HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OPAQ Networks, the network security cloud company, today announced that its CTO Tom Cross will participate in an expert panel at the MIT Enterprise Forum Atlanta to discuss cybersecurity developments over the past 12 months and what we can expect in 2018.
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WHO: |
Tom Cross is CTO of network security-as-a-service provider OPAQ Networks and an expert in cyber security, cyber conflict, malware and vulnerability research. He is credited with discovering a number of critical vulnerabilities in enterprise software and has written papers on collateral damage in cyber conflict, vulnerability disclosure ethics, security issues in Internet routers, securing wireless LANs and more. Tom was previously Director of Security Research at Lancope and Manager of the IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Advanced Research team. | |||
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Panel: |
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| 2018 Future of Cybersecurity | ||||
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Moderator: |
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| Daniel Ingevaldson, VP, TechOperators Venture Capital | ||||
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Other Panelists: |
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| Deborah Wheeler, Chief Information Security Officer, Delta Airlines | ||||
| Robert Graham, CEO, Errata Security | ||||
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WHAT: |
2017 was a difficult year for security professionals who faced global ransomware attacks, malware designed to target critical infrastructure and massive data breaches. On this panel of leading security experts, Tom Cross will discuss issues such as the: | |||
| -- Security product fatigue that organizations are facing | ||||
| -- Future of cybersecurity -- what could be expected in the next 5-10 years | ||||
| -- Challenges facing security startups | ||||
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WHEN: |
Tuesday, February 27, 2018; 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. EST | |||
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WHERE: |
MIT Enterprise Forum Atlanta, Southern Company Gas, 10 Peachtree Pl. NE, Atlanta, GA | |||
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HOW: |
To schedule a conversation with Tom Cross, contact Marc Gendron at marc@mgpr.net or +1 781.237.0341. For more information, visit: https://mitforumatlanta.org/events/future-of-cybersecurity-2018/. |
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About OPAQ Networks
OPAQ Networks is the premier network
security cloud company that enables partners to deliver
security-as-a-service to midsize enterprises. With the OPAQ Cloud,
service providers can deliver best-of-breed network security and
centrally manage and enforce policies through a single interface while
optimizing network performance. This empowers partners to instantly grow
their revenue and margins and establish a competitive advantage while
eliminating complexity and costs associated with managing a multitude of
security products. Based in Northern Virginia, OPAQ is privately held
and is funded by Columbia Capital, Harmony Partners, and Zero-G, Inc. To
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