Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders

5Andrew Bagrin

“I've always been the type to innovate to solve business problems. By far my most important decision (and the riskiest) was to become an entrepreneur and start a company.”

Twitter: @abagrin • Website: www.linkedin.com/in/abagrin

Andrew Bagrin is the founder and chief executive officer of OmniNet, a leading provider of firewall as a service (FWaaS) for small businesses. With more than 20 years of experience in the IT security industry, Andrew started OmniNet in 2013 to bring cloud-based, enterprise-level security technology to small businesses at an affordable price. Prior to founding OmniNet, Andrew served as the director of service provider business development at Fortinet, a network security provider. A network security expert, Andrew has been quoted in a variety of media outlets, including The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Small Business Computing, Columbia Business Law Review, and Business Solutions magazine.

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