Leading cloud communications company, 8x8 recently announced that they are taking additional steps to secure their business. The organisation has just appointed Michael Armer as their Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer. What's more, 8x8 has just successfully completed its third NIST/FISMA compliance audit, delivered by a federally-certified professional.
Armer comes to 8x8 with more than 20 years of information technology and cybersecurity leadership experience. He has a strong background in the areas of intellectual property protection, data privacy, risk management, and corporate cyber governance. What's more, Armer was also recently the VP and CISO for the Barrick Gold Corporation. Before that, he worked as head of information security for Lam Research Corp.
What Will 8x8's New CISO do?
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In his global position, Armer will be responsible for managing 8x8's corporate information security strategy. This means that he'll be dealing with things like strategic planning, governance and compliance, and control of security measures. Armer will identify and evaluate the overall performance of 8x8's security efforts and will ensure that the business remains compliant with regulatory requirements and best practices.
According to Armer, it's critical for today's businesses to be able to keep their business communications systems as secure as possible. 8x8 is one of the market leaders in delivering cloud communication solutions to companies over a secure network, and Armer is thrilled to be part of the well-respected team.
As well as a useful history in the security landscape, Armer is also a certified information system security professional, a member of the CISO executive round table, and he holds an MBA from South California university too!
