Ricardo Villadiego
| Ricardo Villadiego | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Colombian |
| 💼 Occupation | Electronic Engineer |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Easy Solutions[1] |
Ricardo Villadiego is a Colombian Electronic Engineer known as the Founder and CEO of Easy Solutions, a security service provider firm.[2] [3]
Early life and education[edit]
Ricardo Villadiego was born in Cartagena, Colombia, a city in the northern part of the country. He was raised there until the age of 15, when he moved to Bogotá to study engineering.[4]
Villadiego has an honors degree in Electronic Engineering from the Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas in Bogotá, Colombia.[4]
Career[edit]
Immediately after his college graduation, Ricardo Villadiego went to work for Unisys Corporation, where he had worked while still in school.[2] During his first year with Unisys, he built software for ATM machines and devices. While writing that software, he soon realized that the TCP/IP protocol was going to create numerous security issues as adoption of the protocol increased. At that moment, Villadiego started down the security path that he is on today.[2]
Following his stint at Unisys, Villadiego became Trend Micro’s Country Manager in Colombia and Ecuador.[5] From there, he moved to Internet Security Systems, which was acquired by IBM in 2006.[6]
After Internet Security Systems acquired IBM, Villadiego, together with his wife and best friend from college, started Easy Solutions in Bogotá with a vision to be the global leader in electronic fraud prevention.[7][8][9]
Awards and recognitions[edit]
- In 2013, Villadiego was named the Afro-Colombian of the Year[10]
- In 2014, he was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce[11]
- In 2015, Villadiego was given the American Dreamer Award by the Hispanic Unity of Florida.[12]
- In 2016, he received the Pillar World Award for Founder or Entrepreneur of the Year (Gold).[13]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Josh, Fruhlinger (23 December 2016). "What fake news means for IT—and how IT security can help fight it". csoonline.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NANCY, DAHLBERG (29 November 2015). "Tech company Easy Solutions out to stop financial fraudsters in their tracks". Miami Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Colombiano creó sistema contra el fraude electrónico". elespectador.com. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Building a Global Technology Company from Colombia: Ricardo Villadiego, CEO of Easy Solutions (Part 1)". sramanamitra.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "How banks can improve their cross-channel detection of fraud". networkproductsguide.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Smartphones have you pegged, and for better or worse they'll soon ID you". seattletimes.com. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ Tracy, Kitten (12 November 2014). "The Business of Fighting Fraud". bankinfosecurity.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Machine Learning Innovations May Kick Passwords to the Curb". govtech.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Eyes Insider Angle for SWIFT Bank Attack". bankinfosecurity.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Estos son los ganadores de Afrocolombianos del Año". semana.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Technology Leaders of the Year Awards". miamichamber.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "2015 Hispanic Heritage Month". hispanicunity.org. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Easy Solutions Launches Digital Threat Protection Suite". enhancedonlinenews.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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