Matt Kimpel named Chief Information Security Officer at Magna5

Magna5 promoted Matt Kimpel to Chief Information Security Officer, effective January 1, 2025. He joined Magna5 through its acquisition of NetServe365 in 2017 and will lead the company's cybersecurity initiatives.

The release says Kimpel, as CISO, will be responsible for protecting against the latest threats and for helping clients in various industries with regulatory compliance. Magna5's news page says that in the new role Kimpel will lead the company's cybersecurity strategy. The release says Kimpel aims to support the growing compliance and regulatory needs of clients and to advance Magna5's security capabilities.

The post says that after he had an opportunity to jump into networking, Kimpel was quickly working with engineering teams and continued to educate himself on the IT industry's process and workflows.

Magna5 says Kimpel earned the CISSP certification in March 2022, when he was Director of Cybersecurity and Engineering at the company. According to the release, he holds CISM and CISSP certifications and a Pittsburgh Technical College degree in Network Security & Computer Forensics.

Magna5 says it recently launched a Dark Web monitoring service so organizations can understand what information may be lurking in nefarious places. The release describes Magna5 as a NewSpring Holdings platform that offers cybersecurity, backup and disaster recovery, private and public cloud hosting and managed IT services. Its customers range from SMB and mid-market to enterprise organizations in sectors such as government, manufacturing, healthcare, education and financial services, the release says. According to the release, Magna5 is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, and serves customers nationally.