Finite State has hired Larry Pesce as its Product Security Research and Analysis Director. Pesce will serve as a senior consultant, providing expert guidance and services to product security teams worldwide, including product security program design and development, product red-teaming and penetration testing, software supply chain risk management, and vulnerability management.
Recent research from the Ponemon Institute indicates that six of every ten organizations find it increasingly difficult to quickly respond to new vulnerability disclosures that may impact their devices, a reality that becomes especially painful when zero-day vulnerabilities such as last month’s OpenSSL vulnerability surface.
“Sixty percent of IT and IT security practitioners report that their organizations lack the in-house expertise to stand up a strong security posture and 62% cite a lack of resources,” said Matt Wyckhouse, founder and CEO of Finite State, “I’m confident that, with Larry’s leadership and expertise, he will work closely with our customers to understand their needs, identify their product security gaps, and guide them toward solutions. As our Product Security…
