Open XDR leader Stellar Cyber has just announced a new advisor to their Board of Directors - Barmak Meftah.

The well-known veteran in the cybersecurity industry with 25 years of experience under his belt is going to guide them as they head toward the next step of the cybersecurity evolution.

Can his contribution to the company innovate and develop not only the technology that is cooking up and improving within the headquarters of Stellar Cyber, but the overall cybersecurity industry?

Based on his previous advisory roles and impact on companies that are currently recognized as leaders in the industry - yes.

About Barmak Meftah 

Meftah, Co-founder and General Partner of Ballistic Ventures, has been the key link in the evolution and growth of several cybersecurity organizations that have been putting down roots in Silicon Valley. 

The latest companies that thrived under his leadership include AT&T Cybersecurity and AlienVault. He previously held management positions at Hewlett-Packard, Fortify Software, Synchron and Oracle.

In addition to his leadership roles, Meftah is also known as an advisor, speaker, and investor. 

Regardless of his work position, one pattern is clear - his work has always been oriented toward bettering the field.

Joining the Leading Experts in Open XDR

The Stellar Cyber Open XDR platform delivers comprehensive, unified security without complexity, empowering lean security teams of any skill to successfully secure their environments. With Stellar Cyber, organizations reduce risk with early and precise identification, and remediation of threats while slashing costs, retaining investments in existing tools, and improving analyst productivity, delivering a 20X improvement in MTTD and an 8X improvement in MTTR.

Stellar Cyber has been developing the platform since 2015. Their Open XDR technology has already been adopted by financial institutions, the healthcare industry, and universities.

Moving Open XDR Technology Forward

Meftah had always dreamed that AlienVault would one day become an open platform, knowing that it would emerge as a popular trend. With Stellar cyber leading the pack in Open XDR, he couldn't be more excited to be a part of it.

"At AlienVault, we delivered an excellent product to unify appropriate security components and make detection and response super-easy and accessible. In addition, we always had the vision to be an open platform and integrate with customers' existing security stack," said Meftah. "Today this vision has emerged as Open XDR, and Stellar Cyber is at the forefront of this accelerating trend. I'm thrilled to help advise the company as it continues to innovate and rapidly grow market share."

To his new advisory role at Stellar Cyber, he's bringing an in-depth understanding of the industry, cyber technology, and marketing strategies.

Considering his track record, it's safe to say that Meftah is going to have an integral role in the further development of the platform that simplifies cybersecurity for analysts and businesses.

"Our ability to attract a cybersecurity rock star like Barmak Meftah as an advisor to our Board is a testament to our vision and market leadership," said Changming Liu, CEO and Co-Founder and CEO of Stellar Cyber. "His leadership experience at AT&T and AlienVault and his current role as an investor focusing on cybersecurity are invaluable to us. We are excited to inject his insights into our strategy sessions and carry out his vision of building an open and intelligent platform to democratize cybersecurity."