High Wire Networks Inc., a global managed service provider (MSP) and cybersecurity solutions provider, today names IT executive Stephan Tallent, CISSP, as chief revenue officer for its Overwatch Managed Security Services division. Overwatch delivers managed security services exclusively through managed services providers (MSPs) and managed security services providers (MSSPs).
Tallent, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), brings more than 20 years of managed security services experience to the Overwatch team. Most recently, Tallent led global partner recruitment and enablement as worldwide vice president for Stellar Cyber, a pioneer in open extended detection and response (Open XDR).
Previously, Tallent spent nine years as senior director – MSSPs at Fortinet, where he established the Fortinet Global MSSP Partner Program, winning Frost & Sullivan Top Vendor for MSSPs for three consecutive years. He also directed the day-to-day operations of a more than $100 million MSSP support organization and grew year-over-year MSSP partner revenue by 244 percent.
Tallent was also vice president – MSSPs NA at cybersecurity software provider Cybereason, where he designed and launched the MSSP program, including building the partner organization. At Cybereason, he helped boost year-over-year revenue by 466 percent among MSSP partners and grew year-over-year partner recruitment by 280 percent.
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