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Kirk Appelman Tasked with Bringing Glasswall Solutions' Pioneering Cyber-Security Offering StatesideGlasswall Solutions, the pioneering cyber-security firm founded in London, UK, has announced the appointment of Kirk Appelman to head up North America sales and expand the company's nationwide presence. Specializing in the prevention of document-based attacks and absolute security against phishing and spear-phishing, Glasswall is poised to help the single greatest cyber-security challenge organizations worldwide face today, email attack. Kicking off his appointment by leading Glasswall's presence at the upcoming RSA (News - Alert) Conference (Feb 29 - Mar 4) Appelman joins with an extensive 16 year career in cyber-security, with previous roles including VP of Sales at CounterTack, where he developed the company's initial sales strategy and built sales and distribution channels across Europe and Asia; VP of service provider solutions at Damballa, helping major US cable providers and wireless service providers with their cyber-security protection; VP of eastern US sales for Proofpoint and director of financial services sales for McAfee (News - Alert). Speaking on his appointment, Appelman commented: "In recent times we have seen a shift in the cyber-security threats facing organizations today. Having worked for major industry players, I've been in a position to advise industry leading firms on their protection strategies. When I discovered the technology created by Glasswall Solutions, I instantly recognized its ability to be an effective defense against both highly targeted and commodity attacks. "Organizations are seeking effective technology that consistently prevents cyber threats - not just alerts but stops attackers in their tracks," says Appelman. "Glasswall has a solution that actually potects the threat vector most leveraged by attackers. It doesn't just detect the problem and tell you it's there. While enterprises have been focused on educating staff on what is safe to click on, Glasswall is making it safe for users to click, download or share any document they receive. Glasswall is enabling organizations to adopt cyber security technology, which I believe is a game-changer in the fight against cyber-crime. This is an exciting time for the business and I'm looking forward to introducing the technology to industry leaders who will gather at the upcoming RSA Conference seeking solutions for the greatest security challenges." File-based threats involving manipulating the DNA of common file-types, such as PDFs, Word or Excel documents, to include a hidden set of instructions designed to take control of the system of any user who accesses the file, have become by far the greatest entry point exploited by hackers. By taking a truly unique approach to break down files to byte-level and regenerate a clean version of the document that is supported by the manufacturer's standards, Glasswall is able to offer total security against document based attacks. These types of attacks are the modus operandi of hackers, with 94 per cent of successful data breaches originating from file-based attacks. Seeing the rise of hackers employing social engineering tactics, cybercriminals will commonly pose as a familiar contact to email these files to target employees, turning them into unwitting accomplices. Greg Sim, CEO of Glasswall Solutions added: "Kirk brings a vast amount of experience to Glasswall Solutions at this extremely exciting time for our company. We're in a prime position to make a real impact in the US market helping the top companies trying to protect themselves against growing threats. Kirk's appointment is part of our growing presence in the US where we will be aggressively expanding in the coming year and building an extremely experienced team. Joining Kirk to support our US operations, Simon Taylor, former EVP and Head of IT Operations for Americas at HSBC is further strengthening our growing footprint in the market." -ends- About Glasswall Solutions: Glasswall Solutions has offices in London, Qatar, San Francisco and New York and provides organizations with unique protection against cyber threats through its innovative, groundbreaking security technology. With Glasswall, key cyber security decision-makers are better equipped with actionable intelligence to immediately act, respond and set compliance standards to meet crucial data security requirements. http://www.glasswallsolutions.com/ View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160224005842/en/ |
