# Vishaal Hariprasad

> Vishaal "V8" Hariprasad is the co-founder and CEO of Resilience, where he combines cyber risk software, security operations, and insurance. Raised in the South Bronx by Guyanese immigrant parents, he studied mathematics at the U.S. Air Force Academy, served in cyber operations and with the NSA, earned a Bronze Star for work in Iraq, co-founded and sold Morta Security, helped build threat intelligence at Palo Alto Networks, and became a founding partner at the Defense Innovation Unit. He remains a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve and was named a Hoover Institution Veteran Fellow for 2025-26.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Resilience
- **Organizations:** Resilience, U.S. Air Force Reserve, Hoover Institution, Aspen US Cybersecurity Group, Council on Foreign Relations, Morta Security, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, Defense Innovation Unit
- **From:** New York, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Mathematics, United States Air Force Academy, Master of Information Technology, Virginia Tech, Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University
- **Known for:** Received the Bronze Star Medal from the 36th Infantry Division for service in Iraq., Received combat spurs from the 3rd Armored Cavalry, making him one of the few official Air Force cavalrymen., Co-founded Morta Security, which Palo Alto Networks acquired in 2014.

## Career timeline

- **2000s** — Entered the U.S. Air Force Academy in one of the first classes after September 11, studied mathematics, and became a communications officer.
- **2006-present** — Served in U.S. Air Force cyber and communications roles, later continuing in the Air Force Reserve; currently a lieutenant colonel and cyber effects operations officer.
- **2012** — Co-founded Morta Security with Raj Shah after moving from active duty toward the Reserve.
- **2014** — Morta Security was acquired by Palo Alto Networks; Hariprasad went on to work in Unit 42 threat intelligence and helped launch the Cyber Threat Alliance.
- **2016-2017** — Served as a founding partner at the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit Experimental in Mountain View.
- **2016** — Co-founded the company initially known as Arceo, later renamed Resilience.
- **2019** — Shifted the company from selling software to insurers toward an integrated cyber insurance and security model.
- **2022** — Served on the Council on Foreign Relations Independent Task Force for Confronting Reality in Cyberspace.
- **2023** — Resilience raised a $100 million Series D led by Intact Ventures, bringing total funding above $225 million.
- **2025-2026** — Named a Veteran Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
- **2026** — Resilience won MGA of the Year at the Cyber Insurance Awards Europe and published claims research on the financial role of human error in attacks.

## Achievements

- Received the Bronze Star Medal from the 36th Infantry Division for service in Iraq.
- Received combat spurs from the 3rd Armored Cavalry, making him one of the few official Air Force cavalrymen.
- Co-founded Morta Security, which Palo Alto Networks acquired in 2014.
- Helped launch the Cyber Threat Alliance while working in threat intelligence at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42.
- Served as a founding partner at the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental.
- Named as an inventor on cybersecurity patents covering malware interrogation and cyber-risk assessment.
- Built Resilience through more than $225 million in disclosed funding, including a $100 million Series D in 2023.
- Selected as a Hoover Institution Veteran Fellow for the 2025-26 academic year.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Spoke at the Black Hat USA CISO Summit on what cyber insurance claims reveal about loss, insurability, and AI-driven threats.
- **2026-07** — Resilience reported that 85.3% of incurred losses in the first half of 2026 involved attacks exploiting human error, while no incurred losses came from AI-specific attack vectors during the period.
- **2026-04** — Published an article arguing that organizations should respond to professionalized cybercrime by changing attacker economics and reducing expected returns.
- **2026-02** — Resilience was named MGA of the Year at the Cyber Insurance Awards Europe.
- **2025-09** — Began the 2025-26 academic year as a Veteran Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vman747.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishaalv8
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/resiliencesays
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UapYGhksaVU&t=36s
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/arceoai

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Last updated: 2026-09-27