He is a subject matter expert on virtualization, Web, and application security trends and solutions. Cano joined F5 from MagniFire Websystems, where he was instrumental in introducing the TrafficShield (now F5 Application Security Manager) application firewall solution to the North American market. Prior to MagniFire, he held software architecture and project lead roles at Bang Networks and Abercrombie & Fitch. Cano holds a degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, three patents in application networking technology, and a CISSP.