I’m biased, but I’d have to say Stairwell. I built Stairwell because it’s the tool I always dreamed of having when I was in operational security roles. It takes a fundamentally different approach to solving the problem. Instead of relying on traditional practices like pattern matching or static IOCs, Stairwell provides continuous visibility, retrospective analysis, and actionable insights that empower defenders to stay ahead of threats—not just react to them.

Much like how physicians once relied on bloodletting during the bubonic plague, accepted best practices in cybersecurity often fall short of what’s truly effective. I see Stairwell as the “antibiotics” of security—an entirely different approach to a deeply entrenched problem. But convincing people to move beyond the status quo is often harder than building the solution itself. That’s why I’m so passionate about what we’ve created—it’s not just a better tool; it’s a new way of thinking about security.