Research Innovations, Inc. Hires Top Cyber Expert Brian Shirey as VP of Cyber Technology & Solutions to Expand its Cyber Business

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Innovations, Inc. announced the appointment of Brian Shirey as Vice President of Cyber Technologies & Solutions.

Mr. Shirey will lead and continue to expand Research Innovations' capabilities to provide innovative full-spectrum cyber solutions to the DoD and Intelligence Community, as well as grow Research Innovations into a preeminent cyber security company.

"Brian is truly a world-class expert in cyber security and his passion for building innovative teams, secure engineering practices [SecDevOps], and robust software platforms for the enterprise are key enablers in our focus to reimagine government software. It's exciting to work with talented people like Brian as we continue to create next-generation solutions that enhance our national security in the cyber domain," said Rich Briggs, RII Founder and CTO.

Mr. Shirey has been an influential leader in cyber security for over 20 years. He comes to Research Innovations from Forcepoint, where he was Global Chief Architect, oversaw the Product Security Incident Response Team, was the Senior VP of Research and Development for Forcepoint Security Labs, created and led Forcepoint Innovation Labs, and led analytics development for the company. Prior to Forcepoint, Mr. Shirey was a key member of the leadership team that launched SI Government Solutions, one of the nation's premiere cyber security research and development companies. Throughout his 13-year tenure he invented many fielded technologies and acted in several executive roles, ultimately leading a team of over 300 cyber security researchers after its acquisition by Raytheon.

RII develops cutting-edge software for the government and military.  Through its work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), and the Department of the Army, RII has developed a reputation for rapidly delivering transformative technology to service members.

SOURCE Research Innovations, Inc.