An image from GlobalSign showing some of the functions of the company's reseller program
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Certificate authority and Internet security firm GlobalSign announced this week that it had appointed Ryan Hurst, a 10 year veteran of Microsoft’s security business, as its new chief technology officer, charging him with developing the company’s overall technology vision, product architecture, standards and compliance.
He will also be responsible for overseeing GlobalSign’s engineering and operations organizations.
It is the second significant appointment for GlobalSign in as many weeks. Last week, the company named former Networking4All CTO Paul van Brouwershaven its business development director for the EMEA region.
In his 10 years at Microsoft, says GlobalSign, Hurst was responsible for security engineering within the company’s advertising business. He was previously responsible for integrating security and networking technologies including cryptography, digital certificates, smart cards, biometrics, code signing, document signing and network authentication into a variety of successful Microsoft products.
He was also significantly involved in the management of the Microsoft Root Certificate program, the repository of CAs authorized by Microsoft to provide digital certificates.
“We are extremely excited to see Ryan join the GlobalSign team. He has earned an incredible reputation in the industry as a recognized security expert, and his experience will immediately help GlobalSign fulfill our goal of providing trusted digital certificate solutions to enterprises and partners of all sizes,” says Steve Waite, chief executive officer of GlobalSign, quoted in the press release. “Ryan’s vision will be invaluable as the public trust model continues to evolve to stay ahead of the growing threats to the modern Internet society.”
Also quoted in the announcement, Hurst says he is excited to help direct the technical aspects of GlobalSign’s business, in particular its new mobile and cloud security solutions.
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