A longtime executive at Foster City-based security software company Qualys, Inc. is stepping down after agreeing to pay $581,000 to settle a federal investigation into insider trading. Amer Deeba, 51, joined Qualys in 2001 as its chief marketing officer, when it was a two-year-old startup. Earlier this month, he stepped down as the company’s chief commercial officer, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement. Federal investigators claim Deeba caught wind in April 2015 that…
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Silicon Valley executive settles insider trading investigation with SEC