Microsoft Appoints New CISO As Part Of ‘New Focus’
Channel Futures – Edward Gately
The key points are:
– Microsoft has appointed a new CISO, Igor Tsyganskiy, effective January 1, 2023\)
– Current CISO Bret Arsenault will move to a new role as chief security advisor after 14 years in the CISO role.
– The changes come as Microsoft refocuses its approach to security under its new Secure Future Initiative.
– Tsyganskiy joins from Bridgewater Associates and Salesforce, bringing experience from demanding security environments.
– The move follows increasing pressure on CISOs from rising cyberattacks, regulation and litigation.
– It may indicate Microsoft’s desire to strengthen both its security products and overall security posture.
– Industry experts see it as a bold move to appoint an external candidate without direct CISO experience given the challenges, but one with relevant technical and product background.
– Microsoft faces its own security issues like the 2021 SolarWinds hack affecting government customers via a compromised engineer account.
So in summary, Microsoft is appointing a new CISO and refocusing its security strategy amid a challenging threat landscape and increasing oversight of security leaders.
Link: https://www.channelfutures.com/security/microsoft-appoints-new-ciso-as-part-of-new-focus