Gijs Van Laer

TLDR

Gijs Van Laer is co-founder and CTO of XFA, an Antwerp-based Cybersecurity startup focused on device security for unmanaged and personal devices.

Background

Van Laer holds a Ph.D. in cryptography and data security from Johns Hopkins University. He co-founded XFA in September 2021 with Lars Veelaert and leads engineering from the Antwerp base.

What They Do

As CTO of XFA, Van Laer drives the technical architecture of a Zero Trust device security platform that secures BYOD, freelancer, contractor, and other unmanaged devices without the invasive footprint of traditional MDM agents.