Author: Chris LaPoint

Chris LaPoint is the Group Vice President of Product Management at SolarWinds, an IT management software provider based in Austin, Texas. Chris leads the company’s fanatical devotion to understanding customer needs and delivering user-centric products that solve real problems. He has spent the last decade building IT management software, first as a software engineer and then as a technical evangelist and product manager. Chris has worked at a number of IT management companies like Sun, UnboundID, NetIQ, Pentasafe, and Tivoli.

From the Spring 2015 Issue

Eyes on Employees: Federal Agencies’ Top Assets and Biggest Security Threats

Author(s):

Chris LaPoint, Group Vice President of Product Management, SolarWinds

Federal employees play a huge part in keeping our country running safely and efficiently, from gathering intelligence to protecting our borders to running our national parks. That said, they are also an increasing source of concern for IT security departments. In December 2014, market research firm Market Connections, in conjunction with SolarWinds, conducted a survey1 … Read more

From the Fall 2014 Issue

Their Own Worst Enemies-DoD Responds to Insider Threats

Author(s):

Chris LaPoint, Group Vice President of Product Management, SolarWinds

The Department of Defense (DoD) has as part of its mission to prevent and deter national security threats and attacks on the American people – but what if the DoD can’t prevent its own employees and service members from contributing to or causing security breaches? A recent survey1 conducted by SolarWinds and Market Connections found … Read more