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Christopher J. Rouland, Chief Technology Officer. Rouland brings over 14 years of experience to the role of CTO and is responsible for guiding the company's overall technology strategy with a commitment to developing products and services that preemptively protect organizations from cyber threats. Rouland joined ISS in 1998 and prior to his appointment to CTO, served as the vice president, X-Force where he was instrumental in building and growing ISS' R&D capabilities and delivering the core technology for the 'Virtual Patch'. In this role, Rouland was credited with the discovery and naming of the Slammer worm. He began his career deploying some the first commercial and government Internet connections in the early 90s, including such sites as 'senate.gov.' Rouland has also contracted his security expertise to several government agencies and has held positions as software engineer and network architect. Prior to joining ISS, he served as Vice President of Distributed Technology for Lehman Brothers, Inc. | 