Security News > 2021 > January > Heather Hinton joins RingCentral as CISO

RingCentral announced that industry security veteran, Heather Hinton has joined RingCentral as the company's Chief Information Security Officer.

Hinton joins RingCentral from IBM, where she spent 13 years in various leadership positions, most recently as vice president and IBM distinguished engineer, and CISO for the company's Cloud and Cognitive Software business unit.

Hinton brings more than 30 years of experience in Information Technology and cyber security expertise to RingCentral.

"Heather brings incredible experience and insights on security and privacy that perfectly aligns with our vision. We are delighted to welcome her to the RingCentral family and look forward to continuing to build trust with our customers through delivering a best-in-class secure, reliable, and compliant cloud communications platform."

While at IBM, Heather held a variety of key positions including IBM Distinguished Engineer and chief technology officer for the company's Security and Compliance Specialty Service Area, where she addressed security and compliance concerns for internal adopters and external clients.

As an IBM Master Inventor, Hinton holds over 100 patents covering federated identity management, cloud security, and policy management.

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