ליון,
המייסד של ענף ההגנה מפני DDoS, יעזור לניוסטאר בסלילת הדרך העתידית של אבטחת סייבר ורשתות
תקשורת.
סטרלינג,
וירג'יניה, 25/1/2017 (BUSINESS WIRE):
Inc. ,Neustar ניוסטאר (NYSE: NSR), ספקית אמינה ניטרלית
של שירותי מידע בזמן אמת, הודיעה היום שמינתה את בארט ליון כמנהל המחקר והפיתוח של פתרונות
האבטחה של ניוסטאר, שם הוא יניע חידושים במוצרים. ליון
מצטרף לניוסטאר עם מומחיות שאין כמוה באבטחה, אחרי שהיה חלוץ ענף הפחתת ה-DDoS
כשהקים את Prolexic
Technologies ב-2003. ליון מחזק צוות שהוא כבר עכשיו מרשים עם היסטוריה של
חדשנות ויזמות, שבראשו המנהל הכללי ניקולאי בזסונוף, המייסד של ספקית השירותים
לרישום שמות מתחמים .CO, ורודני ג'ופי, המייסד של חברות אבטחת ותשתיות אינטרנט חלוציות
כמו UltraDNS ו-Genuity, Inc..
Neustar Hires
Barrett Lyon to Head Research and Development of Security Solutions
Lyon, the
founder of the DDoS defense industry, will aid Neustar in pioneering the future
of cybersecurity and communications networking.
STERLING, Va., 25 JAN 2017,
(BUSINESS
WIRE):
Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR), a trusted, neutral
provider of real-time information services, today announced it has appointed
Barrett Lyon as Head of Research and Development of Neustar Security Solutions,
where he will drive product innovation. Lyon joins Neustar with unrivaled
security expertise, having pioneered the DDoS mitigation industry when he
founded Prolexic Technologies in 2003. Lyon bolsters an already impressive team
with a record of innovation and entrepreneurship, led by General Manager
Nicolai Bezsonoff, founder of domain name registry service provider .CO, and
Rodney Joffe, founder of pioneering Internet security and infrastructure
companies such as UltraDNS and Genuity, Inc.
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Barrett Lyon, Head of
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“Barrett is clearly one
of the great technology leaders and innovators in the cybersecurity industry,”
said Lisa Hook, President and CEO of Neustar. “His previous companies have set
the standard for business continuity. With Barrett, Rodney and Nicolai working
together, we are committed to deliver cutting-edge security solutions that will
help clients guard their businesses in a connected world today and in the
future.”
Lyon joins Neustar with
two decades of security and communications networking experience. Prior to
Neustar, Lyon was Founder and CTO of Defense.Net, a cloud-based DDoS mitigation
network that was acquired by F5 Networks. Prior to Defense.Net, Lyon was
Co-founder and CTO of BitGravity, a content delivery network (CDN) that was
acquired by Tata Communications. Early in his career, Lyon was Founder and CTO
of Prolexic Technologies, the industry’s first DDoS mitigation company, which
was acquired by Akamai.
“Barrett has a
long-standing record of innovation,” said Rodney Joffe, a Distinguished Fellow
and SVP at Neustar. “We are excited to have him join the team.”
“When you consider that
Barrett is joining Rodney Joffe and Nicolai Bezsonoff, it is rare to have so
much talent on one team and demonstrates Neustar’s commitment to providing
groundbreaking, advanced security solutions,” added Hook.
Lyon has contributed to
the information security zeitgeist with multiple technology patents, as well as
becoming enshrined in its culture. “Fatal System Error” by Joseph Menn is a non-fiction
account of Lyon’s early work with Prolexic and his focus on tracking cyber
criminals. Additionally, Lyon is the creator of The Opte Project, a visual
representation of the Internet, which is displayed in the permanent collection
at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York.
“In the new world order
of state actors and Mirai type attacks, trust and security is core to every
level of digital communications,” said Lyon. “Neustar is one of the guardians
of the Internet, thus we have the responsibility to build the best technology
to ensure its continuity. We have some big plans that extend far beyond
anything we’ve done before.”
Barrett Lyon will be
attending RSA 2017 with Rodney Joffe at the Moscone Center in San Francisco,
California, February 13-17. Please visit Neustar, North Hall, Booth #4227 for
an exclusive meet and greet with these security luminaries on Monday, February
13, from 5:30 – 6:30 pm Pacific.
About Neustar
Every day, the world
generates roughly 2.5 quadrillion bits of data. Neustar (NYSE: NSR) isolates
certain elements and analyzes, simplifies and edits them to make precise and
valuable decisions that drive results. As one of the few companies capable of
knowing with certainty who is on the other end of every interaction, we’re
trusted by the world’s great brands to make critical decisions some 20 billion
times a day. We help marketers send timely and relevant messages to the right
people. Because we can authoritatively tell a client exactly who is calling or
connecting with them, we make critical real-time responses possible. And the
same comprehensive information that enables our clients to direct and manage
orders also stops attackers. We know when someone isn’t who they claim to be,
which helps stop fraud and denial of service before they’re a problem. Because
we’re also an experienced manager of some of the world’s most complex
databases, we help clients control their online identity, registering and
protecting their domain name, and routing traffic to the correct network address.
By linking the most essential information with the people who depend on it, we
provide more than 12,000 clients worldwide with decisions—not just data. More
information is available at http://www.neustar.biz
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