Leaving Broadcom for a Cybersecurity Startup | Denitsa Taneva

Where is it more fulfilling to work in cybersecurity: at one of the biggest security and infrastructure vendors in the world, or at a cybersecurity startup? Denitsa Taneva has done both. She spent five years at VMware and Broadcom, running the cloud security program and later leading product security across the SDLC through the VMware-to-Broadcom integration. In May 2026 she joined WiseBee, a Find-to-Fix vulnerability management platform that filters scanner noise, prepares fixes for engineer approval and verifies closure with automated rescans. In this episode she talks with Ole and Art about both experiences, why she chose the startup path, and what she sees happening to security as more code gets written by AI. Topics covered: 🏢 What working in security at enterprise scale taught her 🚀 Why she decided to move to a startup ⚠️ The popularity of vibecoding and the lack of security awareness that comes with it 🐝 Why she’s excited about WiseBee’s approach to fixing vulnerabilities, not just finding them Thanks to Joe Krcma (@JoeMakes), Growth and Revenue at WiseBee and the busiest bee in the hive, for buzzing us together and making this episode happen. Guest: Denitsa Taneva, Senior Security Engineer at WiseBee   / denitsa-taneva-b78423163     / wisebee-ai   https://wisebee.ai/ Hosts: Ole Shved –   / ole-shved   Art Mykhailov –   / mykhailov   Zero Trust Media is a podcast for security professionals, with conversations about the people, tools and decisions shaping cybersecurity today. Follow us on LinkedIn:   / zero-trust-media   #cybersecurity #vulnerabilitymanagement #productsecurity #vibecoding #startups #careers #zerotrust