F5 has appointed Samir Sherif (above) as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Sherif takes over as CISO from Gail Coury, who is retiring on March 1.
In this role, Sherif will lead F5’s enterprise cybersecurity strategy and security culture, evolve security capabilities and resilience, oversee cybersecurity standards and programmes for products and services, and showcase to customers and the broader industry the value of F5’s security solutions.
As a seasoned CISO and an expert in application security, Sherif was previously CISO at both Absolute Software and Imperva, and had an extensive career at Citigroup, culminating as Global Head of Application Security.
“His vast experience and leadership in application security are assets that will propel our enterprise security measures and help us safeguard our customers’ digital experiences,” said Tom Fountain, EVP, Global Services and Chief Strategy Officer of F5, of Samir’s appointment.
“As the new Chief Information Security Officer at F5, my mission is to harness our leadership in multi-cloud application security to further strengthen our enterprise cybersecurity initiatives. By continuing to raise the bar on our security culture and standards and showcasing the intrinsic value of our security technologies, we aim to empower our customers to build a better and more secure digital world,” said Samir.
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