From: Federal Times
Jim Ryan, Chief Operating Officer – Flexera Software
As chief operating officer, Jim Ryan is chartered with leading Flexera Software’s worldwide sales team, ensuring operational alignment and driving organizational development and leadership. Jim has been affiliated with the business since 1998. Prior to becoming chief operating officer, Jim was senior vice president of worldwide sales where he led consistent and strong revenue growth. Previously, while located in the UK, Jim served as the general manager for Macrovision’s EMEA region and led the global Macrovision software business unit sales team. Also during his tenure with Macrovision, he led the company’s services, technical support, operations and pre-sales teams. In 2008 Jim helped lead the spinoff of Macrovision’s Software Business Unit to the private equity firm of Thoma Bravo, which launched the Flexera Software brand.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) was designed to fortify cybersecurity of government networks and systems. CDM provides federal departments and agencies with capabilities and tools that identify cybersecurity risks on an ongoing basis, prioritize these risks based upon potential impacts, and enable cybersecurity personnel to mitigate the most significant problems first.
One of those risks CDM is designed to protect against is the vulnerability arising from unauthorized software running on government systems. Unauthorized software means that nobody is securing it from vulnerabilities nor guarding it against hackers. This is why Software License Optimization technology is key to the success of the CDM program. This technology provides comprehensive IT asset management capabilities that meet all of the CDM program requirements.
The Need for Visibility, Control and Security
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