DUBAI, UAE, 11th March, 2022: Safe Security, a global leader in Cybersecurity and Digital Business Risk Quantification, announced the appointment of Michael Johnson, a veteran US government and commercial industry Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), to its Board of Directors. Mr. Johnson has been advising Safe Security since December 2020. Michael joined the Board of Directors of the company on November 10, 2021.
“We are delighted to welcome Michael, a veteran in cybersecurity to the Safe Security Board”, said Saket Modi, Co-founder & CEO of Safe Security. “Michael’s experience in managing cybersecurity for government and large organisations in the US is indispensable. His expertise in building and executing cybersecurity strategies, coupled with his deep understanding of cyber is extremely valuable for us as we grow and expand to achieve our mission to become the defacto industry standard to measure, manage and mitigate cyber risk”.
Mr. Johnson currently serves as CISO, Meta Financial Technologies, Meta Platforms, Inc., and previously served in multiple cybersecurity roles leading large, complex, and dynamic information-intensive global enterprises, including as the Senior Vice President and CISO at Capital One, the CIO for the U.S. Department of Energy, and in other key roles in the Executive Office of the President (the White House), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Johnson said, “Cyber represents existential risk to trust-based, digital organisations, and as cyber threats continue to grow in frequency and sophistication, managing cyber risk is critical. It is incumbent on all business risk executives and stakeholders – to include board directors, corporate and C-suite executives, business leaders, technologists, auditors, regulators, etc. – to assess, prioritise, and manage security risk. A contextual and real-time quantification of cyber risk is an absolute imperative to ensure proactive and predictive cybersecurity. I am excited to continue to help Safe Security standardise quantitative cyber risk management and communication for organisations around the world”.
