Meet the Experts Behind Focal Point
Cybersecurity, Backed by Real-World Experience
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.
Anastasia Roussaki
MBA at Golden Gate University, San Francisco
CEO & Founder
- 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
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
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 and development
Vangelis Malamas
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
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
Designer
3D Artist
Brand Developer
Business Business Business Development
Stathis Kyriakidis
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
Officer
Dual background in finance and cybercrime
Experience in both corporate and field roles
Vagia
Gousdova
Manager
Financial Admin for over 10 EU
research projects
Vasileios
Vallas
Manager