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Meet Our Board Of Advisors

Our Team Of Advisors Support DefendEdge

ensuring DefendEdge is addressing U.S. mission critical
defense use cases in order to stop the next cyber-attack or breach. 

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Blaine D. Holt

Chief Executive Officer, Alchemai, Brig General (ret), USAF

As a future-focused business leader and strategic innovator, my mission is to think far enough ahead of the curve to ensure organizational success in a world of exponential change.
Over the course of my 25+- year career, I’ve done just that, earning a reputation for unearthing solutions to pressing challenges and driving game-changing transformation to chart the course toward a stronger future.

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Paul Ferrillo

Partner, Greenberg & Traurig, Cyber Security Concentrated Practice in Compliance, Adjunct Professor Florida State University, Director Infraguard, Author

Paul Ferrillo is a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Cybersecurity, Privacy and Crisis Management Practice. He focuses his practice on cybersecurity corporate governance issues, complex securities and business litigation, and internal investigations.

He assists clients with governance, disclosure, and regulatory matters relating to their cybersecurity postures and the regulatory requirements which govern them.
He is an accomplished “First Responder” in the event of a cybersecurity breach and is well-skilled in the art of dealing with the corporate and reputational crisis than can result from a sophisticated data breach or nation-state attack.  

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Michael Brown

Founder & President, Spinnaker Security LLC, Rear Admiral (ret), US Navy

Michael Brown, Rear Admiral, United States Navy (Retired). Brown is a senior cybersecurity specialist for The Edward Davis Company. Brown was most recently Vice President and General Manager of RSA Global Public Sector at RSA, the Security Division of EMC. sector agencies abroad.

Prior to RSA, he held the position of director for interdepartmental cybersecurity coordination at the Department of Homeland Security, where he led collaboration efforts with the Defense Department on cybersecurity planning, capabilities development and mission synchronization.

He is also a former deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at DHS and assistant deputy director of the Joint Interagency Task Force at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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Kevin Swindon

Corporate VP Global Security Charles River, Supervisory Special Agent Federal Bureau Investigation

Denise Willet

Senior Program Manager, Salucro

Born and raised by military parents in California in a Montana cattle ranch, Denise is a passionate and effective leader with over 25 years of experience running successful cyber security and compliance sales strategies.

Denise brings proven information security leadership and marketing expertise with a focus on Managed Security, Compliance, and Digital Forensics services. Her experience includes the development, execution, and leadership in cyber security sales strategies that resulted in the successful growth in a two-billion-dollar company that Fortune named the fastest growing IT Service firm in the U.S.

“I am privileged to join the DefendEdge Board of Advisors, a diverse group of individuals able and willing to help grow the company’s vision as we continue to protect U.S. companies and institutions. DefendEdge’s U.S. based Next-Generation Security Operations Center, along with SiON, an Employee Threat Management Platform are crucial solutions for organizations as their defense evolves against cyber-crime” said Mrs. Willet.

Our Amazing Board of Advisors Assist With:

Establishing Relationships Navigating the Waters 

Strategic Focus Brand Awareness

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