Dipto Chakravarty, formerly senior vice president and general manager of identity and access management business at CA Technologies, has joined enterprise collaboration platform developer Exostar as chief technology officer. The more than 27-year information security veteran will lead Exostar’s strategic design and software engineering programs as well as efforts to innovate technology infrastructure and operations in his […] More

Behavioral attack detection company LightCyber has formed an advisory board consisting of Timothy Murphy, president of Thomson Reuters’ special services unit; Dave Shackleford, an analyst at SANS Institute; and Amir Orad, CEO of Sisense. LightCyber intends for the advisory board to pursue new market opportunities and advise the company on the technical aspects of the business, LightCyber said Tuesday. […] More

Security Magazine has unveiled its list of the 19 Most Influential People in Security for 2016 in an article published Sept. 1. Diane Ritchey writes colleagues and associates nominated the top security leaders based on leadership qualities and the impact of their security projects and programs on shareholders, their organizations, their peers, the public and the overall security landscape. The […] More

Timothy Murphy, president of Thomson Reuters Special Services, has joined the advisory board of New York City-based cybersecurity company Global Data Sentinel. Murphy brings a portfolio of cyber, counterterrorism, intelligence, law enforcement and security experience to GDS, the company said Thursday. He has previously served as deputy director at the FBI, where he provided expertise in online security. […] More

Tom Zara serves as global practice lead of corporate citizenship at Interbrand from January 1993 to present, with responsibility in creating and managing brand value. Zara is also the chairman of the Interbrand Inspired Foundation and the Interbrand’s global energy practice lead. He has helped the company build a roster of clients over the past 14 […] More

Informatica has named the finalists across 10 categories for the company’s Innovation Awards competition and will announce the winners at Informatica World 2014, scheduled for May 12 through May 15 in Las Vegas. “The 2014 Innovation Award finalists exemplify organizations that are transforming their businesses through data—innovating new offerings, delighting customers and beating the competition,” […] More