Gary Perkins named Chief Information Security Officer at CISO Global

CISO Global, a managed cybersecurity and compliance provider, named Gary Perkins as its Chief Information Security Officer. Perkins previously served as Chief Information Security Officer for the province of British Columbia, protecting its government end users for the past decade. He will lead cybersecurity strategies and risk management initiatives for the company.

Perkins said he would use his experience from the private and public sectors to elevate the protection of data and critical assets for CISO Global and its clients.

According to the release, Perkins protected the interests of 5.4 million citizens and 45,000 government end-users in his British Columbia role. The release says his experience lies in ensuring confidentiality, data integrity and network availability within complex environments. Before the British Columbia post, Perkins assumed roles of increasing responsibility in the Chief Security Office at TELUS, the release says. The release adds that Perkins also instructed graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Victoria.

The release said that, at the time of the announcement, Perkins participated on many industry-related boards and councils and gave regular presentations on cybersecurity. According to the release, Perkins received the Cybersecurity Community Leadership award from the organization ISACA. From Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Perkins holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Business Administration in the Management of Technology, the release says. He also holds a Diploma in Criminology from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, according to the release.

According to the release, CISO Global is based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is listed on NASDAQ as CISO. The release says the company is expanding by acquiring compliance, secured managed services and cybersecurity companies.