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Beyond Identity, the provider of phishing-resistant and password less MFA, has announced the appointments of Pia McSharry as vice president of global sales engineering and Susanne Gurman as vice president of revenue marketing. With more than 15 years of experience in sales engineering at pioneer cybersecurity and data firms including Rapid7, SecurityScorecard and Securonix, McSharry brings unmatched experience in developing winning teams that drive new business. McSharry will lead a team of internationally-located sales engineers, working with them to develop innovative new strategies that align with the company’s goals and the changing market. Sales engineering team “I am thrilled to join Beyond Identity and lead its talented sales engineering team,” said McSharry. “Beyond Identity’s passwordless MFA is fundamentally changing the game in cybersecurity, providing its customers with a highly differentiated phishing-resistant authentication solution they can trust. I am eager to hit the ground running and continue the company’s forward momentum.” 18 years of experience Gurman joins Beyond Identity with more than 18 years of experience developing and leading high-performing marketing programs at Mimecast, SecurityScorecard and Digital Guardian. She will lead her team to reach and engage with new audiences in support of the company’s growth trajectory. “Beyond Identity has truly built a fantastic team and I’m honoured to join them in their mission for effortless identity security,” said Gurman. “In my nearly two decades working in this industry, I’ve seen how powerful disruptive technology like Beyond Identity’s password less MFA can be. I look forward to helping to deliver our solutions to new audiences.” Valuable background Both McSharry and Gurman will also bring their valuable background as female leaders Both McSharry and Gurman will also bring their valuable background as female leaders in technology to Women of Beyond Identity, an employee resource group dedicated to supporting and mentoring the female employees at the company and improving gender equity in the industry. “We are honoured to welcome Pia and Susanne to our leadership team,” said Thomas Jermoluk, CEO and co-founder of Beyond Identity. “They both bring deep experience in their respective fields, with a keen understanding of our customers and our market. We look forward to their participation in Beyond Identity’s continued growth.” Multi-factor authentication Beyond Identity’s passwordless multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution meets both phishing-resistant and zero-trust requirements by removing easily exploited factors like push notifications, one-time-codes and magic links. McSharry and Gurman’s additions to Beyond Identity’s leadership team will support its growth goals as it strives to provide customers with seamless, reliable and continuous identity authentication.

HelpSystems announced that it had become Fortra™ a name synchronous with security and defence. This evolution reflects the company’s enhanced commitment to helping customers simplify cybersecurity's complexity in an increasingly under-siege business environment. With a stronger line of defence from a single provider, organisations of all kinds can look to Fortra to increase security maturity while reducing the burdens to everyday productivity.   Tackling security challenges  “The cybersecurity industry is always changing, and we’re evolving along with it,” said Kate Bolseth, CEO, Fortra, adding “This is a pivotal, exciting moment for us as we’re defining a new, bold path forward that will bring positive change to the industry and our customers." Kate Bolseth continues, "Everyone at Fortra is rallying behind this movement to tackle seemingly unmanageable security challenges and alleviate the constant worry many of our customers face. As Fortra, we want our customers to think of us as their cybersecurity ally, with them every step of the way.”  Cybersecurity and automation  Fortra has grown to more than 3,000 employees with offices in 18 countries and over 30,000 global customers In recent years, Fortra has grown to more than 3,000 employees with offices in 18 countries and over 30,000 global customers. As part of this evolution, the company shifted its focus to cybersecurity and automation, building a best-in-class portfolio with key capabilities in data security, infrastructure protection, and managed security services. These acquisitions have included Alert Logic, Digital Guardian, Cobalt Strike, Tripwire, Digital Defense, Terranova Security, Agari, PhishLabs, Core Security, GoAnywhere, Titus, and other well-known software and services providers.  Effective threat intelligence  Such a rich collection of proven solutions has built the organisation’s roster of industry experts and enabled innovative integrations to help customers solve challenges in new, streamlined ways. These integrations incorporate emerging threat intelligence for more effective protection against rapidly evolving cyber threats. Fortra’s 350-person threat research and intelligence team stay abreast of emerging threats not only to guide customers in their defence efforts but also to infuse its software and services with critical insights. “We’re proud of our role as a trusted leader in the industry and will continue to give our customers the same people-first support and best-in-class solution portfolio they’ve come to expect, making cybersecurity stronger and simpler than ever before,” adds Kate Bolseth. 

Digital Guardian, a globally renowned company in data loss prevention (DLP) and managed detection and response (MDR) solutions, has announced the appointment of Richard Orange as its new Vice President of EMEA Sales. The hire comes following a milestone year for company growth globally, fuelled by a surge in buyer interest in data security for a remote workforce. Cloud data protection platform Richard Orange will be responsible for the revenue growth of the company’s renowned cloud-delivered data protection platform, which enables companies to protect critical data and IP from the endpoint to the Cloud. To accelerate further growth in the EMEA region, Richard Orange is committed to adding talent across the region, in addition to forming new channel and distribution partnerships. He will be based in London and will report to James McCarthy, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Digital Guardian. Importance of coordinated endpoint data protection Richard is the perfect person to capitalise on our opportunity in EMEA and take the helm of this important growth region" “The COVID-19 pandemic transformed many companies across the globe into distributed organisations with up to 100% of their employees working from home,” said James McCarthy, adding “That transformation put a renewed emphasis on providing strong and coordinated data protection on the endpoints that employees use every day. As a result, we are seeing unprecedented demand from customers and prospects alike.” James McCarthy further said, “With his proven sales and business development skills, Richard is the perfect person to capitalise on our opportunity in EMEA and take the helm of this important growth region.” Cyber and data security Richard Orange brings nearly 25 years of experience and joins Digital Guardian from Forescout, where he spent over four years as part of the EMEA leadership team, growing its customer base and delivering 350% growth in revenue, over his tenure. He has also enjoyed success with F5 Networks, HP Enterprise Security and specialist cyber security services firm, Vistorm. “Data is the lifeblood for most businesses today and with work from anywhere as our new normal, organisations are making it a priority to protect it,” said Richard Orange, adding “Digital Guardian has the industry’s only cloud-based DLP solution that can be delivered as a managed service to bring comprehensive data protection to organisations of all sizes quickly and effectively.” Richard adds, “With our approach, even mid-sized companies can achieve the same levels of data protection enjoyed by the world’s largest global enterprises.”