Sol Cates | Principal Technologist, Data Protection
Sol is a technology leader with deep experience of the information security landscape. He credits constant curiosity, combined with an early interest in computers, for leading him into a career that now spans over 20 years in cyber-security.
As the global leader of Research and Technology at Thales, he is focused on improving understanding of today's challenges, tomorrow's hurdles, and developing solutions that address those problems. His teams source and understand the challenges of security professionals, and develop solutions to address those challenges efficiently and effectively. Through his three and-a-half years with Thales, and his prior experiences, Sol has gathered a wide set of experience and viewpoints – he has been a vendor, administrator, CISO, CTO, CIO, security analyst, developer and architect, among other roles.
MicroServices: Today’s data science gold rush
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Cloud Data Security: Who Should Hold the Keys?
Nearly half (48%) of all corporate data is stored in the cloud according to… Read More
Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, so own it, secure it and protect it
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and while IT departments around the globe don’t need a reminder to keep data safe and secure,… Read More
Seven Microservices Identity Questions To Secure Your Data
As I noted in my last blog post, containers, which are now… Read More
RSA 2019 Blog Series: Securing Microservices
Every once in a while, a new transformative architecture emerges, which challenges how we think about applications and our understanding… Read More
The Standards Race Of The Future Is On
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s… Read More