Driving cyber defense innovation through automation, speed, scale and security

How can leveraging automation and repeatable solutions transform the way organizations approach cybersecurity?

Over the 20+ years of my cybersecurity-focused career, three key questions have always driven my approach to managing and overcoming customer challenges.

• First, what do we have to protect?
• Second, what is happening on the networks?
• Third, what do we think is coming next?

While this is an oversimplification, these three things create an ever-increasing amount of data for organizations to deal with -- different formats, types, duplication, quality, and sprawl. Without modular repeatable offerings that provide the right data to the right systems at the right time, and combined with automation capabilities, defenders just can't keep up any longer.

By leveraging our repeatable offerings approach - designed for speed and focused on enhancing operators' decision-making through noise reduction and a commitment to threat-informed, risk-managed defense - we empower our customers to stay ahead of their adversaries.

What unique perspective do you bring to this role, and how will it help drive innovation and value for defense customers?

I have supported all levels of government in their evolutionary cyber journeys. I led teams at the FBI to rebuild securely after the worst insider threat event in their history and on the heels of 9/11. I have worked on cyber issues in nearly all the civilian agencies, providing offensive and defensive solutions at the Department of Defense, including the standup of U.S. Cyber Command, and worked across the intelligence community as they expanded from on-prem to the cloud.

History and experience are invaluable assets, offering wisdom and context. I've leveraged lessons learned to guide customers in shifting direction, achieving success, and unlocking value while managing risks on their journeys.

What role do you see emerging technologies and partnerships playing in the future of cybersecurity, and how are you positioning to lead in this space?

Cybersecurity, when done well, is a team sport. While we excel in engineering, we rely on ourtechnology partners, emerging research from academia, and proven internal and external collaborators to apply innovative approaches and new technologies. This collective effort strengthens our ability to deliver resilient, secure, and high-value solutions with the scalability, availability, reliability, and network-worthiness required for joint success. As an orchestrator of innovation, we must provide the vision and catalyst to bring these elements together for our customer's benefit and our sustained future growth.

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