DigitalEra Group Appoints James Cason, José González to its Board
MIAMI, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DigitalEra Group, LLC announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, James C. Cason and José E. González.
"These two individuals personify leadership in IT and cybersecurity, and bring a trove of security innovation, global business and government agency expertise to the table. We're honored to have them by our side as we expand our advanced cybersecurity products and services offering for protecting organizations throughout the southeast US and Latin America," said Patrick Dyer, DigitalEra President and CEO.
James "Jim" Cason recently retired after his third term as Mayor of Coral Gables, Florida. He has a wealth of experience in building business and government relationships, and promoting safety and protection. Prior to becoming Mayor, Cason spent 38 years as a Foreign Service Officer for the US State Department, serving in 12 countries. He's been the Ambassador to Paraguay and Chief of Mission in Havana, Cuba. Cason has received numerous awards from State, Defense, the White House and the intelligence community.
"Cybersecurity affects everyone across the globe and plays an increasing role in our everyday lives, from devices we use, to enterprise level programs and government agency systems," Cason said. "I'm proud to be part of DigitalEra's board and share their commitment in helping organizations keep systems, data and people safe."
Cason holds a master's degree in International Relations and Affairs from Johns Hopkins SAIS, studied Military Strategic Studies at the National Defense College and has an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College.
José González is the Chief Executive Officer of Trapezoid, Inc., a firmware and IoT protection firm headquartered in Miami, FL. Trapezoid produces Trapezoid FIVE®, an advanced integrity monitoring solution that helps organizations detect, alert and remediate attacks affecting BIOS and firmware, while also meeting critical NIST SP 800-53 and 53A controls.
González has invested a large portion of his career in technology. Prior to Trapezoid, he served as Chief Legal Officer and SVP of Business Affairs at Terremark Worldwide, Inc., and has held key legal roles at Sunbeam Corp, Blockbuster Ent. Grp (Viacom, Inc. subsidiary) and American Express. González received his JD from Fordham School of Law and BA from Fordham University, and is a member of the NY Bar.
"I'm excited to join Ambassador Cason on this board and play a role in DigitalEra's mission of bringing innovative security technologies and services to the southeast and Latin America," González said.
DigitalEra is a premier IT security technology distributor and services provider. We help organizations protect data, systems and people. We solve complex security challenges and implement comprehensive security strategies and solutions. DigitalEra represents an impressive collection of the world's most powerful security technologies, including Cylance, Cyphort, FireEye, LogRhythm, McAfee, Symantec Tanium, Tenable, Trapezoid and more. DigitalEra serves businesses, government agencies, education and nonprofits throughout the southeast US, Texas, Caribbean and Latin America. Read more about DigitalEra http://www.digitaleragroup.com, or call (786) 621-8600
SOURCE DigitalEra Group, LLC
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