Executive record
Melissa Knight
Career profile: Melissa Knight on CISO Spotlights ↗
Melissa Knight was named Chief Information Security Officer at Tego Cyber. The appointment was announced on March 1, 2023, per Tego Cyber newsroom.
Before the appointment: Chief Information Security Officer at Brier & Thorn, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Melissa Knight, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Tego Cyber
Source: Tego Cyber newsroom ↗ · Move record
Before March 2023· Earlier role
Chief Information Security Officer at Brier & Thorn
Named in the announcement of the Tego Cyber appointment · Source: Tego Cyber newsroom ↗
The appointment
Announced March 1, 2023 · Source: Tego Cyber newsroom ↗ · Move record
Tego Cyber appointed Melissa Knight as Chief Information Security Officer. Knight joins from Brier & Thorn, where she also served as CISO. She previously worked in cyber defense operations for the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
The company: Tego Cyber
- Sector
- Cybersecurity Vendors
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Tego Cyber: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Vendor directory
- Tego Cyber sells security products, filed under Threat intelligence. What it sells
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Cybersecurity Vendors whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Melissa Knight's, nearest first. The Cybersecurity Vendors bench
John Paul Cunningham, Chief Information Security Officer at Silverfort
Jaya Baloo, Chief Security Officer at Rapid7
Chris Hodson, Chief Security Officer at Cyberhaven
Nicholas Kathmann, Chief Information Security Officer at LogicGate
Matt Hilary, Vice President of Security and Chief Information Security Officer at Drata
Lea Kissner, Chief Information Security Officer at Lacework
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Cybersecurity Vendors in 2026
- 25 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Melissa Knight
- When did Melissa Knight become CISO of Tego Cyber?
- The appointment was announced on March 1, 2023, per Tego Cyber newsroom. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Melissa Knight still the CISO of Tego Cyber?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on March 1, 2023. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Melissa Knight work before Tego Cyber?
- Before the appointment, Melissa Knight was Chief Information Security Officer at Brier & Thorn, according to the announcement (Tego Cyber newsroom).
Sources
- 1.Tego Cyber newsroom ↗: the appointment at Tego Cyber, March 1, 2023
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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