Global cyber security solutions provider Fortinet has appointed 30-year security industry veteran and security heavyweight Phil Quade as its new Chief Information Security Officer with responsibility for Fortinet’s information security and compliance with the latest global regulations and standards across all systems.
Quade, with three decades of cybersecurity and networking experience working across foreign, government, critical infrastructure and commercial industry sectors at the US National Security Agency (NSA), at the highest levels of the White House and Congress, will lead the strategy and expansion of Fortinet’s federal and critical Infrastructure business.
In addition, Quade – who will report to Fortinet founder, chairman and CEO, Ken Xie - will serve as a strategic consultant to Fortinet’s C-Level enterprise customers to help inform product development and innovation based on evolving cybersecurity requirements.
Prior to Fortinet, Quade was the NSA director’s special Assistant for cyber and chief of the NSA cyber task force with responsibility for the White House relationship in cyber.
Previously, he served as the chief operating officer of the Information Assurance Directorate at the NSA, managing day-to-day operations, strategy, planning, integration, and relationships in cybersecurity.
{loadposition peter}And, Quade also served as the head of the Information Operations Technology Centre’s Advanced Technology Group, as a professional staffer to the US Senate, and at the Office of the Director for National Intelligence.
Fortinet says that, in his new role as CISO, Quade will leverage his considerable experience in managing diverse and complex cyber strategies solutions with global intelligence and partnerships to ensure that both Fortinet and its global customers have the “most effective, broad security postures”.
“Bringing together the right mix of technology, threat intelligence risk management and partnerships to protect global information and assets is my passion,” Quade says.
“Fortinet’s security fabric vision aligns perfectly to what it takes to deliver an end-to-end, intelligent, scalable, and integrated security architecture for today’s digital economy.
“I am thrilled to join Fortinet’s leadership team and contribute to its vision, both in leading our internal information security efforts as well as providing strategic guidance and programs to help safeguard our global customers.”