NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kasada, provider of the most effective and easiest way to defend against advanced bot attacks, announced today that Eric Dougherty has joined the company as chief revenue officer (CRO).
Eric’s decades of experience rapidly scaling sales teams and revenue for enterprise software companies will help Kasada bring its disruptive anti-bot solution to an even greater number of organizations. Unlike reactive rule-based tools, Kasada’s proactive solution offers easy-to-use, long-lasting protection from automated threats to websites, mobile apps, and APIs. Kasada stops the bots that other solutions cannot while providing an optimized customer experience.
“Eric’s track record of success will help us empower more organizations to realize the benefits of Kasada’s fundamentally different approach to stopping bot attacks and online fraud,” said Sam Crowther, founder and CEO of Kasada. “His skills are the perfect addition to our team as we embark on our next stage of company growth.”
Eric brings to Kasada more than 25 years of successfully scaling high-growth companies in the cybersecurity, data protection, and infrastructure markets. Most recently, he served as CRO of Morphisec, a leader in prevention-first software for endpoint security. Previously, he was vice president of Americas sales for EnterpriseDB, and senior vice president of worldwide sales for Unitrends, where he increased growth by more than 400% and hit a $100M run rate in less than four years. He has also held executive and leadership positions at Acronis, Stratus Technologies, Rapid7, Softricity, and Axis Communications. For more on why Eric joined Kasada, see his post here.
“Joining Kasada is a huge opportunity to make waves in the application security and fraud prevention market,” said Eric Dougherty, CRO, Kasada. “With its talented people, innovative technology, and an unparalleled approach to fighting bots, Kasada is a game changer for online companies.”
About Kasada
Kasada stops the bad bots that other solutions cannot. Its modern, proactive solution adapts as fast as attackers do, making automated attacks unviable. Unlike legacy rule-based systems, Kasada is easy-to-use, offering long-lasting protection from bot attacks across web, mobile and API channels. Its invisible defenses eliminate the need for ineffective CAPTCHAs, ensuring a frictionless user experience. Kasada is based in New York and Sydney, with offices in Melbourne, Boston, San Francisco and London. For more information, please visit www.kasada.io and follow on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
