RSA, the Security Applications division of EMC, announced the appointment of Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Dr. Ramzan will be responsible for shaping the company’s technology strategy with a focus on developing innovative solutions that will protect RSA customers from an ever-increasing number of advanced threats.
Prior to joining RSA, Dr. Ramzan was CTO at Elastica, where he leveraged natural language processing and machine learning techniques to enable Elastica customers to more securely access and use cloud-delivered services. Prior to Elastica, Dr. Ramzan served as Chief Scientific Officer at Sourcefire, which Cisco acquired in October 2013, and at malware analysis company Immunet, which Sourcefire acquired in 2010. Previously, Dr. Ramzan was CTO at Symantec’s Security Technology & Response division, where he was the architect of the company’s malware detection technology development.
Dr. Ramzan holds a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Executive comments:
Amit Yoran, President, RSA
«The vast experience of Zulfikar in cybersecurity matters is an excellent addition for RSA. On our side, we are excited that he joins our team, as we drive developments in the sector in order to better address the new online threats that are emerging. Zulfikar's vision regarding where the efforts of the entire sector should be focused will not only force us to develop solutions for tackling threats today, but also to continue innovating with the goal of helping businesses and organizations defend better, tomorrow».
Zulfikar Ramzan, CTO, RSA
«The issue of Security is no longer just a subset of an organization's IT activities. If we've learned anything in recent years, it's that cyber Security has risen to a primary issue that is discussed at the Board level. As the landscape of online threats continues to evolve and new, more advanced threats constantly emerge, the key for organizations is adopting a flexible security strategy. My joining a pioneering company in IT Security fills me with enthusiasm. I look forward to helping RSA successfully tackle the new threats – and the new threat platforms – that continuously make their appearance».
About RSA
RSA security solutions help organizations reduce the risks inherent in their operations in the modern digital world. RSA solutions monitor, analyze and respond to modern online threats, giving customers the ability to detect, investigate and address advanced IT threats, to control and manage user identity of their infrastructures, preventing IP address hijacking, electronic fraud and cybercrime. For more information about RSA, visit www.rsa.com.
