Veza, the Identity Security company, announced the appointment of Mike Towers as Chief Security & Trust Officer. In this role, Towers will spearhead Veza’s cybersecurity and data protection strategy, lead Veza’s Advisory Board, evolve Veza’s product and platform capabilities, and showcase to customers the unique value of Veza’s industry-leading Access Control Platform.“I am happy to have Mike join Veza on their mission because they share a passion for revolutionary approaches to cybersecurity challenges.”As a career security executive and recognized expert in digital transformation and trust, Towers’ arrival marks a significant addition to Veza’s senior leadership team. His previous tenure as Chief Digital Trust Officer at Takeda, coupled with his time as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Allergan plc and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has equipped Towers with the hands-on experience to advance trusted digital and data platforms, and ultimately transform how leading organizations secure and manage access in today’s interconnected world.Marketing Technology News: Microsoft Unveils New Generative AI and Data Solutions Across the Shopper Journey, Offering Copilot Experiences Through Microsoft Cloud for Retail“With Veza, we are taking on cybersecurity’s toughest challenge – helping organizations understand who can take what action on what data,” said Tarun Thakur, Co-Founder & CEO, Veza. “To be successful in our mission, we look for leaders and people who innately believe in our mission to help secure access to data everywhere. Today, we added one of the world’s most respected cybersecurity leaders to our leadership team. Mike’s vast experience helping organizations navigate digital trust, global information security and risk management will enable us to drive meaningful change for our customers.”The addition of Towers comes during an important inflection point in cybersecurity

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veza, the Identity Security company, today announced the appointment of Mike Towers as Chief Security & Trust Officer. In this role, Towers will spearhead Veza’s cybersecurity and data protection strategy, lead Veza’s Advisory Board, evolve Veza’s product and platform capabilities, and showcase to customers the unique value of Veza’s industry-leading Access Control Platform.As a career security executive and recognized expert in digital transformation and trust, Towers’ arrival marks a significant addition to Veza’s senior leadership team. His previous tenure as Chief Digital Trust Officer at Takeda, coupled with his time as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Allergan plc and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has equipped Towers with the hands-on experience to advance trusted digital and data platforms, and ultimately transform how leading organizations secure and manage access in today’s interconnected world.“With Veza, we are taking on cybersecurity’s toughest challenge - helping organizations understand who can take what action on what data,” said Tarun Thakur, Co-Founder & CEO, Veza. “To be successful in our mission, we look for leaders and people who innately believe in our mission to help secure access to data everywhere. Today, we added one of the world’s most respected cybersecurity leaders to our leadership team. Mike’s vast experience helping organizations navigate digital trust, global information security and risk management will enable us to drive meaningful change for our customers.”The addition of Towers comes during an important inflection point in cybersecurity

Veza also recently announced an integration with CrowdStrike to combat identity-related breaches, and launched groundbreaking new features for non-human identity management, privileged access monitoring, SaaS access security, next-gen IGA, and data system access.