{"id":67682,"date":"2022-01-12T10:11:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T10:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/?p=67682"},"modified":"2022-01-20T15:42:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T15:42:35","slug":"vectra-appoints-ex-admiral-ciso-steve-cottrell-as-emea-cto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2022\/01\/12\/vectra-appoints-ex-admiral-ciso-steve-cottrell-as-emea-cto\/","title":{"rendered":"Vectra appoints ex-Admiral CISO Steve Cottrell as EMEA CTO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vectra AI, a threat detection and response solutions maker, has appointed Steve Cottrell as its EMEA CTO. Cottrell will work to strengthen relationships with customers and prospects, security communities, government and intelligence agencies to identify key security pain points, while helping evolve security strategies in support of cloud adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Cottrell will also help security decision makers communicate the value of AI-driven threat detection and response tools to their teams and senior stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor decades, security teams have been hampered by information overload, and the task of finding the needle in the haystack using a traditional SIEM based approach has largely failed. Vectra\u2019s technology has the potential to radically enhance capabilities for CISOs and security teams when detecting and responding to breaches. Its industry-leading data science team coupled with truly world-class security researchers is a real game changer in this space,\u201d explained Cottrell. \u201cI\u2019m excited to champion Vectra\u2019s \u2018threat led\u2019 approach \u2013 using AI and Machine Learning to provide high fidelity alerts that identify potential breaches. Ultimately, this means security teams can deliver much greater value to their businesses in terms of breach resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRansomOps, rapid digitalisation and cloud adoption continue to transform the security landscape, so organisations need a new approach. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m particularly pleased Steve Cottrell has joined the team,\u201d said Willem Hendrickx, SVP International, Vectra AI. \u201cAs we ramp up our focus on large enterprise accounts next year, Steve\u2019s insight and experience will be invaluable. He understands how combining state-of-the-art technology and talented people can drastically improve security. Steve will be our secret weapon in EMEA, helping make network and cloud and environments safer. He\u2019ll achieve this by working with customers to bring Vectra\u2019s unique capabilities into their workflows and processes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHaving spent a long time working as a CISO in large corporate environments, I understand the challenges CISOs and their teams face on an on-going basis and have seen first-hand when some security products have failed to deliver value,\u201d concludes Cottrell. \u201cI now feel well placed to ensure that we are addressing the highest priority challenges for security teams, and crucially driving a rapid and tangible return on investment in terms of driving down risk.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vectra AI, a threat detection and response solutions maker, has appointed Steve Cottrell as its EMEA CTO. Cottrell will work to strengthen relationships with customers and prospects, security communities, government and intelligence agencies to identify key security pain points, while helping evolve security strategies in support of cloud adoption. 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