Adam Ely

Adam Ely is the Co-founder and COO of Bluebox. Prior to this role, Adam was the CISO of the Heroku business unit at Salesforce where he was responsible for application security, security operations, compliance, and external security relations. Adam was named one of the top 25 security influencers to follow in 2012 for his industry contributions. Follow Bluebox @BlueboxSec on Twitter.

How BYOD Revolutionized the Role of CISO

Adam Ely

January 28, 2014

BYOD has brought sweeping changes to the enterprise over the last several years. Nowhere is this more apparent than sitting at the head of IT Security in the role of CISO. Having served in this role at companies like Disney, TiVo and Salesforce during this pivotal time, I can say that it’s an interesting seat to have.

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How BYOD Revolutionized the Role of CISO

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