Tim Wade

Deputy Chief Technology Officer

Tim Wade is Vectra AI's Deputy Chief Technology Officer and is an advocate for a vision of technology which places human dignity at the core of its mission. Tim traces much of his career in cybersecurity and technology leadership through the U.S. DoD and Federal sectors, having begun that journey as a uniformed member of the United States Air Force. He joins Vectra AI most recently from Bridgepoint Education Inc. having served as the Head of Application and Information Security. Tim holds an MS in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, an MBA from Arizona State University, and maintains industry credentials issued by Offensive Security and (ISC)2.

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Learning from XZ Utils: For the Modern Enterprise, Unknown Risks are Here to Stay

With the dust of XZ Utils backdoor in our rearview, what can enterprise SOCs learn for future security risk management? According to one CTO, it’s a lot.

XDR Explored: The Evolution and Impact of Extended Detection and Response

Buyers should be aware that there are really four primary spaces that XDR vendors are coming from.

New Data Suggest It’s Time to Change the Way Organizations Deal with Cyberattacks

Vectra's latest report on cybersecurity shows: Traditional approaches won't work anymore. Key findings are listed here.

Assume Compromise: It's time to change your security mentality

With ransomware on the rise, prevention isn’t enough. An “assume compromise” approach with advanced detection is essential. Learn why a UK insurer chose Ve

How Security Experts are Surviving Cloud Transformation

Hear cloud security experts from Splunk and Vectra explain how digital transformation has drastically changed security and why organizations need to adapt.

Detecting Attackers as They Head Towards Your Money

What makes threat detection so challenging? We answer that question and provide the expert insight around our latest Spotlight Report-Vision and Visibility: Top 10 Threat Detections for Microsoft Azure AD and Office 365.

Is the Cloud Control Plane a New Frontline in Cybersecurity?

As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, the evolution of the next generation of modern attacks will traverse through and towards an enterprise's cloud control plane. Learn why this risk should not be underestimated.

Here We Go Again....One Week After the Colonial Pipeline Attack, More Ransomware

Just a week after the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to ransomware-attackers are at it again. It's now being reported that Ireland's health service shut down its IT systems and a company in Germany had to fork out a $4.4 million ransom on the same day.

Today’s Security Forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of Account Takeovers

Account takeovers targeting Office 365 are rising. Discover IT leaders’ top concerns about Office 365 security and cloud data protection.

Office 365 and Cloud Security Insights: Reasons for Optimism Despite Risks

Despite 71% of organizations suffering malicious SaaS account takeover, 90% are still accelerating cloud adoption. Surprising? Maybe not - read on as this blog distills the takeaways from mid-sized and large Office 365 enterprises.

3 Essential Guideposts for Organizational Security

Discover three essential guideposts for enhancing organizational security, focusing on strategic planning, resilience, and risk quantification.

Ferret Out a RAT: Don’t Just Build a Better Mousetrap

Learn why using AI models to look for the communication pattern of a RAT in network data, can help detect them in real-time with high-fidelity based on the behavior observed.

Security Limitations of IOCs—Lessons Learned from APT29

What the recent advanced threat actor 29 shows about the security limitations of indicator of compromise and how you can defend against privileged access attacks.