Security Solutions for SMBs: Pax8 Chief Trust and Security Officer Robb Reck, Live at RSAC 2025
Tech Edge hosted a fireside chat on April 29 at RSAC 2025 in San Francisco with Robb Reck, Chief Trust and Security Officer at Pax8. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-at-Large Jarrett Banks and they discussed the company's relationship with security vendors, how Pax8 brings top security solutions to SMBs, among other topics.
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About Robb Reck
Robb Reck is the Chief Trust and Security Officer for Pax8. Robb ensures that Pax8 maintains the trust of managed service providers (MSPs), vendors, and customers, by advancing the security measures of the Pax8 Marketplace. Before joining Pax8, Robb ran security for several financial services, banking, and software enterprises. Most recently, he served as Chief Trust Officer and CISO for Red Canary, a security-managed detection and response (MDR) provider. Before Red Canary, he was CISO at Ping Identity from its early Venture Capital-backed days through to its IPO. His knowledge and expertise significantly help Pax8's growth and success.
About Pax8
Pax8 is the technology marketplace of the future, linking partners, vendors, and small to midsized businesses (SMBs) through AI-powered insights and comprehensive product support. With a global partner ecosystem of nearly 40,000 managed service providers, Pax8 empowers SMBs worldwide by providing software and services that unlock their growth potential and enhance their security. Committed to innovating cloud commerce at scale, Pax8 drives customer acquisition and solution consumption across its entire ecosystem.
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