NSS Labs Adds Emeka Obianwu as Vice President of Vendor Ecosystem

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 02, 2017 -- NSS Labs, Inc., a global leader and trusted source for independent, fact-based cybersecurity guidance, today announced that Emeka Obianwu has joined the company as Vice President of Vendor Ecosystem. In this capacity, Emeka will focus on fostering strategic relationships across the community of security product vendors for security testing, research, and advisory services.  

Emeka Obinawu has joined NSS Labs as Vice President of Vendor Ecosystem. In this capacity, Emeka will focus on fostering strategic relationships across the community of security product vendors for security testing, research and advisory services.

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“Emeka brings a strong track record of success in forging strategic industry relationships to accelerate growth for leading cybersecurity and enterprise software companies,” said Vikram Phatak, CEO of NSS Labs. “His expertise in building industry ecosystems around market-leading solutions will be invaluable to our initiatives to capture new market opportunities and advance transparency and accountability in the cybersecurity industry.” 

Emeka has more than 20 years of experience in corporate development, alliances and sales for the enterprise software market. Most recently, Emeka served as Vice President of Worldwide Channel Sales at Ping Identity, a role he assumed after the company’s acquisition of UnboundID. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Channels and Alliances at UnboundID, where he was responsible for leading partner, channel, and related market expansion initiatives.

“NSS Labs has made impressive progress capitalizing on its brand reputation, expertise in security product testing, and innovative CAWS continuous security validation platform,” said Emeka Obianwu, Vice President of Vendor Ecosystem at NSS Labs. “As we continue to invest in software and advisory services to help enterprises achieve a more proactive cybersecurity posture, our relationships with security product vendors will become even more critical. I look forward to collaborating with the vendor community to deliver on the promise of helping enterprises continuously validate the efficacy of their security controls.” 

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NSS Labs, Inc. is recognized globally as the most trusted source for independent, fact-based cybersecurity guidance. Our mission is to advance transparency and accountability within the cybersecurity industry. We empower enterprises by providing them with timely, relevant information on which to base their decisions. Our unmatched foundation in security testing, along with our extensive research and global threat analysis capabilities, provide the basis for our CAWS Continuous Security Validation Platform. CAWS measures the ongoing effectiveness of security controls, providing a real-time score card to help business leaders substantiate their security investments. Businesses can also leverage the threat data delivered by CAWS to strengthen their cyber risk posture and mitigate threats to their operating systems and applications. CISOs, Chief Security Architects, SOC and Threat Analysts, and information security professionals from many of the world's largest and most demanding enterprises rely on trusted insights from NSS Labs. For more information, visit www.nsslabs.com.

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