SecurityWeek

Retired General Paul Nakasone has been named founding director of the Institute for National Defense and Global Security at Vanderbilt University, which is expected to launch in the fall of 2024. An expert on global security and cyberwarfare, Nakasone served as commander of US Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency, and chief of the Central Security Service.

Healthcare technology solutions provider NextGen Healthcare has named Garo Doudian as Chief Information and Security Officer (CIO/CISO). Prior to NextGen Healthcare, Doudian held CISO and other cybersecurity leadership roles at Moody’s Analytics, Green Dot Corporation, Paramount Pictures, and Herbalife International.

Denmark-based cybersecurity solutions firm Heimdal announced the appointment of Jesper Frederiksen as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He previously led the EMEA operations at Lacework as General Manager, served as EMEA VP and General Manager at DocuSign and Okta, and holds ongoing roles as a board member for Keepit, Siteimprove, Signaturit and LearnUpon.

Blackwell Security has named Geyer Jones as its first CEO. Prior to joining Blackwell, Jones was the COO of healthcare IoT cybersecurity firm Cylera, and held leadership roles at RSA and Symantec. Blackwell appointed Jones as its CEO following a $13 million funding round.

Dark web intelligence company Searchlight Cyber has appointed Tim Warner as VP of Global Enterprise Sales. As leader of Searchlight’s enterprise sales, he will focus on growing the sales function and expanding into new markets. Previously, Warner held senior positions at Censornet, Trustwave, ZScaler, and other companies.