Alex Holden is the founder and CISO of Hold Security, LLC. His experience unites work from leadership positions within corporate data security and security consulting. Under his leadership, Hold Security played a pivotal role in Information Security and Threat Intelligence, becoming one of the most recognizable names in its field. Mr. Holden is credited with the discovery of many high profile breaches including Adobe Systems, initial vendor breach that led to the discovery of the JPMorgan Chase breach, and the independent discovery of the Target breach. In 2014, he discovered the largest breach of data to-date. Dubbed the CyberVor breach, he recovered over 1.2 billion stolen credentials that were gathered from over 420,000 exploited websites. He leads Hold Security in helping businesses of all sizes with their data security needs, including Fortune Global 500 companies. Considered one of the leading security experts, he regularly voices his professional opinion in mainstream media including CNN, NY Times, and Reuters.
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