Grand Opening!
OPSWAT Cybersecurity Production Facility
Join us as we open our new secure manufacturing and production facility in historic Ybor City in Tampa, Florida. We’re celebrating OPSWAT made in America with food trucks, refreshments, live music, and exciting surprises you won’t want to miss.
This event is more than just a celebration — it’s an interactive experience that demonstrates our commitment to OPSWAT team members and customers. Together, we’re strengthening local jobs in the community, upholding the highest standards of quality manufacturing, and reducing the environmental and cost impacts of overseas production. It’s a shared investment in American innovation and craftsmanship.
Exciting Surprises and Entertainment
Our new facility in Ybor represents our commitment to local culture and local jobs. Join us for an exciting afternoon as we offer a sneak peek.
CyberTrailer Mini Lab, MetaDefender and Maxx the Robo Dog
Take pictures with our MetaDefender and his sidekick Maxx. Explore our mobile cybersecurity lab and the return of the OPSWAT CyberTrailer.
Assemble a Cybersecurity Kiosk or MetaDefender Drive
Get the chance to see firsthand how globally trusted cybersecurity solutions like our MetaDefender Kiosk and MetaDefender Drive are built and tested — ensuring the highest quality hardware meets customer compliance and industry demands.
Cyber Sips and Bites
Sample local fare from food trucks and the bar outside.
Agenda
Experience OPSWAT's live demo sessions and gain firsthand advantage in critical infrastructure protection.
| Time | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Guest Arrival & Welcome Reception | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Welcome & Remarks | Kat Lewis, VP Global Marketing & Comms |
| 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM | Ribbon Cutting & Appreciation | Benny Czarny, CEO |
| 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM | Cybersecurity Production Facility Tour | Assembly, QA, fulfillment |
| 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Reception & Networking |
Meet the OPSWAT Team
Talk directly to OPSWAT Experts
Benny Czarny
Benny Czarny is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of OPSWAT, a global cybersecurity company securing the world’s most critical infrastructure through a prevention-first philosophy: trust no file, trust no device.
Benny founded OPSWAT in 2002 from a small apartment in San Francisco with a bold vision — to reinvent cybersecurity by focusing on prevention instead of detection. With no outside investment, he bootstrapped OPSWAT from a one-person startup into a global organization with more than a thousand employees, serving thousands of enterprise and government customers in over 100 countries.
Under his leadership, OPSWAT has pioneered Deep CDR™ (Content Disarm and Reconstruction) technology and other breakthrough innovations, including Metascan® multiscanning, secure file transfer, and advanced sandboxing. These technologies are now trusted to protect mission-critical systems across energy, defense, transportation, finance, and government sectors, helping prevent catastrophic breaches before they occur.
With over two decades of expertise in encryption, vulnerability management, and secure architecture, Benny is recognized as one of the world’s leading advocates for Data Sanitization and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). His work has helped shift the global cybersecurity mindset from reactive detection to proactive prevention, positioning OPSWAT at the forefront of protecting the systems that power modern civilization.
As both CEO and Chairman, Benny continues to drive OPSWAT’s long-term strategy, product innovation, and culture of execution. He remains deeply involved in the company’s technology roadmap, guiding its evolution toward a world where every file and device entering a secure network is verifiably safe.
Benny’s leadership style is grounded in curiosity, conviction, and hands-on innovation. From bootstrapping OPSWAT’s first product to leading a global organization shaping cybersecurity policy and defense standards, he has built a company defined not by fear of threats but by confidence in prevention. His mission remains clear: to eliminate cyber threats before they can execute and make prevention the foundation of digital trust worldwide.
Kat Lewis
Kat Lewis joined OPSWAT in 2020 and serves as Vice President of Global Marketing & Communications. In this role, she leads field marketing, channel marketing, and corporate communications teams, driving pipeline growth, elevating brand awareness, and aligning go-to-market strategies and campaigns across more than 60 countries.
With over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and corporate communications within government and cybersecurity organizations, Kat brings a proven track record of delivering measurable business results. She is recognized for her ability to translate detailed insights into strategic initiatives, her passion for excellence, and her skill in navigating the complexities of the evolving cybersecurity landscape.
Kat earned her Bachelor’s degree from Radford University, where she competed as a Division I athlete on a golf scholarship.
Michael Barker
Mike Barker is the Chief Information Security & Operations Officer at OPSWAT where he oversees all the company's global operations, IT & Security ensuring alignment with strategic goals and enhancing operational efficiency. Mike brings over 20 years of engineering and IT focus to his role. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Mike was an executive at technology companies as the CCO at HYAS and COO at Marketopia. Mike has gained most of his experience at Juniper Networks where he guided multiple teams across solution development, architecture, testing, and documentation for Service Provider and Enterprise IT as well as Extreme Networks where he held the role of CIO and SVP Technology. Mike obtained a Bachelor of Business Management at the University of Mount Olive and a Master of Business Administration from Mount St. Mary’s University with a focus in Leadership and Marketing.
Itay Glick
Itay Glick is a global technology executive with leadership experience across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He currently serves as GM of Hardware and OT Security at OPSWAT.
Before OPSWAT, he was Vice President of Product at Allot (NASDAQ: ALLT), leading the development of advanced cybersecurity solutions for global service providers. Earlier, he was Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Services at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), where he helped protect Fortune 100 enterprises and private data clouds.
He also founded a pioneering cybersecurity company that was later acquired by Menlo Security, and played a key role at Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT) in developing lawful interception technologies. Itay began his career as an Engineering Group Manager in an elite intelligence unit, gaining hands-on experience at the intersection of security and innovation.
He holds an MBA, a b.sc . in Electrical Engineering, and the CISSP and CEH cybersecurity certifications.
