Security executives and experts to discuss the impact of enhanced collaboration in the Massachusetts cybersecurity community to navigate evolving challenges

BOSTON – September 25, 2018Tufin®, the market leader in Security Policy Orchestration Solutions, today announced that co-founder and CEO Ruvi Kitov will participate in a panel of local tech leaders at the 2018 Massachusetts Cybersecurity Forum, hosted by the Baker-Polito administration, taking place Thursday, September 27 in Boston. Kitov will join cybersecurity executives and experts from Rapid7, Mimecast, PTC and MITRE for the panel “Cybersecurity Product and Technology Development: Can Extreme Collaboration Give Us Better Products and Services?”. Panelists will discuss the ways that the Massachusetts cyber community can work together to combat increasingly complex cybersecurity challenges.

Tufin joined the Massachusetts cybersecurity community in 2017 when the company opened its new US headquarters in Boston, MA. Since the move, Tufin has experienced record-setting growth fueled by increased demand for a policy-based approach to network security.

Who:  Ruvi Kitov, co-founder and CEO, Tufin
 

What: Panel at the 2018 Massachusetts Cybersecurity Forum

“Cybersecurity Product and Technology Development: Can Extreme Collaboration Give Us Better Products and Services?”

Massachusetts has an extraordinary community of companies and organizations developing the world’s next generation of critical cyber offerings. Yet, development of cybersecurity products and services is complex and the need for cyber security practitioners to integrate the dizzying array of offerings is a major challenge. This trek will provide participants with an intimate look into how Cyber Security technology company leaders, developers and practitioners are envisioning a new path forward.  Our moderator and panelists will discuss ways in which working together through stronger collaboration and integration can improve our collective cyber defenses. 

Attendees will hear opening remarks from a leading national cyber research and development nonprofit, followed by a fireside chat with a fast-growing cyber company CEO.  To round out the trek, a group of regional cybersecurity leaders will discuss ways that the Mass Cyber community can work together to more successfully navigate complex cybersecurity challenges and deliver solutions that improve resiliency against increasing cyber threats.

Panelists joining Ruvi Kitov include:

  • Peter Sherlock, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, MITRE
  • Josh Corman, Chief Security Officer and Senior Vice President, PTC
  • Margie Zuk, Senior Principal Cybersecurity Engineer, MITRE
  • Corey Thomas, President & CEO, Rapid7
  • Peter Bauer, CEO, Mimecast

When:  Thursday, September 27, 2018: 2:00 - 3:15pm ET

Where: 2018 Massachusetts Cybersecurity Forum
             Innovation & Design Building, Boston, MA
             Flex Innovation Center, 1st Floor