Automated security vendor ThreatBlockr has appointed Bill Franklin as its head of business development, who will handle the firm’s global partnership efforts.
Franklin will establish a community of partners focused on helping customers enhance their network security, to protect them against the latest threats, said the firm. Partner organisations include MSPs, VARs and trusted advisors.
Franklin's previous roles include senior director of cloud engineering at Avant Communications, where he led the engineering team for nearly a decade. In addition, there have been previous system engineer roles at NetApp and EMC.
Franklin said: “Firewalls aren't cutting it any more, so organisations need a better way to block threats at scale without overworking their existing security stacks.
“ThreatBlockr ultimately solves that problem. As a long-time cyber security professional, it's amazing to be part of the team who's at the forefront of this trend in cyber security."
"ThreatBlockr is seeing tremendous growth in its MSP and MSSP business," added Brian McMahon, ThreatBlockr CEO. "Adding Bill to the team will deepen our focus in this space and strengthen our ability to execute.”
ThreatBlockr recently hired George Just as chief revenue officer and Courtney Brady as VP of marketing.
