Bedrick brings deep expertise across all aspects of enterprise security
John Bedrick is the new CMO and VP of product management at Opengear

Opengear, provider of next generation console server and remote management solutions announced the hiring of John Bedrick as chief marketing officer and vice president of product management.

Bedrick brings deep expertise across all aspects of enterprise security, including authentication, encryption, firewall, identity/access management and intrusion detection/prevention. Before joining Opengear, Bedrick served chief marketing and technology officer (CMTO) at CryptoMill Technologies. Previously, he was senior director, strategic marketing and new market development of security at Seagate Technology and director of identity/access at Microsoft, as well as product line director for network equipment and security strategy at Intel Corporation.

"Sales of Opengear products have been increasing rapidly as organisations look for secure out-of-band access to data centers as well as remote locations", said Bob Waldie, founder and chairman of Opengear. Security has been a core competitive advantage for Opengear until now, so we are excited to be teaming with someone of his experience and caliber as we grow into the next phase of growth in our business.

Download PDF version Download PDF version

In case you missed it

Sunprime & Dahua: Advanced security for solar plants
Sunprime & Dahua: Advanced security for solar plants

Founded in 2020 by a team of energy professionals in Milan, Sunprime is a fast-growing independent renewable energy producer that develops sustainable photovoltaic plants across It...

ISC West update: New SoCs inside cameras drive intelligence at the edge
ISC West update: New SoCs inside cameras drive intelligence at the edge

For all the emphasis on cloud systems and centralised servers at ISC West, a lot of innovation in security video systems is happening at the edge. New advancements inside video c...

Eagle Eye 911 tech enhances emergency response in Livingston
Eagle Eye 911 tech enhances emergency response in Livingston

With the common goal of improving security and emergency response in the event of a critical incident, community members in Livingston County have deployed technology that turns th...

Quick poll
Which trend do you think will define physical security in the next 5 years?