It was a pleasure to sit down for a special edition of the Valimail “Ask Al” video series for a Q&A with an old friend and industry veteran, Sam Masiello. Sam and I go way back to the early days of anti-spam and email security, but his career has since evolved into a security leadership role.
In our conversation, we trace Sam’s journey from hosting his own messaging network at age 13 to his involvement in the affinity email space. For those of us in the DMARC world, Sam’s history is particularly interesting: he was the first general manager of Return Path’s DMARC product, helping to bring that technology to market during its infancy. (I love talking to people about the history of the various technologies that are so important to protecting email today.)
He shares some great insights on the "fake it till you make it" moments of his career and the often-difficult transition from a purely technical expert to a C-level executive who must "speak the language of the business." We also took a bit of a detour into Sam’s life outside of the office, talking about basketball and volleyball officiating, and the positive impact it has had on his life and even his business skills.
Check out the full interview above (or here on Youtube) to hear more about Sam’s "snowball" philosophy on staying ahead of threats and his thoughts on using A.I. to manage the firehose of security data and keeping informed on the latest threats.
It was a pleasure to sit down for a special edition of the Valimail “Ask Al” video series for a Q&A with an old friend and industry veteran, Sam Masiello. Sam and I go way back to the early days of anti-spam and email security, but his career has since evolved into a security leadership role.
In our conversation, we trace Sam’s journey from hosting his own messaging network at age 13 to his involvement in the affinity email space. For those of us in the DMARC world, Sam’s history is particularly interesting: he was the first general manager of Return Path’s DMARC product, helping to bring that technology to market during its infancy. (I love talking to people about the history of the various technologies that are so important to protecting email today.)
He shares some great insights on the "fake it till you make it" moments of his career and the often-difficult transition from a purely technical expert to a C-level executive who must "speak the language of the business." We also took a bit of a detour into Sam’s life outside of the office, talking about basketball and volleyball officiating, and the positive impact it has had on his life and even his business skills.
Check out the full interview above (or here on Youtube) to hear more about Sam’s "snowball" philosophy on staying ahead of threats and his thoughts on using A.I. to manage the firehose of security data and keeping informed on the latest threats.
(And don’t forget to check out the whole Ask Al video series from Valimail, aka “Your Email Authentication and Deliverability Questions Answered,” over on Youtube!)
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