Weatherford Shares Vision of Cybersecurity that Includes
Operational Technology and Physical Facilities for actionable Security
Intelligence
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 24,
2014 -- AlertEnterprise Inc., the Silicon Valley-based leader in cybersecurity
and critical infrastructure protection software, today announced that Mark Weatherford, Principal at the ChertoffGroup and former top
cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security, has joined the AlertEnterprise
Advisory Board. Weatherford, who is scheduled
to present four sessions at the RSA Conference in San Francisco on various
cybersecurity topics, is a highly regarded national expert. AlertEnterprise is
demonstrating its Critical Infrastructure Protection solutions at the RSA
Conference Feb. 24-27 at Booth #339.
“Recent incidents
like the widely publicized Target data breach and the Metcalf electrical substation
attacks, bring renewed public and congressional calls for action on cybersecurity
and critical -infrastructure protection,” said Jasvir Gill, Founder and CEO of AlertEnterprise. Gill adds that, “Mark’s experience as
the former CSO at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
brings us significant depth in one of our strongest markets. AlertEnterprise is
the only security software company that addresses these complex threats with a
single unified solution. Mark’s expertise in cybersecurity is well aligned with
our proven solutions for real-time situational intelligence and fast, informed
action.”
“It is clear from recent incidents that intruders are
leveraging non-traditional attack vectors that extend outside of IT,” said Mark
Weatherford. He adds, “I have been following the rise of AlertEnterprise with
great interest and strongly support their vision that security needs to be
addressed holistically across IT, OT (Operational Technology) and physical
access for effective
response to serious security challenges including Insider Threat and protecting
the Internet of Things.”
About Mark
Weatherford
Mark Weatherford is a
Principal in the Chertoff Group, a global security advisory firm founded by
former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff. Mark
Weatherford was the Deputy Under-Secretary for Cybersecurity at the Department
of Homeland Security. Before joining DHS, he served as Vice President and Chief
Security Officer at NERC (the North American Electric Reliability Corporation).
Prior to this position, he served as California's first Chief Information
Security Officer, and he was also appointed by two successive governors to the
position of Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Colorado.
About AlertEnterprise
AlertEnterprise delivers security convergence solutions for corporate and critical infrastructure protection. AlertEnterprise solutions analyze and correlate risks across IT systems, physical access control systems, and industrial control systems to deliver situational intelligence, incident management, informed response and automated compliance. AlertEnterprise further enables identity and access management functions for security to be uniformly applied across the domains of IT, physical security and plant industrial control systems. For more information, see www.alertenterprise.com.
AlertEnterprise delivers security convergence solutions for corporate and critical infrastructure protection. AlertEnterprise solutions analyze and correlate risks across IT systems, physical access control systems, and industrial control systems to deliver situational intelligence, incident management, informed response and automated compliance. AlertEnterprise further enables identity and access management functions for security to be uniformly applied across the domains of IT, physical security and plant industrial control systems. For more information, see www.alertenterprise.com.
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Source: AlertEnterprise, Inc.
Press Contact: Pan Kamal, AlertEnterprise, Inc. pan.kamal@alertenterprise.com
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