Shane Barney named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Keeper Security

Keeper Security appointed Shane Barney as its CISO. Prior to joining Keeper, Barney served as CISO at USCIS, and in his new role he will lead cybersecurity strategies and protect customer data.

According to the release, Keeper counts Barney as part of its AI strategy and its work protecting digital borders against cyber threats.

The company says Barney spent 20 years with the Department of Homeland Security, working within USCIS as a federal employee and as a contractor. In 2014 he became Chief of Cyber Intelligence in the Office of Information Technology at USCIS, where Keeper says he set up the agency's first insider threat and threat intelligence programs. Keeper says he was promoted to Deputy CISO in 2016 and then named the agency's CISO in 2018. The release says Barney held the CISO post at USCIS for six years before moving to Keeper.

According to the company, USCIS under Barney became the first federal agency with 100% single-sign on across all of its systems. Keeper says he led the automation of certificate lifecycle management, the centralization of secrets management and the deployment of role-based access throughout the agency. The release says Barney received the DHS Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal Award in 2023 for work moving the organization's cyber defenses from reactive to proactive. Keeper says Barney earned two Master's degrees and a Bachelor's degree at the University of Vermont.

SecurityWeek identifies Keeper Security as a provider of privileged access management. According to the release, Keeper's privileged access management product combines remote browser isolation and zero-trust network access with enterprise password, secrets and connections management. The release says Keeper works with thousands of organizations and millions of individuals around the world.