Unsolicited Response With Dale Peterson: Interview With Dave Whitehead, CEO of SEL
06.27.2022
Dave Whitehead, Chief Executive Officer
Dave Whitehead, CEO of SEL, joins Dale on this episode. They discuss a wide variety of topics, including:
- Early memories of working with Ed Schweitzer as a young engineer, being a CEO with the legend still there, and SEL when Ed Schweitzer decides to slow down.
- SEL security products profitability today and in the future.
- Dealing with customers who don't want to secure their systems.
- SEL’s high level of vertical integration, including a new plant to manufacture PCBs and its impact on supply chain security.
- Dave and Dale’s initial meeting over a vulnerability disclosure and how SEL deals with vulnerabilities today (direct disclosure to customers, not via a CERT).
- Are SEL customers updating their software/firmware when security issues are found?
- How does SEL decide what older products to add security features, such as signed firmware verified on the device, to?
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