Red Lambda Security Expert Wins US Cyber Challenge

July 25, 2011

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Alex Shagla-McKotch Invited to DC to Provide Expertise in Developing New NSA Cyber Challenge

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Red Lambda, Inc., a global provider of data-driven security for ‘big data’ environments, today announced that Alex Shagla-McKotch, one of the company’s Product Security Analysts, has won the April Cyber Quest (and placed second in March) as part of the US Cyber Challenge (USCC). Cyber Quests, sponsored by the USCC, are a series of challenging on-line competitions that allow the participants to demonstrate their knowledge of a variety of information security realms.

"We are very proud of Alex and Red Lambda is very fortunate to have his talent and expertise as part of the team that is building next generation network security solutions to protect and defend against next generation cyber threats," said Rob Bird, Red Lambda’s Founder and CTO.

As a result of his performance in the Cyber Quests, Alex received a special invitation from US Cyber Security leaders in Washington DC to join a team of security experts for a meeting to brainstorm ideas for the first-ever cybersecurity challenge from the National Security Agency.

"I am honored to have been selected by the US Government to participate in this initiative intended to address and support our nation’s cybersecurity,” said Red Lambda’s Shagla-McKotch. “I’m also proud to represent Red Lambda and be a part of this team of experts developing a truly innovative security solution.”

For more information on the US Cyber Challenge, please visit their web site at http://www.uscyberchallenge.org.

About Red Lambda
Red Lambda, Inc., based in Orlando, Florida, is a leader in data-driven security software for ‘big data’ environments for enterprise, service provider, and government organizations. Red Lambda makes it possible for organizations to securely compute, communicate and collaborate without borders or limitations. The company's AppIron^™ is a high-performance security platform that protects vital people, resources and assets from a broad spectrum of threats regardless of their physical topology or geography. Red Lambda's products are sold through direct, indirect, and strategic partnerships worldwide. For more information, please visit www.redlambda.com.