Cobalt AI names Amrit DePaulo CTO to lead monitoring platform push

Cobalt AI on June 18 named Amrit DePaulo chief technology officer as the company marks 10 years in enterprise physical security. DePaulo is set to lead engineering and product for Cobalt Monitoring Intelligence, the AI platform the company says helps security teams act faster on real threats and get more value from existing infrastructure.

Why it matters: - Cobalt AI is putting a veteran security-and-AI executive in charge of the platform at the center of its business. - The appointment comes as enterprise security teams face more alerts, more data and higher pressure to respond quickly to real threats. - Cobalt says Cobalt Monitoring Intelligence is designed to sharpen human judgment in high-stakes environments, not replace operators.

What happened: - Cobalt AI named Amrit DePaulo chief technology officer on June 18, 2026. - DePaulo will lead engineering and product for Cobalt Monitoring Intelligence. - The announcement came as Cobalt marked 10 years of building enterprise physical security intelligence.

The details: - Cobalt Monitoring Intelligence is the company's AI-powered platform for enterprise security operations. - The platform is built to cut through alarm noise, surface real threats and turn existing security infrastructure into a single intelligence layer. - Cobalt says the platform powers its autonomous security robots and connects with cameras, access control systems and sensors customers already own. - Cobalt counts Salesforce, FedEx and Ally Financial among its enterprise customers. - DePaulo has more than 20 years of leadership experience in enterprise security and AI platforms. - At Gartner, DePaulo coined the term SIEM, or Security Information and Event Management. - At IBM, DePaulo served as senior director of emerging security technologies and led research and product strategy across cloud, big data and early machine learning applications. - DePaulo also led engineering and product at BigFix, CloudPassage and Skybox Security. - Most recently, DePaulo has run Arctyra, a consulting practice focused on AI-driven platforms and agentic workflows for regulated industries. - Cobalt was founded in March 2016 and pioneered the security robotics category. - The company rebranded from Cobalt Robotics to Cobalt AI in 2024 before its acquisition by Dean Drako. - More information is available at cobaltai.com. - Cobalt also shared social accounts on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Between the lines: - DePaulo's hiring signals that Cobalt wants deeper technical leadership as it tries to broaden its AI platform beyond robotics into enterprise security operations. - His background spans category creation, enterprise product strategy and AI application work in regulated settings, which fits Cobalt's pitch to large customers. - CEO Ken Wolff framed the hire as a momentum move as Cobalt enters its next phase after a decade in the market.

What's next: - Cobalt is likely to use DePaulo's background to accelerate product development and expand Cobalt Monitoring Intelligence across enterprise customers. - The company appears focused on deepening its lead in AI-driven physical security operations as the category matures. - DePaulo said he wants to spend the next chapter solving the problem of helping security operators become faster and smarter with AI.