Paul Warnagiris has been working in the computer field since the early 90s and has specialized in cyber security since 1998. While at UUNet Paul started to help his clients to securely connect to the Internet.
In 2002 Paul joined as the CISO, Promontory Interfinancial, a start-up financial company headquartered in Washington, DC. Paul’s groundwork and strategic direction for the security program is still in use today with networks that now process billions of dollars in daily transactions.
To use his security expertise to benefit more companies, in July 2007 Paul started his own company called The Teneo Group (TTG). As Chief Executive, Paul's company focuses on solving cyber security challenges in a holistic way. This tailored approach is specific to the client’s immediate needs while building a cyber security maturity model across 4 main pillars.
- Workforce – Not by securing a single laptop or a single phone or a single server;TTG focuses on securing the workforce and all of the tools and connections that enable that user to be productive.
- Cloud - TTG also focuses on securing their clients' clouds whether Public, Private or Hybrid. Teneo’s approach to securing SaaS based applications such as Microsoft or Google, Infrastructure as a Service such as AWS or Azure, or serverless functions such as a snippet of code that is created, used, and deleted.
- Edge – (On Premise Network) – Teneo focuses on legacy network edges such as datacenter and offices with an emphasis on IoT/OT (Internet of Things / Operational Technology) security.
- Whole View to Security – An approach to security where security is a priority from the start, whether it is from the CI/CD code level to providing visibility to the edge with SD-WAN or with Optimizer tools for any security stack. This approach leans on automation and Machine Learning to prioritize and enable your security.
Today, Paul’s company The Teneo Group adds value by providing these four pillars of cyber security, (workforce, cloud, edge & whole view). These pillars are delivered at a scalable, flexible, consumable price point so the organization has the flexibility they need. This plan, once adopted, removes money as a reason for not having great cyber security.
Once aligned with The Teneo Group, a customer can focus on their business while confidently knowing that cyber security is built in, not bolted on as an afterthought.
