BEDFORD, Mass., March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Full
Story:
RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE:EMC), today announced
Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan has joined the
company as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Dr. Ramzan is
responsible for leading the development of the company's technology
strategy and will focus on bringing to market the innovations that
help protect RSA customers from the growing number of advanced
threats.
Prior to joining RSA, Dr. Ramzan served as CTO of Elastica,
where he leveraged machine learning technologies and natural
language processing to enable customers to more securely access and
use cloud services. Before Elastica, Dr. Ramzan respectively served
as Chief Scientist of both Sourcefire, acquired by Cisco in
October 2013, and malware analytics
company Immunet, acquired by Sourcefire in 2010. Dr. Ramzan
previously served as the Technical Director of Symantec's Security
Technology and Response division where he was the architect for the
company's reputation-based malware detection technology.
Dr. Ramzan earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Executive Quotes:
Amit Yoran, President,
RSA
"Zulfikar's depth of cybersecurity industry experience is a
great addition to RSA - and we're thrilled to have him on board as
we drive the industry forward to better address emergent cyber
threats. Zulfikar's vision of where the security industry needs to
focus will push us to deliver solutions that address today's
security threats and continue innovating to help organizations
better defend themselves tomorrow."
Zulfikar Ramzan, CTO,
RSA
"Security is no longer an afterthought or relegated to a subset
of the IT organization. If the events of the past few years have
taught us anything, it's that security is mission critical and it
has become a topic of discussion at the Board level. As the threat
landscape continues to evolve and more advanced threats are
unleashed into the wild, it's key to have an agile security
strategy. I'm excited to be part of an organization that is
pioneering the future of security, and look forward to helping
guide RSA as new threats – and threat platforms – emerge."
About RSA
RSA's security solutions help organizations reduce the risks of
operating in a digital world. Through visibility, analysis, and
action, RSA solutions give customers the ability to detect,
investigate and respond to advanced threats; confirm and manage
identities; and ultimately, help prevent IP theft, fraud and
cybercrime. For more information on RSA, please visit
www.rsa.com.
RSA and EMC are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
EMC Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries. All other company and product
names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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