SIEM firm Securonix has announced the appointment of Kash Shaikh as President and CEO. Shaikh previously served as President and CEO of Virtana. In the past, he also held leadership roles at Dell, HP, Cisco, Nortel Networks and Ruckus Wireless. 

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Tony Burke will be the country’s new Minister for Cyber Security. Burke is also Minister for Home Affairs, and Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. He replaces Clare O’Neil, who has been Minister for Cyber Security since June 2022.

Security operations command center provider Adlumin announced that Vikram Ramesh has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Ramesh previously held marketing leadership roles at Google, Mandiant, and Entrust.

The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) has announced the appointment of Harry Wingo as Deputy National Cyber Director. Harry Coker, who was confirmed as National Cyber Director in December 2023, welcomed Wingo to the ONCD team. Wingo has been a faculty member specializing in cybersecurity at the National Defense University, and previously served as President and CEO of the DC Chamber of Commerce.

Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP) has announced the appointment of Nadav Zafrir as Chief Executive Officer. He replaces Gil Shwed, who will transition to Executive Chairman. Zafrir was most recently co-founder and managing partner at Team8, a security-focused venture capital firm.

Ransomware protection and anti data exfiltration company BlackFog has appointed Brenda Robb as President, John Sarantakes as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), and Mark Griffith as Vice President of Strategic Sales. Robb, one of the company’s founding members, will also continue to serve as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Sarantakes previously held leadership positions at InMotion Software, Headspring Systems, Absolute Software, and Dell.

Sandfly Security announced that former NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce will join its Advisory Board. Sandfly provides an agentless Linux security solution to protect mission critical infrastructure. Joyce retired from the NSA at the end of March and is apparently starting his own cybersecurity company, Joyce Cyber.

Cyber resilience and data protection firm Commvault has announced Pranay Ahlawat as its first Chief Technology and AI Officer (CTAIO). Prior to joining Commvault, Ahlawat held leadership roles at Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Sophos has announced that Teresa Anania has joined the company as Chief Customer Officer (CCO). Anania has more than 25 years of experience in leading customer satisfaction and sales growth across public and private sectors. She joins Sophos from Zendesk, where she was responsible for the management and development of the company’s global client base.

SaaS security posture management (SSPM) company AppOmni has hired Joel Wallenstrom as General Manager. Wallenstrom was previously CEO of Wickr, a secure communications provider acquired by AWS. He also held leadership positions at iSEC Partners and NCC Group.

Global business advisory firm FTI Consulting has appointed Brett Callow as Managing Director in its Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Communications practice. Callow previously served as a threat analyst and spokesperson for the cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, often providing valuable information and insights on ransomware and other cyberattacks.

Mobile security firm Zimperium has named David Natker as its new Vice President of Global Partners and Alliances. Natker joins Zimperium from Druva, where he served as Senior Director of Alliances. He also held leadership roles at Rubrik and Dell EMC.

CISA has appointed Jeff Greene as Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity and Trent Frazier as Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement. Greene previously served as Senior Director at the Aspen Institute, where he led the global cybersecurity policy program. Prior to Aspen, he was the Chief for Cyber Response & Policy in the National Security Council at the White House. Frazier was previously Deputy Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement at CISA. Prior to joining CISA, he served in a variety of leadership roles throughout DHS. Both served in acting capacities prior to being formally appointed to their roles.

Kudelski Security has announced the appointment of David Chétrit as its CEO. Chétrit succeeds Jacques Boschung, who has decided to leave the company to focus on other endeavors. Chétrit has been with the Kudelski Group for eight years, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA for Kudelski Security.

Anirban Sengupta has been named Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Senior Vice President of Engineering at cloud networking and security firm Aviatrix. Sengupta previously worked at Google, VMware, and Cisco.

Axonius hasnamed Nick Degnan as its first Chief Revenue Officer and Rob Casselman as its first Chief Customer Officer. Degnan has until now served as Axonius’ Senior Vice President (SVP) of Sales. Casselman joins Axonius from Zscaler, where he most recently served as SVP of Solutions Consulting.