E8 Security, a start-up based in Redwood City, California, named Matt Jones as its new CEO. Ravi Devireddy, founder and original CEO, will continue to drive core technology innovation as the Chief Technology Officer and will remain on the board of the company.
Jones most recently he was Executive Chairman of InterAct a leading cloud-based software provider for public safety. He has also served as CEO of CloudShield Technologies, a provider of cybersecurity solutions and Allocity, a software company focused on storage management, and was instrumental in the sale of CloudShield to SAIC and Allocity to EMC.
E8 Security is developing behavioral intelligence and cybersecurity solutions. The approach leverages machine learning based behavioral analytics to empower security teams to find and prioritize previously unknown threats, provide insight for faster resolution and increase efficacy of the security infrastructure. E8 Security is funded by March Capital Partners, Allegis Capital and The Hive.
