CISO appointment
Guy Shamilov named Chief Information Security Officer at Forcepoint
Guy Shamilov is the Chief Information Security Officer of Forcepoint. Guy joins from Varonis, where they served as CISO.
Records: Forcepoint · Guy Shamilov · Career profile on CISO Spotlights ↗
| Person | Guy Shamilov |
|---|---|
| New role | Chief Information Security Officer |
| Company | Forcepoint |
| Previous role | CISO, Varonis |
| Announced | week of March 17, 2025 |
| Added to the record | September 26, 2026 |
| Source | SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-03-17) |
Context from the record
- Forcepoint is filed under Cybersecurity Vendors, North America, on our record.
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
- Harold Rivas, Chief Information Security Officer, Absolute Security
- Mike Rosen, Chief Information Security Officer, iVerify
- Richard Bird, Chief Security Officer, Singulr AI
- Greg Akers, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Dispersive Stealth Networking
- 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
Forcepoint has appointed Guy Shamilov as CISO. Prior to Forcepoint, Shamilov served as CISO at Varonis, Tata Consultancy Services, and Traiana.
What the sources say
According to the company's biography page, Shamilov is responsible at Forcepoint for compliance initiatives, risk management and the company's global cybersecurity strategy. Forcepoint's executive team page lists Shamilov as a member of the executive team, alongside Chief Executive Officer Ryan Windham.
The company says Shamilov has more than 20 years of experience, and that this includes a decade spent as a CISO. According to the biography, he has led enterprise-wide security programs in IT, Homeland Security, Financial Services and Insurance. The biography adds that he has run global programs in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. The company says Shamilov specializes in multi-year transformation initiatives that aim to mitigate risk and enhance resilience, and in embedding cybersecurity into corporate culture. According to the biography, his expertise covers guiding enterprises from on-premises systems to the cloud, securing cloud production environments, and using Governance, Risk, and Compliance frameworks to align security with business objectives.
He holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification as well as multiple other industry-recognized credentials, according to the company. The company says the NC Tech Association named Shamilov CISO of the Year for 2023.
Sources
- SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-03-17)
- Guy Shamilov : Chief Information Security Officer | Forcepoint. Forcepoint, published March 19, 2025.
- Executive Team. Forcepoint, published August 12, 2024.
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