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Time for cyber teams, not stovepipes: Telos’ CEO tells Wall Street
November of last year saw Telos Corp. undertake its initial public offering and the subsequent months since have seen cybersecurity go even higher on the agenda of federal agencies than it was before.
Both of the significant compromises involving Solarwinds and Microsoft Exchange products used by agencies sharpened the focus on vulnerabilities across federal networks.
They have also apparently renewed conversations around public-private partnerships should it happen again. During Telos’ fourth quarter (and first-ever) earnings call Thursday, CEO John Wood indicated that conversation has been needed for some time.
“There’s a profound focus now with Solarwinds and Exchange which I think is long overdue,” Wood told investors.
“I think there is a very active dialogue between industry and government now about how we can work much more closely together in dealing with adversaries as a team versus as stovepipes.”
