Security News

2021 Brings new security challenges and regulations for European CISOs
2021-04-07 20:05

European CISOs are shifting how they spend on security in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are having to adopt to a raft of new proposed EU cyber regulations. Forrester has recently explored three security topics: that of European cyber regulations, European CISO budgetary trends in 2021, and finally the career paths of CISOs at major UK FTSE 100 organizations.

Michael Oberlaender joins LogMeIn as CISO
2021-03-25 00:00

LogMeIn has announced that security and privacy veteran, Michael Oberlaender, has joined the company as its new Chief Information Security Officer. Michael will be responsible for managing and growing LogMeIn's security program, including infrastructure, applications, and overall data security for both internal systems and the company's suite of award-winning software products.

Cloudflare DLP provides CISOs built-in protection against internal and external threats
2021-03-24 13:00

Cloudflare announced Cloudflare Data Loss Prevention, a network-wide data loss prevention solution that protects all traffic routed through Cloudflare's global network from data loss and help businesses protect all of their information. Cloudflare DLP will sit between the corporate network and any applications employees use, to provide a layer of protection and control over all data entering or leaving the network.

Arvind Raman joins Mitel as CISO
2021-03-22 23:30

Mitel announced the appointment of Arvind Raman as Chief Information Security Officer. Raman will lead all aspects of the company's information security strategy, architecture, operations and governance.

Mark Potter joins Backblaze as CISO
2021-03-18 23:45

Backblaze announced the appointment of Mark Potter as Chief Information Security Officer as the company continues to bolster its leadership team to drive growth. Backblaze provides businesses and consumers with cloud services to store and use their data in an easy and affordable manner, serving as a foundation for developers, IT professionals, and individuals to back up & archive data, host content, manage media, build their applications, and more.

SailPoint appoints Heather Gantt-Evans as CISO
2021-03-09 23:15

SailPoint announced the appointment of Heather Gantt-Evans as the company's new Chief Information Security Officer. In this role, Heather will be responsible for the overall cybersecurity of SailPoint's products, systems, and data as the company continues its global expansion.

New CISO Hires at Uber, Square, SailPoint
2021-03-03 19:21

Ride-sharing giant Uber has quietly snapped up veteran security leader Latha Maripuri to be its Chief Information Security Officer. Uber has been without a formal security chief since the departure of John 'Four' Flynn in July 2020.

Reddit Names Allison Miller as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
2021-02-23 01:23

Social news community site Reddit announced on Monday that it has hired Allison Miller as Chief Information Security Officer and VP of Trust. Miller joins Reddit from Bank of America where she most recently served as SVP Technology Strategy & Design, and had been overseeing technology design and engineering delivery for the bank's information security organization.

These two areas are CISOs' top priorities this year
2021-02-22 17:16

Team8 surveyed cybersecurity leaders to find out where they will spend their money in 2021.

Reddit Names Allison Miller as CISO, VP of Trust
2021-02-22 16:43

Social news community site Reddit announced on Monday that it has hired Allison Miller as Chief Information Security Officer and VP of Trust. Miller joins Reddit from Bank of America where she most recently served as SVP Technology Strategy & Design, and had been overseeing technology design and engineering delivery for the bank's information security organization.