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DigitalEra Group Appoints James Cason, José González to its Board

DigitalEra Group, has announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, James C. Cason and José E. González.

Mayor Jim Cason

“These two individuals personify leadership in IT and cybersecurity, and bring a trove of security innovation, global business and government agency expertise to the table. We’re honored to have them by our side as we continue to expand our advanced cybersecurity products and services offering for protecting organizations throughout the southeast US and Latin America.” said Patrick Dyer, DigitalEra President and CEO.

James “Jim” Cason  recently retired after his third term as Mayor of Coral Gables Florida.  He has a wealth of experience building business and government relationships, and in the promotion of safety and protection. Prior to becoming Mayor, Cason spent 38 years as a Foreign Service Officer for the US State Department, serving in 12 countries. He has been the Ambassador to Paraguay and Chief of Mission in Havana, Cuba. Mayor Cason has received numerous awards from State, Defense, the White House and the intelligence community.

“Cybersecurity affects everyone across the globe and plays a rapidly increasing role in our everyday lives, from common devices we use as consumers to enterprise level programs and government agency systems”, Cason said. “I’m proud to be part of DigitalEra’s board and share their commitment to helping organizations keep systems, operations, data and people safe.”

Cason holds a master’s degree in International Relations and Affairs from Johns Hopkins SAIS, studied Military Strategic Studies at the National Defense College and has an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College.

Trapezoid CEO, José González

José González is the Chief Executive Officer of Trapezoid, Inc., a firmware and IoT protection firm headquartered in Miami, FL. Trapezoid produces Trapezoid  FIVE ®, an advanced integrity monitoring solution that helps organizations detect, alert and help remediate attacks affecting BIOS and firmware, while also meeting critical NIST SP 800-53 and 53A controls.

González has invested a large portion of his career in the technology space.  Prior to Trapezoid, he served as Chief Legal Officer and SVP of Business Affairs at Terremark Worldwide, Inc., and has held key legal roles at Sunbeam Corp, Blockbuster Ent. Grp (Viacom, Inc. subsidiary) and American Express. González received his JD from Fordham School of Law and BA from Fordham University, and is a member of the New York Bar.

“I’m excited to join Ambassador Cason on this board and play a role in DigitalEra’s mission of bringing innovative security technologies and services to the southeast and Latin America.” González said.

DigitalEra is a premier IT security technology distributor and services provider. We help organizations of all kinds protect data, systems and people. We assess and solve complex security challenges, provide guidance on security technologies and solutions, and implement comprehensive security strategies and solutions. DigitalEra represents an impressive collection of the world’s most powerful security products and technologies, including Cylance, Cyphort, FireEye, LogRhythm, McAfee, Symantec Tanium, Tenable, Trapezoid and more. DigitalEra serves businesses, government agencies and education and nonprofits throughout the southeast US, Texas, the Caribbean and Latin America. For more information about DigitalEra, call (786) 621-8600 or visit http://www.digitaleragroup.com.

Media contact: B. Lambright Email: beverly.lambright@digitaleragroup.com, Tel: (786) 621-8600 ###