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Q2 Announces New Executive Appointments

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Monday, November 13, 2023
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Mukkamala is a member of Q2’s executive leadership team, reporting to the president.

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  • Mukkamala is a member of Q2’s executive leadership team, reporting to the president.
  • Williams joined Q2 from SS&C Technologies, where he served as the Managing Director of Risk and Technology Services.
  • “People are a key part of fulfilling this mission, and the team members I’ve met at Q2 are smart, talented and humble.
  • "I am thrilled to join Q2 and contribute to the company's mission and growth strategy while strengthening Q2's and our customers' security posture."

Equifax Chief Information Security Officer Jamil Farshchi Appointed as a Strategic Engagement Advisor for the FBI

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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ATLANTA, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax (NYSE: EFX) today announced that Chief Information Security Officer Jamil Farshchi has been appointed as a Strategic Engagement Advisor to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In this role, which expands on his Equifax responsibilities, Farshchi will support the FBI's efforts to strengthen their relationship with the private sector and will support the Bureau in addressing the range of cyber threats facing businesses across America.

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  • ATLANTA, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax (NYSE: EFX) today announced that Chief Information Security Officer Jamil Farshchi has been appointed as a Strategic Engagement Advisor to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
  • "Over the last four years, Equifax and the FBI have created a powerful blueprint for public-private partnership," said Jamil Farshchi, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer of Equifax.
  • Through a collected effort, we can improve information sharing, bolster corporate resilience, and strengthen national security."
  • Prior to Equifax, Farshchi was Chief Information Security Officer of The Home Depot, Chief Information Security Officer of Time Warner, Vice President of Global Information Security for Visa, Chief Information Security Officer of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Deputy Chief Information Assurance Officer of NASA.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. Selects Engiven's Cryptocurrency Donation Platform

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, Engiven, a leading cryptocurrency donation services company, announced The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. has selected the Engiven cryptocurrency donation platform for their next generation of fundraising efforts. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. will be leveraging the Engiven platform to grow their ministries and increase their digital stewardship initiatives through the acceptance of cryptocurrency donations.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, Engiven, a leading cryptocurrency donation services company, announced TheRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. has selected the Engiven cryptocurrency donation platform for their next generation of fundraising efforts.
  • The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.will be leveraging the Engiven platform to grow their ministries and increase their digital stewardship initiatives through the acceptance of cryptocurrency donations.
  • Through Engiven, The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C's Parish Support Initiative is now offering an exciting new way for the faithful to support the Church: secure donations of cryptocurrency with ease.
  • To learn more about the vibrant ministries of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. visit https://adw.org .

OpenSSF Announces 15 New Members To Further Strengthen Open Source Software Supply Chain Security

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Monday, May 9, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) a cross-industry organization hosted at the Linux Foundation that brings together the world's most important software supply chain security initiatives, today announced 15 new members from leading software development, cybersecurity, financial services, communications, and academic sectors.

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  • "Open source software supply chain attacks threaten the very foundations of innovation that billions of people rely upon.
  • Consequently, the security of software supply chains has been elevated to the top of most organizations' priorities in the wake of recent high-profile vulnerabilities in open source software.
  • As these software supply chain attacks become more commonplace, open source developers have become the frontline of this battle.
  • SUSE is joining OpenSSF to further collaborate with the efforts to ensure the security of the open source software supply chain."

Open Source Security Foundation Attracts New Commitments, Advances Key Initiatives in Weeks Since White House Security Summit

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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For a complete review of the OpenSSF member roster, please visit: https://openssf.org/about/members/

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  • For a complete review of the OpenSSF member roster, please visit: https://openssf.org/about/members/
    These commitments come on the heels of the recent White House Open Source Security Summit where the Linux Foundation and OpenSSF represented hundreds of its project communities and discussed how best to support software security and open source security posture going forward.
  • We have worked with the open source community on bolstering security in these areas and we look forward to strengthening this mission by joining the Open Source Security Foundation," said Jonathan Meadows, Head of Cloud & Application Security Engineering, Citibank.
  • "Open Source software has become a key software supply chain of IT, and Open Source software security has a huge impact on infrastructure security.
  • As a member of Open Source Security Foundation, we're looking forward to collaborating with OpenSSF to strengthen the Open Source security," said Xin Ouyang, Head of Alibaba Cloud Security, Alibaba Cloud.

USAA Chief Security Officer Jason Witty to Address Attendees at Cloud Security Alliance’s SECtemberSM

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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Attendees will learn from both a main conference of industry thought leaders, as well as deep-dive training into Zero Trust, cloud auditing and advanced cloud security topics.

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  • Attendees will learn from both a main conference of industry thought leaders, as well as deep-dive training into Zero Trust, cloud auditing and advanced cloud security topics.
  • SECtember provides a state-of-the-art perspective on the threat vectors and solutions for cybersecurity that now have a foundation of cloud computing, said Jim Reavis, co-founder and CEO, Cloud Security Alliance.
  • Jason Witty serves as USAAs Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer (CSO), accountable for information security, physical security, privacy, operational resiliency, crisis management, and corporate investigations across the firm.
  • He is an award-winning Chief Information Officer (CIO)/Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and a certified Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP) with more than 28 years of experience in technology and information risk management.

ObserveID strengthens its advisory board with appointments of veteran cybersecurity experts Raj Badhwar and Kurt John

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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Raj is a Director and Secretary of the National Technology Security Coalition (NTSC) and holds several notable board and advisory positions.

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  • Raj is a Director and Secretary of the National Technology Security Coalition (NTSC) and holds several notable board and advisory positions.
  • "I am happy to join the advisory board to help ObserveID's management team continue to pursue their successful strategic growth initiatives."
  • Kurt John Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Siemens USA
    Kurt is an accomplished innovation and Cybersecurity executive, currently responsible for strategy, governance, and implementation of Cybersecurity for Siemens USA Siemens' largest market.
  • "Our senior leadership team is excited to welcome Raj and Kurt to our Strategic Advisory Board.

OpenSSF Announces The Alpha-Omega Project to Improve Software Supply Chain Security for 10,000 OSS Projects

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
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This builds on previous industry-wide investments into OpenSSF aiming to improve open source software security.

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  • This builds on previous industry-wide investments into OpenSSF aiming to improve open source software security.
  • The Alpha-Omega Project will improve global OSS supply chain security by working with project maintainers to systematically look for new, as-yet-undiscovered vulnerabilities in open source code, and get them fixed.
  • "Alpha" will work with the maintainers of the most critical open source projects to help them identify and fix security vulnerabilities, and improve their security posture.
  • Alpha will be collaborative in nature, targeting and evaluating the most critical open source projects to help them improve their security postures.

Blackhawk Network Expands Security and Technology Team with Addition of Selim Aissi as New Chief Information Security Officer

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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Blackhawk Network , a global financial technology company and a leader in payment technologies and solutions, today announced veteran information security executive, Selim Aissi, has been named its Chief Information Security Officer.

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  • Blackhawk Network , a global financial technology company and a leader in payment technologies and solutions, today announced veteran information security executive, Selim Aissi, has been named its Chief Information Security Officer.
  • Aissi will lead cybersecurity for Blackhawk, including security strategy, engineering, infrastructure and governance, business continuity and third-party risk management.
  • Most recently, he was Senior Vice President & Chief Security Officer at ICE Mortgage Technology (previously known as Ellie Mae) where he was responsible for security engineering, operations, strategy, cyber resilience, GRC and third-party risk.
  • Prior to ICE Mortgage Technology, Aissi served as Vice President of Global Information Security at Visa.

Don Boian Joins Hound Labs, Inc. as Its Chief Information Security Officer

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hound Labs, Inc., a health technology company specializing in portable solutions, announced that Don Boian, an accomplished technology leader and award-winning information security expert, has joined the Hound Labs team as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hound Labs, Inc., a health technology company specializing in portable solutions, announced that Don Boian, an accomplished technology leader and award-winning information security expert, has joined the Hound Labs team as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
  • Prior to joining Hound Labs, Don served as the Security Outreach Director and Chief Information Security Officer for Huntington Bank, where he was responsible for working with customers and commercial clients to raise awareness of information security, cyber threats, fraud, and physical security.
  • I look forward to working with the Hound Labs team to implement a strong risk management and information security strategy to protect the Company, its customers, and its partners from cyber threats and vulnerabilities, said Don Boian.
  • Dr. Mike Lynn, an ER physician, reserve deputy sheriff, and former venture capitalist founded Hound Labs in 2014.