{"id":106098,"date":"2026-06-17T08:57:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=106098"},"modified":"2026-06-17T08:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:57:47","slug":"infoblox-appoints-henrik-smith-as-ciso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/infoblox-appoints-henrik-smith-as-ciso\/","title":{"rendered":"Infoblox Appoints Henrik Smith As CISO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infoblox.com\/\">Infoblox<\/a>, a leading platform for preemptive security and critical network services, has announced the appointment of Henrik Smith as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The move strengthens its focus on enterprise cybersecurity leadership and security strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Infoblox CISO appointment, Smith will lead the company\u2019s global security strategy. He will focus on strengthening cyber resilience, advancing risk management, and supporting secure business growth. Moreover, the company said the appointment comes at a time when organizations are facing an increasingly complex threat landscape shaped by AI-driven attacks, expanding digital infrastructure, and rising adoption of autonomous technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith brings nearly 30 years of security leadership experience across cloud security, enterprise security, and risk management. Previously, he worked at Amazon as Head of Security for Devices and Services. There, he led efforts to secure Amazon\u2019s consumer device ecosystem. In addition, he held the role of Vice President of Security at Salesforce, where he managed security strategy, risk remediation, and enterprise-wide security integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in his career, Smith held several senior roles within AWS Security. He was also one of the founding members of the Office of the CISO and Security Assurance organizations, contributing to foundational security frameworks at AWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the appointment, Scott Harrell, President and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?s=infoblox\">Infoblox<\/a>, said that Smith is a proven security leader with extensive experience building and scaling security programs at leading global technology companies. He added that as AI transforms business operations, security and resilience are now central to innovation. He also noted that Smith\u2019s expertise will help strengthen Infoblox\u2019s security posture and maintain customer trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith said Infoblox plays a critical role in helping organizations secure and manage modern digital infrastructure. He added that he looks forward to strengthening the company\u2019s security program while supporting its innovation and growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Infoblox CISO appointment highlights the company\u2019s commitment to enhancing enterprise cybersecurity leadership as it navigates an evolving threat landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infoblox, a leading platform for preemptive security and critical network [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":106100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[303],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-106098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-c-suite-watch","tag-infoblox","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Infoblox.jpg-3.jpeg","author_info":{"display_name":"Rabab","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/rabab\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106098"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106101,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106098\/revisions\/106101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106098"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=106098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}