Mike Johnson named Chief Information Security Officer at Rivian

Rivian Automotive hired Mike Johnson as Chief Information Security Officer. Johnson joins Rivian from Fastly, where he was CISO for more than three years, and was previously the first CISO at Lyft. He spent nine years at Salesforce earlier in his career.

According to the release, Johnson began his cybersecurity career prototyping intrusion detection systems for battlefield networks, and that career now covers more than 25 years.

Fastly, which describes itself as a provider of an edge cloud platform, named Johnson its Chief Information Security Officer on Oct. 29, 2019, according to its announcement. Fastly's announcement says Johnson would focus on bolstering security alongside edge functionality, scale and performance as Fastly continued growing its edge computing offerings. According to the release, Johnson is a frequent guest on industry podcasts and co-hosts the CISO Series podcast.

Rivian Automotive, Inc. trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker RIVN, according to the release. According to the release, Rivian designs, develops and makes electric vehicles and accessories, which it sells directly to consumer and commercial customers. The company says it pairs its vehicles with proprietary services that address the entire lifecycle of each vehicle. Rivian says its purpose is to create products and services helping the planet transition to carbon neutral energy and transportation.