# Yasir Khalid

> Yasir Khalid is the founder and CEO of StrikeReady, the cybersecurity company he founded in 2019 after a decade at FireEye and a threat intelligence and deep learning chapter at Blue Hexagon. His work centres on helping security analysts connect information, apply expertise and investigate threats across existing tools.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at StrikeReady
- **Organizations:** StrikeReady, FireEye, Blue Hexagon, Intelliguards
- **Education:** BS Computer Engineering, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, O Levels, Science, Keynesian Institute of Management & Sciences
- **Known for:** Led FireEye’s Zero Day Detection initiative and contributed to its second-generation threat detection products., Credited with 17 patents in his Forbes Middle East speaker biography., Founded StrikeReady in 2019 and led it through publicly announced seed, Series A and subsequent investment milestones.

## Career timeline

- **2004-2008** — Studied computer engineering at COMSATS in Lahore.
- **Before 2019** — Spent approximately ten years at FireEye, leading zero-day detection work and helping develop second-generation threat detection products.
- **After FireEye; before StrikeReady** — Built a deep learning threat detection team at Blue Hexagon; served as head of threat intelligence and operations.
- **2019** — Founded StrikeReady; Crunchbase dates the role to May 2019.
- **2021** — StrikeReady emerged from stealth with a $3.6 million seed round led by 11.2 Capital.
- **2024** — StrikeReady announced a $12 million Series A led by 33N Ventures.
- **2026** — StrikeReady announced a Wa’ed Ventures-led investment and total funding of $29 million, with plans for a Saudi regional headquarters.

## Achievements

- Led FireEye’s Zero Day Detection initiative and contributed to its second-generation threat detection products.
- Credited with 17 patents in his Forbes Middle East speaker biography.
- Founded StrikeReady in 2019 and led it through publicly announced seed, Series A and subsequent investment milestones.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — StrikeReady announced investment led by Wa’ed Ventures, bringing its stated total funding to $29 million, and plans to establish a Saudi subsidiary as its MENA regional headquarters.
- **2026-08** — Listed as host of StrikeReady’s Chaos, Handled industry evening during Black Hat 2026 in Las Vegas.

## Links

- Website: https://www.strikeready.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasiralikhalid
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/yasirakhalid

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Last updated: 2026-10-26