Interview: Scott Weiss, IronPort's CEO

IronPort's charismatic CEO puts his success down to having tasted failure in the past. He talks to Paul Fisher SC Magazine's UK editor about living with Cisco.

"Ready for lunch?" My conversation with IronPort's vice-president of technology, Patrick Peterson, comes to a sudden halt. Co-founder Scott Weiss has put his head round the door, and it is clear that, ready or not, it's time for lunch - my interview with him begins and that with Peterson comes to an abrupt end. "I'm Scott Weiss, the CEO," he says, eyes fixing mine, his hand giving the firmest of shakes. You get the impression this guy is no shrinking wallflower. That intense gaze is not just for introductions. As I soon discover, it's part of the Weiss ...
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