AlienVault, the leading provider of
Unified Security Management solutions and crowd-sourced
threat intelligence,
announced today that technology industry veteran Mike Bennett will join
the company's Advisory Board as a senior industry advisor.
"We are excited and honored to have Mike as an advisor," said
Barmak Meftah, President and CEO of AlienVault. "Our mission is to
simplify the way security professionals detect and mitigate threats by
unifying security technology and crowd-sourced threat intelligence into
an easy-to-use, complete and affordable solution for companies of all
sizes, especially the underserved midmarket. Mike's experience in
accelerating growth by leveraging the consumerization of
enterprise-class software will be invaluable as we continue to gain
brand recognition and momentum in the market."
Bennett is a 30-year veteran in the network and systems
management industry with expertise in accelerating and scaling growth in
early-stage and public technology businesses, and building
organizations that distinguish themselves in tough, competitive
environments. An eight-time CEO, Bennett most recently served as
President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of SolarWinds
(SWI), a developer and marketer of IT management software. As CEO, he
took SolarWinds public in 2009, and the company quickly achieved over a
$2 billion market cap under his leadership. SolarWinds continues to be
one of the most successful IPOs since 2009 based upon the "SolarWinds
Model," which was pioneered under his leadership, and has been widely
recognized as an early example of the rapid consumerization of IT buying
behaviors across the software industry.
Prior to joining SolarWinds in September 2006, Bennett served
as President and CEO of Permeo Technologies Inc., a leading provider of
on-demand information security solutions, from March 2004 until its
acquisition by Blue Coat Systems in April 2006. He previously served as
CEO of Mission Critical Software where he led the company through its
IPO in 1999 and subsequent merger with NetIQ Corporation. Bennett also
co-founded AlterPoint in 2001, a leading provider of intelligent network
change and configuration management solutions, and most recently served
as Executive Chairman of the Board for Idera, a leading provider of
application and server management solutions. He has been honored twice
with the Central Texas Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award,
once in 2000 and again in 2010.
"What excites me about AlienVault is the tremendous market
opportunity and the company's laser focus on delivering solutions that
meet their customers' needs," said Bennett. "As an expansion-stage
company, AlienVault has already garnered a tremendous following,
delivered award-winning products and cultivated a large community around
threat intelligence and unified security. I am very excited to advise
and assist AlienVault as they strive to build on their early success and
dramatically scale their worldwide presence."