Jitterbit has announced the appointment of Bill Conner as President and Chief Executive Officer. Conner replaces George Gallegos, who led Jitterbit as CEO for almost 13 years. Conner is an experienced leader and has delivered success for several organizations over the last few years. Read More >
Led by former President and CEO Bill Conner, SonicWall experienced more than six years of record growth and profitability. Conner, whose tenure as Executive Director of SonicWall’s Board of Directors concluded at the close of January 2023, has dedicated years of his career to cybersecurity — with many more likely to come — and laid out the path for the company’s future growth. Read More >
30-year cybersecurity and networking veteran and President and CEO of SonicWall, security leader protecting a million networks globally. Read More >
Weeks before the start of school, K-12 administrators have their agendas crammed with everything from staffing and lesson-planning to facility operations, enrollment and parental engagement. Until a few years ago, ransomware was never on the back-to-school list. Read More >
Conner was featured as part of an exclusive group of cybersecurity thought-leaders at The Chertoff Group Security Series Event, “AI, Threat Intelligence and The Cyber Arms Race.” Read More >
Indeed, each CEO brings their own unique blend of experience and expertise to their endpoint security companies. Often they influence it as well through their product direction and development. Therefore, we’ve compiled a list of the 11 Coolest Endpoint Security CEOs of 2019. We list them below in alphabetical order by company. Read More >
Watch the SC Magazine video interview with Conner about concerning threats and steps your organization can take to be more secure. Read More >
“Increasingly, email, Office documents and now PDFs are the vehicle of choice for malware and fraud in the cyber landscape,” said SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner. “SonicWall Capture ATP with its RTDMI technology is at the forefront of catching new cyberattacks that elude traditional security sandbox technology. For example, in all of last year, our Capture ATP sandbox discovered more than 47,000 new attack variants in PDF files. This year, we’ve already seen that number rise significantly with over 73,000 PDF-based attacks discovered in March alone.” Read More >
2019 sees a significant increase in malware attacks using PDF email attachments, according to SonicWall research. Read More >
This form of malware is targeting mostly the United States and Britain. Read More >
Listen to Conner discuss the 2019 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, which details more than 10.5 billion global malware attacks. Read More >
SonicWall Inc., the network security provider that spun out of Dell Technologies Inc. in 2016, today released its 2019 Cyber Threat Report, and the results don’t make happy reading for security personnel. Read More >
The cyber security landscape is changing as both sides of the table adopt emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to take the other down. Read More >
The cyber security landscape is changing as both sides of the table adopt emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to take the other down. Read More >
Cybercriminals think you’re an easy target. They think you’re untrained. They think you’re underfunded. They think you’re unaware. You, owners of the small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), are ripe for exploitation. And in many cases, through no fault of your own, they’re right. Read More >
Conner talks with CRN about five key questions for 2019. Read More >
The NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act will provide a central source of user-friendly information to help SMBs with cybersecurity. Read More >
Led by former President and CEO Bill Conner, SonicWall experienced more than six years of record growth and profitability. Conner, whose tenure as Executive Director of SonicWall’s Board of Directors concluded at the close of January 2023, has dedicated years of his career to cybersecurity — with many more likely to come — and laid out the path for the company’s future growth. Read More >
In the wake of countless cyberattacks, two federal cybersecurity policies are providing much-needed guidance to improve the defense of our nation’s cyber infrastructure, networks and data, setting a clear roadmap on how we can best protect the country. Read More >
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a bill that creates a new cybersecurity agency at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Read More >
When a business experiences a security breach, there are a lot of steps it needs to take to course-correct. Especially for larger companies like Facebook, whose recent security breach affected 50 million user accounts, it can be a big challenge to try to fix what was broken and regain customer trust. Read More >
Cybersecurity concerns could provoke acquisition action in Silicon Valley. Read More >
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has confirmed three million EU users were hit by the attack in which hackers made away with millions of Facebook users' access tokens. The DPC, which is leading the investigation against Facebook for breaches of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), confirmed with IT Pro that 10% of all users affected were based in Europe. Read More >
Problems at Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google Plus may be overblown given the social network's minimal market penetration. Shares were pressured during Tuesday's trading, closing down 1% on the day as fears of a Facebook-like data breach spooked the market. But the reaction may be overblown. Read More >
Facebook announced a major security breach into its network on Sept. 28. The company stated that hackers were able to gain access to about 50 million of the site’s accounts, though the company has not specified whether the hackers actually took control over and used these accounts or what the motive of the attack was, according to CNBC. Read More >
A leader has to be someone who is passionate about their work, and is able to motivate their teams to be equally passionate. Goals are much easier to meet when people within an organization are inspired. This is something that not only benefits the bottom line but also benefits each team member who took part in accomplishing the goal. Read More >
The UK government’s announcement that the Russian military intelligence service GRU is behind a string of cyberattacks has rocked the world of politics. But with Russian cyberattacks unlikely to slow in pace and seriousness, businesses need to take note. Read More >
The UK National Cyber Security Centre has identified a campaign by the Russian military intelligence service of “indiscriminate and reckless” cyber attacks Read More >
The UK, US and the Netherlands have accused Russia of being responsible for a spate of global cyber attacks, with seven people being charged by the US. The charges against the seven include conspiracy to commit computer fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Read More >
Betabot malware has significantly evolved self-defence capabilities which is evading many corporate IT systems, experts say. Read More >
Hacked Facebook accounts are being sold on the dark web, showing the value of such accounts after the social network revealed 50 million of its users had been compromised in a major hack. Dozens of listings seen by The Independent feature on underground markets on the dark web – a section of the internet only accessible with specialist software – offering buyers personal data of Facebook users for as little as $3. Read More >
Facebook could be in breach of Europe’s data protection rules (GDPR) after a hack last week that is said to have affected 50 million users. The major security breach happened last Friday, after Facebook admitted that hackers may have gained access to nearly 50 million accounts by exploiting flaws in the social network’s code. Read More >
Security measures are no place to pinch pennies as regulators loom for social media giants. Read More >
SonicWall CEO Bill Conner featured on the cover story of the Insights Success 10 Most Admired CEOs To Watch 2018. Read More >
The modern network environment is a dynamic entity. It interacts. It moves. It evolves. As such, organizations that attempt to maintain a sense of static peace and orderly conduct are fooling themselves into false senses of security. This is the core reason many enterprises adopt multilayered cybersecurity strategies. Read More >
The cyber arms-race moves fast. With blinding speed, agility and innovation, cybercriminals infiltrate well-meaning organizations in seconds, stealing data, trust and the futures of entire businesses. They attack with such avarice and maliciousness, what we thought we knew about threat actors and cybercriminals a year ago appears to be materially different today. Read More >
Ransomware has become the most popular form of malware used in cyber-attacks, suggests a study. Almost 40% of all successful malware-based attacks involved ransomware suggests the annual Verizon data breach investigations report. The types of systems compromised were changing too, it found, with criminals trying to hit databases not just PCs. It also indicated firms had significant success dealing with some types of cyber-attacks. They had particular success in dealing with attempts to knock web servers offline and spotting phishing emails, Read More >
Less than two months after Intel and other technology companies disclosed the Spectre and Meltdown speculative execution vulnerabilities, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published updated guidelines instructing public companies on how and when to disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents that could potentially cause risk to the public. Read More >
SonicWall CEO Bill Conner describes the security company's journey under new ownership, a pure channel partner strategy, accelerated R&D & more. Read More >
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, JUNE 18, 2016 Silent Circle, a pioneer in the Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP) market, today announced that CEO and President Bill Conner has resigned and is moving to an advisory role with the board and the company after driving the company’s successful transition to a global leader in secure, mobile communications software and services. Read More >
NEW YORK, NY November 12, 2014 —Former President and CEO of Entrust to host panelists including Michael Chertoff, Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security; David Chamberlin, EVP and Head of Edelman’s Data Privacy and Security Group; and Chad Sweet, Co-Founder and CEO of The Chertoff Group Read More >
CHARLESTON, WV July 15, 2014—Bill Conner, CEO and founder of FWC Consulting and former CEO of Entrust, Inc., will deliver remarks at the 51st National Youth Science Camp Senate Luncheon to recognize the service of Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, D-W.Va. for his service preparing the nation for the challenges of the new information age of cyber security and thank him for his support of youth science education… Read More >
Bill Conner was named one of five finalists for the 2022 SC Awards: Security Executive of the Year honor. Bill has developed and managed a strong IT development team by transforming SonicWall, including the IT department, from an SMB-focused hardware vendor into an end-to-end cybersecurity leader that protects SMBs as well as global businesses, large enterprises and government agencies. He rebalanced the company’s revenue streams for a stronger mix between hardware, software, subscription services and cloud products and energized product teams to develop and launch products in new and emerging areas, including public cloud, CASB, and SASE. Read More >
SonicWall CEO Bill Conner named to CRN’s exclusive Top 100 Executives list for 2018. CRN’s annual Top 100 Executives list singles out the IT channel’s most effective CEOs — leaders who play an integral role in shaping the industry, whether by driving huge cultural shifts or forging innovative new routes to success. Read More >
Conner was honored for driving SonicWall to surpass financial objectives for six consecutive quarters since becoming independent from Dell. Read More >
These global awards recognize cyber vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products, solutions and services that continue to raise the industry’s security standards. Read More >
Why nominated: For his work helping to secure digital identities with his firm Entrust and his work to move consumer level secure communications and privacy practices to the enterprise with Silent Circle. Read More >
Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in Comodo’s certificate authority business (Comodo CA Limited). The investment by Francisco Partners will help support the company’s accelerated growth, which is fueled by an increased need for the protection of digital information, network traffic encryption and demand for enhanced trust in websites. Terms of the transaction were not announced. Read More >
CRN presents its annual list of the 25 Most Influential Executives Of 2017. These executives have the vision, passion and fire to set the agenda for the channel and for the tech industry as a whole. Read More >
Frost & Sullivan
2015
Global award given by Frost & Sullivan based on customer
impact and new product attributes.
Fast Company
2015
Consumer Electronics focused review of Global companies on
the forefront of technology and security.
PCMag.com
2015
Top smartphone or tablet recognition from the leading
authority on technology products.
National Youth Science Camp (NYSC)
July 2013
The NYSC Alumnus of the Year award is given to alumni who
support NYSC with their efforts, achieve recognition in
their chosen fields and helps further science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
Federal Computer Week
March 2004
National award from Federal Computer Week recognizing the
top 100 individuals and organizations for positive impact on
U.S. Government technology and services; for his leadership
role in delivering identity and access management solutions.
Metroplex Technology Business Council
September 2003
Given by Metroplex Technology Business Council, recognizing
cutting-edge technologies and talented leadership while
raising scholarship funds for deserving students.
MC Marketing Computers magazine
2000
National award given by MC Marketing Computers magazine; for
driving change and transforming the branding and marketing
of Nortel Networks.
Temerlin McClain Advertising
1999
National Award given by Temerlin McClain Advertising for
excellence in marketing.
Jitterbit has announced the appointment of Bill Conner as President and Chief Executive Officer. Conner replaces George Gallegos, who led Jitterbit as CEO for almost 13 years. Conner is an experienced leader and has delivered success for several organizations over the last few years. Read More >
Led by former President and CEO Bill Conner, SonicWall experienced more than six years of record growth and profitability. Conner, whose tenure as Executive Director of SonicWall’s Board of Directors concluded at the close of January 2023, has dedicated years of his career to cybersecurity — with many more likely to come — and laid out the path for the company’s future growth. Read More >
Bill Conner was named one of five finalists for the 2022 SC Awards: Security Executive of the Year honor. Bill has developed and managed a strong IT development team by transforming SonicWall, including the IT department, from an SMB-focused hardware vendor into an end-to-end cybersecurity leader that protects SMBs as well as global businesses, large enterprises and government agencies. He rebalanced the company’s revenue streams for a stronger mix between hardware, software, subscription services and cloud products and energized product teams to develop and launch products in new and emerging areas, including public cloud, CASB, and SASE. Read More >
30-year cybersecurity and networking veteran and President and CEO of SonicWall, security leader protecting a million networks globally. Read More >
Weeks before the start of school, K-12 administrators have their agendas crammed with everything from staffing and lesson-planning to facility operations, enrollment and parental engagement. Until a few years ago, ransomware was never on the back-to-school list. Read More >
Conner was featured as part of an exclusive group of cybersecurity thought-leaders at The Chertoff Group Security Series Event, “AI, Threat Intelligence and The Cyber Arms Race.” Read More >
Indeed, each CEO brings their own unique blend of experience and expertise to their endpoint security companies. Often they influence it as well through their product direction and development. Therefore, we’ve compiled a list of the 11 Coolest Endpoint Security CEOs of 2019. We list them below in alphabetical order by company. Read More >
Watch the SC Magazine video interview with Conner about concerning threats and steps your organization can take to be more secure. Read More >
“Increasingly, email, Office documents and now PDFs are the vehicle of choice for malware and fraud in the cyber landscape,” said SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner. “SonicWall Capture ATP with its RTDMI technology is at the forefront of catching new cyberattacks that elude traditional security sandbox technology. For example, in all of last year, our Capture ATP sandbox discovered more than 47,000 new attack variants in PDF files. This year, we’ve already seen that number rise significantly with over 73,000 PDF-based attacks discovered in March alone.” Read More >
2019 sees a significant increase in malware attacks using PDF email attachments, according to SonicWall research. Read More >
This form of malware is targeting mostly the United States and Britain. Read More >
Listen to Conner discuss the 2019 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, which details more than 10.5 billion global malware attacks. Read More >
SonicWall Inc., the network security provider that spun out of Dell Technologies Inc. in 2016, today released its 2019 Cyber Threat Report, and the results don’t make happy reading for security personnel. Read More >
The cyber security landscape is changing as both sides of the table adopt emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to take the other down. Read More >
The cyber security landscape is changing as both sides of the table adopt emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to take the other down. Read More >
Cybercriminals think you’re an easy target. They think you’re untrained. They think you’re underfunded. They think you’re unaware. You, owners of the small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), are ripe for exploitation. And in many cases, through no fault of your own, they’re right. Read More >
Conner talks with CRN about five key questions for 2019. Read More >
The NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act will provide a central source of user-friendly information to help SMBs with cybersecurity. Read More >
Led by former President and CEO Bill Conner, SonicWall experienced more than six years of record growth and profitability. Conner, whose tenure as Executive Director of SonicWall’s Board of Directors concluded at the close of January 2023, has dedicated years of his career to cybersecurity — with many more likely to come — and laid out the path for the company’s future growth. Read More >
In the wake of countless cyberattacks, two federal cybersecurity policies are providing much-needed guidance to improve the defense of our nation’s cyber infrastructure, networks and data, setting a clear roadmap on how we can best protect the country. Read More >
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a bill that creates a new cybersecurity agency at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Read More >
When a business experiences a security breach, there are a lot of steps it needs to take to course-correct. Especially for larger companies like Facebook, whose recent security breach affected 50 million user accounts, it can be a big challenge to try to fix what was broken and regain customer trust. Read More >
Cybersecurity concerns could provoke acquisition action in Silicon Valley. Read More >
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has confirmed three million EU users were hit by the attack in which hackers made away with millions of Facebook users' access tokens. The DPC, which is leading the investigation against Facebook for breaches of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), confirmed with IT Pro that 10% of all users affected were based in Europe. Read More >
Problems at Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google Plus may be overblown given the social network's minimal market penetration. Shares were pressured during Tuesday's trading, closing down 1% on the day as fears of a Facebook-like data breach spooked the market. But the reaction may be overblown. Read More >
Facebook announced a major security breach into its network on Sept. 28. The company stated that hackers were able to gain access to about 50 million of the site’s accounts, though the company has not specified whether the hackers actually took control over and used these accounts or what the motive of the attack was, according to CNBC. Read More >
A leader has to be someone who is passionate about their work, and is able to motivate their teams to be equally passionate. Goals are much easier to meet when people within an organization are inspired. This is something that not only benefits the bottom line but also benefits each team member who took part in accomplishing the goal. Read More >
The UK government’s announcement that the Russian military intelligence service GRU is behind a string of cyberattacks has rocked the world of politics. But with Russian cyberattacks unlikely to slow in pace and seriousness, businesses need to take note. Read More >
The UK National Cyber Security Centre has identified a campaign by the Russian military intelligence service of “indiscriminate and reckless” cyber attacks Read More >
The UK, US and the Netherlands have accused Russia of being responsible for a spate of global cyber attacks, with seven people being charged by the US. The charges against the seven include conspiracy to commit computer fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Read More >
Betabot malware has significantly evolved self-defence capabilities which is evading many corporate IT systems, experts say. Read More >
Hacked Facebook accounts are being sold on the dark web, showing the value of such accounts after the social network revealed 50 million of its users had been compromised in a major hack. Dozens of listings seen by The Independent feature on underground markets on the dark web – a section of the internet only accessible with specialist software – offering buyers personal data of Facebook users for as little as $3. Read More >
Facebook could be in breach of Europe’s data protection rules (GDPR) after a hack last week that is said to have affected 50 million users. The major security breach happened last Friday, after Facebook admitted that hackers may have gained access to nearly 50 million accounts by exploiting flaws in the social network’s code. Read More >
Security measures are no place to pinch pennies as regulators loom for social media giants. Read More >
SonicWall CEO Bill Conner featured on the cover story of the Insights Success 10 Most Admired CEOs To Watch 2018. Read More >
SonicWall CEO Bill Conner named to CRN’s exclusive Top 100 Executives list for 2018. CRN’s annual Top 100 Executives list singles out the IT channel’s most effective CEOs — leaders who play an integral role in shaping the industry, whether by driving huge cultural shifts or forging innovative new routes to success. Read More >
Conner was honored for driving SonicWall to surpass financial objectives for six consecutive quarters since becoming independent from Dell. Read More >
The modern network environment is a dynamic entity. It interacts. It moves. It evolves. As such, organizations that attempt to maintain a sense of static peace and orderly conduct are fooling themselves into false senses of security. This is the core reason many enterprises adopt multilayered cybersecurity strategies. Read More >
The cyber arms-race moves fast. With blinding speed, agility and innovation, cybercriminals infiltrate well-meaning organizations in seconds, stealing data, trust and the futures of entire businesses. They attack with such avarice and maliciousness, what we thought we knew about threat actors and cybercriminals a year ago appears to be materially different today. Read More >
Ransomware has become the most popular form of malware used in cyber-attacks, suggests a study. Almost 40% of all successful malware-based attacks involved ransomware suggests the annual Verizon data breach investigations report. The types of systems compromised were changing too, it found, with criminals trying to hit databases not just PCs. It also indicated firms had significant success dealing with some types of cyber-attacks. They had particular success in dealing with attempts to knock web servers offline and spotting phishing emails, Read More >
These global awards recognize cyber vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products, solutions and services that continue to raise the industry’s security standards. Read More >
Why nominated: For his work helping to secure digital identities with his firm Entrust and his work to move consumer level secure communications and privacy practices to the enterprise with Silent Circle. Read More >
Less than two months after Intel and other technology companies disclosed the Spectre and Meltdown speculative execution vulnerabilities, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published updated guidelines instructing public companies on how and when to disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents that could potentially cause risk to the public. Read More >
SonicWall CEO Bill Conner describes the security company's journey under new ownership, a pure channel partner strategy, accelerated R&D & more. Read More >
Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in Comodo’s certificate authority business (Comodo CA Limited). The investment by Francisco Partners will help support the company’s accelerated growth, which is fueled by an increased need for the protection of digital information, network traffic encryption and demand for enhanced trust in websites. Terms of the transaction were not announced. Read More >
CRN presents its annual list of the 25 Most Influential Executives Of 2017. These executives have the vision, passion and fire to set the agenda for the channel and for the tech industry as a whole. Read More >
WESTBOROUGH, MA, MARCH 6, 2017 — As part of CRN’s annual Security 100 list, here are 25 network security vendors that are stepping up their game to meet continued needs for security around the network. Read More >
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, JUNE 18, 2016 Silent Circle, a pioneer in the Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP) market, today announced that CEO and President Bill Conner has resigned and is moving to an advisory role with the board and the company after driving the company’s successful transition to a global leader in secure, mobile communications software and services. Read More >
NEW YORK, NY November 12, 2014 —Former President and CEO of Entrust to host panelists including Michael Chertoff, Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security; David Chamberlin, EVP and Head of Edelman’s Data Privacy and Security Group; and Chad Sweet, Co-Founder and CEO of The Chertoff Group Read More >
CHARLESTON, WV July 15, 2014—Bill Conner, CEO and founder of FWC Consulting and former CEO of Entrust, Inc., will deliver remarks at the 51st National Youth Science Camp Senate Luncheon to recognize the service of Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, D-W.Va. for his service preparing the nation for the challenges of the new information age of cyber security and thank him for his support of youth science education… Read More >
Frost & Sullivan
2015
Global award given by Frost & Sullivan based on customer
impact and new product attributes.
Fast Company
2015
Consumer Electronics focused review of Global companies on
the forefront of technology and security.
PCMag.com
2015
Top smartphone or tablet recognition from the leading
authority on technology products.
National Youth Science Camp (NYSC)
July 2013
The NYSC Alumnus of the Year award is given to alumni who
support NYSC with their efforts, achieve recognition in
their chosen fields and helps further science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
Federal Computer Week
March 2004
National award from Federal Computer Week recognizing the
top 100 individuals and organizations for positive impact on
U.S. Government technology and services; for his leadership
role in delivering identity and access management solutions.
Metroplex Technology Business Council
September 2003
Given by Metroplex Technology Business Council, recognizing
cutting-edge technologies and talented leadership while
raising scholarship funds for deserving students.
MC Marketing Computers magazine
2000
National award given by MC Marketing Computers magazine; for
driving change and transforming the branding and marketing
of Nortel Networks.
Temerlin McClain Advertising
1999
National Award given by Temerlin McClain Advertising for
excellence in marketing.