Nicholas Tolas

About Nicholas Tolas

A thorough security practice must not only address known threats but also anticipate the future through resilient design. Too many security issues today stem from the sheer complexity of modern systems and the defenses themselves. My goal is to simplify these processes by driving innovation in the products themselves and leading secure design thinking throughout the product lifecycle.At Samsung Research America I serve many roles in the strategy and execution for key pillars of the Knox B2B portfolio. My focus is taking security products from 0 to 1, including the creation of the Samsung Knox Zero Trust Framework and the Knox Security Center, a mobile vulnerability solution rooted in our secure supply chain. I also led the complete security re-architecture of Knox Guard, a platform supporting device financing at a billion-dollar scale.My work is grounded in a deep technical expertise in computer architecture, specifically secure coprocessors and SoCs. My academic background covers the isolation of the trusted computing base (TCB) across architectures like Arm CCA, Intel SGX/TDX, and AMD SEV.I am the core author of the Samsung Knox Security Whitepaper and have a deep passion for sharing the innovative security efforts we pursue at Samsung Knox.

Experience

1. Senior Security Product Manager

   Samsung Research America (SRA)

   Mar 2024 — Present · Mountain View, CA, US

   At SRA, I manage the Samsung Knox Security platform’s application and success in B2B markets. My primary responsibilities & products are:Samsung Knox Security Center: A mobile vulnerability management solution based on of Samsung\'s secure supply chain. I brought this product from 0 -> 1. Samsung Knox Guard: An anti-theft & anti-fraud solution which is often used to facilitate device financing. I am responsible for the complete security rearchitecture of this product which supports devices sales in the billion dollar scale.Samsung Knox Zero Trust: Supported the creation and execution of Samsung Knox\'s zero trust strategy & product offerings. I was the owner and co-creator of the Samsung Knox Zero Trust Framework which serves as a key technology base for numerous products & features across the Samsung Knox portfolio. I am one of the core PMs that brought various products in this umbrella from 0 -> 1. Marketing & Customer Interaction: I am responsible for numerous blog posts, marketing content when it relates to security and am the core author of the security whitepaper. I support key customer and partner interactions when it relates to security to help drive understanding & art of the possible with the Samsung Knox Platform. You can read our whitepaper here: https://docs.samsungknox.com/admin/fundamentals/whitepaper/samsung-knox-mobile-security/introduction/

Education

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering

  2017 — 2021

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  Master's degree, Computer Science

  2020 — 2022