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Tempered Networks – Managing Cyber Risk with new technology that fixes the fatal flaw C Jeff Hussey, President & CEO The stalwart behind the glory of Tempered Networks Jeff Hussey is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tempered 46 Networks, the pioneer of the Airwall. As an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader with a proven track record in the networking and security markets, Hussey also founded F5 Networks, the global leader in application delivery and an S&P500 listed company. He maintains numerous board positions across a variety of technology, non-profit and philanthropic organizations. Currently, Hussey is the chairman of the board for Carena and chairman and co- owner of Ecofiltro and PuraVida Create Good. Hussey also serves on the board for Webaroo and the Seattle Symphony. He was the chairman of the board for Lockdown Networks, which was sold to McAfee in 2008. Hussey received a BA in Finance from SPU and an MBA from the University of Washington. yber risk is everyone’s problem. In the first six months of this year, 4.1 billion records were breached. 38% of office buildings have been breached. As billions of OT devices without built-in cybersecurity are connected to IT networks, they are creating a massive and rapidly growing attack surface by offering remote control of critical, physical infrastructure. This exponential increase in new attack vectors didn’t exist when today’s security solutions were being designed. The result is rapidly raising cost and complexity and a precipitous decline in protection. Tempered is a cyber-risk management company which eliminates catastrophic cyber risks with a solution that fixes the fatal flaw and is purpose-built for IIoT to eliminate remote attacks, including lateral attacks that easily evade firewalls. Its Airwall™ eliminates costly, complex network upgrades and firewall OPEX cash burn, and accelerates digital transformation. What is an Airwall™ and How Does It Work? The Airwall architecture incorporates a fully encrypted network fabric made up of Airwall edge services and their connected devices, managed through an orchestration engine, called the Airwall Conductor. Unlike traditional IP networking and SDN approaches, the Airwall is a true overlay requiring little to no modification of the underlying network or security infrastructure. It provides a simple policy- based configuration of