Amit Chetal

Amit Chetal

Amit is the Global Director for Retail and Hospitality at Palo Alto Networks. Amit specializes on how cybersecurity fuels transformation for retailers and hoteliers across the world. Some of the focus areas include secure store transformation, cloud security, IOT security, and SOC automation. Amit is an experienced sales leader with extensive background in the retail and hospitality industries. Amit spent over 17 years in Cisco, where he was the Head of Americas Retail Sales. He has extensive experience working on large digital transformation projects, with clients from enterprise to commercial, building a strong portfolio of solutions working with ecosystem partners, and providing industry thought leadership.

He is active in organizations like the National Retail Federation and National Restaurant Association. Amit has a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Penn State, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Business from UC Berkeley.

3 Non-Obvious Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Retailers Need to Be Aware of and How to Defend Against Them

Over the past several years, the retail industry has seen no shortage of challenges. There are some bright spots, however, especially when it comes to new innovations in remote shopping experiences, digital investments, and online capabilities that have enabled retailers to stay ahead as consumer shopping behavior evolved. But while these expanded digital capabilities allowed…