CISO appointment
Greg Akers named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Dispersive Stealth Networking
Greg Akers is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Dispersive Stealth Networking. Greg joins from Cisco, where they served as Senior Vice President CTO of Advanced Security Research Government.
Records: Dispersive Stealth Networking · Greg Akers · Career profile on CISO Spotlights ↗
| Person | Greg Akers |
|---|---|
| New role | Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) |
| Company | Dispersive Stealth Networking |
| Previous role | Senior Vice President CTO of Advanced Security Research Government, Cisco |
| Announced | week of February 24, 2025 |
| Added to the record | September 26, 2026 |
| Source | SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-02-24) |
Context from the record
- Dispersive Stealth Networking is filed under Cybersecurity Vendors, North America, on our record.
- Before this move, Greg was Senior Vice President CTO of Advanced Security Research Government at Cisco.
Other Cybersecurity Vendors appointments in the first quarter of 2025
- Bill O'Connell, Chief Security Officer (CSO), Commvault
- Sandy Dunn, Chief Information Security Officer, SplxAI
- Paul Calatayud, Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, Archipelo
- Guy Shamilov, Chief Information Security Officer, Forcepoint
- Harold Rivas, Chief Information Security Officer, Absolute Security
- Mike Rosen, Chief Information Security Officer, iVerify
- Richard Bird, Chief Security Officer, Singulr AI
- Ryan Gurney, Chief Information Security Officer, LVT (LiveView Technologies)
12 on our record that quarter. Who runs security in Cybersecurity Vendors.
What this move signals
Dispersive Stealth Networking appointed Greg Akers as Advisor and CISO. Prior to Dispersive, Akers spent nine years at Cisco as Senior Vice President CTO of Advanced Security Research Government.
What the sources say
According to the release, Akers will guide the security vision and strategy of Dispersive.
The company's page says Akers was also Chief Technology Officer in Cisco's Security & Trust Organization group. According to the release, his responsibilities at Cisco included trust-driven product development, product resiliency initiatives and security awareness. He was also executive sponsor of the Cisco Disability Awareness Network, the company's page says. The company's page says Akers joined Cisco in 1993 and held roles including Senior Vice President-Global Governments Solutions Group, networking engineer and Vice President for the Worldwide Technical Assistance Center. Akers also holds the CCIE certification, according to the company's page. Akers holds a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from the University of Akron, the company's page says.
Before Cisco, Akers spent more than 15 years running, designing and building large networks for Fortune 100 companies, the company's page says. The page says he held senior technical and leadership roles at Procter and Gamble and at Fechheimer Brothers, a Berkshire Hathaway holding. According to the company's page, Akers advised the U.S. government and Cisco customers on Internet security and critical infrastructure protection at the time of the report. He has advised the federal intelligence community and the U.S. Department of Defense for more than fifteen years, according to the company's page. The company's page said that, at the time of the report, Akers advised startup and large commercial organizations and continued to serve as a government advisor. According to the release, he served on multiple nonprofit and corporate boards at the time of the announcement.
According to the release, Dispersive Stealth Networking uses dynamic, multi-path technology to protect and obfuscate data in motion.
Sources
- SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-02-24)
- About Dispersive Cyber-Resilient Network Infrastructure in the AI Era. Dispersive Stealth Networking, read November 10, 2026.
- Dispersive Stealth Networking Appoints Greg Akers as Advisor and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). PR Newswire, published February 25, 2025.
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