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Fortress Announces Juliet Okafor as New Senior Vice President, Global Security Solutions
[February 12, 2018]

Fortress Announces Juliet Okafor as New Senior Vice President, Global Security Solutions


Fortress Information Security (FIS) announced today it named Juliet Okafor as its new Senior Vice President of Global Security Solutions as of October 2017. In this role, Okafor will drive the sales and marketing initiatives around the company's Emerging Security Risk Management (ESRM) platform's new vulnerability management module and ensure customer success and security programs align with business outcomes. She reports to Peter Kassabov, chairman and co-founder of Fortress Information Security.

Okafor was the first employee hired at Fortress Information Security and has seen the company grow to now more than 60 employees globally. Okafor has helped Fortress Information Security build security operations programs for Fortune 500 and Global 2000 organizations, seeking to operationalize GDPR compliance and mitigate emerging risks across IT, OT, physical security and third party risk management.

In addition to her work with Fortress Information Security, Okafor sits on the Strategic Advisory Board for the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP).

Previously, Okafor served as Vice President of Global Business Development for Fortress Information Security, where she helped security stakeholders identify, assess and develop the maturity of their enterprise security program. Prior to joining FortressInformation Security, Okafor served as Head of Customer Development and Strategy at CyberSuite Solutions, LLC and Global Director of Business Development & Marketing at TruShield Security Solutions.



Okafor received her Juris Doctorate from Temple University - Beasley School of Law, an M.A. in Public Communication and Media Studies from Fordham University and a B.A. in Communication from UMass-Amherst.

"Juliet has been such an essential member of the Fortress Information Security team, not only for her background in cyber security, but for her passion for problem solving and finding solutions to complex problems," said Kassabov. "We are pleased to have Juliet serve as our Vice President of Global Security Solutions and look forward to her success in the year ahead."


For more information about Fortress Information Security and its solutions, visit https://fortressinfosec.com/.

About Fortress Information Security

Fortress Information Security is a security risk intelligence company redefining traditional risk management. We are one of the first security companies to seamlessly bundle innovative technology, risk intelligence and service delivery into a central governance platform. We target industries that comprise our country's critical infrastructure and partner with companies with highly-regulated, global and distributed networks. Unlike traditional outsourcing and advisory firm business models, Fortress' always-on, co-managed platform combines managed services, next-gen security technology and vulnerability management tools, to more efficiently operationalize findings, remediation and risk management across the enterprise. Fortress offers total cyber security protection aimed at plugging the weak links in a company's cyber security system including supply chain risk and the gaps between in-house IT & OT security systems. The Fortress Emerging Security Risk Management platform provides continuous monitoring and management of cyber threats emanating from a company's attack surface. In addition, the system integrates monitoring of physical, IT and OT security for a better picture of enterprise-wide cyber security. The company is headquartered in Orlando, FL, and more information is at https://www.fortressinfosec.com/.


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