Mike Convertino
Head of Technology
Mike Convertino is Head of Technology and former CISO for F5 Networks. Mike Convertino has nearly 30 years of experience in providing enterprise-level information security, cloud-grade information systems solutions, and advanced cyber capability development. His professional experience spans security leadership and product development at a wide array of organizations including the U.S. government, Fortune 500 companies, and security start-ups. Prior to joining F5, Convertino was previously the Chief Information Security Officer at CrowdStrike, where he was responsible for the security of both CrowdStrike's corporate network and its product platform.
Research by Mike Convertino (5)
Article | Sep 19, 2017
CISOs: Striving Toward Proactive Security Strategies
As enterprises more closely align their security and IT operations, they still struggle to shift their security programs from reactive to proactive.
3 min read
Article | Jun 27, 2017
NSA, CIA Leaks Provide a Roadmap to Stealthier, Faster, More Powerful Malware Like SambaCry and NotPetya
Recent NSA and CIA leaks exposed advanced new techniques for building automated malware factories that churn out threats like SambaCry and Petya/NotPetya, which deploy over untraceable networks.
4 min read
Article | Feb 28, 2017
A CISO’s Reflections on RSA 2017
Recapping RSA 2017: Endpoint Protection, Threat Hunting, and Talent Searching Abound!
5 min read
Article | Jan 18, 2017
Application Threat Intelligence: What Do CISOs Need?
I’ve mentioned before how important strong risk management is to a CISO. When it comes to risk, the applications our users depend on are a big concern. In F5's 2016 State of Application Security survey, a majority of respondents cited security around applications as an area of great concern.
5 min read
Article | Jan 18, 2017
Welcome to CISO to CISO
Hi. I’m Mike Convertino, CISO of F5 Networks, and I want to welcome you to an experiment we’re conducting here at F5. We’ve laid the foundation of this CISO to CISO portal on an idea that has traditionally been somewhat controversial in the security community: openness.
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