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Copenhagen, Denmark, April 16, 2024 – keep it, the global leader in SaaS data backup and recovery, today announced Kim Larsen as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). With over 20 years of leadership experience in the IT and cybersecurity fields, the new CISO's areas of expertise include: Align corporate, digital, and security strategies. Risk management and threat mitigation. Security strategy development and implementation. Lead through communication. And coaching. Mr. Larsen's extensive experience in government and the private sector will enable him to take Keepit's security advisory capabilities and future service development to the next level.
Kim Larsen is an experienced keynote speaker, negotiator, and committee member on cyber and general security topics, with experience in a wide range of organizations including NATO, EU, Verizon, Systematic, and numerous industry security committees. I'm an advisor.
“We are thrilled to welcome Kim Larsen to the team. His extensive experience in government and the broader private sector is exceptional, and he will continue to develop Keepit’s security advisory capabilities and future services. “With our current growth trajectory and go-to-market strategy, his expertise will be an extremely valuable conversation to have,'' said Keepit CEO Morten Versvan. Mr. Gu said.
Kim Larsen started her career in the Danish National Police, then spent nine years in the Security Intelligence Service (PET) and represented the Danish government on both NATO and EU security committees.
Moving into the private sector, he worked as a strategic advisor on government, public and financial sector issues, developing security organizations and partnerships at companies such as Verizon, Huawei and Systematic, and serving on the Information Security Committee of the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI). I have served as a committee member. ) and the Danish Digital Security Council for 10 years.
Backup and recovery of critical components for cybersecurity
With this background, Kim Larsen takes a holistic view of cybersecurity and has a deep understanding of what organizations need and want when hardening their IT infrastructure against cyber threats.
“We are excited to join Keeit. Backup and recovery are critical elements of a strong cybersecurity posture, and the unique Keepit solution is the answer to many compliance and security challenges. “This is a great opportunity to work with organizations on how to maintain access to data even in the face of certain or arbitrary threats,” says Kim Larsen.
CISO points out compliance; cyber resiliencedisaster recovery best practices are three of his favorite subjects and why he chose Keepit as his new home.
“If there's one thing we can say for sure, it's that we don't know the threats we will face in the future. But we can make educated guesses. And they Based on , we can cross t and dot i. do Learn about This is why Keeit solutions are future-proof. A vendor-neutral technology stack that physically and logically separates data from the production environment ensures that customer data is always available. Additionally, local data centers store data in the same regulatory region as your organization, ensuring full compliance. It’s really, really unique,” says Kim Larsen.
About Kim Larsen
Kim Larsen is Chief Information Security Officer at Keepit and has more than 20 years of leadership experience in IT and cybersecurity in the government and private sectors.
Areas of expertise include business-driven security, corporate strategy, digital strategy, security strategy alignment, risk management and threat mitigation appropriate to business needs, security strategy development and implementation, communication coaching, and coaching. .
Kim Larsen is an experienced keynote speaker, negotiator, and committee member on cyber and general security topics, with experience in a wide range of organizations including NATO, EU, Verizon, Systematic, and numerous industry security committees. I'm an advisor.
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