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Cybersecurity Leader Ranell Gonzales Joins Cybrella as Vice President of Global Sales and Alliances

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

BOSTON, Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cybrella, a prominent player in the cybersecurity advisory space, is thrilled to welcome Ranell Gonzales as the new Vice President of Global Sales and Alliances.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cybrella, a prominent player in the cybersecurity advisory space, is thrilled to welcome Ranell Gonzales as the new Vice President of Global Sales and Alliances.
  • I've had the privilege of collaborating closely with Ranell for five years as part of the strategic partnership between Cybrella and Lifars.
  • As Cybrella.io's Vice President of Global Sales and Alliances, Ranell Gonzales will chart the course toward global expansion, forge strategic alliances, and supercharge our sales engine.
  • "We are thrilled to introduce Ranell Gonzales as a driving force behind Cybrella.io's global ambitions," stated Yossi Barkalifa, Cybrella CISO and Partner.

Onspring Adds Two Executives to Enhance Customer Success and Products

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Onspring, a no-code GRC software platform, announced it has hired two industry veterans, Paul Edmonds and Brett Sommers, to join its expanding team and help the organization enhance its customer experience and quickly bring new governance, risk and compliance (GRC) products to market. Paul joins Onspring as vice president customer success and Brett joins as director of product, GRC.

Key Points: 
  • Paul joins Onspring as vice president customer success and Brett joins as director of product, GRC.
  • "We continue to grow and add talented executives, including Paul and Brett, to our team to continue building our customer-focused culture of success," said Chris Pantaenius, CEO and co-founder of Onspring.
  • For nearly two decades, Paul has built strong customer success programs, and he will oversee the Onspring Client Success team and assist customers in achieving lasting value from their Onspring implementations.
  • Prior to joining Onspring, Paul was chief customer officer at CYDERES and stewarded a rewarding culture for employees and customers.

Cyware Expands Partnership with ZeroFox Through Inclusion in the Partner Advisory Marketplace

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Cyware, the leading provider of threat intelligence management, security collaboration, and cyber fusion solutions, today announced that ZeroFox (Nasdaq: ZFOX), an enterprise software-as-a-service leader in external cybersecurity, has been added to the Cyware Partner Advisory Marketplace, making select ZeroFox threat advisories available to Cyware customers including all ISAC and ISAO sharing communities powered by Cyware.

Key Points: 
  • Cyware, the leading provider of threat intelligence management, security collaboration, and cyber fusion solutions, today announced that ZeroFox (Nasdaq: ZFOX), an enterprise software-as-a-service leader in external cybersecurity, has been added to the Cyware Partner Advisory Marketplace, making select ZeroFox threat advisories available to Cyware customers including all ISAC and ISAO sharing communities powered by Cyware.
  • The Cyware Partner Advisory Marketplace provides a platform for security vendors to make intelligence feeds easily available to Cyware’s extensive network of direct customers, and members of ISACs, ISAOs, and other intelligence sharing communities.
  • These vendors can make free or subscription-based premium feeds available to thousands of enterprises using the Cyware Collaborate solution.
  • In addition to ZeroFox, the Advisory Marketplace includes intelligence feeds from RiskIQ, Flashpoint, Polyswarm, and others.

Stairwell Hires Eric Foster As Next Step in Strategic Expansion

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stairwell, a leading cybersecurity company that empowers security teams to outsmart any attacker, today announced the appointment of Eric Foster as its Vice President of Business Development. Foster was previously President of Cyderes, a leading managed detection and response provider and the first managed security services provider for Stairwell's flagship platform for automated threat detection and response.

Key Points: 
  • "When looking to bolster our strategic growth, bringing Foster on board was a natural choice and an essential step," said Mike Wiacek, CEO and Founder of Stairwell.
  • "Foster was my thought partner throughout my time at Chronicle, and when Stairwell joined forces with Cyderes to expand its managed detection and response solutions earlier this year.
  • Foster has three decades of tech business experience and has spent 20 years building cybersecurity powerhouses from the ground up.
  • I could not be more ready to join this industry revolution that Mike and the whole Stairwell team have already launched."

CyberCatch announces hiring of Vice President, Head of Global Sales to drive sales growth

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

"We are delighted to announce that Ranell Gonzales has joined the company as Vice President, Head of Global Sales, to lead and drive our sales growth.

Key Points: 
  • "We are delighted to announce that Ranell Gonzales has joined the company as Vice President, Head of Global Sales, to lead and drive our sales growth.
  • He is a highly accomplished, respected and effective sales leader with specific expertise in the cybersecurity space.
  • Previously, Gonzales served in sales leadership with RiskIQ, a cybersecurity company that was acquired by Microsoft, for over six years, rapidly being promoted for outstanding sales performance, starting as Account Executive, Global Sales Executive, Sales Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and as a North America Sales Leader.
  • "I am excited to join CyberCatch to lead the company's sales growth and to help the company transform cyber risk management forever.

With Security Copilot, Microsoft brings the power of AI to cyberdefense

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

REDMOND, Wash., March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced it is bringing the next generation of AI to cybersecurity with the launch of Microsoft Security Copilot, giving defenders a much-needed tool to quickly detect and respond to threats and better understand the threat landscape overall. Security Copilot will combine Microsoft's vast threat intelligence footprint with industry-leading expertise to augment the work of security professionals through an easy-to-use AI assistant.

Key Points: 
  • Security Copilot will combine Microsoft's vast threat intelligence footprint with industry-leading expertise to augment the work of security professionals through an easy-to-use AI assistant.
  • Too often, they fight an asymmetric battle against relentless and sophisticated attackers," said Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president, Microsoft Security.
  • Security Copilot is the first and only generative AI security product enabling defenders to move at the speed and scale of AI."
  • Security Copilot also integrates natively with a growing list of Microsoft Security products, such as Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender, to help customers create an end-to-end experience across their entire security program.

WTW launches innovative ESG Clarified™ Platform

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

NEW YORK, Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today introduced ESG Clarified, an analytics platform generating new insights to help organizations better understand and address their climate, sustainability and wider ESG risks and exposures.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today introduced ESG Clarified, an analytics platform generating new insights to help organizations better understand and address their climate, sustainability and wider ESG risks and exposures.
  • The rapidly evolving ESG landscape presents multiple challenges for organizations as they seek to communicate their ESG strategy and manage associated risks.
  • Ben Fidlow, Global Head of Core Analytics at WTW, commented: “ESG Clarified joins several solutions our clients are already using to address ESG risks, including Climate Diagnostic, Risk Tolerance Clarified and D&O Quantified.
  • Jonathan Weatherly, ESG Global Products Leader at WTW, noted: “Our clients have been asking for a comprehensive analytical platform that uses a broad range of quality data sources to understand ESG risks, prompting WTW to create ESG Clarified.

Cybersecurity Thematic Research 2022: Increasing Rates and Complexity of Cyber Attacks to Boost Market - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, October 21, 2022

Maintaining the security of IT systems is a constant struggle for organizations of all types.

Key Points: 
  • Maintaining the security of IT systems is a constant struggle for organizations of all types.
  • Cyberattacks are frequent and increasingly complex, perpetrated by those furthering a geopolitical cause or attackers intent on making money.
  • In 2021, enterprises invested more in cybersecurity and cloud architecture due to employees working remotely during the pandemic.
  • Most cybersecurity M&A deals in 2021 were related to managed security services, network security, endpoint security, identity management, and cloud security.

Cyber insurtech BOXX Insurance supercharges leadership team with appointments from Paypal and Deloitte

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Monday, July 25, 2022

BOXX is modernizing cyber insurance and uses advanced technology to identify and address cyber threats proactively.

Key Points: 
  • BOXX is modernizing cyber insurance and uses advanced technology to identify and address cyber threats proactively.
  • He will further strengthen BOXX's leadership team as the company continues to scale globally.
  • "I am delighted to be joining the team at BOXX and am thrilled about the growth agenda ahead of us," said Newman.
  • Prior to joining BOXX, Newman held leadership roles at both publicly held and private companies, including PayPal, Simility, RiskIQ, Pindrop, RSA Security, and Silvertail Systems.

Cyber insurtech BOXX Insurance supercharges leadership team with appointments from Paypal and Deloitte

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 25, 2022

BOXX is modernizing cyber insurance and uses advanced technology to identify and address cyber threats proactively.

Key Points: 
  • BOXX is modernizing cyber insurance and uses advanced technology to identify and address cyber threats proactively.
  • He will further strengthen BOXX's leadership team as the company continues to scale globally.
  • "I am delighted to be joining the team at BOXX and am thrilled about the growth agenda ahead of us," said Newman.
  • Prior to joining BOXX, Newman held leadership roles at both publicly held and private companies, including PayPal, Simility, RiskIQ, Pindrop, RSA Security, and Silvertail Systems.