Cyberstock: Ransomware, EDR and the MSP opportunity

Cloud software and hosting industry veteran, Patrick brings over 20 years of experience in technical, management, and leadership roles in which he continuously brought innovation and global growth to brands. Patrick joins Acronis from GoDaddy, where he most recently served as President of the Partner Business. In that role, he led the company’s strategic expansion of its Hosting, Productivity, and Security services through resellers and agency partners. Combining that experience with his product development expertise, Patrick is an expert in developing successful, cloud-based go-to-market strategies, particularly through service providers, resale channels, and strategic alliances. Previously Patrick held executive leadership roles as CEO of Host Europe GmbH and Group CEO of Host Europe Group (HEG), where he served as Group COO – having grown HEG from a small business to one that sold for $1.8 billion. He earned his MBA from The Open University in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.

Jeff has worked in technology for his entire career and been knee-deep in the hosting and service provider space for 17 years. His career has covered all the angles – from hardware, software, and hosting, to the cloud while working in large enterprises, small startups, and the in-betweens. He specializes in messaging, human behavior, economics, and “solving the human puzzle” of marketing and communications. At Acronis, his mission is to make the Hosting Service Providers (HSP) space safer and more profitable. He’d love to meet you, so come up and say hello.

Candid Wüest is the VP of Product Management at Acronis, the Swiss-Singaporean cyber protection company, where he researches new threat trends and comprehensive protection methods. He has worked for 16+ years as the tech lead for Symantec's global security response team. Wüest is a frequent conference speaker, holds a master of computer science from ETH Zurich, various certifications & patents.

Todd leads security ecosystem business development for the Business Client Division of Intel. He is an expert in hardware security technologies and edge to cloud practices for securing applications and devices. For the past 14 years, he has directed go-to-market engagements for Intel’s IOT Secure Device Onboard, API Management, Security Gateway, Identity, PCI Tokenization, and Big Data software and service offerings. His 25+ years in the enterprise security sector have included leadership work for Ping Identity, IBM, Cendant and other corporations. Todd has a degree in marketing, an MBA, and is based in Colorado.

Having been with Acronis 6 years now, James Erby helps align the appropriate data protection & cyber security software to meet the needs of our partners’ environments. He is responsible for working with potential and current partners to demonstrate Acronis software and you will often find James regularly hosting product knowledge and technical training seminars. During non-Covid times, he's on the road educating people about Acronis software solutions.

Brian Harvey is the Network Operations Manager for Business World Inc. — a Managed Service Provider based in Arkansas. He has four degrees in Electrical and Computer Sciences and maintains advanced cybersecurity certifications. He has more than 25 years of experience as a highly-skilled IT professional and leader responsible for finding and deploying cybersecurity solutions across networks and endpoint devices for his company and the clients they serve.