A veteran of the cyber security industry with over 25 years of engineering and management experience in network, cloud and IoT security solutions.
Tyson currently holds several Board positions and advises Private Equity in the cyber security market globally. He is currently Chief Security Officer and VP of Field Engineering at Rockport Networks based in Ottawa, and formerly Chief Product Officer at InfoSec Global (ISG). Prior to ISG he worked for BAE Systems as CTO for Applied Intelligence in North America. Recent positions include CTO – Telecommunications at Intel and Chief Security Strategist at Fortinet. These roles all involved product strategy, corporate development (M&A, partnerships), business development and thought leadership.
A security researcher and lecturer since the beginning of his career in 1992 with a personal syllabus of four books, dozens of periodical publications and international standards contributions, and two registered patents. Tyson continues to support the development of engineering and security standards through volunteer efforts in the International Standards Organization (ISO) and Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), and various Board positions.