Ryan Black named Chief Information Security Officer at BlackCloak

BlackCloak appointed Ryan Black as CISO. Prior to joining BlackCloak, Black held leadership positions at Mandiant and Bugcrowd.

According to the release, Black will lead BlackCloak's initiatives in concierge cybersecurity and privacy as well as in Digital Executive Protection. The company says that in the CISO role Black will oversee the strengthening of its cybersecurity framework. BlackCloak says it expects Black to help advance its mission of extending Digital Executive Protection services.

According to the release, Black served at Mandiant as Director of Engineering Security and Compliance and led the security integration of Mandiant Defense infrastructure and products. The release says his work at Mandiant contributed to reaching FedRAMP Ready High / IL-5 status. His efforts there also played a part in Google Cloud's acquisition of Mandiant, the company says. Black was Senior Director of Security Operations at Bugcrowd, according to the release. In that position, the release says, he drove initiatives that cut vulnerability triage time and increased delivery capacity.

SecurityWeek reports that BlackCloak provides protection along with concierge cybersecurity and privacy services to high-net-worth individuals and executives. According to the company, BlackCloak protects high-profile individuals and corporate executives from privacy, cybersecurity, financial and other reputational risks. The company says its platform is used by Fortune 500 companies in all industries and includes desktop and mobile apps along with concierge support. The release says BlackCloak offers Digital Executive Protection to family offices as well as to corporate executives and high-net-worth individuals.