Rinki Sethi is an American technology executive who has held Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President of Information Security roles at several large companies.
Rinki Sethi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian American |
| Education | University of California, Davis, Capella University |
| Known for | Chief Information Security Officer, Vice President at Twitter, IBM |
Education
editSethi attended Capella University from 2006 to 2007 and completed a Master's Degree in Information Security, and completed a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Engineering from UC Davis in 2004.[1]
Career
editSethi worked at Intuit as a Director of Product Security from 2012-2015.[2] She worked as VP, Security Operations at Palo Alto Networks from 2015-2018.[3] She worked at IBM from October 2018 to April 2019 as the Vice President of Information Security.[4][5] Sethi served as Chief Information Security Officer at Rubrik from April 2019 to September 2020.[6][7] She was an Information Security Executive at IBM from 2018 to 2019.[8]
She was vice president and Chief Information Security Officer at Twitter Inc.[9][10] Sethi joined Twitter after the 2020 Twitter bitcoin scam breach which compromised accounts of then-presidential candidate Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.[11]
She has also worked with companies like Walmart, Intuit, Ebay and others as a CISO and security expert.[12][13][14]
Sethi also serves as an advisor to several startups, including LevelOps, Authomize, and Cybersecurity organizations, including Women in Cybersecurity.[15][16][17] Sethi was named to the board of directors of Forge Rock in August 2021.[18]
References
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- ^ "Twitter hires ex-IMB executive Rinki Sethi as new Chief Information Security Officer". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ www.ETCISO.in. "Twitter appoints Rinki Sethi as new information security head - ET CISO". ETCISO.in. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Twitter hires ex-IBM Rinki Sethi as its new VP and Chief Information Security Officer". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Go Phish: We get to know Rinki Sethi, VP and Ciso, Rubrik". Intelligent CISO. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "6 CISOs share their game plans for a post-pandemic world". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "The Changing Role of the CISO". www.securitymagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ Solomon, Howard (19 April 2017). "Fighting 'the boy's club' mentality in cyber security". IT World Canada. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Twitter appoints Rinki Sethi as new chief information security officer". www.businesstoday.in. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Twitter appoints Rinki Sethi as new information security head". Reuters. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ infotech (2020-09-29). "Twitter appoints Rinki Sethi as CISO after Kim Kardashian incident". InfotechLead. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ Cimpanu, Catalin. "Twitter hires new CISO in industry veteran Rinki Sethi". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Twitter Fills Chief Information Security Officer Role With Rinki Sethi". 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ Marks, Joseph. "Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: DHS is highlighting diversity as a key cybersecurity goal". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "After breach, Twitter hires a new cybersecurity chief". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Twitter appoints Rinki Sethi as new information security head". cnbctv18.com. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Cyber For Women - Rinki Sethi - Palo Alto Networks". Poddtoppen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Twitter's infosec chief makes the case for cybersecurity expertise in boardrooms". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-11-03.