We are excited to announce that Simon Mijolovic has joined Faction Networks as a new member of our advisory board and team. With over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, Simon is a seasoned security and counterintelligence researcher, bringing a wealth of expertise that will greatly benefit our organization.

Simon is an expert in platform security, DevSecOps, and threat hunting, holding multiple patents in virtualization security. He has developed and implemented security best practices for federal agencies and commercial sectors, including STIGs, SRGs, and CIS benchmarks. His extensive experience includes vulnerability testing for both government and commercial clients, as well as advising on secure infrastructure solutions.

Simon currently serves as a Senior Security Consultant at Chain Security, where he advises aerospace and defense clients on secure infrastructure solutions. Previously, he was the President and CTO at CHAaSM, developing automated self-healing security solutions for high governance environments. He also held roles as Senior Principal Application Security Champion at Revvity and Principal Security Strategist at Nutanix, where he led the security engineering team and developed key security frameworks. Simon holds a Master’s degree in Communications from SUNY Brockport and a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from SUNY Oneonta.  Notably, he has briefed the US Department of Defense on vulnerabilities in AI/ML supply chains and contributed to H.R. 2617’s SBOM requirements.

Geoff Halstead, Faction Networks Co-Founder and CPO said:  “Simon’s expertise aligns perfectly with Faction Networks’ mission to deliver true Zero Trust security for networking, devices, and data that is low cost and easy to use. As we work to eliminate vulnerabilities associated with traditional VPNs and SDNs that run with centralized cloud services, Simon’s insights into security automation and threat hunting, and his deep understanding of security automation in DevOps and container security, will be instrumental in enhancing our offerings.”

Dave Rand, Faction Networks Co-Founder, CEO and CTO added: “We are thrilled to have Simon on board and look forward to his contributions as we strengthen our commitment to providing secure and innovative solutions for our clients.”