Thomas Raimondi on corporate philanthropy
From WSJ Tech Live 2020: In Conversation with Tom Raimondi, CMO at NETSCOUT · · Nasdaq
“NETSCOUT has a foundation called Heart of Giving. We have partnered with Habitat for Humanity and have been building houses for years. We donate land, sponsor house builds, and encourage employees to give with dollar-for-dollar matching. We also donate the value of employees' time and cash back to the organizations.”
On , Thomas Raimondi, Senior Vice President of Global Strategic Alliances & Business Development at NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC, spoke about corporate philanthropy during WSJ Tech Live 2020: In Conversation with Tom Raimondi, CMO at NETSCOUT on Nasdaq.
About Thomas Raimondi
In a September 2021 interview at WSJ Tech Live, Tom Raimondi, then Chief Marketing Officer at NETSCOUT, discussed the company's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and evolving cybersecurity threats. He stated that DDoS attacks had increased, with a shift from large attacks to smaller, more consistent ones, which he attributed to the work-from-home movement creating new VPN sites and perimeters. Raimondi said NETSCOUT had provided customers with upgrade licenses and product access before purchase orders were issued, and that the company had donated equipment to the organization running the presidential debates to protect against hackers. Raimondi described NETSCOUT's employee policies during the pandemic, including a no-layoff policy announced by CEO Anil Singal, weekly mental health outreach, and free weekly coronavirus test kits for employees returning to the Westford headquarters on a volunteer basis. He also highlighted the company's philanthropic efforts through its Heart of Giving foundation, including partnerships with Habitat for Humanity and a new program to support disadvantaged families with internet access, computers, and educational resources. Looking ahead, Raimondi said NETSCOUT would continue investing in next-generation security, cloud technology, and cost reduction, and described the company's "visibility without borders" architecture as providing customers with a unified view of application management, troubleshooting, and security across virtual environments.