ZoomInfo, a provider of modern go-to-market software, data and intelligence, has announced the appointment of Tomer Gershoni as its Chief Security Officer.
Gershoni will lead ZoomInfoโs information security team, overseeing physical and digital security and privacy efforts and leading ZoomInfoโs work to safeguard internal and external company data.
Heโll work closely with Simon McDougall, ZoomInfoโs Chief Compliance Officer and ZoomInfoโs privacy team to ensure the limited, non-sensitive data the company collects and stores remains protected. Gershoni will also serve as a resource for customers, advising them on best practices for accessing, processing and possessing ZoomInfoโs data.
Gershoni holds a number of patents in the domain of privacy by design and information security risk management, has been published in and contributed to several information security-related academic papers and is a Certified Information Security Manager.
โAs a security- and privacy-first company, thereโs no cutting corners when it comes to protecting ZoomInfoโs data assets,โ said ZoomInfo Founder and CEO Henry Schuck. โWith invaluable cybersecurity experience, Tomer will lead ZoomInfo and its digital entities into a safer and more secure future.โ
โOur customers rely on ZoomInfoโs dedication to being on top of the latest cybersecurity practices when it comes to protecting the data within our platform,โ said Gershoni. โItโs up to us to stay a step ahead of emerging threats while building trust with our customers.โ
Gershoni brings more than two decades of cybersecurity experience to this role. He served as Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Cyber Defense for the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), a government organization, reporting directly to the Prime Minister, responsible for protecting companies and individuals from cyber-attacks nationwide. As the INCDโs CISO, he was responsible for all cyber defense initiatives for both classified and unclassified operations. He also advised the organization on improving the countryโs robustness for cybersecurity threats.
He also previously served as the Chief Products Security Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterpriseโs (HPE) Software business unit and CISO for the companyโs SaaS business, where he was responsible for protecting an enterprise software products portfolio of more than 100 different product lines and SaaS services.
Gershoni most recently served as Senior Director and Head of Security Engineering & Cyber Defense Center for Imperva, overseeing product and SaaS operations security while he built and executed the companyโs cyber threats program.
ZoomInfo has also invested heavily in its cybersecurity tools, services and accreditations and is committed to protecting its platform and information in its platform from misuse. In 2020, the company earned its ISO 27001 certification after a rigorous auditing process, enabling it to consistently meet the security needs and growing expectations of its customers. Earlier this year, ZoomInfo earned its ISO 27701 certification, a privacy extension to ISO 27001. The company has also earned AICPAโs SOC2 type 2 report, certifying the security, availability and confidentiality controls around our services.
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