Meet the Experts Behind
Focal Point

Cybersecurity, Backed by Real-World Experience

Anastasia Roussaki

CEO & Founder

MBA at Golden Gate University, San Francisco

22+ years in business leadership across Europe
Founder of Water & Health import company
Former exec at major Greek IT firm
MBA in Marketing with strategic focus
Merges business growth with operational clarity

At Focal Point, our people don't just know theory - they've lived it.
From active threat hunting to EU-funded research, we apply deep expertise to protect what matters most.

Meet our Team

At Focal Point, we blend military, academic, and commercial expertise to deliver a sharp, technical edge in cybersecurity. Our focus spans threat intelligence, risk profiling, asset inventorying, and purple team assessments. We specialize in configuring logging and detection, streamlining incident response, and delivering advanced training in detection engineering, digital forensics, and blue/purple teaming.

We’re also active in R&D, contributing to EU-funded projects on cyber ranges, risk models, and advanced security operations – bridging theory and practice to help organizations stay ahead of evolving threats.

Cyber Defence Trainings

Christos Grigoriadis

Chief Operating Officer

Meng, Msc, PhDc, ISO27001

5+ Years of Experience in R&D, project management & devops for over 10 EU and Greek funded Research Projects
Provided lectures for 5 years teaching over 200 University students and over 500 Military personnel
Published 9 papers in known Cybersecurity conferences and Journals such as Esorics and Elsevier Computers and Security

Christos Lazaridis

Security Researcher Consultant

MSc in Distributed Systems - University of Piraeus

Nikitas Makris

Cloud Engineering Consultant

MSc in Distributed Systems - University of Piraeus

Our Vision

To redefine cyber defence by combining offensive expertise, smart tooling, and elite training – helping clients detect, respond, and recover faster than their adversaries.

Our Mission

To keep defenders one step ahead – by streamlining incident response through adversary-informed practices, Instant SOC integration, and hands-on training.

EU Research & Development

Vangelis Malamas

Senior EU Project Coordinator

Post-Doc researcher on Metaverse security

PhD in distributed systems security, ISO 27001 LA

7+ years in Project coordination
Lectured Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies courses for over 7 years in BSc and MSc students
Published over 25 scientific papers in recognized Journal and Conferences
Has participated in 14 European and National funded projects

Dimitris Koutras

CyberSecurity Project Manager & Researcher

PhD candidate at the Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus

Paris Laras

Chief Product Officer

Technical Manager on EU-funded research
Co-founder of the Greek Game Dev Association

Maya Lara

Graphic Designer

3D Artist - Brand Developer

Business Development

Stathis Kyriakidis

Rear Admiral (ret) | Strategic Affairs & International Relations Expert

MSc Applied Physics & Computer Science
Cert. Advanced European Security

39 years in the Hellenic Navy, including command of gunboat KRATEOS and frigate ELLI
Served in Operation Desert Storm (1991), NATO SHAPE (2011–2014), and EU Military Staff (2019–2022)
Advised Chiefs of Defence and Navy on strategic planning and policy
Focus on Middle East & North Africa security and maritime affairs
Board Member, Strategy International Ltd – global think tank
Studied Communication & Media (Panteion University, Athens)
Published multiple studies on defence, strategy, and geopolitics
Fluent in English & French; conversational Spanish & Arabic

Victor Van
Nieuwenhove

Chief Financial
Officer

Dual background in finance and cybercrime
Experience in both corporate and field roles

Vagia
Gousdova

EU Project Financial
Manager

Financial Admin for over 10 EU
research projects