Solutionary Appoints Rob Kraus as Director of SERT

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutionary Inc., the leading provider of managed security services, today announced the promotion of Rob Kraus as Director of the Solutionary Engineering Research Team (SERT). Augmenting existing research initiatives that actively monitor and assess vulnerabilities, Kraus offers a client centric perspective based on his previous manager role within Solutionary's Security Consulting Services.

"Actionable threat intelligence that provides tangible protection to our customers is core to our business," said Don Gray, Chief Security Strategist of Solutionary. "Rob Kraus has a proven track record in the field and is the ideal choice to expand our SERT initiatives.  He's not afraid to get his hands dirty with meaningful research and 'gets' the challenges that organizations face on a daily basis and understands what's at stake for our customers."

The complexity of security issues for any company requires advance understanding and detection. As Director of Research, Kraus will lead initiatives to analyze threats, produce reports and distribute alerts to customers and the security industry. Solutionary utilizes its ActiveGuard system, enabling SERT to mine data, monitor activities and define necessary controls needed for protection against threats and vulnerabilities. A sample of SERT activities include:

• Data mining for ActiveGuard® early warning systems
• Monitoring active threats in real-time
• Researching new zero-day vulnerabilities and attacks
• Continuous global threat analysis and incident response
• Malware forensic research
• Botnet research and analysis
• Threat countermeasure research
• Custom signature development for zero-day vulnerabilities and high profile threats
• Publication of security trend and threat reports

"My new role is a natural evolution of my career both prior to and within the company," said Rob Kraus, Director of Research of Solutionary. "Security intelligence gathering is complex and a vital part of how we make our customers secure. As the industry confronts more and more security threats and vulnerabilities, we continue to evolve our threat intelligence practices and approach."

Rob Kraus is a published author of 7 Deadliest Attacks series from Syngress Publishing including "7 Deadliest Microsoft Attacks" and "7 Deadliest Network Attacks." Prior to Solutionary, he has worked in a variety of IT and security centric roles at Digital Defense, Inc., AT&T, Telcomtex Communications, TechSkills and Nortel Networks. Kraus started his career serving in the United States Army supporting operations for ten years.

About Solutionary
Solutionary is the leading provider of managed secured services for mid-market and global enterprises. The company's 24/7 services are based on next-generation security intelligence that offers true security and compliance management. Solutionary works as an extension of clients' internal teams, providing industry-leading customer service with experienced security professionals. The patented ActiveGuard® service platform provides the necessary technology to collect and monitor actionable data-driven threat intelligence. As a recognized leader in the market, Solutionary boasts one of the highest retention rates in the industry. The company is based in Omaha, NE with two security operation centers (SOCs) in North America. To learn more about Solutionary visit http://www.solutionary.com/.

SOURCE Solutionary Inc.