It was announced on December 3rd by Arlington, Va.-based Endgame, Inc. that it has promoted Jamie Butler to Chief Technology Officer. Butler brings over 17 years of operating system security experience and knowledge to his new role. He will use his expertise to enhance Endgameâs ability to analyze attack patterns and help its customers better defend against advanced threats.
Nathaniel Fick, CEO of Endgame said, âJamie is a natural fit for the position. During his first year as Endgameâs Chief Scientist he has led our team to usher in technological advancements and groundbreaking research to support our customersâ protection efforts. The sophistication of attack methods is growing and we need to continue to drive research, as Jamie has, to protect our customers and support their missions. Under his leadership we look forward to having a positive impact on our customersâ security postures.â
In the year 2016 Endgameâs R&D team plans on expanding its number of researchers to more than 25. Butler will play a key role in leading this teamâs efforts in identifying emerging threats & threat vectors as well as discovering new approaches for mitigating endpoint attacks. Butler will be charged with operating one of the industryâs largest security data science teams and the development of highly sophisticated detection products.
Butler had this to say of his new position, âEndgame is uniquely positioned to change the way the entire industry thinks in terms of sophisticated cyber defenses â transforming the realm of risk mitigation. The companyâs âautomated huntâ methodology is the next frontier of security and has the potential to fill a void in effectively protecting organizations from advanced threats. I look forward to continuing my research in endpoint detection and expanding Endgameâs protection efforts by growing our R&D team with industry experts that share one mission â stopping adversaries before sensitive data is lost.â
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