Posts by Zack Rossman

Zack Rossman

Zack Rossman is the Tech Lead for the AI & Security team at Veeam Data Cloud, where he focuses on developing intelligent, scalable solutions for search, threat detection, and cloud‑native data protection. Zack joined Veeam following the September 2024 acquisition of Alcion, where he designed and built Alcion’s search and threat intelligence platforms, helping define the company’s technical foundation for secure cloud backup.

Before his current role, Zack served as Tech Lead for threat intelligence and search products at Alcion (2022–2024) and as a Senior Engineer at Okta (2019–2022), where he worked on core workforce identity and access management solutions within the Directories team. His experience spans distributed architectures, data security, and enterprise‑scale systems that enable reliability and resilience across modern cloud environments.

Zack’s areas of expertise include distributed systems, cloud‑native architecture, AI, threat detection, and search. He is also a featured speaker at industry events, including Microsoft Ignite 2025, where he shares insights on cloud security, intelligent data protection, and the future of AI‑driven resilience.

Based in Los Angeles, Zack enjoys reading, writing, and playing water polo. He was a two‑year captain and three‑time All‑American for the Claremont McKenna Stags water polo team.

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Business | February 19, 2026 (Updated March 4, 2026) 10 min to read

Security Risks of Model Context Protocol: What CISOs Need to Know Before Connecting AI to Enterprise Data

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is getting attention because it makes it easier to connect AI assistants and agents to the systems where work actually happens: APIs, SaaS platforms, operational tools, and internal data sources. From a security perspective, that convenience changes the game. Once an agent can call tools, a single prompt can trigger a chain of actions across multiple systems. Read more

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Zack Rossman

Tech Lead, VDC AI & Security