Costas Kleopa
Senior Software Engineering Manager, Cisco
Costas Kleopa is listed as Senior Software Engineering Manager, Cisco. Costas is scheduled to speak at Cisco Live 2027 on 11 February 2027.
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About
Costas Kleopa is a highly experienced Senior Engineering Manager with over 15 years of expertise in the development and enhancement of Cisco Secure Firewall and Firepower Threat Defense platforms. He currently leads teams focused on advancing the Snort Detection Engine, with key responsibilities spanning Firewall, Application Inspection, Vulnerability Database (VDB) content releases, and the Encrypted Visibility Engine (EVE). His outstanding contributions to the EVE project earned him Cisco's prestigious Pinnacle Award, recognizing significant innovation. Additionally, he has placed strong emphasis on improving platform performance, specifically targeting overall throughput, deployment speed, installation speed of the VDB, and the platform startup time. Costas is dedicated to making every aspect of the platform better, faster and more efficient. Throughout his career, Costas has been granted 10 patents, reflecting his strong commitment to technological innovation. Prior to joining Cisc
Upcoming
Cisco Live 2027 8 February 2027 – 12 February 2027
- TAC and Engineering on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Detection Performance - Performance Profiling Tools, Tuning and Best Practices Speaker · 11 February 2027
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