Kelvin Franklin

Field CTO, West

Kelvin has 20+ years of TCP/IP Networking and CyberSecurity Expertise, alongside experience in Sales & Solutions Engineering and Product Marketing / Management. Prior to Illumio, Kelvin worked with several successful startups including Intruvert Networks acquired by McAfee, Neoteris acquired by  NetScreen / Juniper, Mi5 Networks acquired by Symantec, Pareto Networks acquired by Aerohive, and Niara Systems acquired by HPE Aruba.

Kelvin’s focus areas are in Big Data Security Analytics, Remote Access (VPN and SD-WAN), IP Transport and Security (Firewalls, Switches, Routers, Load Balancers), and AI / ML as it relates to network telemetry, i.e., Packets and Logs (AD, DNS, and DHCP).

Authored content

A CISO's Guide to the 2022 RSA Conference
Zero Trust Segmentation

A CISO's Guide to the 2022 RSA Conference

Live events are back, which means this year’s RSA Conference is going to be the biggest and most exciting RSA Conference in a few years.

Why Log4j Vulnerabilities Highlight the Importance of DevSecOps
Cyber Resilience

Why Log4j Vulnerabilities Highlight the Importance of DevSecOps

In December 2021, IT security teams and development organizations around the world got a rude wake-up call.

4 Common Objections to Zero Trust Segmentation — And How to Overcome Them
Zero Trust Segmentation

4 Common Objections to Zero Trust Segmentation — And How to Overcome Them

Zero Trust Segmentation is a proven way to prevent ransomware propagation, but may seem overwhelming for IT leaders at midsize organizations. Here are four common objections we've heard from them and how to overcome each.

Assume Breach.
Minimize Impact.
Increase Resilience.

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