SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Nov. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo
Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the next-generation security company,
today announced the appointment of Lucas
Moody as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He
will report directly to the CFO and lead efforts to protect Palo
Alto Networks information and technology assets while partnering
with product management to contribute to continued product
innovations.
QUOTES
- "We are pleased to welcome Lucas to the team; he is an
extremely capable and experienced cybersecurity professional who
understands the growing imperative to approach security with a
next-generation, breach prevention mindset, and we're an even
stronger organization with him leading our information security
efforts."
- Steffan Tomlinson, CFO and executive vice president, Palo
Alto Networks
- "I have witnessed firsthand the growing complexity of today's
threat landscape and developed a passion for protecting the
Internet community. The Palo Alto Networks mission of
protecting our way of digital life by preventing successful
cyberattacks aligns perfectly with my passion. I am pleased
to be joining the team and contributing to this mission, both in
leading our internal information security efforts and sharing best
practices with our customers."
- Lucas Moody, CISO, Palo Alto Networks
During his career, Lucas has lead security teams responsible for
threat and incident management, cyber fraud investigation,
infrastructure security, and enterprise security engineering.
He has more than 15 years of experience in information security
and, most recently, served as director of information security
operations and engineering at Intuit. Lucas also has held
senior security positions at eBay, KPMG and Oracle.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is the
next-generation security company, leading a new era in
cybersecurity by safely enabling applications and preventing cyber
breaches for tens of thousands of organizations worldwide.
Built with an innovative approach and highly differentiated
cyberthreat prevention capabilities, our game-changing security
platform delivers security far superior to legacy or point
products, safely enables daily business operations, and protects an
organization's most valuable assets. Find out more at
www.paloaltonetworks.com.
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