{{short description|American computer security developer and business leader}} [[File:Martin Roesch at Evanta Global CISO Summit.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Roesch in 2022]] Martin is the original author and lead developer of the [[Snort (software)|Snort]] Intrusion Detection and Prevention System <ref>{{Cite web |title=So, What Is Snort? {{!}} An Introduction to Snort: A Lightweight Intrusion Detection System |url=https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=21778&seqNum=4 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www.informit.com}}</ref>, a pioneering Open Source Software project released in 1998 that rapidly became the global standard for network-based attack definition and detection.
In January 2001, Roesch founded a company he named [[Sourcefire]] that used Snort as the foundation for the Sourcefire Next Generation Firewall and IDS/IPS systems. He was the CEO from inception until May 2002, then CTO until June 2012, when he returned to the CEO role until the company was acquired by [[Cisco|Cisco Systems]] on October 7, 2013 for $2.7B.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Leena |date=2013-07-23 |title=Cisco Acquires Cybersecurity Company Sourcefire For $2.7B |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/23/cisco-acquires-cybersecurity-company-sourcefire-for-2-7b/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>
He served as the Chief Architect of the Security Business Group at Cisco until February 2019<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narcisi |first=Gina |title=Cisco Security Exec And Sourcefire Founder Martin Roesch Is Departing {{!}} CRN |url=https://www.crn.com/news/networking/cisco-security-exec-and-sourcefire-founder-martin-roesch-is-departing |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241108060911/https://www.crn.com/news/networking/cisco-security-exec-and-sourcefire-founder-martin-roesch-is-departing |archive-date=2024-11-08 |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=www.crn.com}}</ref>, leading efforts around security strategy, architecture, and acquisitions.
After a hiatus, Roesch returned to startups, joining Netography <ref>{{Cite web |title=Netography Website |url=https://netography.com/ |website=}}</ref> as its CEO in August 2021. He led the company through its $45M Series A in November 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-15 |title=Netography raises $45M Series A funding to provide real-time threat detection and response capabilities for the atomized network |url=https://techstartups.com/2021/11/15/netography-raises-45m-series-funding-provide-real-time-threat-detection-response-capabilities-atomized-network/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Tech News |language=en-US}}</ref> and remained CEO until Netography was acquired by [[Vectra AI]] in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Novinson |first=Michael |last2= |date=2013-02-10 |title=Vectra AI Snaps Up Netography to Fortify Multi-Cloud Muscle |url=https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/vectra-ai-snaps-up-netography-to-fortify-multi-cloud-muscle-a-29609 |access-date= |website=BankInfoSecurity |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links == *[https://securityconversations.com/episode/down-memory-lane-with-snort-and-sourcefire-creator-marty-roesch/ Security Conversations "Down Memory Lane with Snort and Sourcefire Creator Marty Roesch"]
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