It's a return for the IT security manager, having previously held the role of EVP Worldwide Field Operations at Qualys
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, today announced the appointment of Dan Barahona as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to facilitate Qualys' next stages of growth. Dan will lead the company's marketing team internationally and oversee strategies, brand, corporate communications, lead generation activities and all other go-to-market initiatives.
"Qualys continues to develop innovative cybersecurity solutions through its cloud-based security and compliance platform, and with the recent introduction of VMDR - Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response - it is able to extend its reach to locations on - premise, endpoints, clouds, containers, web applications and OT and IoT environments, ”he said Dan Barahona, CMO at Qualys. “Sono entusiasta di rientrare in Qualys, proprio nel momento in cui con VMDR assicuriamo al mercato un workflow unico che consente alle imprese di potenziare la propria postura di sicurezza e conformità, ottimizzando i flussi di lavoro, dando priorità alle minacce, automatizzando le risposte e riducendo drasticamente i costi”.
La carriera di Dan si è sviluppata in oltre 20 anni di esperienza nel settore della sicurezza informatica, con una spiccata attitudine verso il business. In precedenza, è stato Chief Marketing Officer per Anomali, leader nelle soluzioni di intelligence sulle minacce, e prima ancora ha ricoperto il ruolo di Executive Vice President Worldwide Field Operations per Qualys. Dan possiede inoltre una valida expertise nelle attività commerciali e nello sviluppo di prodotti per organizzazioni come ArcSight (acquisita da Hewlett Packard) e WatchDox (acquisita da Blackberry). Ha conseguito una laurea in ingegneria meccanica presso il Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, un master in ingegneria meccanica presso la Cornell University e un MBA in finanza presso l’Università del Michigan.
“I am delighted to welcome Dan back to the Qualys team,” he said Philippe Courtot, President and CEO of Qualys. "Dan brings a unique, consolidated cybersecurity experience to Qualys, integrating business development, sales and leading marketing roles for ArcSight, Anomali and Qualys. His broad experience, which includes in-depth knowledge of Qualys and a deep technical background, will help us accelerate our go-to-market strategies as we continue to develop innovative solutions. It is extraordinary to be able to count on Dan's leadership and skills to continue our Brand Awareness activities, raising the quality level on vulnerability management with VMDR and further enriching the new solutions of the Qualys Cloud Platform that will arrive in 2020 ".
