdsourced ransomware payment tracker that tracked $32M+ in ransom payments; joined Krebs Stamos Group as Security Architect
- **2022** — Graduated Stanford; departed Krebs Stamos Group
- **2023** — Rejoined CISA as Senior Technical Advisor; began leading Secure by Design initiative
- **2024** — Led Secure by Design Pledge to 250+ software manufacturer signatories including Google, Microsoft, and AWS; spoke at USENIX Enigma, All Things Open, and Upstream conferences
- **2025-01** — Departed CISA
- **2025-08** — Founded Corridor with Ashwin Ramaswami; raised $5.4M seed from Conviction; hired Alex Stamos as Chief Security Officer
- **2025-05** — Testified before House Committee on Homeland Security on AI security and Secure by Design
- **2026-03** — Raised $25M Series A at $200M valuation led by Felicis

## Achievements

- Named to TIME Magazine's 25 Most Influential Teens (2018)
- Ranked in HackerOne's all-time top 100 hackers
- Identified 350+ vulnerabilities in companies including Google, Facebook, Uber, Yahoo, and the U.S. Department of Defense
- Won Hack the Air Force (2017) - 1st place with 30 unique vulnerabilities
- Discovered ransomware decryption workaround saving 50 victims $27,000; recognized by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
- Created Crossfeed - scanned election infrastructure in all 50 states and 2,500+ counties before 2020 election
- Architected CISA's Secure by Design initiative and Pledge securing 250+ software manufacturer commitments
- Co-created Ransomwhere, tracking $32M+ in ransomware payments
- Won U.S. Domestic Policy Impact Award (2025) for pivotal role in Secure by Design
- Won 2025 Cyber Policy Award from Center for Cyber Security Policy
- FedScoop 50 'Disruptor of the Year' nomination (2020)
- Raised $30.4M total for Corridor at $200M Series A valuation

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Corridor raised $25M Series A at $200M valuation led by Felicis, with participation from Lux Capital, Datadog, Conviction, and angels from major AI companies
- **2025-05** — Testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security regarding AI security and Secure by Design principles
- **2025-08** — Launched Corridor with $5.4M seed round; hired Alex Stamos as Chief Security Officer
- **2025-01** — Departed CISA after two stints; began working on what would become Corridor
- **2025-04** — Won U.S. Domestic Policy Impact Award and 2025 Cyber Policy Award for CISA Secure by Design work

## Links

- Website: http://cablej.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackcable/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jackhcable
- GitHub: https://github.com/cablej

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Last updated: 2026-05-14