William (Tony) Cole Email & Phone Number

Reston, Va, Us

San Jose, California, Us

Netenrich is redefining security operations with a proactive, shift-left approach. Our Adaptive MDR solution, powered by Resolution Intelligence Cloud™ technology, leverages artificial intelligence and big data to deliver customized experiences and data-driven results for every customer. With a focus on agility and innovation, our solution evolves with your changing needs, and brings you a step closer to achieving autonomic operations. As a trusted Google partner, specializing in Chronicle SecOps, we’ve transformed hundreds of companies across various sectors, including healthcare, finance, and technology. From our global hubs, we provide 24/7 proactive uninterrupted operations, peak performance, and peace of mind.

Los Angeles, California, Us

DDN is the world's leading boardroom network exclusively focused on improving digital and cyber risk governance. We bring together and work with digital and cyber leaders, directors, corporate boards, and leading technology companies to transform the role of the corporate boardroom in shaping and securing the digital future.

The Gula Tech Foundation operates a competitive grant process for cybersecurity nonprofits multiple times a year. Each grant competition will have a unique focus. Grant winners receive a financial donation and will have the opportunity to participate in an all-expenses-paid marketing program to elevate public awareness of their organization.

Washington, Dc, Us

Founded in 2001, TDI has grown into a world-class consulting firm offering cybersecurity services to government agencies and commercial clients around the world.

Fremont, Ca, Us

Attivo Networks®, acquired by SentinelOne, the leader in lateral movement attack detection and privilege escalation prevention delivers a superior defense for countering threat activity. Through cyber deception and other tactics, the Attivo ThreatDefend® Platform offers a customer-proven, scalable solution for denying, detecting and derailing attackers and reducing attack surfaces without relying on signatures. The portfolio provides patented innovative defenses at critical points of attack, including at endpoints, in Active Directory, in the cloud, and across the entire network by preventing and misdirecting attack activity. Forensics, automated attack analysis, and third-party integrations streamline incident response. Deception as a defense strategy continues to grow and is an integral part of NIST Special Publications, MITRE Shield, and its capabilities are tightly aligned to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework. Attivo has won over 130 awards for its technology innovation and leadership. Attivo is now in the second year on Deloitte’s Top 100 in their Fast500 for fastest growing companies in North America. As CTO for the company he’s responsible for strategy and vision corporate wide. Work includes driving a cohesive strategy across products, marketing, sales, and the platform to help ensure customers are successful in thwarting cyber-attack impact. He works closely with customers, partners, threat intelligence teams, and governments to ensure we understand the adversary from every possible perspective in every important vertical and incorporate that information into our products and services. He’s a public voice for the company as well, educating the market on the cyber deception space and cybersecurity in general.

Acquired by Opswat

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

(ISC)² is an international, nonprofit membership association for certified information security professionals such as the CISSP, CCSP, HCISSP, and more. Cole represents the members of the organization on the board consisting of 145,000 certified members strong around the globe touching every aspect of information security. He currently serves as co-chair of the Audit committee.

Washington, Dc, Us

Appointed by the NASA Administrator to the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) as a member at large. The NAC is the senior external advisory body advising the NASA Administrator and his team in addressing important program and policy matters related to the US Space program. NASA established an advisory council (an advisory board like structure under the US Government FACA program) to assist with planning for its continuing responsibilities in aeronautics, space technology, space science, and human space flight. Mr. Cole was appointed by the NASA Administrator in early 2017 for his deep knowledge in cybersecurity across numerous verticals and advises the NASA Administrator through the NAC on cybersecurity and other issues as it pertains to risk for NASA.

Washington, D.C., Us

The WhiteHat USA organization is a charity structure designed by cyber security leaders to give back to the community. Every year we hold events to benefit Children's National Medical Center. A great charity helping children that need significant medical care.

Acquired by Attila Security

Milpitas, California, Us

Senior corporate executive tying identified customer issues into related and needed company vision and strategy adjustments. Assisting corporate and government executives and their boards around the globe in understanding cyber risk and mitigation strategies. Drove strategy and vision for the company on government and critical infrastructure connecting services, intelligence, and products with customer needs. Advisor to the US FCC, NATO, EU, Central Banks, Congressmen, Senators, Boards, and many others. Well versed in regulatory frameworks around the globe pertaining to cyber. Helped drive the growth for the company from startup through IPO.

San Jose, California, Us

Business Unit leader with P&L responsibility for McAfee’s Network Threat Response (NTR) and Cloud Analysis Deconstruction Services (CADS) product group focused on reinvigorating and delivering a market disruptor product in the Advanced Malware Detection category. New product enhancements allowed the network security product line to incorporate the NTR capabilities.

San Jose, California, Us

Vice President responsible for McAfee's Professional Services Consulting for Global Public Sector and Federal. P&L responsibility for one of McAfee’s largest consulting region focused on delivering design, architecture, implementation and sustainment services for McAfee products along with product agnostic security consulting services (FoundStone) for government customers and other regions needing assistance.

San Jose, California, Us

Built and ran a large global consulting practice centered on information protection with P&L ownership. Services consisted of architecture design, product implementation, staff augmentation, and cyber security services (penetration testing, architecture assessments, etc.). Created new offerings and methodologies for product implementations that drove high customer satisfaction with products and consulting services. Created and built a worldwide Cyber Threat Analysis Program utilizing internal data sources and consultants to deliver a premier new service helping customers understand threat intelligence from a new perspective.

San Jose, California, Us

Symantec's Cyber Expert Executive advising C-level customers on their Critical Information Security programs. Briefed senior executives on new security issues, the impact to their programs, and what they should do to minimize their risk. Provided interface to media and others by authoring articles, interviews, speaking at conferences and panels. Advised Congressmen and other senior executives on network security issues relevant to national security.

Us

Advisory Board member for Secure Elements.Helped them understand the market better, advised on product improvements, and partnering. Company was acquired by Fortinet.

Responsible for network security operations for the Pentagon backbone that supports twenty-seven thousand users. Built and managed the operations of the SOC, Vulnerability Assessment Team, Security Engineering Team, and the Pentagon-CIRT. Through system reconstruction after 9/11 learned additional critical skills in disaster recovery and risk mitigation resulting in a more resilient Pentagon infrastructure.

Rockville, Maryland, Us

Helped integrated the CISSP certification ten domains of knowledge into the SANS GSEC course to allow students seeking certification for GSEC to also attempt the CISSP certification through focused training in one course.

Designed and built, plans, policies and structure of a new Army Regional Computer Emergency Response Team (RCERT) in South Korea.

Oversaw the daily operations of contractors and military conducting incident/intrusion handling for the entire U.S. Army. Acted as the technical/managerial representative on system compromises briefing and liaising at the Pentagon, FBI, Intelligence Community, and Software Engineering Institute (CERT/CC) and more.

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