Mar 23: Mirror Security, a deep-tech AI security company pioneering encrypted AI inference for regulated industries, today announced the appointment of Albert (Al) Sisto as an Independent Board Member. Sisto brings more than 40 years of experience across public companies, startups, venture capital, and private equity, and is widely regarded as one of the foundational figures in enterprise security software.
As the former Chief Operating Officer at RSA Data Security Inc.—the company that became the global standard for public-key encryption and digital trust—Sisto played a pivotal role in transforming the organization from a passive patent licensing operation into a dynamic, sales-driven software company that helped secure the foundations of global digital commerce. His career has since spanned leadership roles as a Technology General Manager and Venture Investor, consistently identifying and scaling category-defining technology companies.
Mirror Security is a research-driven cybersecurity company spun out of University College Dublin, Ireland. The company offers the world’s first production-ready Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) engine optimized for AI workloads, enabling advanced cryptographic controls.
Currently, when enterprises query large language models (LLMs), their proprietary data is processed in plaintext—making it visible, extractable, and vulnerable to distillation. Similarly, when frontier models serve inference, outputs can be harvested and used to train competing models at minimal cost, leading to bidirectional intelligence leakage.
Mirror Security addresses this challenge by enabling AI computation on encrypted data that never decrypts—referred to as “encryption in use”—thereby securing inference, memory, and the entire AI pipeline end-to-end.
“We are truly excited to welcome Al to the Mirror Security board. His experience in building RSA into the global standard for digital trust is not just a credential it’s a blueprint. Al has done this before: taking a cryptographic breakthrough and transforming it into an enterprise-grade product the world depends on. As we enter our next phase of growth, his strategic guidance, enterprise relationships, and deep understanding of how security categories are built will be invaluable. We look forward to working alongside him to establish Mirror Security as the encryption layer the AI era demands.”said Pankaj Thapa, Co-Founder & CEO, Mirror Security
Sisto’s appointment signals Mirror Security’s intent to accelerate its enterprise go-to-market strategy and deepen engagement with regulated industry leaders globally. His operational expertise in scaling security software businesses and his extensive network across technology and investment ecosystems position him as a key strategic asset as the company transitions into its next phase of growth.
“In the early days of the internet, securing online commerce was the critical requirement—and RSA became the foundation of trust for digital transactions worldwide. Today, securing AI usage represents an opportunity orders of magnitude larger. The team at Mirror has developed a platform that I believe can surpass the success of RSA, creating the encryption layer for AI that enterprises and governments urgently need.”said Albert (Al) Sisto, Independent Board Member, Mirror Security
