Qualys CEO Philippe Courtot talks cloud security
August 18, 2013
Grazed from MercuryNews. Author: Steve Johnson.
Back in 2001, when French-born Philippe Courtot was named CEO of Qualys, cyber security was largely an afterthought at most big corporations. But he suspected the subject would become a huge money maker, especially if his Redwood City company provided its security products via the so-called cloud, or Internet.
With 376 employees today and annual sales of about $100 million, Qualys is far from the largest company scratching and clawing for a share of the cyber security market. But it already has more than 6,000 customers. And with cyber attacks increasing in ferocity, Courtot — pronounced core-toe — believes growing numbers of other companies will turn to Qualys for help…
Courtot, who came to this country in 1981 and turns 69 on Monday recently sat down with this newspaper to discuss his company and its products in an interview that was edited for length and clarity…
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