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Founder & Managing Director, Allegis Capital
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Robert R. Ackerman Jr. is the founder and a Managing Director of Allegis Capital, an early-stage Silicon Valley venture capital firm that invests heavily in cyber security. Allegis cyber security portfolio companies include IronPort Systems (acquired by Cisco), Solera Networks (acquired by Blue Coat Systems), Bracket Computing, Shape Security, Symplified, and Area1.
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Former CISA Director Chris Krebs Discusses Risk Management & Threat Intel
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading,  2/23/2021
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Security + Fraud Protection: Your One-Two Punch Against Cyberattacks
Joshua Goldfarb, Director of Product Management at F5,  2/23/2021
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Cybercrime Groups More Prolific, Focus on Healthcare in 2020
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer,  2/22/2021
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