Absolute Security Appoints Harold Rivas Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

SEATTLE – Absolute Security, the leader in enterprise resilience, today announced Harold Rivas as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). With more than two decades of experience and proven leadership in the cybersecurity industry, Rivas will oversee global cybersecurity and information technology for the company, including security for products and services, threat management, cyber risk and compliance, and security operations.

“I am thrilled to welcome Harold to the Absolute Security team,” said Christy Wyatt, CEO, Absolute Security. “As we continue scaling and adding to our platform to serve a wide range of industries, Harold’s deep expertise and history of success with top global security providers makes him an excellent addition.”

Prior to Absolute, Rivas served as CISO at Trellix, loanDepot, Santander Consumer USA, and Mr. Cooper. Over the course of his career, he has demonstrated exceptional leadership and expertise in security and risk management. His achievements include helping to fuel growth, developing and implementing effective security strategies and solutions, navigating complex government regulations, and contributing to the development of cybersecurity legislation. Rivas holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Western Governors University.

"I’m honored to join Absolute Security. This is a time of tremendous opportunity for the company, as our unique approach delivers the security and resilience enterprises need to thrive in the modern business environment," said Rivas. "CISOs today require solutions that defend against threats, reduce risk, and ensure resilience against disruptions caused by evolving security and complexity challenges. I’m excited to help meet this growing demand."

About Absolute Security

Absolute Security, a global leader in Autonomous Cyber Resilience, provides the world's most advanced AI-native platform for defending against threats, reducing risk, and recovering immediately from cyber disruptions. 

The Absolute Cyber Resilience Platform is powered by Absolute Persistence®, a patented innovation built into endpoint device firmware. The platform leverages trusted, real-time telemetry from across endpoint device fleets to autonomously detect risk, remediate disruptions, and recover and rehydrate devices and network connections to an operational, secure, and compliant state in minutes. Thousands of global enterprise customers rely on these capabilities to stop downtime before it becomes a costly financial loss. 

Through partnerships with the world's leading device manufacturers, Absolute is embedded in the firmware of 600 million endpoints — giving customers instant, at-scale activation and fast time to value. 

Absolute Security: We Stop Downtime. 

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