Contact: Jennie Hanna, jennie.hanna@fishtech.group
Kansas City, MO (February 4th, 2020) – Fishtech Group is pleased to welcome two widely respected cybersecurity industry leaders to the Haystax team.
Brett Wilson has joined Haystax as General Manager. In this critical new role he is responsible for leading the Haystax business unit of Fishtech Group, and is focused on developing, taking to market and operationalizing innovative approaches that help organizations identify threats and manage risks using the world-class Haystax platform. Brett is part of Fishtech’s Executive Team and reports directly to Fishtech Group founder and CEO Gary Fish.
David Sanders joins Haystax as Director of Insider Threat Operations, responsible for deploying the Haystax Insider Threat Mitigation Suite to the company’s enterprise and public-sector clients and supporting the optimization of their existing insider threat programs. Dave reports to Haystax’s Vice President of Customer Success, Susan Oliver.
“Brett and Dave are accomplished cybersecurity executives who bring a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to our Haystax business unit,” said Gary Fish. “With their addition to the team, we are positioned to expand and accelerate adoption of Haystax’s award-winning insider threat and physical security software platform to enterprise, federal and state government public safety and education clients.”
Brett has over 25 years of technology industry experience creating, marketing, selling and supporting information security software and risk management solutions. He has held various leadership roles at Symantec, Trustwave and CYREN. Most recently, Brett was COO of enSilo, a recognized leader and innovator in the advanced endpoint security market that was recently acquired by Fortinet. “Haystax is an innovator in the application of advanced data science and AI in solving difficult cyber and physical security problems,” said Brett. “I am excited to lead Haystax’s efforts to help enterprise and government clients manage their risks, and to deliver our solutions to a wider market.”
Dave has two decades of experience in program and project management, software development and database design, including eight years as a trailblazer in the development and implementation of advanced insider threat mitigation programs. Most recently, he designed and managed the insider threat program at Harris Corporation, now L3Harris Technologies. Previously, Dave served on the U.S. government’s National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF). “I am impressed with Haystax’s pioneering, patented approach to evaluating behavioral and cyber indicators of insider risk, which is both game-changing and unique,” he said.
Fishtech CRO Pete Shah added: “In our pursuit of seamlessly integrating Haystax as a business unit of Fishtech Group, we are confident that Brett and Dave will have an immediate, accretive impact on our customers and partners, ensuring Haystax continues to deliver operational mission success to the dedicated safety and security professionals who are responsible every day for managing risk to people, facilities, systems and information.”
Both Brett and Dave will be based at the Fishtech Group/Haystax office in McLean, VA.
About Fishtech Group
Born in the cloud, Fishtech Group is the leading current-generation service provider enabling secure business transformation. Our experienced cybersecurity professionals plan, produce, and implement innovative solutions that ensure security and success. We make businesses more secure while increasing productivity and visibility. We focus on threats so you can focus on your business.
Fishtech Group includes the Security-as-a-Service provider CYDERES and the security analytics platform provider Haystax of Kansas City, MO. Fishtech venture partners include Perch Security of Tampa, FL, and Foresite of Overland Park, KS. For more information, visit our website at https://fishtech.group/ or email us at connect@fishtech.group.
