Tag: Microsoft
LVT names Harshit Shah as chief technology officer
February 3, 2026SSN Staff
AMERICAN FORK, Utah—LiveView Technologies (LVT), a provider of rapidly deployable security solutions, has appointed Harshit Shah as chief technology officer (CTO).
A seasoned engineering and product leader, Shah brings deep experience scaling technical teams and guiding organizations from single-product offerings to diversified, multi-product portfolios.
Shah joins LVT from Kyruus Health, where he served as CTO. He also held leadership roles at Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, building...
Data centers under siege: SIA seeks to close security gaps
January 12, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
SILVER SPRING, Md.—With data center outages making headlines and artificial intelligence (AI) fueling explosive growth, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has launched a Data Center Advisory Board to confront rising risks and redefine security standards.
“The scope and scale of the industry have gone off the charts,” says inaugural chair Jim Black, senior director and security architect at Microsoft. “It’s time for a dedicated...
ZBeta names Conal O’Doherty and Jesse “JJ” Knutson as principals
December 8, 2025SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO—ZBeta, a provider of comprehensive physical security consulting services, has announced that senior executives Conal O’Doherty and Jesse “JJ” Knutson have been named principals of the firm.
In their respective roles as chief growth officer and chief operating officer, O’Doherty and Knutson have been instrumental in shaping ZBeta’s identity by elevating the brand, enriching the client experience, advancing corporate strategy, strengthening operational...
SIA launches Data Center Advisory Board
December 4, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has launched the Data Center Advisory Board, a panel of experts that will provide guidance on data center security topics to the SIA Board of Directors and related resources to SIA members.
Jim Black, senior director and security architect at Microsoft, has been named chair of the group.
The data center sector is growing rapidly, as artificial intelligence and other technologies daily increase the demand for cloud...
AU10TIX joins Microsoft Store as IDV issuer
December 3, 2025SSN Staff
NEW YORK — AU10TIX, a global provider of identity verification and management, has announced its selection by Microsoft as a premier identity verification (IDV) issuer on the Microsoft Entra platform.
This collaboration marks a major milestone in AU10TIX’s “Verify Once, Use Everywhere” strategy, bringing its advanced IDV and biometric technology to Microsoft Entra Verified ID. The AU10TIX solution is available directly through the Microsoft Security Store, simplifying...
Quorum Cyber Strengthens Leadership Team with New Senior Appointments
November 19, 2025SSN Staff
DENVER — Quorum Cyber, a threat-led cybersecurity company, has made a series of appointments to its senior leadership team to meet its strategic goals.
John Bruce has joined the Microsoft-only company as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Mike LaPeters as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Stacey Sweeney as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), and Melissa Webb as Vice President – Microsoft Partnership.
“Quorum Cyber is entering a new phase of global expansion, and that requires...
Princeton Identity adds former Fortune 500 CSO Brian Tuskan as executive advisor
October 31, 2025SSN Staff
PRINCETON, N.J.—Princeton Identity, a global provider of advanced iris biometric identity solutions, has announced that Brian K. Tuskan has joined the company as its new executive advisor.
Tuskan brings more than two decades of experience in law enforcement and corporate security leadership, having served as chief security officer for both Microsoft and ServiceNow, where he helped define industry-leading programs in global security, safety, and intelligence-driven operations.
At Princeton...
Insecure about GPT-5
August 12, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
OpenAI’s latest large language model (LLM), GPT-5, came out with much fanfare on Aug. 7, but less than a week later, most of the chat about ChatGPT’s newest engine has not been too kind, to say the least.
Billed as a more intelligent, reliable, and versatile AI system that can handle a wider range of complex tasks, with a focus on deep reasoning, multimodal understanding, and agentic capabilities, users have not taken too kindly to the new LLM, calling it “awful” and a...
SecurityBridge showcasing CVA, Sentinel Integration at SAP Sapphire 2025
May 16, 2025SSN Staff
NEW YORK — SecurityBridge has announced its participation in SAP Sapphire 2025, taking place May 19–21 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
The company is demonstrating the latest innovations in SAP cybersecurity, including its newly released AI-powered Code Vulnerability Analyzer (CVA) and enhanced integration with Microsoft Sentinel.
SAP Sapphire is SAP’s flagship annual event, bringing together thousands of global business and technology leaders to...
Quorum Cyber recognized winner of MSSP of the Year
April 30, 2025SSN Staff
TAMPA, Fla. — Quorum Cyber has won the Security MSSP of the Year award in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards 2025 presented by the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA).
Award winners are said to have demonstrated excellence across the security landscape during the past the past year.
“I’m absolutely delighted that Quorum Cyber has won Security MSSP of the Year,” said Quorum Cyber Chief Executive Officer Federico Charosky. “This is a testament...