Security News
Confluera announced that its Board of Directors has appointed John Morgan as the new CEO. A leader with a strong business vision, Morgan succeeds co-founder Abhijit Ghosh who will take on a new role as chief technology officer. Morgan brings more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning early-stage startups to public companies including Microsoft, MobileIron, Nokia, and SonicWall.
A top challenge for many CEOs over the next few years is managing a remote workforce, a new IBM Institute for Business Value study reveals. CEOs of outperforming organizations - those who were in the top 20 percent for revenue growth of those surveyed - are prioritizing talent, technology and partnerships to position their companies for success post-COVID-19 pandemic.
CloudBees announced the appointment of Stephen DeWitt as its new CEO. DeWitt is a distinguished technology executive who's guided multi-billion-dollar businesses through IPO and strategic growth initiatives. Co-founder and former CEO Sacha Labourey will remain very involved at CloudBees as chief strategy officer.
CyberMDX announced the appointment of industry veteran Azi Cohen as CEO of the company to build on record 300% YoY growth in revenue. A veteran of the IT and cybersecurity industries for more than 25 years, Azi Cohen joins CyberMDX from WhiteSource Software, a global leader in open source security software, where he was the Co-founder & SVP Global Sales and successfully built the customer base to over 1,000 clients worldwide.
Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies Thursday, escalating an online privacy battle pitting the iPhone maker against digital services that depend on tracking people to help sell ads. Cook's broadside came as Apple prepares to roll out a new privacy control in the early spring to prevent iPhone apps from secretly shadowing people.
CloudSphere announced the appointment of Jane Gilson as the company's CEO successor to Patrick McNally. In her role, Gilson will leverage her extensive international experience, her background with Software as a Service models and her understanding of cloud customer needs to help CloudSphere scale to the next level as demand for the platform increases.
IBM announced the appointment of Martin Schroeter as Chief Executive Officer of the independent company that will be created following the separation of IBM's Managed Infrastructure Services business, effective January 15. Mr. Schroeter served as IBM's Senior Vice President, Global Markets, where he was responsible for IBM's global sales, client relationships and satisfaction, and worldwide geographic operations, before leaving IBM in June 2020.
Panaseer announces that it has appointed a new CEO to focus on international growth of the emerging CCM security category, which has fuelled Panaseer's growth of 350% in 2020. Jonathan Gill succeeds Nik Whitfield, founder of Panaseer, who will now take on the role of Chairman and maintain an active role in the company as Chief Seer.
SolarWinds and its Board of Directors have named Sudhakar Ramakrishna as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, each to become effective on January 4, 2021. "Following an extensive and thorough search, we are delighted to welcome Sudhakar Ramakrishna as SolarWinds' new CEO as we embark on an exciting new chapter in the company's history," said Bill Bock, Chairman of the Board of SolarWinds.
RSA announced Reed Taussig has joined RSA as CEO of the RSA Anti-Fraud Business Unit. As a privately-owned independent business, RSA is one of the largest pure-play providers of solutions for risk, security and anti-fraud teams and host of the world's largest cybersecurity conference: RSA Conference.