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Charles Horton

COO

Charles Horton has over 20 years of experience in building high performing teams in cybersecurity, technology, and healthcare that aim to solve complex challenges. In his role at NetSPI, Charles is focused on driving excellence in both client and employee experience, and helping expand NetSPI’s services to meet growing demand. Prior to NetSPI, Charles was a Vice President at Optiv Security, where he drove key initiatives and growth programs across large scale services teams, through a blend of organic, inorganic, and partner programs. Charles holds a B.S. in Mathematics Education from Missouri State University.

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e-ChannelNews: NetSPI Acquires nVisium, Bringing Together Top Penetration Testing Talent

NetSPI COO Charles Horton was featured in the E-ChannelNews interview called NetSPI Acquires nVisium, Bringing Together Top Penetration Testing Talent.

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Techstrong TV: nVisium Acquisition

NetSPI COO Charles Horton discusses the acquisition of nVisium to further scale NetSPI’s offensive security solutions via Techstrong TV.

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DarkReading: Breaking Down the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act

On May 11, 2022, Charles Horton was featured in the DarkReading article, Breaking Down the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act.

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Help Net Security: 4 practical strategies for Log4j discovery

On December 27, 2021, NetSPI COO Charles Horton was featured as a guest writer for Help Net Security.

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Videos & Livestreams

2022 Cybersecurity Predictions:
What to Expect in the New Year

Watch our 2022 cybersecurity predictions webinar, where our panel will tackle some of the most debated topics of the past 365 days and predict how each will evolve in the new year and beyond.

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VMblog.com: 6 Tech Leaders Share their Outlook on the Great Resignation and how to React

On November 11, 2021, NetSPI COO Charles Horton was featured in an article written by David Marshall for VMblog.com.

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Twin Cities Business: Blocking Cybercriminals from Accessing Company Data

A Minneapolis-based business has introduced a service to mimic ransomware attacks, so companies can uncover vulnerabilities in their cybersecurity.

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Social Engineering

How to Maintain Secure Social Interactions When Returning to the Office

Read tips for preventing social engineering attacks as your employees return to the office.

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Ransomware

Ransomware Resiliency 101

Learn how to achieve ransomware resiliency as the impact of ransomware attacks increase.

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Inc: 6 Things Every Small Business Needs to Know About Ransomware Attacks

On June 25, 2021, NetSPI Chief Operating Officer Charles Horton was featured in an Inc article.

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HR.com: How HR Leaders Can Promote Cybersecurity Among Their Distributed Workforce

On April 29, 2021, NetSPI Chief Operating Officer (COO) Charles Horton was featured in an article on HR.com.

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Videos & Livestreams

A Key Ingredient in a World Class Application Security Program: AppSec as a Service

In this presentation, NetSPI COO Charles Horton and Managing Director Nabil Hannan explore the evolution of “as a Service” offerings, and how these offerings are being applied successfully in application security programs.

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