Tim Brown is a Villager at Team8. Colleagues describe them as "I had the fortune of hiring and managing Tim while at SolarWinds to start the security practice under his leadership. He is the rare, practical security executives that approaches security operations from a truly pragmatic fashion - understanding that not only company maturity matters, but also working with the rest of the security community and the company's customers. He started the practices as a single person and eventually lifted the organization to create one of the best implemented SOC and compliance offices. He also was the face of the company's security practice externally, creating the Brown Report Podcast and helping SolarWinds MSP become a leader in security for the MSP space. I highly recommend Tim for any security role - both internal or customer facing." and "I worked with Tim on and off for about three years while were both at CA Technologies. Tim advised me in technical issues with Federal certifications, such as IPv6 and FIPS. He was my internal sponsor to become the CA representative on the Trusted Technology Forum. He has testified before Congress on cyber security and keynoted at the RSA Conference. When I think of what I would want in a Chief Security Officer, I could not recommend Tim higher. I certainly hope to work with Tim in the future. Tim has an easygoing nature but don't let that fool you; he is brilliant in the IT security space and cyber."