SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- PacketSled,
Inc., the company that democratizes security investigations and
response by providing its customers with automated network
visibility, detection, incident response and forensics in the
cloud, announced today that Fred
Wilmot will be joining the company as its Chief Technology
Officer, effective immediately. In this role, he will be
responsible for all aspects of the company's technology strategy,
including software engineering, security research and development,
and cloud operations.
Fred brings more than 20 years of cybersecurity expertise to
PacketSled. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Solutions
Engineering at Context Relevant, where he implemented a real-time
transaction fraud platform for financial markets, weaponizing
security use cases with data science automation and machine
learning.
During his tenure at Splunk, Fred was responsible for the
company's ascension to a market leader in the security industry,
placing the company in the Gartner SIEM magic quadrant. As the
founder and director of the global security practice, Fred
prototyped innovation in the field, and built platform applications
that were utilized in responding to some of the most major breaches
in Internet history. Fred and his team were responsible for
architecting and delivering the first version of Splunk's
enterprise security product.
"Fred is an extremely well-respected security visionary with an
incredible reputation and a deep understanding of the threat
landscape that PacketSled is addressing for its customers. He is
not only extraordinary on the technical end of the spectrum, but he
has a strong track record of helping some of the world's largest
companies overcome paramount cybersecurity issues in a manner that
can be consumed by the business," said Matt
Harrigan, PacketSled's President & CEO. "We are thrilled
to have Fred join us on our journey in becoming the undisputed
leader in security visibility, automation, and response."
"PacketSled's focus on productizing and automating incident
response and forensics for mid-market companies as well as large
enterprises is what sets it apart from others in the cybersecurity
space," said Wilmot. "Many of these companies do not have the tools
they need in order to effectively understand and combat cybercrime,
and tools they do have cannot provide the context they need to make
good decisions. PacketSled has the potential to revolutionize the
way that security incidents are identified and handled, and I am
thrilled to be a part of the team that will lead the way in
democratizing digital forensics and incident response."
PacketSled is a fast growing, cloud based platform that enables
deep network visibility, continuous monitoring, automated
investigations and and incident response capabilities. The company
has been named an innovator in leading publications and by security
analysts, including SC Magazine, earning a perfect score in the
online fraud group test. The company is headquartered in
San Diego, with offices in
Seattle, WA.
About PacketSled
PacketSled uses the rich source of data available on the network
to provide continuous monitoring of advanced security threats.
PacketSled technology implements learning to automate the detection
and investigation processes in security operations while allowing
compliance and governance organizations to deeply understand areas
that need attention, in real-time and historically. The company is
privately funded, with offices in San
Diego, California, and Seattle
Washington. To learn more about PacketSled, visit
https://packetsled.com
Media Contact:
Matt Harrigan
PacketSled, Inc.
Public Relations, 858-225-2352
pr@packetsled.com
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