Aryaka unveils new Cyber Threat Research Lab

Aryaka®, the pioneer in Unified SASE as a Service announced new personnel and programme investments in its commitment to delivering performance, agility, simplicity, and security across customers' global networks. The company has promoted Vidyaranya Maddi to Chief Customer Officer and hired Scott Fanning, formerly of Palo Alto Networks, as VP of Security Product Management.

Aryaka also announced the launch of the Aryaka Cyber Threat Research Lab (CTRL), a proactive research centre committed to the identification, analysis, and mitigation of emergent network security risks and threats. 

Maddi to head customer success teams

A Gartner Peer Insights rating of 4.7 out of 5, exemplifying Aryaka’s reputation as an industry pioneer

Vidyaranya Maddi, a pioneer at Aryaka for over 12 years, has been named Chief Customer Officer. Over the past decade, Maddi has spearheaded Aryaka’s global delivery and support functions, transforming customers’ networks and network security. His efforts have contributed to an average customer tenure of over eight years and a Gartner Peer Insights rating of 4.7 out of 5, exemplifying Aryaka’s reputation as an industry pioneer.

In his expanded role, Maddi will oversee the entire customer success function, team, and experience, ensuring seamless interactions and value delivery across all touchpoints.

Customer Success Management (CSM) function

“Delivering outstanding service to our customers has always been at the heart of Aryaka’s mission,” said Maddi.

“Over the years, I’ve seen our customer-first culture and innovative solution offerings create meaningful impact for our customers. My focus now is to further enhance our Customer Success Management (CSM) function, ensuring we anticipate and meet customer needs throughout their entire secure networking journey.”

Customer-centric culture

"Today marks a significant step forward in Aryaka's journey to deliver secure, dependable, and performant applications,” said Shailesh Shukla, CEO, of  Aryaka.

“Maddi's promotion to Chief Customer Officer underscores Aryaka’s dedication to fostering a customer-centric culture and delivering superior value to our global customers.”

Fanning to drive product advancement

Scott Fanning will join the team to accelerate the advancement of Aryaka’s Unified SASE as a Service

A seasoned cybersecurity pioneer with over 25 years of experience, Scott Fanning will join the team to accelerate the advancement of Aryaka’s Unified SASE as a Service, leveraging Aryaka's OnePass architecture to offer unique and differentiated ways to address ever-expanding threats and new attack surfaces introduced with the AI adoption.

Fanning brings first-hand experience in pioneering innovative approaches to solving new security problems. Fanning joins Aryaka from Palo Alto Networks, where he led the team for Cloud-Delivered Security Services.

Scott's work experience

Before that, he was the first Head of Product for cloud security at CrowdStrike, where he delivered their pioneering Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP).

His career also includes managing cybersecurity products and services for Citrix and McAfee, and more than a decade at Cisco in various security engineering and product management roles.

SASE as a Service Platform

“The security landscape is evolving rapidly, with adversaries leveraging AI to exploit gaps in enterprise defences,” said Fanning.

“Aryaka’s Unified SASE as a Service Platform delivers unparalleled observability, consolidating siloed tools to close these gaps and protect customers from advanced threats. I am thrilled to join this talented team to help our customers worldwide stay ahead of adversaries by empowering them with innovative, pioneering-edge security solutions.”

Aryaka CTRL ensures the advancement of Unified SASE

CTRL will ensure Aryaka’s solutions continue to deliver state-of-the-art defences against advanced threats

Under the leadership of Aditya Sood, VP of Security Engineering and AI Strategy and author of the newly released Combating Cyberattacks Targeting the AI Ecosystem, the Aryaka CTRL team will conduct proactive research to analyse data and stay ahead of the latest threats.

By prioritising real-world threat evaluations and collaborating with industry threat research groups, CTRL will ensure Aryaka’s solutions continue to deliver state-of-the-art defences against advanced threats. 

Built-in network layer controls

“The launch of Aryaka CTRL underscores Aryaka’s commitment to providing effective and actionable defences to our customers, already delivered through built-in network layer controls embedded in our OnePASS architecture,” said Renuka Nadkarni, Chief Product Officer, Aryaka.

“Proactive research and threat intelligence by CTRL and adding Scott's deep expertise to the team will continue to fuel Unified SASE as a Service innovation to deliver unparalleled protection against evolving cyberattacks, including ones targeting GenAI implementations.”

Leveraging AI

“This announcement underscores our investment and dedication to ensuring our solutions remain at the forefront of secure networking in the emerging AI era,” Shukla added.

“These strategic moves reinforce Aryaka's position as the pioneer in Unified SASE as a Service and empower us to deliver the most secure, agile, and customer-centric solutions on the market.”