{"id":167331,"date":"2022-11-15T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cohesity.com\/press\/cohesity-expands-its-security-advisory-council-with-addition-of-kelly-bissell-current-microsoft-and-former-accenture-security-executive\/"},"modified":"2022-11-15T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T14:00:19","slug":"cohesity-expands-its-security-advisory-council-with-addition-of-kelly-bissell-current-microsoft-and-former-accenture-security-executive","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.cohesity.com\/de\/press\/cohesity-expands-its-security-advisory-council-with-addition-of-kelly-bissell-current-microsoft-and-former-accenture-security-executive\/","title":{"rendered":"Cohesity Expands its Security Advisory Council with Addition of Kelly Bissell, Current Microsoft and Former Accenture Security Executive"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN JOSE, Calif. <\/b>\u2014 November 15, 2022 \u2014 <\/span>Cohesity<\/span><\/a>, a leader in data security and management, today announced the addition of Kelly Bissell, CVP of Microsoft Security Services, to the Cohesity Security Advisory Council. As the council\u2019s seventh member, Bissell brings nearly 30 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity with former security leadership roles at Accenture, and Deloitte.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Cohesity Security Advisory Council<\/span><\/a>, led by Mandiant CEO, Kevin Mandia, brings together industry leading visionaries with deep security and IT expertise from a host of enterprise and government agencies \u2014 including Mandiant, Netflix, Facebook, and the National Security Agency (NSA) – and now Microsoft, Accenture, and Deloitte. Bissell\u2019s addition is a testament to the high priority Cohesity places on helping customers and partners advance data security and cyber resiliency within their environments while addressing emerging and ongoing cyberattacks, including ransomware.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCyberattacks continue to increase in complexity, sophistication, and volume. Leaders in cyber security and data security and management must unite efforts in protecting data against attacks,\u201d said Bissell. \u201cI\u2019m excited to join the Cohesity Security Advisory Council. The company plays a paramount role in helping enterprises improve their security posture through a modern data security and management platform that makes data protection, cyber vaulting, classification, and rapid recovery seamless, which is essential to helping customers return their businesses to normal operation in the event of an attack.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn today\u2019s threat landscape, just like healthcare where it takes the best doctors to fight diseases, it takes the best security minds working together to protect businesses from cyberattacks such as ransomware,\u201d said Sanjay Poonen, CEO and President, Cohesity. \u201cKelly is one of the industry\u2019s most seasoned security veterans and his mission \u2013 to transform the security market to better serve customers \u2013 is a great complement to our efforts at Cohesity. I\u2019m delighted to be partnering with him, and the rest of our Cohesity Security Advisory Council experts to utilize our combined forces in creating a more secure world for our customers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Building on a Distinguished Security Advisory Council<\/b><\/p>\n

With newly added strength, the Cohesity Security Advisory Council will advise the Cohesity team, customers, and partners on security trends and emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities. The council is composed of industry leaders that bring decades of expertise developing technologies and standards to help organizations protect their data and increase cyber resilience. The council will work with industry groups and the broad technology ecosystem to prevent the impact of cyberattacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to Bissell, the council is comprised of leading industry experts, including:<\/span><\/p>\n