CISO appointment
Sean Malone named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at BeyondTrust
Sean Malone is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of BeyondTrust. Sean joins from Demandbase, where they served as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Records: BeyondTrust · Sean Malone · Career profile on CISO Spotlights ↗
| Person | Sean Malone |
|---|---|
| New role | Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) |
| Company | BeyondTrust |
| Previous role | Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Demandbase |
| Announced | week of April 28, 2025 |
| Added to the record | September 26, 2026 |
| Source | SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-04-28) |
Context from the record
- BeyondTrust is filed under Cybersecurity Vendors, North America, on our record.
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What this move signals
Sean Malone has joined BeyondTrust as its CISO. Prior to BeyondTrust, he served as CISO at Demandbase, VP of risk products at BitSight, and CISO at VisibleRisk.
What the sources say
According to BeyondTrust, Malone will oversee the company's global security strategy, covering threat management, security operations, cyber risk and compliance, and security for products and services. BeyondTrust says Malone has more than 15 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. The company says his career has spanned executive leadership, offensive security and cyber risk quantification. Janine Seebeck, who was CEO of BeyondTrust at the time of the announcement, said the company was growing and pursuing a mission to help customers solve real-world security problems.
BeyondTrust says that as CISO at Demandbase, Malone regularly advised executive leadership on risk governance, influenced R&D strategy and led global security operations. Demandbase says that as CISO for VisibleRisk, Malone led research and development, product, delivery and information security, and he became VP of risk products after BitSight Technologies acquired VisibleRisk. Before those roles, Malone led cyber defense efforts at Accenture Security and Amazon Prime Video, according to Demandbase. SecurityWeek reports that Malone has also held leadership roles at FusionX, Accenture and Amazon.
Malone said he spent the first decade of his career on the offensive side, working as a simulated adversary in red team engagements against large companies. According to the release on PR Newswire, Malone has a master's degree from Western Governors University in information security & assurance. Demandbase says his certifications include AWS Security Speciality, AWS Solutions Architect, CCISO, CISA, CISM and CISSP. BeyondTrust says Malone holds a U.S. patent for Systems and Methods for Assessment of Cyber Resilience.
The company says its customers number 20,000 and include 75 of the Fortune 100 companies.
Sources
- SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-04-28)
- BeyondTrust Names Industry Veteran Sean Malone as Chief Information Security Officer | BeyondTrust. BeyondTrust, published April 28, 2025.
- Demandbase Hires Sean Malone as Chief Information Security Officer. PR Newswire, published May 20, 2022.
- Demandbase Hires Sean Malone as Chief Information Security Officer | Demandbase. Demandbase, published May 12, 2022.
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