Application Data Security and Compliance Leader Bolsters Management Team with Veteran Product Strategist
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct 1, 2007 – Imperva®, the leader in application data security and compliance, today announced the appointment of Sharon Besser as senior director of product strategy. Besser brings more than 12 years of experience in developing new data and network security products to Imperva. He has managed product strategy for leading security vendors including Websense (NASDAQ:WBSN), Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP), and PortAuthority Technologies. Besser also co founded data security vendor PubliCom, which was acquired by COMSEC (TASE: CMSC).
“Sharon Besser has demonstrated the ability to create, deliver, and launch successful new security products for some of the industry’s leading technology vendors,” said Shlomo Kramer, president and CEO of Imperva. “Sharon will lead efforts to identify, conceptualize, and bring to market new products that will extend Imperva’s leadership position in the data security and compliance market.”
Besser joins Imperva from Websense, a leading provider of content filtering and web security solutions, where he was director of products. At Websense, Besser was primarily responsible for Content Protection Suite, that was recognized by independent research firm, Gartner as the market leader. Prior to Websense, Besser was director of products at PortAuthority Technologies, a provider of information leak prevention solutions which was acquired by Websense. Besser also served as director of Security Solutions for security vendor Check Point Software Technologies, where he was responsible for the creation and management of SmartDefense a subscription service which actively protects organizations against known and unknown network and application attacks. Earlier in his career, Besser founded PubliCom a provider of integrated data security and communications solutions, which was acquired by COMSEC. Besser holds a BSC in Mathematics, Computer Science and Geography from Bar Ilan University in Israel.
About Imperva
Imperva is the leader in application data security and compliance. Leading enterprise and government organizations worldwide rely on Imperva to prevent data theft and abuse, and ensure data integrity. The company’s SecureSphere products provide data governance and protection solutions that monitor, audit and secure business applications and databases. For more information, visit www.imperva.com
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