Author's Profile

Barrett Lyon, co-founder and CEO of Netography, is a serial entrepreneur and a well-respected cybersecurity thought leader with experience building leading-edge network services and infrastructure. Lyon and team founded Prolexic, acquired by Akamai, technology that now powers much of the industry's DDoS protection. He subsequently went on to found BitGravity (acquired by Tata Communications), XDN (acquired by Fortinet), and Defense.net (acquired by F5 Networks).Lyon is also known for his work in the art world when he initially mapped the Internet in 2004, which static images of the map are on display in MoMA NY and the Boston Museum of Science. He is also a pivotal subject in the bestselling cybersecurity book, Fatal System Error.