Vanta announced that it has appointed Jadee Hanson as its CISO, overseeing Security, Enterprise Engineering, Privacy and Governance, Risk and Compliance, reporting directly to Vanta's CEO Christina Cacioppo.
Hanson is the latest executive to join Vanta's leadership team over the past year following the additions of David Eckstein, Chief Financial Officer and Jeremy Epling, Chief Product Officer.
Hanson has spent the past seven years at Code42, serving as both CISO and CIO. In these roles, she led security and technology strategy, overseeing Application Security, Detection and Response, Security Operations, GRC, and Enterprise Engineering teams.
Hanson played a significant role in enhancing Code42's security program, guiding technology strategy, and contributing to the development of product features for customers.
Her efforts resulted in improved risk management adoption, as well as increased capabilities in cyber detection, response, and recovery for the company.
Prior to Code42, Hanson held a number of senior leadership roles in the security department of Target Corporation for over seven years including serving as the security leader for the acquisition of software development and online retail companies, and the sale of Target Pharmacies to CVS Health.
Hanson worked at Deloitte for nearly five years, where she served as a security consultant for companies across diverse industries such as healthcare, technology, manufacturing, energy, retail and more.
Hanson is an expert in security and is frequently featured on security topics in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Inc. Magazine.
Hanson is the founder and CEO of the non-profit organization Building Without Borders, which serves those in poverty-stricken areas throughout the world through housing services.
Since April 2015, Building Without Borders has built 86 houses in areas of the Dominican Republic.
Serving over 6,000 leading companies and monitoring over 30 million resources, from laptops to servers to employees.
Crossing 300 integrations across the most essential tools in a company's tech stack.
Expanding globally in EMEA and APAC with almost 1 in 4 customers now headquartered outside of the U.S. In addition to its product, customer and global acceleration, Vanta's industry-leading innovation has been recognized across a range of rankings and awards in the past year including CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Fortune Cyber 60 and Inc. Best Workplaces.
In 2023, Vanta more than doubled its customer base, serving over 6,000 companies across 58 countries, while expanding its global footprint with offices in Australia, Ireland and the U.S. Vanta has raised $203 million in funding from leading investors Craft Ventures, Sequoia and Y Combinator, security industry pioneers like CrowdStrike, and leading cloud company investment arms Atlassian Ventures, HubSpot Ventures and Workday Ventures.
This Cyber News was published on www.helpnetsecurity.com. Publication date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:43:04 +0000