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Michael Xie

Co-Founder, President, Chief Technology Officer & Director, Fortinet

Search every verified Michael Xie interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a 2019 interview at Fortinet Accelerate, Ken Xie discussed the evolving security landscape, stating that traditional perimeter-based security is no longer sufficient due to the proliferation of mobile devices, cloud data, and bring-your-own-device policies. He argued that security must follow data as corporate borders disappear, requiring integration across networking, endpoints, and cloud environments. Xie described the expanding attack surface as making the security field "more exciting" and requiring continuous learning to keep pace with new technology.

Recent appearances

  • Ken Xie, Fortinet | Fortinet Accelerate 2019

    April 09, 2019 · 📺 SiliconANGLEtheCUBE

    Ken Xie, CEO & Founder, Fortinet, sits down with Lisa Martin & Peter Burris at Fortinet Accelerate 2019 in Orlando, FL. #Accelerate19 #Fortinet #theCUBE https://siliconangle.com/2019/04/10/p... Protecting end-point explosion with security-driven network Increasingly distributed information-technology environments are throwing a lot of new challenges at security professionals. Traditional security barriers aren’t sufficient to protect the expanding surface area for attackers. Some suggest baking security into the network itself offers the best defense. “Security needs to start converging t…

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