New Executive to Help Accelerate Innovation
SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#bot—Arkose Labs, the leading fraud protection, device ID and bot management company, today announced the appointment of Shimon Modi as Senior Vice President of Product. Shimon will drive the continued evolution of the Arkose Labs platform, ensuring comprehensive protection against modern fraud and abuse across the digital consumer journey.
Harnessing AI and Consortium-Driven Intelligence to Combat Emerging Threats
In his new role, Shimon will focus on:
- Leveraging AI for offensive and defensive strategies to combat sophisticated attacks
- Creating a future-ready roadmap to protect digital identities
- Utilizing Arkose Labs’ consortium-driven intelligence, powered by insights from some of the world’s largest platforms, to give customers a decisive edge against rapidly evolving threat actors
“The Arkose Labs mission resonates deeply with me,” said Shimon. “Protecting massive digital platforms from everyday fraud, abuse and scams is not just a professional challenge, it’s personal. I think about the digital world my kids will grow up in, and I want to ensure it’s a safer, more secure place.”
A Proven Leader With 25 Years of Cybersecurity Expertise
Shimon brings a wealth of experience to Arkose Labs, including:
- 25 years at the forefront of cybersecurity
- A PhD in biometrics and advanced user identification from Purdue University
- Leading product & engineering at threat intelligence startup TruSTAR (acquired by Splunk)
- Shaping next-generation security solutions at Elastic
- Driving product strategy as VP of Cyber Product at Dataminr
“Shimon’s deep expertise in cybersecurity, biometrics and AI, combined with his proven mission-driven leadership, will accelerate our ability to deliver best-in-class protection and continuous innovation for customers like Microsoft, Meta, Expedia and leading global banks,” said Kevin Gosschalk, founder and CEO of Arkose Labs. “His appointment reinforces our commitment to redefining account security by disrupting the economics that drive adversary ROI. Shimon will spearhead ongoing innovative approaches that exponentially increase attackers’ operational costs and complexity, making attacks financially unsustainable and ultimately eliminating the threat.”
A Safer Digital Future for All
Shimon’s leadership will drive Arkose Labs’ mission to:
- Proactively secure the digital customer journey
- Ensure a safer, more secure online world
- Redefine the future of fraud prevention and account security through AI innovation, consortium-driven intelligence and a relentless focus on combating emerging threats
For more details on the company, visit Arkose Labs and follow on LinkedIn for fresh threat intel and breaking news.
# # #
About Arkose Labs
Arkose Labs is the leading global provider offering a proactive fraud deterrence platform purpose-built to neutralize modern attacks, including those powered by Agentic AI and large language models (LLMs). Its comprehensive solution combines proprietary device identification (device ID), behavioral analysis, phishing protection, email intelligence, scraping prevention, API defense and bot management. Trusted by the world’s leading consumer brands—including two of the top three banks, Microsoft, Meta, Roblox, and many others—Arkose Labs stops account takeovers, fake account creation, LLM-driven scraping and SMS toll fraud. The platform actively undermines attacker ROI by introducing dynamic friction, making it economically unsustainable for adversaries to persist. Its Security Operations Center (SOC) provides actionable insights from an extensive cross-industry intelligence network, which monitors legitimate traffic and attack patterns across global enterprises. With unparalleled proactive support for internal security teams, Arkose Labs goes beyond conventional security by actively partnering with customers to disrupt organized fraud networks such as Storm-1152. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company maintains a global presence with offices throughout APAC, Central America, EMEA and South America.
Contacts
Media Contact Information:
Jean Creech Avent
Global Head of Brand, Content and Communications
Arkose Labs
[email protected]
843-986-8229
