Jared Bartel has been named Chief Information Security Officer at Idaho State University. He previously served as Associate CIO of Infrastructure Services at the Pocatello, Idaho-based University.

Automated phishing protection and scam prevention company Bolster has appointed Rod Schultz as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Schultz previously held leadership roles at Apple, Adobe, and Zoom, with a strong focus on SaaS and security solutions. Most recently, he served as SVP of Product and Engineering at Dust Identity.

Bugcrowd has appointed Trey Ford as Chief Information Security Officer for the Americas. Ford previously held key leadership roles at Deepwatch, Vista Equity Partners, Salesforce, and Black Hat, and he has been a member of Bugcrowd’s advisory board for over a decade. The news comes days after Bugcrowd announced securing $50 million in growth capital facility from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).

UnitedHealth Group has appointed Tim McKnight as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The CISO change comes eight months after UnitedHealth subsidiary Change Healthcare suffered a highly disruptive ransomware attack that has impacted 100 million individuals. McKnight replaces Steven Martin, who was described as unqualified in the aftermath of the incident. Martin will take on the role of Chief Restoration Officer at UnitedHealth.

Zach Furness has joined MITRE as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He most recently served as Deputy CISO and Director of Cyber Risk Management at Children’s National Hospital. In his new role, Furness rejoins MITRE after working at the organization for more than 29 years before leaving to join Inova Health as Director of IT Security in 2018.

Vanderbilt University announced that Gregg R. Kendrick has been named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He most recently served as CISO for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Previous experience includes roles such as his appointment to the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, Naval Intelligence, where he was the executive director of Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command, and his appointment as deputy director of the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force, and with U.S. Cyber Command.

AI-powered data security company Cohesity has appointed industry veteran Vasu Murthy as SVP and Chief Product Officer (CPO). With over 25 years of experience, Murthy will help Cohesity advance its AI-powered data security portfolio. Previously, he was VP of Products at Rubrik, after serving as VP of Products for the Analytics Platform at Oracle. With experience in data protection, security, and analytics, Murthy led software launches at companies of all sizes, from start-ups to global brands.

Joseph (Yossi) Tal has been appointed CEO of CyFox, a company that specializes in AI-based cybersecurity solutions. Tal will replace Roni Zarom, the company’s founder and main investor, who will become CyFox chairman. Prior to joining CyFox, Tal held leadership roles at Trellix and Citibank.

DigiCert has announced the appointment of Lakshmi Hanspal as Chief Trust Officer. She most recently served as Global Chief Information Security Officer for Amazon Devices and Services. Prior to Amazon, she served as Chief Security Officer at Box and SAP Ariba, and held security leadership roles at the Bank of America and PayPal.

SOC automation and SOAR solutions provider Swimlane has named Bob Parker as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Parker previously served as CFO at SentinelOne, Circulor, and SnapLogic.

Jake Williams, known in the cybersecurity industry as MalwareJake, has joined cybersecurity and technology consulting firm Hunter Strategy as Vice President of Research and Development and Managing Director of Hunter Labs. Williams is best known for his work at the SANS Institute, Rendition InfoSec and BreachQuest — he founded both Rendition and BreachQuest.

Logpoint has announced the appointment of Frank Koelmel as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Koelmel previously served as President for the Americas and EMEA at Cybereason, and prior to that he held leadership positions at companies such as Palo Alto Networks, FireEye, and Brocade.

Sophos announced that Torjus Gylstorff has joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Jon Bove has been appointed Senior Vice President of Americas Sales. Prior to Sophos, Gylstorff held leadership roles at Thales, Symantec and Blue Coat Systems. Bove previously held leadership positions at Fortinet and Proofpoint.

Cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm Ballistic Ventures has appointed Gregory Crabb as CISO-in-Residence. Crabb previously served as the CISO of the US Postal Service (USPS).

ENGIE North America has appointed Roya Gordon as its Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Prior to joining ENGIE, Gordon held intelligence-related roles at the US Navy and Accenture, and OT cybersecurity roles at the Idaho National Laboratory, Nozomi Networks, and most recently, Hexagon.

Chris Inglis, former national cyber director and deputy director of the NSA, has joined the Board of Trustees at MITRE. Inglis’ retirement from the government, where he served for 40 years, was announced in early 2023.