Dr. Sridhar Muppidi is an IBM Fellow and CTO for IBM Security. He is responsible for driving the technical strategy, architecture & research for IBM Security's portfolio of products & services to help clients manage defenses against threats and protect digital assets. He is a results-oriented technical thought leader with 25 years of experience in building security products, delivering solution architecture for clients, driving open standards, and leading technical teams. In the last ten years, he has been instrumental in building the IBM Security business unit into one of the largest security companies in the world. He is an IBM Master Inventor with 50+ patents, several technical articles, and passionate about open security initiatives.