Security News

Akamai CTO on how bots are used online in legal and illegal ways
2020-05-25 15:35

Learn what a bot is, the spectrum of ways bots are used online (especially in social media), and how bots might be used in the next election cycle.

Akamai CTO on how bots are used online in legal and illegal ways
2020-05-25 07:39

Learn what a bot is, the spectrum of ways bots are used online, and how bots might be used in the next election cycle. Dan Patterson, CNET and CBS News Senior Producer, spoke with Patrick Sullivan, Akamai CTO, Security Strategy, about the programming and use cases of bots.

ThousandEyes appoints Trevis Schuh as VP of Customer Engineering, establishes Office of CTO
2020-05-03 22:30

ThousandEyes, the Internet and Cloud Intelligence company, announced that customer success veteran Trevis Schuh has joined the management team as VP of Customer Engineering to ensure unmatched customer satisfaction in post-deployment support and services. To further empower customers, ThousandEyes has also established the Office of the CTO with the appointment of Cameron Esdaile as VP of Technology and Innovation.

GroupSense names Adam Bregenzer as CTO and Jeffrey Duran as CMO
2020-04-14 23:30

GroupSense, a digital risk protection company, announced it has named Adam Bregenzer as chief technology officer and Jeffrey Duran as chief marketing officer. Bregenzer will be responsible for the direction and implementation of GroupSense's technology roadmap, particularly in the area of frictionless delivery of finished, actionable digital risk intelligence into customer security operations.

Dathena appoints Lylian Kieffer as CTO
2020-03-01 23:30

Data-security and privacy pioneer Dathena announced the appointment of veteran software engineer Lylian Kieffer as its new Chief Technology Officer. Kieffer will lead Dathena's engineering department, overseeing development and technical operations as the deep-tech leader expands its global offerings and uses innovative AI tools to offer global enterprises best-in-class data privacy and protection.

RSA CTO outlines pitfalls to avoid when operationalizing AI
2020-02-28 15:50

Assembling strong data sets and developing domain expertise are more important than choosing an algorithm. Before selecting an algorithm to analyze data, companies have to know what they want to learn from the data.

CrowdStrike appoints Michael Sentonas as CTO
2020-02-23 23:30

CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, announced the appointment of Michael Sentonas as the company's new chief technology officer effective immediately. With over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, Sentonas is a seasoned leader who in his previous role at CrowdStrike was responsible for developing and executing CrowdStrike's overall technology strategy.

CrowdStrike Co-Founder and CTO Steps Down to Launch Nonprofit Policy Accelerator
2020-02-20 12:17

Endpoint security firm CrowdStrike announced on Wednesday that Michael Sentonas has been appointed chief technology officer after Dmitri Alperovitch decided to leave the company to launch a non-profit policy accelerator. Alperovitch, one of the founders of CrowdStrike, has been acting as CTO since the company's launch in 2011.

Nexthink appoints new CTO, two additional board members, and a new Chairman
2020-02-07 00:00

Nexthink, the leader in digital experience management software, announced the appointment of a new Chief Technology Officer, two additional board members and a new Chairman to help fuel the company's next stage of growth and innovation. New members of Nexthink's Board of Directors and new Chairman of the Board.

Veeam promotes Danny Allan to CTO and SVP of Product Strategy
2020-01-07 23:45

Veeam Software, the leader in Backup solutions that deliver Cloud Data Management, announced that Danny Allan has been appointed Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Product Strategy. Allan, promoted from his previous role as Vice President of Product Strategy, will lead Veeam's global product strategy group and initiatives, and spearhead the company's technology vision as the #1 provider for Backup solutions that deliver Cloud Data Management.