At Hawksnest Software, our leadership team brings decades of experience in cybersecurity and privacy innovation

Together, Denis and Nicholas lead Hawksnest Software in building the next generation of consumer security solutions.

Denis Arsenault

Co-founder and CEO

Veteran security engineer Denis Arsenault helped propel MalwareBytes into the top three anti-malware apps and has developed advanced protection tools for the US military. His expertise ensures our products are fast, secure, and built natively for every major platform.

Nicholas Carlton

Co-founder and CTO

Privacy technologist Nicholas Carlton helped shape Private Internet Access's next-generation VPN infrastructure. With deep expertise in Linux systems and secure server operations, he powers our real-time malware handling and machine learning threat detection systems.