What inspired you to want to be on the CTA board? “Having spent a significant part of my career in cybersecurity, I’ve always been passionate about enhancing our defenses against the constantly evolving cyber threats. In this regard, I believe a rising tide raises all boats. The collaborative approach… Read More
I got into cyber – I fell into cybersecurity essentially by chance; I certainly wasn’t seeking to move into the field. In the mid-2000s, I served as the Intelligence Branch Chief at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), where I led the team overseeing the US Intelligence Community’s budget… Read More
As a Cyber Threat Alliance founding member and one of the largest industry threat intelligence contributors, Symantec Enterprise, a division of Broadcom, still believes in the CTA mission and responsibility. Only when the cyber industry works together can we improve cybersecurity across the global digital ecosystem. It’s the right thing… Read More
CTA Board of Directors Spotlight: Jaya Baloo, CISO, Avast What inspired you to not only join, but also to help lead CTA? I was very inspired by the mission of CTA, because it’s so important that defenders cooperate. The best way to do that is to share rich and unique… Read More
CTA Board of Directors Spotlight: Lee Klarich, Chief Product Officer, Palo Alto Networks What inspired you to found CTA? The threat intelligence information gleaned by threat researchers is invaluable to defending against cyberthreats, and ultimately, it’s our belief that the cybersecurity industry shouldn’t compete on what threat intelligence we all… Read More
CTA Board of Directors Spotlight: Matt Watchinski, Vice President of Cisco Talos What inspired you to be a part of founding CTA? The ability to get all the security companies that had a similar security vision in the same place talking about the same problems. The truly important part we… Read More
Q&A with CTA Founding Member Ken Xie, CEO and Chairman of Fortinet What inspired you to found CTA? In addition to increased performance and integrated technology solutions, IT teams need access to real-time threat intelligence to quickly detect and identify threats and automatically respond at digital speeds. Prior… Read More
What inspired you to help lead CTA as director on the board? Like many in the industry, I have always believed that better sharing is crucial to our success as defenders, but that sharing has historically been very challenging. From its inception, I was very impressed with the mission and… Read More
As the digital world becomes a bigger part of all of our lives, cyber criminals are becoming more prevalent and working together (including state-sponsored attacks) to wreak havoc on all of us, amplifying the global cyber security problem. This global problem heightens the need to work together, share threat intelligence,… Read More
As a member of the Cyber Threat Alliance, I am proud to be part of a community of cybersecurity organizations that care about more than just business. We come together to contribute to something much bigger than ourselves—creating a shared defense of global cyber infrastructure. Overall, I am incredibly impressed,… Read More