May 8, 2020
Elias (Lou) Manousos is a recognized expert in Internet security
and fraud prevention. He has been developing and delivering
enterprise protection technologies for more than 15 years. As CEO
of RiskIQ, he has spearheaded a new approach that helps Internet,
financial services, healthcare, media and consumer packaged goods
companies protect their brands from online fraud. Elias is also
co-chair of the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) Anti-Malvertising
Working Group and is responsible for Malvertisements.com, the first
and only public database documenting malvertising incidents on a
continuous basis. Prior to RiskIQ, Elias was VP of R&D at
Securant Technologies (acquired by RSA), which pioneered identity
and access management for web applications. At Securant, he was
instrumental in creating now-commonplace technologies for single
sign-on (SSO) security.
In this wide ranging discussion Matt Devost and Bob Gourley
discussed several topics of interest to the community,
including:
- Lou’s leadership style and lessons learned relevant to leaders
of other firms in the cybersecurity domain - The Anti-Malvertising working group and Lou’s leadership
there - Views on the dynamic cyber threat
- Ways the threat has been changing because of the pandemic and
RiskIQ’s response to that - RiskIQ’s transition to remote ops
- The future of cybersecurity
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