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Next Generation Managed Security Service Provider: Herjavec Group

A Cyber Defense Magazine Exclusive Interview with Founder & CEO Robert Herjavec

I remember many years ago, Eric Lundquist,
Editor and Chief of eWeek (formerly PC Week)
gave me my first media break – an interview and
coverage of my first startup, which was later sold
to McAfee. It was a moment I will never forget. I
nervously walked into his office…it was more than
25 years ago. His admin sat me down and said
“Eric’s running a little late but he’ll be here shortly.”
10 minutes go by. 15 minutes go by. I’m getting
even more nervous wondering what’s holding him
up. In walks Eric – he looked tired, had the 5
o’clock shadow. He said ‘sorry for the delay, I just
finished up my prior interviews to yours – I was
just with Bill Gates in Redmond Washington and
then with Marc Andreesen at NetScape
headquarters in California. I took the Red Eye and
didn’t want to miss our interview.”

I went from feeling nervous to elated – wow – was this guy for real? One of the top
publishers of a personal computing and networking journal making sure he didn’t miss
this interview (with me) after meeting these game-
changing iconic figures in personal computing and
networking? He was for real. He inspired me and I
immediately thought “one day I will be like him” –
now, many years later, here I am publishing Cyber
th
Defense Magazine – we’re heading into our 6 year
and have been one of the largest media sponsors of
RSA Conference. We look at more than a thousand
cyber security companies each year and yet we only
find a small percentage of them actually doing
something proactive and thinking about how to get
one step ahead of the next threat. In the MSSP
space, it’s definitely Herjavec Group. So now it’s my
turn to get under the hood of something great. I get
to play Eric Lundquist’s role and interview a game
changing iconic figure like Bill Gates or Marc
Andreesen. A forward thinking leader in the MSSP
space. Enter Robert Herjavec.

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