About Us

The future of cybersecurity is data-driven.

Introducing Empirical

We’re building a new kind of security platform—driven by modern AI, grounded in real-world telemetry, and designed to make decisions, not just generate alerts. Our first product reimagines Vulnerability Management. It’s early, but the results speak for themselves: less noise, more signal, and radically better prioritization.

Founded in the Midwest

Michael Roytman

Co-Founder

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Michael was the Chief Data Scientist of Kenna Security, and a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco. He served on boards for the Society of Information Risk Analysts, Cryptomove, and Social Capital. He was the co-founder and executive chair of Dharma Platform (acquired, BAO Systems), for which he landed on the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. He currently serves on Forbes Technology Council.

Jay Jacobs

Co-Founder

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Jay is the lead data scientist for the Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) and is Co-chair of the EPSS special interest group at FIRST. He is a co-founder of the Society for Information Risk Analysts (SIRA), a not-for-profit association dedicated to advancing risk management practices and of Cyentia Institute, a leading security research firm. Jay's book “Data-Driven Security”, covers data analysis and visualizations for information security professionals.

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