Boutique by Design: Dima Shaposhnykov Builds MindCypher to Bridge Enterprise Security and Mid-Market
After leading the cybersecurity practice at one of the Big Four consultancies in Israel, Dima Shaposhnykov is taking a deliberately different bet. With co-founder Pavel Sheynkman, he has built MindCypher - a boutique cybersecurity consultancy operating cloud-first and fully remote, serving clients across Israel, the United States, and internationally. The firm’s thesis is straightforward: the discipline of enterprise-grade security can be delivered at a scale and price point that mid-market and high-growth organizations can actually consume.
It is a model that runs counter to much of the industry. Cybersecurity consulting has trended toward large, multi-tiered engagements priced for organizations with deep budgets and in-house security teams. Smaller firms - the kind that nevertheless face the same threat landscape as global enterprises - are often left choosing between generic managed services or hiring talent they cannot retain.
“The gap I kept seeing at PwC wasn’t about capability,” Shaposhnykov says. “It was...
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