Steve Faruque is Director of Product for IBM’s QRadar Threat Detection & Response portfolio, where he leads a $600M cybersecurity business serving more than 3,000 enterprise and government organizations worldwide. In his role, he oversees product strategy, AI innovation, go-to-market execution, and platform growth across SIEM, SOAR, XDR, NDR, UEBA, and attack surface management solutions. A seasoned product leader with over 20 years of experience spanning product management, cybersecurity, and go-to-market leadership, Steve has launched multiple cloud-native security products, driven significant ARR growth, and helped position IBM’s QRadar platform as a consistent Gartner Magic Quadrant leader. His work focuses on applying AI to threat detection and incident response, helping security teams reduce investigation times, improve operational efficiency, and stay ahead of emerging threats. Prior to IBM, Steve held leadership roles at SilverSky and RSA Security, building and scaling high-performing sales engineering and cybersecurity teams. He is a CISSP and CCSP certified security professional, a frequent speaker at industry events including RSA Conference, IBM Think, and AWS Live, and an advisor to startups navigating AI, cloud, and cybersecurity challenges. Steve is also founder of the Strive Technology Center, a nonprofit initiative dedicated to expanding technology education opportunities for underserved youth.