HIGH WIRE NETWORKS, INC. 
Vasko brings to High Wire more than 30 years of experience and entrepreneurial success in the cybersecurity industry, including business formation, driving growth, and leading M&As and exits. As a highly respected industry thought leader, he has been sought after to address the national cybersecurity workforce development requirements for protecting
He presently serves as director of Boise State University’s
“Ed brings to us a wealth of experience, knowledge and insight, having founded and led several cybersecurity organizations and growing them into industry leading corporations serving clientele around the world,” stated High Wire CEO,
“As a key strategic advisor for High Wire, he will support our pursuit of the many opportunities in the cybersecurity space. This includes the growing sales opportunities that are being championed by our channel partners who continue to rely on High Wire to help them meet the expanding demand for effective cybersecurity managed services.
“We anticipate Ed’s expertise in education and leadership at the Cyberdome will help create strategic opportunities for High Wire. His work in training the next generation of cybersecurity analysts has helped address the talent shortage in cybersecurity and further the industry’s workforce development.”
Prior to
“I have been closely following the growth and development of Overwatch for some time,” commented Vasko. “I believe High Wire’s partner-centric approach and integrated cybersecurity ecosystem—powered by award-winning technology and client-focused services—offers its network of managed security service providers the best security solutions for their clients. I look forward to helping High Wire grow and strengthen its channel partner network and the delivery of cybersecurity services to end-customers who trust Overwatch.”
Appointed by Arizona’s governor, Vasko served as a commissioner in Arizona’s
As part of his active involvement in cybersecurity workforce development, Vasko sits on a number of advisory councils, working with universities to develop curriculum that enables a highly needed cybersecurity workforce that is "ready-to-work" to defend the nation’s critical data and assets.
A believer in lifelong learning, Vasko studied Applied Politics at
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in history from
Vasko joins High Wire as its cybersecurity business continues to ramp up. The company was recently awarded a major new contract to deliver High Wire’s Overwatch OT/IoT Security™ for a
Operating at the core of High Wire’s security operation center is Overwatch SOAR™, a proprietary security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) technology. The unique AI embedded in Overwatch SOAR automatically consolidates alerts from various threat prevention and detection-and-response platforms and processes them with intelligence-based rules that provide enhanced visibility, improved correlation, and faster remediation.
High Wire’s SOAR technology serves as an exponential force multiplier for its dedicated teams of professional security experts, empowering them to deliver the most secure and cost-effective cybersecurity solutions available on the market today. High Wire offers its Overwatch managed security services exclusively through a global network of managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) totaling more than 625 worldwide.
Reflecting High Wire’s preferred “go-to” status for these global channel partners,
“Part of the challenge within SMBs and the mid-market space is the need for high quality security services, yet there is a lack of workforce to meet these demands,” noted Vasko. “I see great opportunities for a leading provider like High Wire, with a strong tech stack and highly trained and fully
To learn more about High Wire and its award-winning managed cybersecurity and IT enablement services, visit HighWireNetworks.com or view the company’s free video series on YouTube.
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Edward Vasko
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