{"id":91485,"date":"2025-03-20T12:08:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T08:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=91485"},"modified":"2025-03-20T12:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T08:58:08","slug":"forcepoint-announces-key-leadership-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/forcepoint-announces-key-leadership-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Forcepoint Announces Key Leadership Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forcepoint, a global data security company, has announced three key leadership appointments aimed at accelerating its AI-driven <em>Data Security Everywhere<\/em> strategy. Guy Shamilov has been named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Bakshi Kohli as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Head of Global Engineering, and Naveen Palavalli&#8217;s role has expanded to Chief Product Officer and Chief Marketing Officer (CPO and CMO). These strategic moves are designed to strengthen Forcepoint\u2019s vision to unify visibility and control across all stages of the data security lifecycle, from discovery and classification to monitoring, prioritization, and risk mitigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As data continues to spread across hybrid environments and generative AI (GenAI) introduces new risks, Forcepoint underscores the need for dynamic, adaptive data security solutions. With automated, AI-powered platforms, businesses and governments can protect sensitive information and intellectual property from increasingly sophisticated AI-driven threats. Legacy security tools that operate in silos are no longer enough, and Forcepoint\u2019s platform aims to simplify the management of security policies, reduce risk, and enhance compliance by unifying data protection strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan Windham, CEO of Forcepoint, emphasized the importance of AI in simplifying security management. \u201cOur mission is to embed AI automation into every aspect of data security,\u201d said Windham. \u201cWith AI Mesh at the heart of Forcepoint\u2019s insights and adaptive controls for risk, we provide full-lifecycle data security across hybrid and AI environments. Guy, Bakshi, and Naveen\u2019s leadership will play a critical role in accelerating innovation and strengthening customer security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sdvc-12-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91494 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sdvc-12-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sdvc-12-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sdvc-12-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sdvc-12.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Guy Shamilov brings over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and will lead Forcepoint\u2019s global security strategy. Before joining Forcepoint, Shamilov held key roles as CISO at Varonis, Tata Consultancy Services, and Traiana. He has been recognized for driving security innovation and risk management, earning the CISO of the Year award in 2023. Shamilov stated, \u201cWith AI-driven attacks on the rise, businesses are struggling to adapt to evolving threats. Forcepoint\u2019s AI-powered platform offers end-to-end visibility and control to simplify management and mitigate risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Bakshi Kohli, with over 30 years of experience, will lead Forcepoint\u2019s global engineering teams and drive the company\u2019s architectural vision for its <em>Data Security Everywhere<\/em> platform. Kohli previously helped Zscaler grow its recurring revenue 15x and played a key role in its IPO. Kohli emphasized, \u201cGenAI is transforming security, and organizations must understand both the data fed into AI models and the insights they produce. Forcepoint is the only vendor delivering such a comprehensive, AI-powered data security platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/awefc-13-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91497 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/awefc-13-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/awefc-13-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/awefc-13-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/awefc-13.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/naveen-09-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91492 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/naveen-09-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/naveen-09-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/naveen-09-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/naveen-09.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Naveen Palavalli, who has nearly 25 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, now oversees product strategy, roadmap, and marketing at Forcepoint. Since joining as CMO in April 2024, Palavalli has played a key role in launching solutions such as <em>Data Security Posture Management<\/em> (DSPM) and <em>Data Detection and Response<\/em> (DDR). Palavalli remarked, \u201cSecurity must evolve as rapidly as emerging threats, and this is essential for businesses to thrive in the AI era.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forcepoint is also expanding its AI-driven data security capabilities with the planned acquisition of Getvisibility, a leader in AI-powered security solutions. This acquisition will integrate Getvisibility\u2019s DSPM, DDR, and AI-Mesh solutions into Forcepoint\u2019s existing portfolio, further strengthening its unified <em>Data Security Everywhere<\/em> architecture. By integrating these capabilities, Forcepoint enhances its ability to identify and protect sensitive data across cloud, web, and endpoint environments, providing customers with real-time protection without the complexity of managing multiple security tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forcepoint, a global data security company, has announced three key [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":91486,"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":[9619],"tags":[],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-91485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-stories","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Forcepoint-07.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"M","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/muhsin_tech\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91485","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\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91485"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=91485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}