CISO Eric Schlesinger watched his company Polaris Alpha balloon from 150 employees to 1,500 workers in six months. Polaris Alpha provides mission solutions to defense, intelligence and security customers, including the federal government. The companys integrated network security team adopted a standard US Department of Defense (DISA) model and applied it to the processes used by the company to defend its corporate network. Most organizations still need the ability to scale security quickly, and not just due to M&A or new ways of interfacing with customers.”]