ESW #280 – Fleming Shi, Kevin L. Jackson, Meritt Maxim

Kevin L. Jackson is Senior Vice President of Total Network Services (https://www.tnscorp.io/),. With over 350,000 followers on social media, he is also the host of the “Digital Transformers” podcast. Internationally recognizable firms that have sponsored articles authored by him include Cisco, Microsoft, Citrix and IBM. He has also provided technology consulting services to Applied Materials, AT&T Business, Intel, Fujitsu, SAP, and Ericsson.

As an Associate Consultant with A.T. Kearney, he provided cloud computing and cybersecurity management consulting services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which served as the basis for the Kingdom’s national cybersecurity regulations. Mr. Jackson’s commercial experience also includes Vice President J.P. Morgan Chase, Worldwide Sales Executive for IBM and SAIC (Engility) Director Cloud Solutions. He has served on teams that have supported digital transformation projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the US Intelligence Community.

Kevin Jackson’s formal education includes a MS Computer Engineering from Naval Postgraduate School; MA National Security & Strategic Studies from Naval War College; and a BS Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy. Previous books include “Click to Transform” (Leaders Press, 2020), “Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions” (Packt, 2018), and “Practical Cloud Security: A Cross Industry View” (Taylor & Francis, 2016). He also delivers online training through Tulane University, O’Reilly Media, LinkedIn Learning, and Pluralsight.

Mr. Jackson retired from the U.S. Navy in 1994, earning specialties in Space Systems Engineering, Carrier Onboard Delivery Logistics and carrier-based Airborne Early Warning and Control. While active, he also served with the National Reconnaissance Office, Operational Support Office, providing tactical support to Navy and Marine Corps forces worldwide.

Fleming joined Barracuda in 2004 as the founding engineer for the company’s web security product offerings, helping to create the first version of Barracuda’s message archiving product and paving the way for expansion into new content security product areas. As Chief Technology Officer, Fleming leads the company’s threat research and innovation engineering teams in building future technology platforms to deliver continued success in our security and data protection products. He has more than 20 patents granted or pending in network and content security.

Merritt leads Forrester’s Security & Risk research team focused on cloud security, identity security, endpoint security, and proactive security. As research director, Merritt leads a team of analysts who publish research, deliver thought leadership, and conduct client advisories on cutting-edge topics related to cloud security, identity and access management (IAM), endpoint security, IoT/OT security, vulnerability management, and proactive security. Merritt has spoken at industry events such as the RSA Conference and Cloud Identity Summit, and his insights are widely cited in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Dark Reading, and CSO Online. Merritt’s research focuses on identity security, physical security, cybersecurity M&A, and overall cybersecurity market trends and growth.