Netskope, the leading security cloud ( https://www.netskope.com/), announced 
today an expansion in the Asia-Pacific region into the Queensland and Northern 
Territory regions of Australia under the leadership of Michael Kontos. Kontos 
brings ten years of experience to Netskope, most recently from F5 Networks, 
where he served as Territory Account Manager for two years and Riverbed 
Technology prior to that. This comes on the heels of the recent addition ( 
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netskope-announces-david-fairman-as-chief-security-officer-for-asia-pacific-region-301073050.html 
) of David Fairman, former CSO of National Australia Bank, as the newest member 
of Netskope's CSO team.

"We are extremely pleased to welcome Michael Kontos to the Netskope Asia 
Pacific team to run our Queensland and Northern Territory region," said Tony 
Burnside, Vice President Asia Pacific. "Michael is joining at a perfect time 
when we are seeing unprecedented demand for the Netskope Security Cloud 
platform across the region. Michael brings a wealth of relevant experience in 
developing the QLD/NT region and we could not be happier that he chose Netskope 
as his next career move."

As part of this expansion, Netskope has opened an office on Queen Street in the 
Brisbane CBD, where they will offer training and professional accreditation for 
partners and end-users.

"Enterprises throughout the Queensland and Northern Territory regions are 
benefiting from digital transformation and finding that this has precipitated a 
massive need to adapt their security programs," said Kontos. "I feel fortunate 
to be joining Netskope, a company that has been at the forefront of security 
transformation for several years. Beyond the technology Netskope provides, I've 
been amazed by the great people and culture I've found at Netskope and I look 
forward to continuing that and growing our market share through this expansion."

In addition to Kontos, this expansion also includes the addition of the 
following team members: 

   -- Richard Batchelar, coming from Datacom with 25+ years of experience in
      the cybersecurity industry, and Shaun Chaney, coming from The Instillery
      with seven years of experience in the industry, join as account team
      members in New Zealand. 
   -- Michael Coleman joins from FireEye with 20+ years of experience in the
      cybersecurity industry, as a channel manager in Sydney. 
   -- Brett Smith, coming from F5 Networks with 20+ years of experience in the
      IT sector, joins the Solutions Architect team in Brisbane.

Following Gartner's architectural framework for "secure access service edge" 
(SASE), Netskope is the only company in the market that has addressed shifting 
demands by combining next-generation SWG capabilities, the world's leading 
CASB, zero trust secure access, and advanced machine learning to detect 
unauthorized data exfiltration and advanced threat protection. Netskope 
delivers inline security services through a carrier-grade, next-generation 
global infrastructure called Netskope NewEdge. In addition, Netskope's deep 
understanding of the cloud and data-centric approach empowers security teams 
with the right balance of protection and speed they need to secure their 
remote-first workforce and advance their digital transformation journey.

About Netskope

The Netskope security cloud provides unrivaled visibility and real-time data 
and threat protection when accessing cloud services, websites, and private apps 
from anywhere, on any device. Only Netskope understands the cloud and delivers 
data-centric security from one of the world's largest and fastest security 
networks, empowering the largest organizations in the world with the right 
balance of protection and speed they need to enable business velocity and 
secure their digital transformation journey. Reimagine your perimeter with 
Netskope.

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SOURCE: Netskope