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SolarWinds CISO Tim Brown, renowned market leader in the cyber security space, the man behind the management and recovery of the SUNBURST attack, today shares his personal insights and advice on the increasingly sophisticated cyber crisis landscape. For the past several years, Tim has been advocating for a new way of addressing cyber crises, calling on all security leaders to shift to utilizing the technology available today. Recognizing the critical role of technology in crisis management, Tim joins Cytactic’s Advisory Board with the mission to shape the future of cyber resilience.
“The role of selecting the right platform for cyber crisis readiness and management has become more pivotal than ever,” said Tim, adding that the technology developed recently could have made a significant difference in 2020 when the SUNBURST attack occurred. “Today’s technology platforms could have streamlined the way my team and I addressed the SUNBURST incident, improving the overall response and reducing its impact.”
Joining Cytactic’s Advisory Board, the first unified crisis management and readiness platform delivering a calming ‘command center order’ to the chaotic nature of every crisis, Tim highlights several must-have needs at a time when every minute and each decision count: orchestrated preparedness, well-calculated cross-organizational training, and creating a task management center. These steps provide smoother, more effective outcomes and help minimize the damage in potential crises.
Recently designed and tailored to every industry, the Cytactic platform does exactly that – revolutionizing the cyber crisis space, providing organizations with a well-informed, data-driven digital partner, possessing the capability to manage simulations and readiness testing to provide guidance that can be relied upon at these critical times. For example, large scale teams can now coordinate and manage a crisis in real-time, without the need for static, paper-based playbooks or manuals.
“The opportunity to actually transform the way we address and handle cyber crisis management using innovation as our backbone will only grow,” added Tim.
“We are honored to welcome such an esteemed leader to our advisory board,” says Nimrod Kozlovski, Founder and CEO of Cytactic. “Tim is a true partner and will play a crucial role in our mission to empower organizations with the tools and strategies they need to be fully prepared to tackle and manage cyber crises. Tim’s advocacy for innovation and collaboration aligns perfectly with our vision. We are excited about the future we will shape together, and I am confident that Tim’s contribution will be instrumental in driving our mission forward.”
Among his many activities, Tim has been advocating for the creation of a global CISO council where such professionals could share innovation and best practices to serve the entire industry. In line with this, Cytactic’s system is prepared to offer a platform for sharing knowledge and preparedness plans, enabling organizations to collaborate on scenario planning without disclosing sensitive company information.
“I believe that a collaborative environment is key to handling the cyber threats we are all facing,” Tim shared. “I am joining Cytactic’s Advisory Board for many reasons and some have to do with the collaborative nature of this forward-thinking company. Cyber crisis management has been largely based on people and processes. Cytactic brings the technology-edge in a data-driven SaaS platform that can transform a messy crisis into clockwork-like a coordinated calm – I am very excited to be part of this.”
About Cytactic
Cytactic was founded by skilled crisis managers with extensive experience in handling hundreds of international crises. Leveraging their insights, they set out to revolutionize how organizations prepare for and manage the increasingly sophisticated cyber crisis landscape. Cytactic is a next-gen, data-driven SaaS platform that enables cross-organizational, orchestrated decision-making, bringing order to the chaotic nature of a crisis. This system is designed to serve as the backbone of every business, helping them prepare for and manage crises while reducing overall impact and uncertainty. During a crisis, when every minute and every decision counts, the Cytactic system ensures that all relevant roles are trained, prepared, and coordinated to manage cyber crises or incidents in a structured, orchestrated manner, making real-time adjustments as needed. https://www.cytactic.com/
About Tim Brown
Tim Brown is a well-known and respected security leader with over 25 years of experience and 18 issued security related patents, Tim has been a respected, trusted advisor and has gone as far as meeting with members of Congress and the Senate to the Situation Room in the White House and more.
For the past seven years, Tim has been serving as SolarWinds CISO, overseeing internal IT security, product security, and security strategy. After the SUNBURST attack in December 2020, Tim led response and remediation efforts. During this time, Tim spoke to thousands of customers and has been instrumental in all customer remediation support and services. He has also worked closely with the SolarWinds® CEO in designing the future state of security and their “Secure by Design” philosophy that aims to assist SolarWinds as well as benefit other market leaders. This new philosophy sets a precedent for preparing and responding to future cyberattacks in the new technology era where ultra sophisticated attacks are on the rise.
Coming from Dell where he served as a Fellow and CTO, Tim deeply understands the challenges and aspirations as the person responsible for driving digital innovation and change and has spoken at multiple noteworthy events such as the Texas Cyber Summit, Black Hat, the Africa Executive Summit, RSA, CyberSecure, and the ISACA Conference North America.
Today, Tim joins Cytactic’s Advisory Board, the first technology-smart platform for cyber crisis readiness, response and recovery – the new industry tailored way forward for significantly reducing the impact of a cyber crisis.
