People Moves: William "Bill" Welch
Job From: President and COO at Talkdesk
Job To: Chief Executive Officer at Sysdig
Cloud security firm Sysdig has appointed William "Bill" Welch as Chief Executive Officer and board member, as the company seeks to expand its presence in the cloud-native application protection platform market. Bill moves to the role from his position as President and Chief Operating Officer at Talkdesk.
The appointment comes at a significant moment for the cloud security sector, which analysts project will reach $43.74 billion by the end of 2024 and surpass $63 billion by 2028. This growth reflects the increasing adoption of cloud technology for software development and deployment, alongside rising concerns about cloud-based security threats.
Bill brings substantial cybersecurity sector experience, having held senior executive positions at Duo Security, Zscaler, and Symantec. Loris Degioanni, founder and Chief Technology Officer at Sysdig, says: "Bill is a public company executive with a remarkable track record for driving growth across leading security organisations."
Sysdig's technology is built on Falco, an open source project created by the company that has achieved over 130 million downloads. Falco recently graduated within the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and serves as the industry standard for runtime threat detection.
The company has recently launched Sysdig Sage, an artificial intelligence cloud security analyst system that provides threat detection capabilities. Bill says: "When it comes to cloud security, seconds matter – not just for detecting threats but also regarding how we show up for our customers, partners, and prospects."
Sysdig's client base includes Goldman Sachs, Bloomreach, Calendly, SupportLogic, and BigCommerce, with recent expansion adding customers across more than twelve countries.
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