Security News
Virtium, a leading solutions provider of industrial solid-state drive and memory solutions, announced that it has named David Quarles as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Quarles reports directly to Phu Hoang, founder and CEO. Hoang said Quarles's background of more than three decades in the industry is ideal for Virtium's goals: expanding the company's worldwide sales force, placing solutions-focused sales personnel closer to customers' locations, and providing them with Virtium's extensive technical expertise to ensure optimal designs of their products using the company's solid-state storage solutions.
Cohesity announced that veteran channel sales leader Mike Houghton has joined the company to serve as vice president of Americas channels. Houghton joins Cohesity from Logicalis U.S., a leading provider of global IT solutions and managed services, where he served as president and chief sales officer responsible for the team's strategic direction as well as the day-to-day sales operations and performance.
Guidepost Solutions, a global leader in compliance, investigations and security consulting, announced the establishment of its National Security practice and the promotion of former senior FBI national security official Stephanie Douglas to president of the division. "Under her leadership, our National Security team will provide expert guidance and support to clients in mission-critical areas of their businesses as they navigate the complexities of building a compliant organization."
Sysdig, the secure DevOps leader, announced the appointment of two engineering vice presidents - Saravanan "Saro" Subbiah and Omer Azaria. Saro joins Sysdig as vice president of engineering and technology, monitor & platform, while Omer is being promoted from within to vice president of engineering, secure.
Ciena announced that Mary Yang has joined the company as senior vice president and chief strategy officer. Yang will have responsibility for driving Ciena's overall corporate strategy as well as execution of corporate development activities, including mergers and acquisitions and related integrations.
As US citizens wait for President Trump's final decision about whether quarantine will be over by Easter, malware peddlers have already "Decided": quarantine will be prolonged until August 2020. Researchers with anti-phishing startup Inky have spotted two phishing emails purportedly coming from the White House, "Signed" by President Trump.
Immuta, the automated data governance company, announced it has appointed Nancy Patel as Vice President of Public Sector. Patel will be responsible for helping the U.S. public sector and global agencies accelerate advanced analytics and data science initiatives, providing data governance at the speed of the mission.
Pyramid Analytics, a leading global provider of next-generation business analytics for the enterprise, welcomed Spencer Johnson as Vice President of North America Sales. Responsible for ensuring that the Pyramid has the necessary people, tools, training, and resources to meet designated revenue goals, Johnson will report to Omri Kohl, co-founder and CEO of Pyramid Analytics.
Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, announced the appointment of Candid Wüest as Vice President of Cyber Protection Research at Acronis. Wüest will lead accelerated research into the latest trends in the threat landscape and new protection methods designed to continuously enhance the world's most innovative cyber protection solutions.
Balbix, provider of the industry's first system for cybersecurity posture transformation, announced the addition of Shelly Morales as the company's new Vice President of People. As VP of People at Balbix, Morales will provide innovative leadership over the global HR department, leading organizational culture initiatives, employee engagement programs and talent acquisition to drive company performance.