Therapy Brands announced Neil Watkins as its new Chief Information Security Officer.

Cred, a blockchain-based financial services platform, announced Bethany De Lude will take over all security operations as Chief Information Security Officer.

Investar Bank recently hired Darryl Bercegeay as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Senior Vice President.

The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) announced that its Annual Briefing will be held as a virtual event this November, during the week of November 16.

Black Hat announced details for its virtual event, taking place August 1^st – 6^th. 

Alteryx Inc. announced that Billy Spears has joined the company in a new role as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).  

 

Calif Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Amy S. H. Tong has been reappointed director of the California Department of Technology, where she has served as director since 2016.

BigID, data-centric personal data privacy and protection company, announced the appointment of Roger Hale to Chief Security Officer. As CSO, Roger brings more than 35 years of information security experience spanning venture capital, cloud, data management and more.

CNSI, a provider of health information technology solutions, announced that Mike Jin has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer.

 

The TalkTalk data breach in 2015 was monumental for the cybersecurity industry. At the time, data breaches were hardly new, but this particular breach resulted in the government recommending that an officer should be appointed with day-to-day responsibility for protecting computer systems from a cyber attack.