Author's Profile

Hal Lonas is the chief technology officer at Webroot, a privately held internet security company that provides state-of-the-art, cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) solutions spanning threat intelligence, detection and remediation. Previously the senior VP of product engineering for Webroot, Lonas has 25+ years of experience in enterprise software and engineering. He joined Webroot via the acquisition of BrightCloud, where he was a founder and VP engineering. Lonas has held key engineering management positions with Websense (WBSN), ADP and others, and has co-authored several patents. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT.