CISO appointment
Dale Hoak named Chief Information Security Officer at RegScale
Dale Hoak is the Chief Information Security Officer of RegScale.
Records: RegScale · Dale Hoak · Career profile on CISO Spotlights ↗
| Person | Dale Hoak |
|---|---|
| New role | Chief Information Security Officer |
| Company | RegScale |
| Announced | July 8, 2025 |
| Added to the record | September 30, 2026 |
| Source | PR Newswire (company announcement) |
Context from the record
- RegScale is filed under Cybersecurity Vendors, North America, on our record.
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What this move signals
RegScale promoted Dale Hoak to Chief Information Security Officer. Hoak joined RegScale as its first security hire and had led the company's security program through its FedRAMP High authorization.
What the sources say
According to the release, Hoak will lead all aspects of the company's cybersecurity strategy as CISO, together with its risk management, resilience and compliance efforts.
According to the release, Hoak served in the U.S. Navy and was one of RegScale's first employees. He also architected and implemented the company's full end-to-end security framework and built a 24/7/365 Security Operations Center, according to the release. The release describes Hoak as an advocate of the company's CCM platform. The release says RegScale achieved the SOC 2 Type 2 and CSA STAR certifications under his leadership.
His career spans decades of service in both the private and public sectors, according to the release. In the Department of Defense, he held cybersecurity leadership roles and managed operations for a Network Operations Center, according to the release. The release lists his expertise as covering SOC leadership, cloud technologies, AI-enhanced security, global security transformations and embedding security into the DevSecOps lifecycle.
The company says its Continuous Controls Monitoring platform uses AI-driven automation to streamline GRC, bridging security, compliance and risk. RegScale says customers using the platform achieve 60% less audit prep effort and certifications that come up to 90% faster.
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