E243 Why Continuous Security Testing Is the Future of Cybersecurity with WhatsExposed's Elena Donea

Today’s guest is Elena Donea, CEO at WhatsExposed. With AI changing cybersecurity faster than ever before, Elena joins us on today’s podcast to explore how organisations can stay ahead of an evolving threat landscape. From why getting the cybersecurity basics right still matters, to how AI is reshaping offensive and defensive security, Elena shares practical insights drawn from years of experience helping businesses identify and reduce cyber risk.

Topics include:

0:00 Building WhatsExposed to deliver expert offensive cybersecurity services

1:52 Bootstrapped growth before securing angel investment and early customers

3:14 Continuous offensive security over one-off compliance-driven testing

5:48 How AI accelerates cyber threats, making strong security fundamentals essential

9:29 How AI helps detect threats faster by cutting through security noise

10:24 Helping companies identify exposure and prioritise continuous security improvements

12:56 How Enterprise Ireland helped accelerate their growth

13:58 Plans to scale internationally as AI reshapes offensive cybersecurity and defense