Ryan Schonfeld
Ryan Schonfeld
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder, HiveWatchIn 2015, Founder Ryan Schonfeld was working as a leader of a Fortune 500 company’s Global Security & Safety Technology Group when he decided he just couldn’t take the status quo anymore. Constantly hearing, ‘because that’s the way it’s always been done’ and inefficiencies stemming from disparate systems and antiquated practices had gotten to be too much for him. With that, RAS Consulting & Investigations was created to walk his clients through planning, education, and management of risk and liability, creating best-in-class, technology-forward security programs for rapidly growing organizations. Through these services he found that there was a need for scalable security, which some companies didn’t have the knowledge or human capital to create. From there sprung the idea of RAS Watch (now HiveWatch's virtual GSOC), a global security operation center (GSOC) as a service. In March of 2020 when the world stopped turning and the COVID-19 pandemic took over, Ryan recognized another need for a SaaS platform to make security leaders more aware, more connected, more proactive, and more informed - so he founded HiveWatch. Ryan holds a masters in Information Systems and Technology from George Washington University and a B.S. in Justice from American University with a minor in Information Systems and Technology. He is proud of his past work as a police officer and investigator and an instructor for the U.S. Department of State's Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program. Ryan continues to serve as a volunteer Reserve Police Officer.
Round table contributions
There is a complex and interdependent relationship between security and productivity. Good security is needed to make productivity possible, but security measures could, in some instances, hinder work...
Every day, the physical security industry succeeds in applying technologies that make the world a safer place. Manufacturers, integrators, and end users are eager to share their success stories, and t...
Time flies in the busy world of security, so it’s no surprise that the midpoint of 2023 comes before know it. Let’s pause after the first half of the year to look ahead at what can expect...
Like any year, 2022 was full of surprises for the physical security industry. Adapting to supply chain shortages, lightning-fast technology development, and changing occupancy patterns in a shifting l...
Obtaining needed funding for security technology improvements often requires going to senior management with a hat in hand. But requests for more security funding from the C-suite may fall on deaf ear...
Many of us take critical infrastructure for granted in our everyday lives. We turn on a tap, flip a switch, push a button, and water, light, and heat are all readily available. But it is important to...
Articles by Ryan Schonfeld
There’s been a long history of people thinking of “gates, guards, and guns” when referring to physical security. And for a long time, this was the norm. When analog cameras require...
It’s clear that despite recent layoffs in the tech industry and general unease about the economy, there are still significant gaps in the number of jobs available and the amount of workers avail...
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HiveWatch, a physical security software company reimagining how organizations keep their people and assets safe, announced it has integrated its HiveWatch® Global Security Operations Center (GSOC)...
HiveWatch, a physical security software company reimagining how organizations keep their people and assets safe, announced a partnership with RSPNDR to deliver more efficient, streamlined co...
HiveWatch, a physical security software company reimagining how organizations keep their people and assets safe, announced it will debut HiveWatch® Command Center at ISC West 2024, April 10-1...
There is a complex and interdependent relationship between security and productivity. Good security is needed to make productivity possible, but security measures could, in some instances, hinder work...
Every day, the physical security industry succeeds in applying technologies that make the world a safer place. Manufacturers, integrators, and end users are eager to share their success stories, and t...
HiveWatch, a physical security software company reimagining how organizations keep their people and assets safe, will host a webinar alongside 3GC Group, “Building Cyber Resiliency in a Physical...
Time flies in the busy world of security, so it’s no surprise that the midpoint of 2023 comes before know it. Let’s pause after the first half of the year to look ahead at what can expect...
HiveWatch, a physical security software company reimagining how organizations keep their people and assets safe, announced that Steve Hult will join the HiveWatch leadership team as Chief Revenue Offi...
HiveWatch, a physical security software company reimagining how organizations keep their people and assets safe, announced the appointment of Rick Guetschow as Chief Technology Officer. In this...
Well attended and generating levels of excitement not seen since before the pandemic, ISC West may provide just the shot of adrenaline we need to drive industry success through the uncertain economic...
HiveWatch, a physical security software company reimagining how organizations keep their people and assets safe, announced it will debut its GSOC operating system (OS) during ISC West 2023, March 29-3...
HiveWatch, a physical security software company reimagining how organizations keep their people and assets safe, announces the addition of Jamie Howard to its Board of Directors and the formalization...
Like any year, 2022 was full of surprises for the physical security industry. Adapting to supply chain shortages, lightning-fast technology development, and changing occupancy patterns in a shifting l...
Obtaining needed funding for security technology improvements often requires going to senior management with a hat in hand. But requests for more security funding from the C-suite may fall on deaf ear...
HiveWatch, a technology company reimagining how companies keep their people and assets safe, announced it has closed $20 million in additional growth funding. This investment is led by former Twitter...
Many of us take critical infrastructure for granted in our everyday lives. We turn on a tap, flip a switch, push a button, and water, light, and heat are all readily available. But it is important to...
HiveWatch, a security fusion startup company that uses multi sensor fusion to help companies respond better and effectively to physical security threats, has emerged from stealth and announced a seed...
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