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Darren Gallop

CEO & Co-founder, Carbide

CybersecuritySydney, Nova Scotia

Darren Gallop is co-founder and CEO of Carbide, a Cape Breton company whose platform and advisory team help businesses build and prove security and privacy programs. Gallop co-founded it as Securicy with Laird Wilton; it became Carbide in 2022. Earlier, Gallop toured as a musician, started a record label and founded event software company Marcato.

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Who founded Carbide?

Carbide's Company page, checked 2026-09-25, names Darren Gallop and Laird Wilton as co-founders. goCapeBreton reported on 2021-10-25 that the two were co-founders of Securicy Data Solutions in Sydney, NS.

Was Carbide previously called Securicy?

Yes. Invest Nova Scotia reported on 2022-02-01 that Securicy had rebranded to Carbide, and captioned Gallop and Wilton as the company's founders.

What did Gallop do before Carbide?

Carbide's Company page, checked 2026-09-25, says Gallop began as a touring musician, founded a record label and then Marcato, an event management platform later acquired, where Gallop also served as chief information security officer.

What is Gallop's role at Carbide today?

Carbide's Company page, checked 2026-09-25, lists Gallop as CEO & Co-Founder and says Gallop also holds the chief information security officer role, with CISSP and CIPM certifications.

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