Dr. Sameer Bhalotra is also the COO of Impermium

Jun 11, 2013 19:01 GMT  ·  By

The board of advisors of Damballa, an advanced threat protection solutions provider, has a new member, Dr. Sameer Bhalotra. 

Bhalotra, who is also the chief operating officer of Impermium, started his government career at the CIA. He then moved to the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

His latest government position was at the White House where he served as a senior director of cybersecurity.

“Today’s most advanced threats are incredibly adept at bypassing prevention. They pose a major risk to our critical infrastructure including financial services, energy, manufacturing, defense, and IT systems,” Bhalotra noted.

“Damballa has one of the most highly regarded technologies to discover hidden threats, and I look forward to working with the team to expand their reach.”

“Sameer has dedicated his career to cybersecurity, leading development of policy and legislation to protect critical infrastructure and government networks, including the first-ever national code of conduct for Internet companies to mitigate botnet infections,” said David Scholtz, CEO of Damballa.

“His background is truly unique in its breadth of experience, ranging from academic to government to IT infrastructure to startups.”