Simon Reed is Chief Research and Scientific Officer and is responsible for leading Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain task force unit that includes more than 500 threat intelligence and cybersecurity experts from SophosLabs, Sophos SecOps and Sophos AI. Sophos X-Ops shares real-time and historical attack data with Sophos’ complete portfolio of product and services solutions, making them smarter and faster at defending customers from persistent cyberattacks.  Simon has worked in the cybersecurity industry for 25 years, holding senior level roles at McAfee and a number of start-ups. His career in the industry includes a wide range of experience working in core engineering, research, data science, cloud technology, product management, risk and incident management, and strategic leadership.