ZenGRC
Paul Townsend has a diverse work experience in the software engineering field. Paul'smost recent position is as a Principal Software Architect at RiskOptics, starting in October 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Sr. Staff Software Engineer at Realtor.com from May 2021 to October 2021. Paul also served as a Distinguished Engineer at Lifesize from December 2014 to April 2021. Before that, they worked as a Senior Engineer at Filament Labs from May 2014 to October 2014. Paul gained experience in team leadership and .NET web development as a Team Lead/Senior .NET Web Developer at Telerik from April 2012 to April 2014. Paul started their career as a Software Developer at Davis Vision from January 2009 to March 2012. Finally, they worked as a Systems Integrations Analyst at Lockheed Martin from December 2005 to February 2008.
Paul Townsend attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 2001 to 2005, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science.
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ZenGRC
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We believe cyber risk management has evolved from an IT problem into a business problem. Because of this shift, security executives must adapt how they communicate risk to the board. But since risk is hard to frame in the context of a business initiative, security executives need help putting risk into business terms that the board can use to make informed, strategic decisions to drive growth. Additionally, security teams are often seen as the team that says “no”, shutting down projects and initiatives due to risk, which limits growth and results in missed opportunities. At ZenGRC, we aim to make risk management more strategic, pulling it up from tactical “check-the-box” work to something more valuable to both the company and the security team. There’s an opportunity for security executives to go beyond just protecting their company and secure their role as a more valuable, strategic member of the team. We can help by giving them the business context they need to report risk to their board in a way that is easy to understand and act upon.