KayVon Nejad
Founder & CEO, Vijilan Security
KayVon Nejad founded Vijilan Security in 2014 with over two decades of experience across cybersecurity, data analytics and managed services. He has built Vijilan into a premium, channel-exclusive managed security provider serving MSPs, MSSPs and VARs across North America, LATAM, EMEA and APAC, operating a single global 24/7 SOC out of Hallandale Beach, Florida.
KayVon's published research on the Iranian cyber ecosystem, covering IRGC-affiliated APT groups, MOIS operations and the hacktivist proxy networks that emerged after February 2026, directly informed Operation Lion Surge, Vijilan's free 24/7 active-remediation offer for qualifying MSP partners during the active threat window.
From log analysis to a global SOC.
- 2014
Founded Vijilan Security with a focus on bringing clarity and control to security data overload.
- 2016
Vijilan pivoted from log analysis to managed extended detection and response (mXDR), the foundation of the current channel-exclusive model.
- 2019
Earned SOC 2 Type 2 certification, establishing trust posture required by enterprise and regulated industries.
- 2022
Became a CrowdStrike Certified Platform Service Provider (CPSP), aligning the Vijilan stack to industry-leading endpoint, identity and cloud telemetry.
- 2024
Earned ISO 27001 certification. Expanded SOC operations to cover MSPs and clients across North America, LATAM, EMEA and APAC.
- 2026
Authored published threat-intelligence research on the Iranian cyber ecosystem that directly informed Operation Lion Surge, Vijilan's free-coverage offer for qualifying MSPs.
Topics KayVon speaks on.
KayVon speaks at industry events for MSPs, MSSPs and security teams. To inquire about speaking, podcast appearances or analyst briefings, email press@vijilan.com.
"We don't just detect threats. We eliminate them. That sentence isn't a marketing line; it's the operating model we built Vijilan around."