What Happened?
Hudson, MA-based Corero Network has Appointed Dave Larson as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Corero Network Security is dedicated to improving the security of the Internet through the deployment of its innovative First Line of Defense solutions. Corero products and services provide our customers with protection against a continuously evolving spectrum of DDoS attacks and cyber threats that have the potential to impact any Internet connected business. Corero provides the opportunity to enhance defense-in-depth security architectures with an important additional layer of security capable of inspecting traffic arriving from the Internet in real time and applying access policies designed to match the needs of the business. The goal of the Corero First Line of Defense security layer is to protect the customer’s network infrastructure, online services and confidential data from suspicious or malicious Internet traffic. Corero solutions are designed to be always on providing automatic attack mitigation with continuous threat visibility and network forensics. The growing global dependence on the Internet as the backbone for organizations to conduct business and ultimately generate revenue is leading to a corresponding exponential surge in malicious traffic and cyber-attack volume. This trend will continue for the foreseeable future with broad implications for network security. In the face of this heightened threat level, traditional approaches to network security are proving ineffective.The never ending increase in available Internet bandwidth and the widespread access to cyber-attack software tools and even services has led to an explosion in the use of these tactics by cyber criminals to disrupt business. At Corero Network Security, we are spearheading the enhancement of defense-in-depth security architectures to address the dynamic and evolving cyber risks facing every organization that depends on the Internet for running their operations or interacting with their partners, suppliers or customers. The Corero First Line of Defense solution provides comprehensive protection against the latest breed of cyber-threats, including network and application layer DDoS attacks, zero-day exploits, remote exploit insertions, server targeted threats and access attempts from IP addresses with a bad reputation or from unwanted geo-locations. These varied cyber-threats have the potential to challenge traditional network security defenses and compromise enterprise networks. The Corero solutions are designed to be deployed in front of traditional or next generation firewalls, IPS, ADC and other IT security infrastructure devices, preventing access to your network by untrusted and unwanted traffic, leaving enterprise networks at a reduced risk of having their web presence taken down or compromised. The Corero solutions lead the industry in detecting and blocking today’s crippling and costly attacks before they enter your network. Award-winning products and services from Corero are securing organizations around the world and across industries, allowing them to guarantee accessibility and ensure business success. In addition to the Corero on-premises appliances, the Corero SecureWatchTM Service offers our customers 24/7 security monitoring and access to the Corero SOC staffed by experts in the mitigation of sophisticated cyber-attacks. Corero US headquarters are located in Hudson, Massachusetts, and its European headquarters are in London, England with additional offices throughout the world.
About the Person
Dave Larson, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Product is responsible for directing the Corero technology strategy as the company continues to invest in its next phase of growth; providing next generation DDoS attack and cyber threat defense solutions for the Service Provider and Hosting Provider segments. Larson brings over 20 years of experience in the network security, data communication, and data center infrastructure industries. Most recently, Larson served as Chief Technology Officer for HP Networking and Vice President of the HP Networking Advanced Technology Group. In this role he was responsible for creating the long-term technology vision and strategy for HP Networking across a variety of product divisions and geographies. Larson was instrumental in establishing HP’s leadership in SDN including driving the creation of the OpenDaylight open-source SDN controller initiative as one of the founding executive sponsors of that consortium along with technology leaders include Cisco, IBM, NEC, Citrix and the Linux Foundation. Under Larson’s leadership, HP created the category for SDN security applications for enterprises as evidenced by the HP Network Protector SDN Application, which combines IP-reputation DNS security with HP’s Virtual Application Networks SDN Controller to deliver botnet command-and-control and malware mitigation at the first touch point in the Ethernet access layer. Prior to that, he served as Chief Technologist for security and routing, and was a senior member of the Advanced Technology Group within HP Networking. Prior to HP, Larson was Vice-President of Integrated Product Strategy for TippingPoint, where he was instrumental in transitioning the business to develop a line of Next-Generation Firewalls and vice-president of Security Product Line Management for 3Com Corporation where he defined global security products strategy across R&D development facilities in the U.S., U.K., and China. Larson has also held senior marketing and product roles with Tizor Systems, Sandburst Corporation and Xedia Corporation. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Gordon College in Wenham, Mass.
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