Lakshmi Hanspal named Chief Trust Officer at DigiCert

DigiCert appointed Lakshmi Hanspal as Chief Trust Officer during the week of October 21, 2024. She most recently served as Global Chief Information Security Officer for Amazon Devices and Services, and previously held security leadership roles at Box, SAP Ariba, Bank of America and PayPal.

According to the release, Hanspal will be based in DigiCert's Sunnyvale office and will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Amit Sinha. DigiCert says Hanspal serves as its first Chief Trust Officer, leading strategy and execution so that trust is embedded across its operations, technology and customer experience. DigiCert says that at the company Hanspal oversees data protection, risk management and regulatory compliance, and ensures the privacy, security and integrity of customer data. According to the release, she will oversee work to strengthen trust strategies, including secure communications, public key infrastructure and digital identity. According to DigiCert, Hanspal also oversees security engineering for products at the company.

The release says that as Global Chief Information Security Officer at Amazon Devices and Services, Hanspal led security strategy and operations for connected devices. SecurityWeek reports that before Amazon, she served as Chief Security Officer at SAP Ariba and at Box. DigiCert says she has more than 30 years of experience in information security and technology, 16 of those years in payments and financial services. The release says she has been a board member and strategic advisor for several organizations, helping to shape governance frameworks and security standards that prioritize trust.

According to the release, the company's platform for digital trust gives organizations centralized control and visibility over public and private trust needs, securing devices, content, identity, software, enterprise access and websites.