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.
Is The Department Of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Strategy Up To The Task?
On May 16, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new cybersecurity strategy to keep pace with the evolving cyber risk… Read More
AI/ML And Digital Security
Sixty-four percent of the more than 1,200 senior security executives from around the world, whom we surveyed for the… Read More
Profile Of The Month: Sol Cates, Vice President Of Technology Strategy
As a child, Sol Cates liked to learn how things worked by taking them apart. Computers piqued his interest for the same reason – he… Read More
New Innovations For The New Year, Part Two: The Long Term
As I discussed in my previous post,… Read More
New Innovations For The New Year, Part One: The Short Term
This may sound obvious, but our industry is very reactive. It often feels like we, as security professionals, must wait in the wings… Read More
