Candid Wüest
Candid Wüest is Principal Security Advocate at xorlab, a Swiss cybersecurity company focused on advanced email and messaging security. He has more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, threat research and product strategy.
Before joining xorlab, Candid held senior roles at Acronis, including VP of Cyber Protection Research, where he helped build the company’s security research function and contributed to the development of its EDR capabilities. Earlier in his career, he spent more than 16 years at Symantec, working on global security response and malware research, covering threats from early mass-mailing worms to advanced attacks such as Stuxnet.
Candid is a frequent speaker at international security conferences, including RSA Conference and Black Hat, and is known for translating complex threat research into practical insights. His areas of focus include malware, threat trends, email security, AI security and the future of cyber defence.