SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RiskSense®, Inc., pioneering risk-based vulnerability prioritization and management, today announced it has appointed Alok Damireddy as vice president of engineering. Alok, who will be based in RiskSense’s Silicon Valley office, is responsible for product development and managing the company’s global engineering teams in California, New Mexico, and India.
“Alok is a results-oriented executive with an extensive background in cloud-based software development and scaling engineering teams to meet complex product roadmaps and aggressive timelines,” said Srinivas Mukkamala, CEO of RiskSense. “We have set ambitious goals for 2019 and Alok will help ensure our engineering team delivers the exciting enhancements we have planned for the RiskSense cyber risk management platform.”
Alok Damireddy has more than 15 years of software engineering management experience. He joins RiskSense from Reviver Auto where he was VP of Software Engineering responsible for developing the company’s cloud platform for Digital License Plates (DLP), DMVs and other partners.
Previously, Alok was VP of Engineering for Leanplum, a leading mobile marketing platform for customer engagement and loyalty. As Head of Mobile, SMB and Data Vault Engineering for Reputation.com, he managed development of the company’s online reputation and customer experience management platform.
He also founded startup Soleez, which provided a marketplace to connect solar distributors, manufacturers and installers. Alok holds a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a M.S. in Information Technology.
“RiskSense has redefined cybersecurity risk management with a powerful, cloud-based platform that combines a vast array of security intelligence with human assisted AI to prioritize vulnerability and threat remediation,” said Alok Damireddy, vice president of engineering for RiskSense. “I look forward to ensuring that RiskSense engineering pushes the envelope with innovative new features, integrations and enhancements that meet and exceed customer needs.”
About RiskSense
RiskSense®, Inc. provides vulnerability
prioritization and management to measure and control cybersecurity risk.
The cloud-based RiskSense platform uses a foundation of risk-based
scoring, analytics, and technology-accelerated pen testing to identify
critical security weaknesses with corresponding remediation action
plans, dramatically improving security and IT team efficiency and
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