Announcements
Ostrich Cyber-Risk Joins FAIR Institute as a Sponsor
Cyber risk management company, Ostrich Cyber-Risk, has joined the FAIR Institute community as an Institute Sponsor.
In the News: A New Way to Benefit from Cyber Risk Quantification
Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) is a valuable tool to help organizations determine the potential financial impact if identified gaps in security controls were to be exploited.
In the News: Ostrich Cyber-Risk Improves Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) Offerings, Adds CRQ Professional Services
New Hire, Risk Quantification Expert Jack Whitsitt, to Lead and Scale CRQ Professional Services and Advise on Product Usability, Functionality and Implementation
Ostrich Cyber-Risk Welcomes Cybersecurity Industry Veteran Charlie Barker as Senior Vice President of Sales
Charlie Barker, Award-Winning Cybersecurity Sales and Marketing Leader, joins Ostrich Cyber-Risk as the Senior Vice President of Sales to lead client acquisition and expand the national sales team.
Award-Winning Cybersecurity Sales and Marketing Leader and Former National Sales Manager
at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Brings Risk Expertise to Ostrich Cyber-Risk.
Ostrich Cyber-Risk™, the unified cyber risk management company, today announced that Charlie Barker has joined the Executive Leadership Team as Senior Vice President of Sales. Barker joins Ostrich Cyber-Risk most recently from Verizon Enterprise Solutions, with prior positions held at Fortinet and AT&T.
Barker is a cybersecurity sales veteran, having spent the past four years at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, where he led a national sales team selling Verizon’s managed security solutions and their portfolio of cyber security professional services. As the National Cyber Security Sales Manager, Barker achieved over 200 percent of quota, and was named the top sales leader in all of the Verizon Advanced Solutions organization.
Prior to Verizon, Barker held sales roles at Fortinet, a provider of enterprise-level next-generation firewalls and network security solutions, and at AT&T telecommunications company.
While at AT&T, Barker was first appointed sales manager, where he was named ‘Sales Manager of the Year’, and was selected as one of 50 out of 50,000 applicants to participate in the exclusive Accelerated Development Program.
During the Accelerated Development Program, he was promoted to Director of Cybersecurity Marketing, a position he held for five years. During this role, Barker won multiple awards and created the AT&T Cybersecurity Insights™ Report, where he was a recognized as a valued thought leadership contributor.
At Ostrich Cyber-Risk, Barker will be responsible for client acquisition, expanding the national sales team, enhancing the lead generation and prospect engagement approach, and collaborating with the Executive Leadership Team to develop and execute short- and long-term business strategy.
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