We’re going into 2010 with a lot to be excited about, including the announcement of our new VP of Technology, Scott Waddell.  Scott joined iovation in April 2008 as our Director of Research, a role to which he has brought amazing insight and innovation.  I love his ability to keep sight of a strategic vision while being pragmatic about getting there.  Starting this month, he’s taking over the helm of our entire technology organization and we’re confident he will continue our positive momentum into the new year and beyond.

To provide a bit of an introduction, Scott has nearly two decades of technology experience with an emphasis on security.  Before joining iovation, he spent a number of years at Cisco, serving in a variety across engineering, network security and research. Prior to that, Scott co-founded WheelGroup, a network security company that was later acquired by Cisco.  He also served as a charter member of the Air Force Information Warfare Center, pioneering tools and techniques for automated vulnerability assessment and incident response.

Due to his wealth of experience and the clear contributions he has already made to our business, everyone on our executive team and board of directors agrees that Scott is absolutely the right person to lead our technology team.  We’re fortunate to have someone who is extremely knowledgeable, passionate, dedicated, and already familiar with what we do. No one would be in a better position to help strengthen our core technologies and work on building new services to leverage our unique knowledge of the reputation of hundreds of millions of computers.

Here’s to building great teams.  Happy New Year!