Executive record
Tim Bandos
Tim Bandos was named Chief Information Security Officer at Xcitium. The appointment was announced in January 2024, per CSO Online.
Before the appointment: Executive Vice President of SOC Services at Xcitium, 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 Tim Bandos, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Xcitium
Source: CSO Online (New CISO appointments, January 2024) ↗ · Move record
Before January 2024· Earlier role
Executive Vice President of SOC Services at Xcitium
Named in the announcement of the Xcitium appointment · Source: CSO Online (New CISO appointments, January 2024) ↗
The appointment
Announced January 2024 · Source: CSO Online (New CISO appointments, January 2024) ↗ · Move record
Tim Bandos was appointed Chief Information Security Officer of Xcitium, having joined the threat detection and removal company two years earlier as executive vice president of SOC services. The appointment was listed in CSO Online's January 2024 CISO appointments roundup.
The company: Xcitium
- Sector
- Cybersecurity Vendors
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Xcitium: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Vendor directory
- Xcitium sells security products, filed under EDR and XDR. What it sells
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Cybersecurity Vendors whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Tim Bandos's, nearest first. The Cybersecurity Vendors bench
Christopher Leach, Chief Information Security Officer at Judy Security
Jadee Hanson, Chief Information Security Officer at Vanta
Andrew Rose, Chief Security Officer at SoSafe
William Wetherill, Chief Information Security Officer at DefenseStorm
Nichole Windholz, Chief Information Security Officer at Onspring
Wyman Lewis, Chief Information Security Officer at Apptega
Joseph Bell, Chief Information Security Officer at Forcepoint G2CI
Dennis Dayman, Chief Information Security Officer at Code42
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 Tim Bandos
- When did Tim Bandos become CISO of Xcitium?
- The appointment was announced in January 2024, per CSO Online. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Tim Bandos still the CISO of Xcitium?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in January 2024. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- What was Tim Bandos's role before this appointment?
- Before the appointment, Tim Bandos was Executive Vice President of SOC Services at Xcitium, according to the announcement (CSO Online).
Sources
- 1.CSO Online (New CISO appointments, January 2024) ↗: the appointment at Xcitium, January 2024
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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