Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia Joins Amazon Board
Amazon elected cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia, founder of Mandiant, to its board of directors on September 8.
Amazon appointed Kevin Mandia to its board, citing the need for cybersecurity expertise as AI-era risks evolve. Mandia founded and led Mandiant, which was acquired by Google in 2022 and folded into Google Cloud, and currently runs security firm Armadin as CEO while serving as general partner at Ballistic Ventures. He previously worked as a computer security officer at the Pentagon and as an Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent, and served on NSTAC and CISA's Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
- Mandia brings over 30 years of incident response and threat intelligence experience to Amazon's board
- He founded Mandiant, which FireEye acquired in 2013 before the brand was restored in 2021
- Amazon said his experience will help inform board decisions on evolving cybersecurity and AI risks
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