Karl Mattson

Endor Labs appointed Karl Mattson as its first Chief Information Security Officer. Mattson was previously CISO at Noname Security, and earlier served as CISO at City National Bank and PennyMac Financial Services. He joins the open source software security company to oversee its security program.

Badhwar said that beyond keeping the company's own systems safe, Mattson represents in many ways the voice of its customers and will help Endor Labs serve them better.

According to the release, Mattson's 25 years of experience encompasses not only cybersecurity but also broader responsibilities in technology strategy. According to the release, he has guided new players in addition to having led large teams at major corporations. He has held senior positions in industries spanning retail through to financial services, the release says. Noname Security, his previous employer, was recently acquired by Akamai and specialized in application security and application programming interface security, the release says.

The company's blog says his industry advocacy has included serving as President of the LA Cyber Lab and as a member of the FS-ISAC Mortgage Risk Council. The company's blog says he has also served as InfraGard's Financial Services Sector Chief, describing InfraGard as a national non-profit organization serving as a public-private partnership. According to the release, Mattson graduated from the FBI CISO Academy. He holds Masters degrees from Auburn University and Boston University, the release says. The release says he has served on the University of Minnesota's Adjunct Faculty for over 10 years.

According to the release, Endor Labs is dedicated to securing the software supply chain, doing so by identifying and remediating hidden dangers in the software development lifecycle and open source software dependencies. SecurityWeek describes Endor Labs as a software supply chain security solutions provider.