CISO appointment
Attila Torok named Chief Information Security Officer at GoTo
Attila Torok is the Chief Information Security Officer of GoTo. Attila joins from Zapier, where they served as Head of Security.
Records: GoTo · Attila Torok · Career profile on CISO Spotlights ↗
| Person | Attila Torok |
|---|---|
| New role | Chief Information Security Officer |
| Company | GoTo |
| Previous role | Head of Security, Zapier |
| Announced | July 18, 2023 |
| Added to the record | September 30, 2026 |
| Source | GoTo newsroom |
Context from the record
- GoTo is filed under Technology, North America, on our record.
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What this move signals
GoTo, the Boston based IT management and support software company, appointed Attila Torok as Chief Information Security Officer. Torok previously served as Head of Security at Zapier and had earlier held security roles at GoTo from 2014 to 2019. The appointment was announced July 18, 2023.
What the sources say
According to the GoTo newsroom, Torok will be responsible in his new role for the security of the company's products and internal systems, safeguarding its information assets. The company says his return as CISO is intended to bolster its security leadership team. GoTo announced his appointment together with the promotion of Meredith Hawkins to Chief People Officer, according to the newsroom.
During his first tenure, when the company was known as LogMeIn, Torok built its security function before he left for Zapier, the GoTo newsroom says.
GoTo makes remote management and support software and business communication software, unified with one admin solution, according to its newsroom. The company says its portfolio includes GoTo Connect, Rescue and GoTo Resolve, among other products. According to the newsroom, GoTo serves over 1 million customers and powers more than 1 billion remote support sessions. The company says it has 20 years of experience and that its approach to security includes zero trust authentication.
GoTo reports more than $1 billion in annual revenue, according to the newsroom. GoTo says it has more than three thousand home offices as well as additional offices in Australia, Asia, Europe, South America and North America. GoTo has over 3,000 global employees, according to the company's newsroom.
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