COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,
March 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- R9B (root9B, LLC), a leading provider of advanced
cybersecurity managed services, technology and training for
commercial and government clients, announced today Doug Williams is joining the company as
executive vice president of product development. Doug will lead
product development, quality assurance, and technical customer
support activities. He joins R9B after a distinguished 33-year
career with IBM research and development, where he was most
recently a senior data scientist in IBM's CISO organization. Doug
also served as the technical leader in IBM's advanced security
development organization while leading a global team of engineers,
security experts, and Cloud operations professionals.
Doug brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to R9B, having
worked in a variety of technology areas throughout his career to
include data science, networking, data storage, cloud, and software
development technologies. He led an advanced research team in IBM's
Watson Research Division, and for the past decade has been a key
leader in IBM's corporate-wide adoption of Agile development
practices. His more recent advanced security project explored
applying machine learning algorithms to data loss prevention
problems.
"R9B's active adversary pursuit methodology is the missing
element in many security strategies," said Mr. Williams. "The
greatest challenge for security professionals is wringing the full
value out of their existing security investments. R9B's focus on
'human-led, technology-accelerated' Manned Information Security is
a key component part of a larger solution."
"Doug brings deep and diverse experience as an innovator,
technical leader and scientist across product development, research
and the commercial cyber arena," said R9B CEO Eric Hipkins.
"Having Doug Williams join us is proof that our focus and unique
approach to solving the toughest security challenges continues to
attract distinguished talent from the public and private sectors.
We are very pleased to have Doug join the R9B team."
About R9B
R9B (root9B, LLC) is the leader in advanced cybersecurity
solutions, enhancing the way global organizations detect, pursue,
isolate and eliminate threats to enterprise infrastructure. As the
company that introduced HUNT to commercial markets in 2013, R9B
products and services are trusted by both governments and Fortune
500 brands to achieve tangible results. Founded by professionals
with backgrounds in the Defense, Intelligence and commercial
communities, R9B delivers expert knowledge, next-generation
technology and in-depth training through a security-as-a-service
model. For more information, visit www.root9b.com.
Contact: Erika Hipkins
719-534-3994
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