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Articles by Shehzad Merchant
The Cyber “Security Dilemma”
October 8, 2018
The concept of the security dilemma and its supporting offense-defense theory explores the relationship between attacker and defender and some of the causes that can lead to an escalated arms…
TLS 1.3 Is Moving Forward: What You Need to Know Today to Get Ready
May 10, 2018
Last month the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) approved version 1.3 of the TLS (Transport Layer Security) specification to move to the standards track. The actual draft specification is https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-tls-tls13-28.txt. What…
An Industry In Transition: Key Tech Trends In 2018
February 5, 2018
It’s the time of the year where everyone makes predictions for the following year. But rather than focus on predictions, I’d like to zero in on long-term trends that will…
Why We Need to Think Differently about IoT Security
October 15, 2017
Breach fatigue is a real issue today. As individual consumers and IT professionals, we risk getting de-sensitized to breach alerts and notifications given just how widespread they have become. While…
Moving Toward a Security Immune System
February 10, 2017
There’s no such thing as secure anymore. Breaches are inevitable. It’s a fact that everyone is finally beginning to accept. But why? Why has this become a fact of life?…
Shehzad Merchant
Chief Technology Officer
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Shehzad Merchant serves as Chief Technology Officer of Gigamon bringing over 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry. Prior to joining Gigamon, Shehzad served as the CTO at Extreme Networks, and is the author of several networking and communications patents. He is a frequent speaker at various industry events including Interop and Open Networking Summit, and has been engaged with many standards bodies including the IEEE, IETF and ONF. Prior to Extreme Networks, he was the co-founder and VP of Products at Polytime Systems, following on from various senior architectural and research roles at Allied Telesyn, Nevis Networks and SRI. Shehzad holds a Masters Degree in Computer Engineering from USC and an Electronic Engineering degree from the University of Mumbai.