Security News > 2021 > June > Akamai Taps Boaz Gelbord as New Security Chief
Edge security and content delivery giant Akamai Technologies has tapped Boaz Gelbord to lead its cybersecurity program.
Gelbord, a veteran Chief Information Security Officer who previously managed cybersecurity at Dunn & Bradstreet and Bloomberg LP, replaces longtime Akamai executive Andy Ellis, who departed in the midst of a major restructuring earlier this year.
Akamai said Gelbord will assume direct responsibility for cybersecurity, information security compliance, and the protection of Akamai's systems, data, and employees.
The company, which rakes in about $1 billion in cyber-related revenue, reorganized its business groups in February and created a Security Technology Group to better monetize the Akamai security tools and services portfolio.
"Whenever you're a security vendor, there's a higher expectation that your security program is mature. There's a heightened level of awareness everywhere," Gelbord said, noting that the ability to 'dog-food' your own products brings all kinds of new opportunities to improve the company's security posture.
The new Akamai security chief said the wave of major incidents is bringing global governments closer to the cybersecurity trenches.