With two IPOs and seven acquisitions, Brian has helped build some of the most successful security companies in the world. He has over 25 years in the security industry as security company entrepreneur, board advisor, investor, and author. After getting his start with DISA and later Bell Labs, Brian began the process of building security startups and taking multiple companies through successful IPOs and acquisitions including Riptech, ArcSight, Imperva, McAfee, Solera Networks, Cylance, JASK, Verodin, and Mandiant.
From the Summer 2022 Issue
Understanding the Threat
Enterprise IoT is Currently Extremely Inadequate – But it Doesn’t Have To Be
Author(s):
Brian Contos, Chief Security Officer, Phosphorus Cybersecurity
The state of Internet of Things (IoT) security across the enterprise and government agencies is shockingly bad. IoT devices are highly vulnerable; therefore, making organizations vulnerable. In many ways enterprise IoT security today is like IT security in the early 1990’s with poor asset inventories, limited patching, and weak credentials, which is to say, enterprise … Read more
