Security News

CEO guidance: Handling dynamic change in the cybersecurity industry
2018-07-31 11:30

In a little over 18 months since SonicWall split from Dell, the company has become operationally and financially independent. “In fact, while achieving independence, we are thriving, surpassing...

Awake Security names Rahul Kashyap as CEO
2018-07-27 15:59

Awake Security announced that it has appointed former Cylance CTO Rahul Kashyap as its new CEO. Kashyap will lead the company through its next phase of growth, driven by the need for cybersecurity...

72% of CEOs admit they’ve taken intellectual property from a former employer
2018-07-25 11:50

In a clear demonstration that top executives defy data security best practices and company policy, 72 percent of CEOs admit they’ve taken valuable intellectual property (IP) from a former...

Fugue announces Phillip Merrick as CEO
2018-07-19 03:06

Fugue announced it has hired Phillip Merrick as CEO. Merrick will drive strategy and lead the company’s operations across product, marketing and sales. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience...

Mark Woodward joins Armor as CEO
2018-07-19 03:02

Armor announced that Mark Woodward has joined Armor’s leadership team as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Armor founder and former CEO Chris Drake is stepping into the Chief Technology Officer (CTO)...

Infosec defenders' supply chain is inferior to black hats, says Carbon Black CEO
2018-07-11 07:34

Cloudy analytics as an experience aggregator to the rescue? Maybe The security industry’s supply chain is currently inferior to attackers, says Carbon Black CEO Patrick Morley, but he thinks the...

Newsmaker Interview: VDOO CEO Talks Top IoT Threats
2018-07-06 11:00

VDOO's CEO talks to Threatpost about security issues discovered in Axis IP cameras and issues overall in the IoT security market.

Nikesh Arora Takes Over as New CEO of Palo Alto Networks
2018-06-08 16:59

Nikesh Arora became the new CEO of Santa Clara, CA-based Palo Alto Networks (PAN) on Wednesday, June 6. He replaces existing CEO Mark McLaughlin, who will continue with PAN as vice chairman of the...

Ex-CEO on TalkTalk mega breach: It woz legacy tech wot done it
2018-06-05 14:30

Dido Harding dodges security budget grilling Infosec Europe Baroness Dido Harding, former chief exec of Brit telco TalkTalk, warned other business leaders of the dangers posed by legacy tech in...

Masterminds behind prolific CEO fraud ring arrested
2018-06-04 19:53

It took two years and a collaborative effort of French, Belgian, Romanian and Israeli law enforcement agencies to take down an organised crime group that was behind at least 24 cases of CEO fraud...